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Houston Raceway Park, formerly known as Royal Purple Raceway, is a quarter-mile dragstrip in Baytown, Texas, just outside Houston. Built in 1988, the Park is situated on 500 acres on the eastern edge of the greater Houston metropolitan area and is Houston's only major multi-purpose motorsports venue. The dragstrip has a three-story tower ...
Apr 7, 2022 · Flash forward more than 15 years to April 1988. Eddie Hill recorded the first four-second Top Fuel pass in drag racing history at a non-NHRA event at Texas Motorplex, but it was fellow Texan Gene ...
Apr 17, 2020 · At that 1972 event, Snively ran 5.97 but lost in the semifinals, and Don Moody eventually went quicker with a 5.91 and won the race; in 1988, Hill played the role of Moody and twice bettered Snow ...
Apr 6, 2023 · Marc Gewertz/Associated Press. After opening to the public in 1988 and hosting high-octane drag races for nearly 35 years, the Houston Raceway Park is officially being demolished. With the hub for ...
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Apr 17, 2022 · Setting top speed records at Houston Raceway Park are Tony Schumacher in Top Fuel (323.81 mph, April 2011), John Force in Funny Car (316.08, April 2010) and Mike Edwards in Pro Stock (212.43 ...
Apr 7, 2023 · Houston Raceway in Baytown is currently being demolished, but the park’s three-and-a-half decades of history will never be forgotten. The race park that first opened in 1988 was full of fun and ...
Jul 15, 2021 · Houston Raceway Park, renowned for its sea-level location along Trinity Bay that creates a race-perfect, oxygen-rich environment, hosted its inaugural national event in 1988.
