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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.
Apr 14, 2022 · The 500-acre raceway was built and co-owned and operated by auto dealer Don Gay and his family from Dickinson, and brothers Greg, Gary, and Glen Angel, and hosted the inaugural FRAM NHRA Super Nationals in 1988.
Apr 7, 2022 · Today: NHRA's first four-second Top Fuel pass. When NHRA reinstated the event name of "Supernationals" for the inaugural NHRA national event at all-new Houston Raceway Park in 1988,...
Apr 17, 2020 · Since it did and we're not, here's a look back at the first national event held at Houston Park, with Eddie Hill's dramatic win and a lot of other performance home runs. 17 Apr 2020. Phil Burgess ...
History in the making at Houston Motorsports Park for the 1988 NHRA Fram Supernationals from Diamond P Sports recording (in 1988) on ED-Beta tape edited and AI upscaled.…
Apr 7, 2023 · The race park that first opened in 1988 was full of fun and electric finishes as racers across Houston broke records and made history. As this staple disappears, take a look at the legacy of...
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. At that...
