The Woodburn Dragstrip is a quarter-mile
NHRA
The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) is a drag racing governing body, which sets rules in drag racing and hosts events all over the United States and Canada. With over 40,000 drivers in its rosters, the NHRA claims to be the largest motorspo ...
dragstrip located in
Woodburn, Oregon
Woodburn is a city in Marion County, Oregon, Marion County, Oregon, United States. Incorporated in 1889, the community had been platted in 1871 after the arrival of the railroad. The city is located in the northern end of the Willamette Valley be ...
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Woodburn Dragstrip opened in June 1961 as an â…›-mile dragstrip operated by the Multnomah Hot Rod Council and the Northwest Timing Association. In 1963, the track was lengthened to provide for 1/4-mile drag racing. Jim Livingston purchased the Woodburn Dragstrip in 1972.
Since 1972, the track has been named NHRA Track of the Year in the Northwest numerous times, including five-in-a-row since 1999. In addition, the track was honored as Business of the Year by the Woodburn Area Chamber of Commerce in 1989, one of the first tracks in the country to receive such an honor.
In 2023, Woodburn Dragstrip became the winningest track in the nation. Woodburn's ET Team has won the Summit ET Finals 19 times.
Woodburn was the first drag strip on the West Coast to use electronic scoreboards. In 1999, Livingston added track bleachers that had previously been used in
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In 2004, the track manager estimated that Woodburn Dragstrip hosts more than 200,000 fans and participants annually, contributing more than $20 million to the local economy.
Woodburn Dragstrip has hosted NHRA Regional series (now the
Lucas Oil series) events since 1977. It hosts racing events most weekends from March–October.The track is said to be on an old airstrip. Woodburn Dragstrip is co-owned by the Cherie and Joey Severance.
See also
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List of sports venues in Portland, Oregon
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1961 establishments in Oregon
Motorsport venues in Oregon
NHRA Division 6 drag racing venues
Sports venues in Oregon
Tourist attractions in Marion County, Oregon
Woodburn, Oregon