The family owned and operated business announced today a reorganization of the company’s business operations. To achieve this goal, Raceway Park will no longer conduct quarter mile or eighth mile drag racing events effective immediately. Raceway Park will retain and use the “stadium” portion of the facility including the VIP hospitality tower and grandstands and continue most of its operations including the spring and fall auto swap meets, numerous car shows, both motocross racing and practice, kart racing, as well as drifting, a full schedule of road course activities, mud runs, monster truck shows, musical concerts, & festival events and more. The long standing Old Bridge Township Airport, owned and operated by Raceway Park will also continue to operate as normal. The new reorganization reflects the company’s plan moving forward beginning in 2018 while allowing Raceway Park to still continue to operate as it has in the past with the exception of drag racing. The Napp family wishes to express their most sincere gratitude to the NHRA, and the many thousands of racers and fans, without whom would have never allowed Raceway Park to become the iconic and nationally recognized drag racing facility it has over the past five decades. The Napp family would also like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the employees that have served our drag racing customers so well over the previous years. It is with a great sadness that the Napp family is discontinuing drag racing, however the family looks forward to continuing to provide the best outdoor events in this new era of Raceway Park. RELATED ARTICLES Kenjo Kelley Prepares For Pro Mod Debut At U.S. Street Nationals Street Outlaws' Derek Travis Unhurt In Crash At I-22 Gone Too Soon: "Mustang Mike" Modeste Passes Away At 47 POST COMMENT BACK TO TOP Copyright © 2014 Power Automedia. All rights reserved. View Desktop Site DRAGZINE NEWSLETTER - SIGN UP FREE!
Why?Every time we went there,they had hours of waiting to race,always crowded,always making money..I was not as crowded as 20 years ago,but they were still a lot of racers there........Bruno.
That sucks a big one. Other types of racing still happening, but no drag racing? I'd like to hear the all reasoning behind the decision.
SAD DAY !!!!!!!!!!!!! Always had fun at the track . One year , I even won Super 16 with the "SPORTWAGON FROM HELL " , not too many people happy about that. The old man and his wagon . Bill
It was all down hill once they stopped the Buick weekend a few years ago. Lots of good memories though. I can't see the flea markets being as strong without the drag racing parts hoarders around to support it. E-Town was opened because of the drag racing, everything else is the new stuff. I guess they can make more and easier money just selling out the land for a giant parking lot from what I'm reading.
I saw this on BangShift the other day but was hoping it proved to be false. I wonder where the NHRA national event will move to? We keep losing dragstrips, but fund and build bike trails, what’s wrong?
