Yes, you read that right, Thompson Speedway in Connecticut will be hosting drag racing at their stock car raceway. Its called “Holeshot Drag Racing” also known as the 100-foot drag racing circuit. The event was held late November 2010 as a trial run and was an instant hit. Because of the popularity of the event, Thompson Speedway has scheduled several events there for the 2011 season and are hosting similar events at other circle tracks in the area.

Drag racing in 100 feet.

While this form of drag racing is new to many, thousands of others have found the 100-foot format to be great. It is fast, competitive, and has all the best of conventional drag racing; the burnouts and the holeshots.

There’s no waiting long periods of time to see who the winner is. All of the racing is done in front of you. The finish line isn’t a quarter mile away, but it’s within a couple hundred feet or less. You see all of the action. Racers generally only have to wait minutes, not hours to get a test & tune run in, and get many more in than at 1/4-mile venues.

The racing isn’t as hard on the equipment, which means the racer spends less time in the garage fixing broken parts and more time racing. It also means less money coming out of the wallet.

While safety always comes first, the 100-foot distance allows us to be a little more flexible as to what can run. Cars not legal for the traditional 1/4-mile maybe fine for the 100-feet. Many racers have pulled out their old race cars from retirement. Others have hot street machines that wouldn’t hold up to regular poundings on larger tracks, but do fine on our format.

“Holeshot Drags” is purposely designed to fit inside of existing facilities, particularly stock car tracks. They already have everything needed to operate; seating, guardrail, fencing, parking and pits, refreshments, bathrooms, PA systems, and most important, proper zoning to hold racing events.