Barona 1/8-Mile Drag Strip (Lakeside)
ActiveActive Still racing today.
NHRA eighth-mile strip on the Barona Indian Reservation about five miles past the Barona casino, northeast of San Diego. It began as a sand drag strip and now runs street legal nights, bracket series and the RPM vintage drags.
- Raced
- 2003-present
- State
- California
- Sanction
- NHRA Division 7
- Track
- 1/8 mile
- Surface
- Asphalt
- Address
- Wildcat Canyon Rd
Lakeside, CA 92040 - Elevation
- 1,682 ft (513 m)
- Coordinates
- 32.98193, -116.83808
- Contact
- racebarona.com (619) 607-5449
Big races
RPM Barona Drags
Vintage hot rod drags spun off from the RPM Nationals flathead event, run with era-correct cars on the eighth mile.
NHRA Pacific Division Summit races
NHRA Division 7 bracket races and junior dragster events held at Barona.
Street Legal Friday Nights
Friday nights where people can race their daily drivers after passing tech.
Barona Summer Series and Renegade Brackets
Local bracket series including a $1,000-guaranteed gambler format and a Renegade series aimed at newer racers.
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