Blytheville Air Force Base
ClosedClosed No longer racing, but some of the track is still there.
- Raced
- 1984
- State
- Arkansas
- What's left
- A good length of the old track surface is still there, in poor to good condition.
- Raced on
- A military airfield
- First race
- June 10
- Last race
- June 10
- Track
- 1/8 mile
- Surface
- Taxiway
- Location
- Taxiway at Blytheville Air Force Base
- People
- Blytheville AFB auto hobby shop, sponsor
- Elevation
- 253 ft (77 m)
- Coordinates
- 35.96386, -89.94759
The base auto hobby shop sponsored a drag race on a taxiway, timed over an eighth mile. It was first set for May 27 but moved to June 10.
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