Cavalier's Drag Strip (Vernon)
Status unknownStatus unknown Closed, but nobody has checked how much of the site survives, or the exact spot was never found.
- Raced
- 1957
- State
- Texas
- What's left
- The exact spot was never found. If it's on the map, the pin only marks the general area.
- Location
- Three miles south of Vernon
- People
- Cavalier's car club, operator (1957)
- Elevation
- 1,215 ft (370 m)
- Coordinates
- 34.11323, -99.27834
The Cavalier’s car club ran this strip three miles south of Vernon, racing every Sunday with 50-cent admission. The date of the first race isn’t known, but a race was held on July 14, 1957.
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