Centerville Dragway

ActiveActive Still racing today.

Centerville is a nonstandard-distance drag-racing venue south of Russellville.

Raced
1977-present
State
Arkansas
First race
1977
Track
1/8 mile and 1000 ft
Surface
Concrete to 750 ft
Address
10239 Dragstrip Lane
Centerville, AR 72829
Sanction
IHRA
Elevation
363 ft (111 m)
Coordinates
35.11569, -93.19787
Contact
(479) 576-4001

Big races

New Year's race

Early January · Bracket race

Large bracket race held just after New Year's that opens the track's nearly year-round season.

Ironman

Once a year · Bracket race

Annual Ironman bracket event that draws regional bracket racers.

Outlaw Small Tire shootout

Monthly · Small-tire heads-up

Recurring shootout for small-tire outlaw cars.

Jackson's Junkers

Periodic · Budget bracket race

Low-budget bracket race limited to cars worth $1,200 or less.

IHRA points season and Thanksgiving race

May-September points; Thanksgiving weekend · Weekly brackets

Saturdays and every other Sunday racing with an IHRA points program, closing with a two-day Thanksgiving race.

History

This eighth-mile strip ran without sanction from 1977 until 2021, when it signed its first IHRA sanctioning agreement. It was completely resurfaced in 2016.

Video

Video footage of Centerville Dragway in 2000, 53:41 minutes Watch on YouTube

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