Cherokee Dragstrip/Davy Crockett Drag Strip (Rogersville)

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Also known as Cherokee Dragway; Cherokee Raceway Park

Cherokee Race Park is an eighth-mile drag strip near Rogersville.

Raced: 1964-present
State: Tennessee
First race: about August 1964
Track: 1/8 mile
Address: 154 Race Track Rd, Rogersville, TN 37857
People: Charley Ryan, manager (1965-68)
Bill Henderson, owner (1976)
Bud Willis, owner (1976)
Sanction: IHRA
Elevation: 1,098 ft (335 m)
Coordinates: 36.38992, -83.08532

Big races

Bracket racing (Pro, No Box, Junior Dragster)

Spring to fall weekends · Weekly bracket racing

Local bracket program on the eighth-mile with Pro, No Box and Junior Dragster classes, sometimes paired with car shows.

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Smoke On The Water

July (July 18, 2026 per third-party listing) · No-prep race

A water-only no-prep event, listed on a third-party events site; not confirmed by the track.

Makinna Smith Memorial Race

November 7, 2026 (rescheduled) · drag racing

A named memorial race rescheduled after a weather cancellation.

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History

This track, four miles west of Rogersville, started racing around August 1964, on Friday nights and Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Charley Ryan managed it from 1965 to 1968, when it was called Davy Crockett Drag Strip. In 1970 it ran under AHRA rules and added Armco guardrails, new bleachers and restrooms. IHRA sanctioned the eighth-mile strip in 1975. It was advertised for sale in early 1976, when Bill Henderson and Bud Willis owned it. It has also been called Cherokee Dragway and Cherokee Raceway Park, and it still runs as an eighth-mile strip under IHRA sanction.

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