Unnamed drag strip (Effingham)
ClosedClosed No longer racing, but some of the track is still there.
- Raced
- 1957
- State
- Illinois
- What's left
- A good length of the old track surface is still there, in poor to good condition.
- Raced on
- An airport runway
- First race
- March 31, 1957
- Location
- Probably Effingham County Airport, south of town
- Elevation
- 575 ft (175 m)
- Coordinates
- 39.07132, -88.53271
A drag race was reportedly held in Effingham on March 31, 1957, probably at the Effingham County Airport south of town. That hasn’t been confirmed.
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