Forbes Field (Topeka)
ClosedClosed No longer racing, but some of the track is still there.
- Raced
- 1957
- State
- Kansas
- What's left
- A good length of the old track surface is still there, in poor to good condition.
- Raced on
- A military airfield
- Location
- Forbes Air Force Base, Topeka
- Elevation
- 1,040 ft (317 m)
- Coordinates
- 38.94994, -95.69788
A drag race was held at Forbes Air Force Base on Sunday, October 27, 1957. Loyd Harlan had the second-fastest speed of the day at 97.27 mph in his B/G Olds-powered ‘36 Ford.
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