Greenville Air Force Base Auxiliary Air Field (Indianola)

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Run by airmen on Sundays when the military wasn't using the field

Raced: 1958-60
State: Mississippi
What's left: A good length of the old track surface is still there, in poor to good condition.
Raced on: A military airfield
First race: March 9, 1958
Last race: May 1960 or later
Surface: Runway
Location: Greenville Air Force Base auxiliary airstrip at Indianola
People: Delta Angels Safety Club, organizer (1958-1960)
Sanction: NHRA
Elevation: 119 ft (36 m)
Coordinates: 33.48677, -90.68148

Airmen from the air base formed the Delta Angels Safety Club and held Sunday drag races on the auxiliary airstrip at Indianola, starting March 9, 1958. On July 20, 1958, they raced at the airfield between Leland and Indianola. From April 5, 1959 they raced on the first and third Sundays, since the military didn’t use the field on Sundays. The October 4, 1959 race was NHRA-sanctioned. The 1960 season opened April 3 and ran through at least early May.

These enhanced grainy newspaper photos show some scenes from the racing at Indianola in 1959. Seen are the flag starter and a timing device on the left. Photos published in Greenville Democrat-Times, Apr. 8, 1959

This enhanced grainy newspaper photo shows the scene at the start of a race at Greenville Air Force Base between David Rowe's dragster and a Chrysler-engined coupe from Little Rock. Photos published in Delta Democrat-Times, Oct. 1, 1959

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