Hawthorne Municipal Airport
ClosedClosed No longer racing, but some of the track is still there.
- Fuel-burning cars weren't allowed
- Raced
- 1970-73
- State
- Nevada
- What's left
- You can still spot it in aerial photos, or broken pieces of the track surface remain.
- Raced on
- An airport runway
- First race
- probably July 26, 1970
- Last race
- June 17, 1973 (last documented)
- Location
- Hawthorne Airport
- People
- Hawthorne Rod Squad, sponsor (1970-73)
- Sanction
- NHRA
- Elevation
- 4,199 ft (1,280 m)
- Coordinates
- 38.54502, -118.63635
The Hawthorne Rod Squad started sponsoring NHRA-sanctioned drag races at the Hawthorne Airport in 1970. Every class ran except fuel cars. The first race was probably on Sunday, July 26, 1970. Others were held on September 17, 1972 and June 17, 1973.
Background
The airport is now called Hawthorne Industrial Airport. Mineral County owns it, and it's still open to the public one mile north of downtown Hawthorne.
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