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Mana Raceway/Kauai Drag Strip/Kauai Raceway Park

ClosedClosed No longer racing, but some of the track is still there.

Also known as Mana Drag Strip

Storm damage ended Kauai Raceway Park's 2026 season. Organizers are working toward a 2027 return but have not committed to a reopening date.

Raced
1971-2026
State
Hawaii
What's left
A good length of the old track surface is still there, in poor to good condition.
First race
1971
Sanction
NHRA Division 7
Track
1/4 mile
Address
PO Box 1691 (mailing)
Lihue, HI 96766
People
  • Garden Isle Racing Association, operator
Elevation
10 ft (3 m)
Coordinates
21.97832, -159.74728
Contact
dragracekauai.com (808) 652-7140

Big races

Battle on the Beach

early July · bracket (big money)

A night race around the Fourth of July with one of the track's largest payouts.

Bracket Bonanza and Top Gun Quick Eight

July 4 · bracket / heads-up

Holiday racing that pairs a bracket race with a quick-eight shootout.

High School Challenge and points races

spring through fall · bracket / student

Season points races across Pro ET, Street ET, bike and junior classes, plus a high school challenge.

History

Drag racing started here in 1971 under NHRA sanction, at a track first called Mana Raceway, just northwest of Kekaha. Locals also call it Mana Drag Strip. Now named Kauai Raceway Park, it still runs quarter-mile races under NHRA sanction and is operated by the Garden Isle Racing Association. The surface had badly deteriorated since its last resurfacing in 1972, and in 2013 the state legislature put up $1.3 million to renovate and resurface it. It reopened in 2014 after 18 months of work.

Video

TV news feature on Kauai Raceway in 2010, 1:43 minutes Watch on YouTube
Listing in National Dragster, Dec. 23, 1977. Courtesy of Mel Bashore
Listing in National Dragster, Dec. 23, 1977. Courtesy of Mel Bashore
Images of Kauai Raceway before rebuilding
Images of Kauai Raceway before rebuilding

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