Mitchell Municipal Airport
ClosedClosed No longer racing, but some of the track is still there.
- Raced
- 1960
- State
- South Dakota
- 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
- September 4, 1960
- Last race
- September 4, 1960
- Surface
- Taxiway
- Location
- Taxi strip at the Mitchell Airport
- People
- Marvin Thome, organizer (1960)
- East Deuce Cycle Club, race operator (1960)
- Elevation
- 1,292 ft (394 m)
- Coordinates
- 43.77069, -98.04616
Marvin Thome got permission from North Central Airlines to use one of the two taxi strips at the Mitchell Airport for a drag race on September 4, 1960, on behalf of the Palace City Cyclers Club. The city council also approved the races on condition that he get insurance. The motorcycle drag race was put on by the East Deuce Cycle Club. It was the last race of the season and drew a good crowd despite the heat.
