The Dalles Municipal Airport
ClosedClosed No longer racing, but some of the track is still there.
- Raced
- 1958-60, early 1970s-after 2004?
- State
- Oregon
- What's left
- A good length of the old track surface is still there, in poor to good condition.
- On the site today
- Airport
- Raced on
- An airport runway
- Location
- The Dalles airport
- People
- Mid-Columbia Timing Association, race organizer (1959-60)
- Elevation
- 220 ft (67 m)
- Coordinates
- 45.61856, -121.17448
The Mid-Columbia Timing Association held drag races at The Dalles airport. On June 28, 1959, Albert Young had the best time, 16.40 at 88.55 mph, in his DeSoto-engined ‘34 Ford C/A. In 1960 races ran on the third Sunday, starting May 22. When racing came back in the early 1970s there were no concrete barriers to protect spectators, but they were added later.
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