Top O' Texas Dragway (Pampa)

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Also known as Pampa "Drag Strip"

September 13, 1964, race drew more than 1,000 spectators and 120 racers

Raced: 1963-64
State: Texas
What's left: A good length of the old track surface is still there, in poor to good condition.
First race: July 14, 1963
Location: Highway 70, four miles south of Pampa
People: Top O' Texas Car Association, sponsor (1963-64)
Sanction: NHRA
Elevation: 3,231 ft (985 m)
Coordinates: 35.45408, -100.98114

This pin shares its exact coordinates with another strip in the source data, so it may be misplaced.

The Top O’ Texas Car Association sponsored races at a brand new strip four miles south of Pampa on Highway 70, on the same site used for drag racing in the 1950s. The first race, NHRA sanctioned, was on July 14, 1963, with trophies for 34 class and eliminator winners, $1 admission and a $2.50 entry fee. David Potter won top eliminator on May 17, 1964, and another race followed June 7. On September 13, 1964, more than 1,000 spectators watched 120 racers. Bill Parker set the SS/A strip record of 11 seconds flat in his 1964 Ford Fairlane, and R. D. Thomas set the B/G record of 12.6 seconds in his 1941 Studebaker. Races seem to have been monthly, with the next one set for October 18.

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