Uintah Basin Drag Strip (Roosevelt)

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Red Hale set an 8.98 track record in 1977
Ed "The Outlaw" Jones ran his "Stagecoach" wheelstander in 1977

Raced: 1976-79
State: Utah
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: July 10, 1976
Surface: Runway
Location: Old airport northeast of Roosevelt
People: Quick's Muffler Shop, sponsor (1976)
On and Off Road Unlimited, sponsor (1976)
Uintah Basin Drag Racing Association, race operator (1977)
Elevation: 5,100 ft (1,554 m)
Coordinates: 40.32637, -109.98342

Racing started on July 10, 1976, on a runway of the old airport northeast of Roosevelt. Quick’s Muffler Shop and On and Off Road Unlimited sponsored races every Saturday, and at the opening meet Phil Washburn set the track record of 15.09 in his 289 ‘63 Ford. In 1977 the Uintah Basin Drag Racing Association ran races every other Saturday. On August 6, 1977, racers came from across Utah, including Norman Neil, Keith Lynch, Dan Brown and Bill Spens. Red Hale set a track record of 8.98 in his econo dragster, and Ed “The Outlaw” Jones made exhibition runs in his “Stagecoach” wheelstander.

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