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Legendary racers coming to Holly Springs for drag strip reunion Thirty
years ago Lakeland Drag Strip in Memphis, Tenn., was the location where
some of the greatest names in nitro and fast door car racers spent
their weekends. The long shuttered facility
closed in 1979 but it remains a legendary Southern drag strip for many
racers and fans in and around Memphis. On
November 5-7, racers and fans who remember the old track are going to
meet at historic Holly Springs Motorsports Park (30 miles south of
Memphis) for a reunion to celebrate and relive their memories of
Lakeland Drag Strip. Some of the racers who called the track home will
be on hand, along with drivers participating in nitro funny car and
nostalgia super stock racing. There will be at least four nitro funny
cars, 20 super stockers and around 250 vintage pre-1979 race cars at
this event. The list of famous Southern pros who
will attend the reunion is impressive indeed. Among those racers who’ve
said they will participate include Raymond Godman of “Tennessee Bo
Weevil” fame, his driver Preston Davis, nitro funny car owners Bill
Taylor and Larry Coleman and their driver Larry Reyes, sportsman racer
and cam guru Joe Lunati, and many more drivers, car owners and tuners
from that era. Fans will see four nitro-burning
funny cars making laps including the “Texas Jungle” Jungle Jim Liberman
Chevy tribute car and Texan John Hale’s “Nitro Boss” Mustang. A
wheelstander, the Gasser Geezers and a bunch of other classes including
a run-what-ya-brung Quick 16 Eliminator will be there. There
will also be a “cacklefest” for period correct top fuel dragster, where
all the vehicles start at once – the sound is incredible. The
event promises to be a blast from the past and a great chance to
revisit the glory years of drag racing and Lakeland Drag Strip. Adult tickets are $25 for a single day or $50 for all three days. Kids 6-12 pay $10 per day or $20 for all three days. The track is located at 159 Old Highway 7 South in Holly Springs. For more information call 573-644-3272.
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