It is an event years in the making, but in just a few short days
drivers from all over the world will roll their cars into the staging
lanes at the brand new Dallas Raceway for the Amalie Oil Texas Nationals May 29-31 in Crandall, Texas.
And so far the response has been outstanding.
From the track’s all-concrete design to its state-of-the-art
facilities, Dallas Raceway has been the talk of drag racing for some
time and the track and owner Kenny Barnes will finally get their moment
in the spotlight this weekend when Nitro Jam comes to town for the
third race of the 2009 IHRA season.
But for some drivers, the chance to try out drag racing’s shiny new toy
has already come to pass. One driver in particular, IHRA Top Fuel ace
Bobby Lagana, had nothing but praise for the newest facility on the
IHRA circuit after making the track’s first four-second pass in his 300
mile per hour dragster Saturday night.