Location | 11211 N, N County Road 225, Gainesville, Florida |
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Time zone | UMT -0800 |
Coordinates | 29°45′29.00″N 82°16′29.00″W / 29.7580556°N 82.2747222°W |
Capacity | 30,000 |
Owner | NHRA |
Operator | NHRA |
Opened | 1969 [1] |
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Drag Strip | |
Surface | Concrete |
Length | 0.25 miles (0.402 km) |
Gainesville Raceway is a quarter-mile dragstrip just outside Gainesville, Florida. It opened in 1969 and is most famous for hosting the NHRA's prestigious Gatornationals event since 1970.[2] Kenny Bernstein became the first drag racer to break the 300 mile-per-hour barrier at the track on March 20, 1992, during qualifying for that year's Gatornationals.[3]