 Aerial view of the Gainesville Raceway | |
| 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] |
| Major events | |
| Drag Strip | |
| Surface | Concrete |
| Length | 0.25 miles (0.402 km) |
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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]
- ^ "Na-Motorsports Track Entry". NA Motorsports. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
- ^ "Gainesville Raceway: History". www.gainesvilleraceway.com. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ Kenny Bernstein Archived March 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine