drag strip

noun

: the site of a drag race

specifically : a strip of pavement with a racing area at least ¹/₄ mile long

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The Blackwing’s greatness extends beyond the drag strip. —

David Beard, Car and Driver, 19 Dec. 2022 Several years before that, the area’s only drag strip, Countyline Dragway in north Miami-Dade, permanently closed. —

Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2023 On a drag strip, absolutely not. —

James Morris, Forbes, 16 Apr. 2021 There’s no need to change the wheels or tires before running it on a drag strip, Kuniskis said, unlike the original Challenger Demon. —

Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN, 20 Mar. 2023 Sonoma Raceway, formerly Sears Point, is a playground of peaks and valleys with a drag strip down the middle. —

Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 21 Nov. 2022 What is the Saturday schedule? Consider Saturday the ultimate day for special events on the speedway or drag strip. —

Vicki Salemi, Chron, 21 Feb. 2023 The car ran so well, Atkins couldn’t resist taking it to the drag strip. —

Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics, 2 Feb. 2023 The road to the factory from Birmingham leads past a tableau of the rural South: clusters of weathered trailer homes, a large Baptist church, a drag strip and a barbecue joint called Promiseland. —

Jack Ewing, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2022 See More

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