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A QUARTER MILE OF MEMORIES AT GAINESVILLE RACEWAY Learn about one Gainesville Family’s Passion for Drag Racing
Every March if you find yourself in northeast Gainesville you have probably heard a dull roar and then bursts of acceleration as two 11,000 horsepower vehicles race each other. Fans of drag racing have been gathering at Gainesville Raceway, located on N County Road 225, since its grand opening in 1969. W R I T T E N B Y J O A N N A G R E Y TA L B O T
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OUR TOWN MAGAZINE
MAR/APR 2022
P H O T O G R A P H Y: C O U R T E S Y O F T H E M AT H E S O N H I S T O R Y M U S E U M