Drag Strip Deaths

This index is useful in identifying names of drag racers who died in a state, country, or at a particular drag strip.  It is arranged with states in the United States, arranged alphabetically, preceding the international section.   Within each state or country, drag strips are arranged alphabetically.  The drag racers are listed alphabetically under each drag strip name.

Andalusia Drag Strip

• Hoover Dean
• Malcolm Lee

 
Baileyton Dragstrip

• Jerry Bradford
• Tubby Walls

Chilton County Dragway (Maplesville)

• Larry Prestige
  

Competition Dragway (Helena)

• John Newman

Dale County Dragway

• Kenneth Caddis 

 
Lee County Drag Strip (Opelika)

• Willie Adams
  

Mobile Dragway (Irvington)

• Mike Reed

 
North Alabama Dragway (Tuscumbia)

• Robert Russell 

 
Sand Mountain Dragway (near Section)

• Phillip Owens

Satellite Dragway (Harvest)

• John Amacher
  

Selma Motorsports Park

• Darren Bryant

Beeline Dragway (Scottsdale)

• Irv Beringhaus
• Dave Dangerfield
• Ray Graves
  
• Paul Prichett

• Gary Hudspeth

• Phil Miner
• Robert Snyders

• Don Rhyne

• Mike Henderson
• "Starvin' Marvin" Schwartz
• Jim Trimmings

Excell-a-Rating Drag Strip (Little Rock)

• James Camp

Little Rock Drag Strip

• Thomas Burris 

Auto Club Dragway (Fontana)

• David Edgar
• Ronnie Marcum

Baylands Raceway Park (Fremont)

• Robert March
  

Brotherhood Raceway (San Pedro)

• Mack Peery

Carlsbad Raceway

• Ed Allison

 
Cotati Drag Strip

• Joseph Mahoney

 
El Dorado Raceway (Sacramento)

• Dean Hurley 

Famoso Drag Strip/Auto Club Famoso Raceway (Bakersfield)

• Jay Cheatham
• Roger Garten
• Brett Henry
  
• Jeff Krug
• Roy Moore
• John Shoemaker
• Newt Stamp

Fontana Raceway/Drag City

• Les Ritchey

Fremont Dragstrip

• Ray Lewis
• Douglas Royal
• Yeiji Toyota
• Hank Vincent

 
Half Moon Bay Drag Strip

• George McMurry
• Denny Milani

Holtville Raceway (El Centro)

• Jon Giardina

Irwindale Raceway

• Lawrence James Derr
• Don Dieckman
• Lefty Mudersbach
• Alan Reeves

Irwindale Speedway

• Ed Conrad

Lions Drag Strip (Wilmington)

• Harrell Amyx
• Mickey Brown
• Dave Gendian
• Leonard Harris
• Johnny Hoffman
• Joe Jackson
• Joe Koper
• Ken Kotalac
• Timothy Lampley
  
• Boyd Pennington
• Pete Petrie
• Tom Polkinghorn
  

Madera Drag Strip

• Dean Baxter

Orange County International Raceway (East Irvine)

• Gilfert Nielson
• Jim Plummer
• Heber Pond
• Gene Redd
• Mike Sorokin
• Diane Tate
  

Paradise Mesa Drag Strip

• Norris Abbott

 
Pomona Drag Strip

• Chuck Branham
• Robert Camacho
• Dave DeLangton
  
• John Lingenfelter
• "Sneaky" Pete Robinson

Riverside International Raceway

• Bruce Johnston

Sacramento Raceway Park

• Nina Marie Paz McInnes

Samoa Drag Strip

• Frank Redden

San Diego Raceway (Ramona)

• John Wenderski

San Fernando Drag Strip

• Harold Nicholson
• Gary Peterson
• Gary Taylor

San Gabriel Drag Strip (Irwindale)

• Paul Dome
• John Moute
• Roger Stinson
• Bruce Woodcock

Santa Ana Drags

• Richard Gilbert
  

 
Santa Maria Drag Strip

• Robert Dufford

 
Sears Point Raceway/Sonoma Raceway (Sonoma)

• Ron Dees
• Ron Filkins
• Carrie Neal
• James Rambo
  

Vacaville Drag Strip/Vaca Valley Raceway (Vacaville)

• Louis Casaurang
• Red Case
• Robert Davis
  

Vernalis Drag Strip

• Alan Monahan

West Covina

• Taylor Speers

Bandimere Speedway (near Morrison)

• Frank Quitter
• John Reynolds

Pikes Peak Speedway (east of Colorado Springs)

• Mike Gershenov

Denver International Raceway

• Pat Coyle

Ellington Airport

• John Ledford

U. S. 13 Dragway  (Delmar)

• James Crannell
• Theodore Perry
  

Buckingham Drag Strip (Fort Myers)

• Dennis Cravero

Daytona Beach

• Thomas Fenton
  

DeSoto Memorial Speedway (Bradenton)

• Richard Metts

Gainesville Raceway

• Eric Medlen
• Russell Mendez

Golden Triangle Drag Strip (north Hillsborough County)

• William Frazier
  

 
Jacksonville Dragway/Jax Raceways (Jacksonville)

• Dick Braddock
• Rowland Haddock

Lakeland Drag Strip/Motor Speedway

• Ramon Jimenez
• Waldy Vazquez

 
Moroso Motorsports Park/Palm Beach International Raceway (West Palm Beach)

• Jerry Baxter
• Gary Cole
  
• Paul Gant
• Chris Gould
• Jack Roberts
• Greg Russakis

Orlando Speed World Dragway (Bithlo)

• Steve Grebeck
• John Johnson
• Chad Padgett
  

Palm Beach International Dragway

• James Edward McDowell 

 
Sunshine Speedway/Drag Strip (Clearwater/St. Petersburg)

• Doc Dickinson
• Mark Leeland
• Mary Alice Masi 

 
Tampa Dragway

• Willard Wright
  

Valkaria Dragway

• Paul Duplissey

West Palm Beach Raceway

• Ted DeTar

Atlanta Dragway (Commerce)

• Randy Alexander
• Jack Bell
• Jerry Gannon
• Bobby Martindale
• Eddie Reddish
  

[Unidentified Drag Strip] (near Hamilton)

• Norman Habshey

 
Headhunters Dragway (Eatonton)

• Michael Weekly

South Georgia Motorsports Park (Cecil)

• Mike Walker

U.S. 19 Dragway (Albany)

• Doyle  Tindall
• Tony Wood

Warner Robins Dragway

• Joe Hood

• Marv Eldridge (drag strip not known)

Kahuku Air Strip (Oahu)

• Henry Lee
  

Kauai Raceway Park (near Kekaha)

• Rudy Ramos

Maui Drag Strip

• Kenneth Souza
  

Firebird Raceway (Emmett)

• Lonnie Bostrom
• Dennis Thomas

Lewiston Raceway

• Larry McIntyre

Thunder Ridge Raceway (Star)

• David Chitwood

Alton Dragway

• Mike Evans

Byron Dragway

• Bradley Glass
• Jerry Simpson
• Chuck Suba

Coles County Dragway (Charleston)

• Ray Evans
• Doug Livingston
• John Swank
  

Cordova Dragway Park

• Dennis Begyn
• Joe Esolato
• Don Haywood
  
• Mike Nelson
  

Gateway International Raceway (Madison)

• Phil Burghard
• Darrell Russell

I-57 Dragstrip  (Benton)

• Dusty Murphy
  

Motion Raceway  (near Assumption)

• Chuck Stratman

Oswego Dragway

• Lester Hamilton

St. Louis International Raceway  (Madison)

• Gene Domagalski
• Ken Holthe
  

Bunker Hill Dragstrip

• Paul Beady
• Vernon Yates
  

E.T. Raceway (Bloomfield)

• Tim Turner

Indianapolis Raceway Park/O'Reilly Raceway Park (Clermont)

• Bob Ellison
• Steve Engel
• Del Heinelt
• Blaine Johnson
• John Mulligan
• Greg Olhava
• Ernie Rife
• James Riley
• Elmer Trett
• Ray Twomey
  

Muncie Dragway

• Phil Unruh
  

 
Osceola Dragway

• Todd Hilligoss
• Jerry Roberts
  

U.S. 30 Dragway/Drag Strip (Hobart)

• Benny Burrell
• Kenneth Covert
  
• Jerry Davis
• Rick Dee
  
• Billy Grooms
• Sam Milton
• Kenny Perry
• Wyman Thomason
  
• Steven Varga
• Howard Wysong

Wagler Motorsports Park (Lyons)

• Bill Young
  

Cedar Falls Raceway

• Terry Stumpf
• Bob Swartz
  

 
Eddyville Raceway (Oskaloosa)

• Tim Hay

• Clint Hagedorn

Heartland Park (Topeka)

• Joseph “Papa Joe” Smith

Kansas International Dragway (Maize)

• Jason Lumpkin

Salina Drag Strip

• John Francis

 
S.R.C.A. Drag Strip (Great Bend)

• Lanny Gene Wilkins

Wichita International Raceway

• Bob Cassil
  

Beach Bend Raceway Park (Bowling Green)

• Al Dapozzo
• Bruce Lauer
• Edward Lindsey
  
• Craig McCallum
• Bill Sanders
  

Bluegrass Dragway (Lexington)

• Dave Zachary

Owensboro Raceway Park

• Gary Brantley

Somerset Drag Strip

• Ron Day
  

Baton Rouge Dragway/State Capitol Dragway (Erwinville)

• Butch Orand
• Eric Purvis
  
• Mickey Tadlock

Harmon Airport Dragstrip (Monroe)

• "Q-Ball" Wale

Haynesville Drag Strip

• Jerry Malone
  

LaPlace Dragway

• Robert Lace

Red River Raceway (near Gilliam)

• Wayne Bailey
• Bill Gnegy

Aquasco Speedway

• Tex Randall

Capitol Raceway Dragstrip (Crofton)

• Timmy Powell

Cecil County Dragway (near Rising Sun)

• Tommy DePalma
• Tom Grant
  
• Ian Landies
• Ray Marsh
• Blaine Martin
  
• Al Vieira
  

Maryland International Raceway (Budds Creek)

• Lamont Akins
• Thomas Dunford
  
• Lee Jones
• Aaron Slemker
  

Mason-Dixon Dragway (Boonsboro)

• Robert Lee

75-80 Drag-A-Way (near Monrovia)

• David Geiman
• Mark Strough
  
• Glenn Weeks
  

• Laylin Lloyd Jewett

Detroit Dragway (Brownstown Township)

• Wayne Erickson
• Stanley Furman
• Jim Karash
  

International Acres Raceway (Grattan)

• Fred Septrion
  

 
Lapeer International Dragway

• Gene Burgess

 
Milan Dragway

• Don Carlton
• Andrew Consiglio
  
• John Horton
• Mat Lenhart

Motor City Dragway (Mount Clemens)

• Ed Kaczorowski
• William Maltby
• Matthew May
  
• Dick Sawallich

Norway Speedway

• Doug Rose

Thunderbird Raceway (Dalton Township)

• Larry Eaton

Tri-City Dragway (Saginaw)

• Richard Place
• John Sejbl

Ubly Dragway

• Danny Elkins
• Butch Hamel
• Gary Mardlin
  

U.S. 131 Dragway (Martin)

• Dan Cerio
• Jay Gearhart

Brainerd International Raceway

• John Hagen

Dragways Race Track (Elliott)

• Tyrus Whitehorn
  

Fulton Dragway

• Terry Stockton
  

Greenville Drag Strip

• Tim Hudson
  

Hub City Dragway (Hattiesburg)

• Kenny Keys
• Scott Williams

Nettleton Drag Strip (4 miles southeast of Nettleton)

• Jimmy Riley

I-55 Raceway/Missouri International Raceway (Pevely)

• Marshall Wuertley

Kansas City International Raceway

• Nathaniel Callaway
• Wayne Green
  
• Billy Ray Higgins (possible location of accident)
  
• John Osborn

 
Kansas City Timing Association Drag Strip

• Carl Alexander
• Donnetta Alexander
• Lorraine Davis 

 
Mo-Kan Dragway (near Asbury)

• Marvin Smiley

Ozark Raceway Park (Rogersville)

• Jim Cunningham 

 
Sikeston Drag Strip

• Greg Berry
  

Springfield-Ozark Dragway (Ozark)

• Lou Cangelose
• Gary Kimball
  

 
U. S. 36 (Osborn)

• Lonnie D. Silkwood
  

Las Vegas Motor Speedway

• Mike Bell
• Derek Sanchez
  

New England Dragway (Epping)

• Bruce Cox
• George Moeckel
• John Serpa
• John Tartaglia

Atco Dragway/Atco Raceway (Waterford Township)

• Joe Campanese
• Richard Church
  
• Edward Cray
• Jose Cruz
  
• John DelSordo
• Tom Giardino
  
• Walter Henry
• John Lupco
• Lawrence McCard

Island Dragway (Great Meadows)

• John Arrigo
• Bill Nansen
  

 
Old Bridge Township Raceway Park/Madison Township Raceway Park (Englishtown)

• Joseph Allocco
• Rich Dilapi
  
• Scott Kalitta
• Barry Krista
  
• John Lovatt
• Neal Parker
  
• Jerry Studnicka

Albuquerque (National) Dragway

• Lawren Jones
• Mark Martinez

Farmington (unsanctioned highway)

• L. E. "Popeye" Hester
• Glen Dairl Peterson
  

ESTA Safety Park Dragstrip (Bridgeport)

• Ron Scippo
• Chad Wilcox
  

Glens Falls Dragway (South Glens Falls)

• George Brimmer

Islip Speedway

• Lucky Harris

Lancaster National Speedway (Cheektowaga)

• David Ayers

Lebanon Valley Speedway (West Lebanon)

• Jason Betwarda
• James Phibbs
  
• Ron Zanolli

Niagara Drag Strip (Niagara Falls)

• George Kline

Roosevelt Raceway (Long Island)

• Paul Gottdiener

Westhampton Drag Strip

• Russell Cain
• Thomas Foulkes

Charlotte Motor Speedway

• Dave Anderson

 
Currie Dragstrip (St. Pauls)

• Robert Filmore

• Hubert Sinclair

Dunn-Benson Dragstrip

• Vinston Holmes

East Bend Dragway

• Charlie Wilson 

 
Farmington Raceway Park (Winston Salem)

• Jerry McTaggart

Greenville Drag Strip

• Bill Cooper

Harrells Dragway

• James Smith 

 
Highway 258 Drag Strip (near Jacksonville)

• Bobby Brown
• George “Buddy” Iuliano

Kinston Drag Strip

• Adrian Fountain 

 
Maple Airport (Maple)

• Earl Layden

Mooresville Dragway

• Harry Hudson
• Oscar Lubke

Outer Banks Dragway (Creswell)

• Sonny McCoy
• Donovan Whitehurst

Piedmont Drag Strip (Julian)

• Martin Blades

 
Rockingham Dragway

• Ronnie Davis
• Bert Jackson
• Billy Williams

710 Drag Strip (near Rowland)

• Rocky Powers

 
Shadyside Dragway (Shelby)

• Josh Messerschmidt
• Vance Newman

Spartanburg Dragway

• Ralph Johnson 

 
Wilkesboro Raceway Park

• Archie Vickers

Beechmont Dragway (East Cincinnati)

• Richard Louda 

 
Dahio Drag Strip (Dayton)

• Tom Heeter

Dragway 42 (West Salem)

• Gregory Glass
• Chuck Morris
• Scott Phillips

Edgewater Sports Park (Cleves)

• Dennis Baker
• Gene Kinman
• Herbie Marx

Executive Airport Drag Strip (Meander Lake)

• Bill Davis

Hyde Park Drag Strip (Newark)

• Larry Karshner

Kil-Kare Dragway (Xenia)

• Steve Hall
• Dale Hubler

Marion County International Raceway (La Rue)

• Frank Markusic

National Trail Raceway (Hebron)

• Wayne Isaacs
• Doug McRobie

Norwalk Raceway Park

• Jack O’Dell

Quaker City Raceway (Salem)

• Emmett Barr

 
Thompson Drag Raceway

• Louis Hale
• Roger Kolacki
  
• Bill Levec
• Rich Moore
  
• Harry Sinclair 

Ardmore Raceway

• Lee Shepherd

Oklahoma City International Raceway

• James Cagle

Southwest Raceway (Tulsa)

• Robert Crews
• John Martin

State Fair Speedway (Oklahoma City)

• Graden Miller

Thunder Valley Raceway Park  (Noble)

• Jerry Vanderpool
  

Tulsa International Raceway/Tulsa Raceway Park

• Shelly Howard
• Scotty Matthews

Southern Oregon Dragway (near White City)

• Mel Bresaw
• Gino Vecchio

Woodburn Drag Strip

• Mo Rockefeller
  

Maple Grove Dragway (Reading)

• Bob Edwards
• Paul “Dodger” Glenn
• John Rakowski
  
• Peter Rorres

Pittsburgh International Dragway (near Bridgeville)

• Fred “Garth” Hardacre

Speck Farm (private drag strip in Walker Twp., Huntingdon County)

• James Galloway

Sunset Dragstrip (near Sharon)

• Anthony Barry

U. S. 30 Drag-O-Way (near Thomasville)

• Richard Huffman

Black Hills Dragway (Belle Fourche)

• John Blaha
  

Thunder Valley Dragway (Marion)

• Jim Studley
  

Carolina Dragway (Jackson)

•  Andy Beauford

Clarendon County Dragstrip (near Silver)

• Vernon Lee Goins
• Gerald Anthony Shaw
• Stoley "Coolie" Waiters

Dorchester Dragway (near Ridgeville)

• Barry Wright

Florence-Darlington Drag Strip

• Tommy Matthews

Jefferson Pageland Dragway

• Bobby Walters

Mid-Carolina Drag Strip (Batesburg)

• C. B. Smith
  

North Myrtle Beach Drag Strip

• Tim Gurganious
  

Orangeburg Drag Strip

• Dean Martin
• Sherry Williams

Ware Shoals Dragway

• Craig Owen
  

Bristol International Dragway

• Don Young

Cherokee Raceway Park (Rogersville)

• Michael Trent

411 Drag Strip (near Seymour)

• Floyd James

Halls Dragway

• John Mathis

Jackson Dragway (Beech Bluff)

• Jimmy Andrews
  

Knoxville Dragway (Maynardville)

• Danny Jenkins

Lakeland Drag Strip/International Raceway (Memphis)

• Gene McClanahan
• Jimmy Nevils
  

Middle Tennessee Dragway (Buffalo Valley)

• Windle Webster

Riverside Speedway (Nashville)

• Chuck Turner

 
Union Hill Dragway (Nashville)

• John Donilson

 Abilene Dragstrip

• Paul Whisenhunt

Amarillo Dragway

• Jimmy Johnson
  

Big Country Raceway (Abilene)

• Jon Blackshear
  

Cedar Hill Drag Strip

• Gary Crumpler

Como Dragway (Sulphur Springs)

• Robert Gilman
• John Rains
  

Dallas International Motor  Speedway (Lewisville)

• Eugene Alred (aka Gene Thomas)
• Eddie James Conley
  
• Gerry Schwartz

Forest Hills Drag Strip (south of Fort Worth)

• Carrol Muhle

Green Valley Raceway (Smithfield)

• Ted Arnold
• Ed Banholzer
• Hud Reynolds
  
• John ?Mouse? Wilson

Hallsville Drag Strip

• Keith Evans
• Tommie Ray
  

Houston International Raceway (League City)

• David Baker

Houston Motorsports Park

• Kenny Michalak
• David Minx
• Edmond Throne

Houston Raceway Park (Baytown)

• Rockey Keyes

I-20 Dragway (near Tyler)

• L. W. Erwin

Little River Dragway  (Holland)

• Allen Mouton

Lone Star Raceway Park (Sealy)

• Larry Bowen

 
Penwell Raceway

• Kemp Gibson

S&N Dragway (near Kennedale)

• Jim Crandall

San Antonio Drag Raceway

• Fred Burdett
• Larry Read
  

Texas Motorplex (Ennis)

• Joe Angelo
• Jimmy Nix
• Bill Staley

Texas Raceway (Kennedale)

• Jerry Sides

Yello Belly Drag Strip (Grand Prairie)

• Johnny Barnes
• Doris Cook
• James Goodson
• Joe Green
  
• Jimmie Jenkins
• David Rogers
• D. C. Thompson
• Blake Williams
  

Bonneville Raceway Park/Rocky Mountain Raceway (Magna)

• Larry Rees
• Susie Wells

 
Salt Lake Raceway

• Bill Leon 

Cedar Hill Dragway (Richlands)

• Rickey Rhea

 Newtown Dragway

• Rodney T. Stotesberry
  

Richmond Dragway

• Louis Edmonds

Sumerduck Dragway (near Culpeper)

• Mitchell H. Morton

Virginia Motorsports Park (near Petersburg)

• Don Marsh

Pacific Raceways (Kent)

• Mark Niver

 
Puyallup Raceway Park

• Dave Corey
  

 
Seattle International Raceway

• Ernie Hall

Spokane Raceway

• Jon Andres
• Jett Field

Thun Air Field (near Puyallup)

• Carol Ann Lobdell 

Grandview Drag Strip (Beckley)

• Lowell Hall

Kanawha Valley Dragstrip/Dragway Park (near Winfield)

• Randy Stickley
• Michael Wilson

Great Lakes Drag-a-Way (Union Grove)

• Nicky Bogdan
• Clyde Gendusa
• Gene Goleman
• Larry Kopp
• Miles Sharpless
• Dwight Shepard

Lake Geneva Speed Center

• Dennis Johnson

Pewaukee

• Jerry Hehn

Rock Falls Raceway (near Caryville)

• Pat Knight

 
K K Sports Arena/Wisconsin International Raceway (Kaukauna)

• Dale Abendroth
• Tom Broas
• Jason Ernst
  
• George Lavigne 

Eastern Creek Raceway (Sydney)

• Todd ?Judge? Wilkes

Heathcote Park Raceway

• Manabu Kondo

Perth Motorplex (Kwinana Beach, Western Australia)

• Anita Board
  

South Coast Raceway (Portland Victoria)

• Chris Stewart
  

Surfer's Paradise Drag Strip (Gold Coast, Queensland)

• Lester James

Willowbank Raceway (near Ipswich, Queensland)

• Louie Rapisarda
• Kent Rogers
  
• Kenneth Richard Smith

Santa Catarina

• Edson Beber

Edmonton International Speedway (Alberta)

• Ted Gibson
• Darrell Wurban

 
Grand Bend Motorplex (Ontario)

• Jack Dustman

Keystone Dragways (near Winnipeg, Manitoba)

• Jack Sund

Mission Drag Strip  (Mission, British Columbia)

• Stanley Wilson

 
St. Thomas Dragway (Ontario)

• Kelly Batten

Shepard Raceway (Calgary, Alberta)

• Paul Linderman

Thunder Mountain Raceway (Kalowna, British Columbia)

• Gary Hough 

Toronto International Raceway (Ontario)

• Dickie Harrell

Toronto Motorsports Park (Cayuga, Ontario)

• Kendall Hebert

Viking International Dragway (Gimli, Manitoba)

• Rodney Douglas Petreman

Mosten Raceway

•  Svein Gottenberg
  

Santa Pod Raceway (Podington)

• John Dalton
• Paul Giddings
• Chris Hampson
• Allan “Bootsie” Herridge
• Alan Ritmeisters
• Mark Woodley

York Raceway (near Pocklington, Yorkshire)

• Kasey Dixon-Grainger

Hockenheimring

• Tony Boden

Ruapuna Park International Raceway (Christchurch)

• Kevin McInroe

Drachten Airstrip

• John Geytenbeek

Evpatoria test track (Crimea)

• Eugene Kern

Greyville's First Avenue Drag Strip (near Durban)

• Gert Vorster

Killarney Race Track (Tableview, near Cape Town)

• Ben Greyling

Tarlton Raceway (near Krugersdorp)

• Johnny Pieters

• Kjell Näsberg

• Anders Hasselström
• Morgan Luona
  

Camden Raceway (Couva)

• Nabeel Shah

Wallerford International Raceway (Arima)

• Darren Sirjoo