IOWA (USA)
*********************************************************************************************************************************
1961 - LEE COUNTY DRAG STRIP
The Lee County Drag Strip opened in 1961 at the Sportsman Park Speedway site, right next to the 1/4 mile dirt oval speedway that had been built in 1955.
The relationship between the two tracks was not a happy one, Dust off the speedway would cover parts of the drag strip raising safety concerns.
The speedway ended up closing in 1963, but did reopen in 1973, only to close again in 1977, The Drag Racing remained through into the 1980's.