Westhampton Raceway
Westhampton, New York,(1952-2004) [is mentioned in the Wikipedia article “Riverhead Raceway”] Originally called Southampton raceway, being located in the Township of Southampton, New York. "The 66 acres which opened in 1952"[1] was paved two years later. The Drag racing dragstrip was a 1/4 mile dirt drag strip with a 1/4 mile shutdown it also included was a quarter-mile oval Kart racing track both on Old Country Road in Westhampton, eastern Long Island. The track survived for more than 50 years under a variety of names, including Westhampton Drag Strip, Westhampton Raceway (1953-1971), Suffolk County Raceway (1971-1972), Hampton Raceway (1980s), Long Island Dragway (1991-1996), and finally Long Island Motorsports Park (1996-2004).
The website "dragstriplist.con A Comprehensive Encyclopedia" has an extensive description and images. Scroll down to the bottom of the page https://dragstriplist.com/new-york to find Westhampton Raceway.
According to DragRaceHallofFame.com, Tracks/ New York/ “West Hampton Raceway is touted as being the longest running purpose built drag strip in the United States.”
Long Island Motorsports Park (Dragway) - Westhampton, NY USA 1/4 mile Drag Racing Timeslips
| 1/4 Mile
ET |
1/4 Mile
MPH |
1/8 Mile
ET |
1/8 Mile
MPH |
0-60 Foot
ET |
Temp F | Car | Year | Driver | |
| 13.256 | 108.132 | 8.648 | 85.465 | 2.050 | 68.0 | Mercedes-Benz CLK550 Coupe AMG sport package | 2008 | Kenny Williamson | |
| 15.361 | 88.910 | 9.825 | 70.940 | 2.236 | Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V | 2003 | Sean | ||
| 12.870* | 108.440 | 1.980 | 55.0 | Mercedes-Benz SLK32 AMG | 2002 | Mike | |||
| 13.400* | 107.000 | Infiniti I30 t | 1998 | Ant | |||||
| 13.900* | 98.000 | Chevrolet Camaro z28 SLP Loudmouth Exhaust | 1993 | Colin | |||||
| 12.875 | 104.740 | 8.184 | 84.490 | 1.822 | 60.5 | AMC Gremlin X | 1972 | Jim Mango | |
| 9.897* | 143.420 | 1.390 | 78.0 | Chevrolet Nova | 1971 | JOHN BREIMANN | |||
| 11.331 | 117.805 | 7.177 | 94.993 | 1.554 | 50.7 | Dodge Dart GTS Convertible | 1969 | Jim Mango | |
| 15.660 | 88.500 | 60.5 | Pontiac GTO | 1968 | Jim Mango | ||||
Images of Westhampton Drag Strip
Raceway history The original owners / developers of the raceway were made up of several partners, two of which Norman C. Jockel (1926-2002) and his brother-in-law Alford R. Brandt (1928-2011) in photos below.[2]
References
- ↑ According to: New York Times article “Drag Strip Is Heading Toward Its Final Run. By G. Nicolo Anastasi March 3, 2002
- ↑ This statement is a first hand account from this articles author.
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