Gainesville Raceway
Aerial view of the Gainesville Raceway | |
| Location | Gainesville, Florida, United States |
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| Time zone | UTC−5 |
| Coordinates | 29°45′29.00″N 82°16′29.00″W / 29.7580556°N 82.2747222°W |
| Capacity | 30,000 |
| Owner | NHRA |
| Operator | NHRA |
| Address | 11211 N, N County Road 225 |
| Opened | 1969 |
| Major events | Current: NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series AMALIE Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals (1970–present) |
| Website | http://www.gainesvilleraceway.com/ |
| Drag Strip | |
| Surface | Concrete |
| Length | 0.25 miles (0.402 km) |
Gainesville Raceway is a quarter-mile dragstrip just outside Gainesville, Florida. It opened in 1969 and is most famous for hosting the NHRA's prestigious Gatornationals event since 1970. Kenny Bernstein became the first drag racer to break the 300 mile-per-hour barrier at the track on March 20, 1992, during qualifying for that year's Gatornationals.