drag strip
noun
: the site of a drag race
specifically : a strip of pavement with a racing area at least ¹/₄ mile long
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Hit the drag strip and the quarter-mile passes in 12.5 seconds at 108 mph. 
Basem Wasef, Car and Driver, 4 Aug. 2022 This isn't a car about winning pink slips at the drag strip or shredding corners on some mountain road. Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 8 Aug. 2022 The drag strip was renovated into a full-purpose racing venue that had decent success until an economic downturn led to its 2010 closure. Jenna Fryer, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2022 For Francois, his father took him to St. Louis International Raceway Park in Madison, Illinois, a drag strip built in 1967 that introduced Francois to adrenaline-pumping fast cars and eventually a brief career as a racer. Jenna Fryer, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2022 Sheriff’s deputies were called to the drag strip at 8:28 p.m. Saturday. Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 2 May 2022 The facility opened in 1983 as Firebird International Raceway and includes a drag strip, several road course and boat-racing lake. The Arizona Republic, 30 Mar. 2022 Here’s a trip down the drag strip that Tesla can be proud of. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2022 Originally including a 1,300-foot drag strip, a 0.686-mile oval track and a 2.5-mile road course, the complex became famous for hosting the NHRA U.S. Nationals, the premier drag racing competition in the country. Andy Yamashita, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Dec. 2021 See More
Basem Wasef, Car and Driver, 4 Aug. 2022 This isn't a car about winning pink slips at the drag strip or shredding corners on some mountain road. Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 8 Aug. 2022 The drag strip was renovated into a full-purpose racing venue that had decent success until an economic downturn led to its 2010 closure. Jenna Fryer, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2022 For Francois, his father took him to St. Louis International Raceway Park in Madison, Illinois, a drag strip built in 1967 that introduced Francois to adrenaline-pumping fast cars and eventually a brief career as a racer. Jenna Fryer, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2022 Sheriff’s deputies were called to the drag strip at 8:28 p.m. Saturday. Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 2 May 2022 The facility opened in 1983 as Firebird International Raceway and includes a drag strip, several road course and boat-racing lake. The Arizona Republic, 30 Mar. 2022 Here’s a trip down the drag strip that Tesla can be proud of. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2022 Originally including a 1,300-foot drag strip, a 0.686-mile oval track and a 2.5-mile road course, the complex became famous for hosting the NHRA U.S. Nationals, the premier drag racing competition in the country. Andy Yamashita, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Dec. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1952, in the meaning defined above