drag strip
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of drag strip
An Americanism dating back to 1950–55
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Callin clinched her second successive European Top Fuel title in September at the Santa Pod drag strip near Northampton.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Away from the drag strip, the Audi’s rolling acceleration and speed-of-thought overtaking are even more daunting and formidable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 2025
The drag strip was eventually renovated into a full-purpose racing venue that had decent success until an economic downturn led to its 2010 closure.
From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2022
They built a modified car — a Ford Starliner with a hopped-up V-8 — and it performed better than most muscle cars on occasional drag strip runs.
From New York Times ● Feb. 10, 2022
Ramírez revved her engine, drawing cheers from the crowd of young people lining the drag strip, many of them holding cellphone cameras to record the race.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2019
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