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Read on another forum tonight a report that Dallas Raceway has sold and is going to be a large truck salvage yard. Can anyone confirm this? IHRA's web site is still showing their Pro Am in March and the track's web site is still up.

Scott

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Blane Arrington Sadly it is true Tim Jordan the owner of Tim Jordan's Truck Parts in Crandall has bought the track and is going to turn it in to his new wrecking yard RIP Dallas Raceway.
From there facebook page

That f*&^$%^ sucks!

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Condolences to the racers.

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Boy, that is a shame. I have to say that was one of the nicest facilities that I've ever visited. We were just there for the Thanksgiving bracket race. Pits are 100% concrete for the racers. Sad to see it go; that was the closest track to us.

Scott

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You have to be kidding me! I just went on the track website and looked at some photos. The place looks like a real race track, not some little dump. That so totally sucks!

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I didn't see anything on their facebook page but I messaged them to ask if the rumors are true. We'll see what they say.

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Someone who knows frank kotoheck oughta give him a call directly. Shouldn't he know? I was planning to make the race at the end of next month

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We bracket race there and were planning on running the IHRA Pro Am. We run Ennis too for the Super Chevy race and of course they host a big NHRA national event. Crandall is a 100 times nicer facility than the Motorplex. True, they don't have the corporate suites like Ennis but the concrete in the pits, the concession stand, restrooms, etc. are some of the nicest I've ever seen. Someone lost millions of dollars on this deal.

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It was a very nice little track. Not sure it was big enough to hold an NHRA points race. It was fine, pretty full, for IHRA points races. It was very nice. Shame to see it go.

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WOW Scott !!
Feel bad for you.
What options do you all have now?

d

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It is really a shame to see such a nice facility go down. Racers would get upset when tracks not half as nice as this one would get shut down. This was always one of my favorite stops on the IHRA Pro am series.

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I have a credit from the race there last year. Bummer

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That was only one Pro Am race on the schedule but it was nice because it's only an hour away and a very easy tow; 4-lane the whole way. There are still many options, just further away. San Antonio, etc. Our main concern was that was the closest track to the house (and it is NICE!!!) so when we want to bracket race, test, ... now we'll have to travel to Ennis which I personally don't care for.

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If someone will post frank kotohecks number I will call him myself. The ihra div director would probably know the answer. Could be a bad rumor

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From the IHRA website contact page:

(972) 285-333 and fkohutek@ihra.com

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Thanks fletch. Gonna see if I can get us an answer today

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I sent Frank an email. Hope to hear from him soon.

Hope this is not true, but there has been so much drama around the track, I am not holding my breath.

This facility is one of the nicest tracks in the IHRA or any system... While the weather and scheduling conflicts have hurt attendance at IHRA races the last couple of years, I think that about anyone that has ever raced there would agree that it is a top notch track.

Fletch, pictures dont do it justice. Smooth, hooked and clean. Glood layout, restrooms, etc. All top notch. Easy highway access. Just a great track. While not big enough for a Nat. event, it did well with Div. races.

I was looking forward to the Fab Five race at the end of Feb. too. Maybe they can keep that somewhere close, even if not at Crandall... With Denton now IHRA, might be an option? Not sure if big enough for what they were planning for car counts or not?

Will let everyone know what I hear.

Ken

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Somebody there close could just dial up the truck salvage that supposedly bought it, and ask. Right?
No waiting for an email response.

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3 calls 3 x voicemail. No luck

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try calling his cell, he always answer that 419-706-6610
:)

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Their FB page says they are running Test and Tune tomorrow. Somebody just needs to drive over there and get the scoop.

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Deal is not done yet. Spoke to someone in the know. Money is put down but deal not consummated yet. Will or won't be done by the end of the day monday

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Does anyone know what the asking price is/ was?
Doug Jonak

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Started at 6 mil. Down to 2.5 now

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Also was told that if the race couldn't happen at Crandall it would still go on at Denton or abilene

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Wow! Somebody wanted out BAD! LOL

Are those other two tracks 1/8 th mile?

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With all the money that the new owners of IHRA have, I wish they would just buy the track and put all the on going BS to rest... but guess that is not an option or it would have already happened?

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Yep

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I'll agree it's a nice facility, (with a few problems in layout), but face facts. The track has lost an HORRIFIC amount of money since the day it opened and the place was in turmoil since before THAT!

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Anyway to buy Shares?

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Crap!!

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Sent Ken Hall (track manager) a text earlier today asking him the status of the sale and whether or not they would be open this year. He's usually pretty good about responding to texts (had a question or two recently that he got right back to me on) but he hasn't answered me yet. I thought they were supposed to know by today either way.

Scott

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I was told that there is still nothing solid to report as of today, meeting was postponed again. Ken's phone has been blowing up for weeks and as soon as he gets a definite answer, I am sure he will post it on their website and facebook page. I also heard today that there was a surveying company out at the facility Saturday, to me that doesn't sound like good news for the drag strip.:(:(:(:(:(

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Is Texas getting too small and running out of space for everybody now ???

Big state, put ya damn yard somewhere else ~!

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Bernie they had a pit spot saved for you, right next to the "Dunny", but you never showed up to claim it!

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Their homepage this morning is saying that they'll have test-and-tune this Saturday January 18th. Supposed to a nice weekend here. If it is sold, or on the verge of, they're going down swinging leaving it open until the very last minute.

Scott

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They will run test and tune as long as they have the green light to open the gates.

The question isn't if it has sold, we know the money is already put up, the question now is will Ken and Molly be able to lease it for the 2014 season from the new owner or not.

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This track is less than 5 or 6 years old,it has concrete up the wazoo,track,pits,maybee the washrooms,i remember the construction pics as it was being built,its sad to see a newer facility close[if sold] ...

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Wonder how we can gin up support and passion to keep this Track open?

Dan

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Get $4,000,000 CASH by tomorrow morning !!!