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Will quarter-mile racing return?

By Terry Blount
ESPN.com

Friday, July 17, 2009

SEATTLE -- One year at 1,000 feet. Is it here to stay? The NHRA made the controversial decision last summer to shorten the distance of a drag race from the traditional quarter-mile (1,320 feet) to 1,000 feet. It was the right move at the time, a responsible reaction to the tragic death in June 2008 of Funny Car driver Scott Kalitta at Englishtown, N.J. Kalitta's car ran through the shutdown area after a fiery engine explosion. Most drag racing fans thought the move was temporary until some tr ...

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