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Aquasco Speedway, no longer in operation, was the first quarter-mile dragstrip on the United States East Coast. It was built in the mid-1950s and was home to the President's Cup Nationals, which are now held at Maryland International Raceway.
I had the pleasure to walk the old asphalt of Aquasco Speedway/Drag strip in Southern Maryland I shot about 30 photos of the old grandstands announcers booth...
Aquasco is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in southeastern Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, surrounding the town of Eagle Harbor and bordering Charles County. [2] As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 913. [3] Aquasco was home to the Aquasco Speedway.
30 cze 2010 · Lost Drag Strips Part 4: Aquasco Speedway. Our weekly installment of Lost Drag Strips has us placed on the east coast in rural Maryland. Aquasco Speedway was a pioneering track in the east.
AQUASCO SPEEDWAY - ALL AQUASCO-related material is welcome here. This page is a celebration of a great drag strip. In operation for a short 22 years, Aquasco hosted the best and fastest racers from...
4 lut 2011 · Alfonso and Rose Procopio opened the Aquasco facility, built on 188 acres of land on May 25, 1957. Prior to its opening, the state of Maryland boasted zero dedicated dragstrips, making Aqausco a true destination for hot rodders at the time and what was considered to be a pioneering effort in the region.
On the drag-racing side, Aquasco Speedway booked match races for two brawny decades that ended in 1973, and helped launch the Super Stock career of the great Malcolm Durham. David Pearson (17) races Dave Marcis (30) and Dick Johnson (18) during a 1969 NASCAR Cup Series event at Beltsville Speedway.
