several times Ialso raced there a couple of times

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I have some pictures. I will share them later

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My father raced there in the 70\'s. He had a 1966 Chevelle named the\"Bad Buddha\". I went with him many times.

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oh yea many

55 chevy

Also a track down off 78 Myrtle ms raced there

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From 1969 till 1977

Sox and Martin and mr. 4 speed

Love the website and miss the races with all my friends and everybody was like a family

Searched old Lakeland drag strip

Raced here many times

Loved Sox & Martin team.

I raced a Matador red \'69 GTO Judge nearly every Friday night out here. My nemesis was Ralph Lunati in his 396 Chevelle. I don\'t think I ever beat him. We both raced pure stock but I think we both had made some modifications we didn\'t admit to. Gee, I wonder if he had a cam. My best time was 13.66. Great memories. Thanks for bringing this site back.

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yes early 1970\'s

Mr. H Camaro

Was stationed at NAS Memphis 1972 thru 1975. knew Chuck Hamilton at Millington, and a friend, Tom Patrick at the base ran his Camaro quite often in the stock class.

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Yes, I attended a race in the late 1960\'s when I was stationed at NAS Memphis. I remember AJ Foyt and Richard Petty racing.

In the race I saw Petty fell out of the race with mechanical problems and Foyt won with a flat tire on the last lap. I also saw a drag race featuring a 1968 Mustang Cobra called the Coors Silver Bullet. If I remember correctly the drag strip seemed to run up hill. I raced my 69 Torino there a couple of times.

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Hell yea, it is where I was first introduced to drag racing...

Don and Roy Gay with a 69 GTO funny car

There was so many more big named drivers there where here that\'s not on the video, I was 11 or 12 the first time I was taking to the track by my Father for a night race, I was hooked. I was 15 the first time I it the strip on my 125 yamaha. I was running in the low 21\'s but broke out of my et with a 20:96 against a 69 camaro. My best memories are from Lakeland drag strip...;

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Two Lane Blacktop 55 Chevy

I wish I could have been able to go there!

Many times

1972 Dodge Demon Pro Stock

I enjoyed racing at Lakeland. I won many races there over the years. Made many good friends there.

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I remember having Breakfast with all the racers at that restaurant just off 40, by the track. I worked for ANSEN then and Buster and his A Team were there.
1973?

looking 4 my brother herman tucker

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mopar.

i thank its great to see Lakeland drags.. it brings back memories. went there when I was 8yrs up. my brother raced mopar with coleman , taylor .
:would like if could get more input to see his car run on the strip..Just found eddie pike PASSED away. drove black Plymouth. thank ya\'ll for keeping Lakeland alive.

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The King Fish Cuda, My dad Would Wrench it for Coleman and Taylor

Went to sleep in the back seat of dads 52 Olds \"The Forbidden Desire\". Woke up at the tree looking out the side window and yelled \"Go daddy go, were beatin him! Startled the old man, he missed third gear and we lost. Got a pop in the chops by the way. Would watch races for hours upon week ends there. Lots of good times. Thanks

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Today it\'s the \"FarmTruck\" Yesteryear it was Don Gartlis.

Raced my \'69 Mach 1 many times. Always took a trophy if that red Boss 302 didn\'t show up haha. I saw someone with a Lakeland dragstrip \"T shirt\" on last weekend. Where can I get one?

Heard about it from a friend

Raced there many times, won a couple of times

OD Brazil\'s and my AA/Roadster

The photos identified as Billy Webb\'s roadster are actually our 1962 AA/A Chrysler. Billy\'s car was Oldsmobile powered, owing to the fact that he worked for GM at the time. Great site, lotsa memories.

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stone /wood & cook 41 willys candy blue & black

wish i had lived closer to this track . i lived in maryville t. back in the day used to hang out every weekend when maryville drag strip was open now its private air port . thank GOD for all the old driver present & past !!!

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1960s and 1970s fuelers and funnies

What a cool site. Gotcha bookmarked

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Yes and last car I raced at Lakeland was a 1970 440 six-pack Challenger.

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I also raced at Collierville and Halls Tn.

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Mister Push Button

I was surprised to find no pictures of Collierville Drag Strip. As a kid I spent many week ends at the track, My dad Bobby Bagwell partnered with Gene Edwards and raced the D Gas class. Others in that class to my memory was the Feathers Boys, Bonner, and Bobby and Carl WIlliams. I remember the lights hanging from poles and the cars popping wheelies and tearing down the lights. All races were canceled until they were fixed but they usually were fixed that night.I also was told that at the end of the track was a grave yard but there was a big mound of dirt at the end of the track and I did witness several cars go over the mound and disappear in the night.

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ARNIE BESWICKS 1963 TEMPEST

BILL HELSHIER WAS A FRIEND OF MINE. WE RACED EACH OTHER ON THE BACK ROADS OF LA PORTE CO. INDIANA IN THE MIDDLE FIFTIES.BILL WAS A GREAT GUY. HE TOWED FROM IRVING TEXAS IN ABOUT 1964 FOR A THREE DAY AHRA MEET AT US. 30 IN GARY INDIANA. HE BROUGHT A 57 CHEV..I WON LITTLE STOCK. HE WON MIDDLE STOCK. AND A 1962 CHEV. NAMED RAZORBACK WON TOP STOCK. THEN THE THREE OF US RAN EACH OTHER.BILL CAME OUT THE WINNER. I WAS GLAD TO SEE HIM WIN, BEING TOWING SO FAR TO RACE. MY LIFE HAS BEEN GREAT, BECAUSE OF MY LOVE FOR DRAG RACING..AT THE ALL PONTIAC MEET IN NORWALK OHIO THIS YEAR 2012 I DONATED MY ARNIE BESWICK RACE OUTFIT TO BILL BADER JR.. FOR ALL PONTIAC RACERS TO SEE IN THE FUTURE. I HAVE BEEN A PONTIAC RACER FOR YEARS AND ON THE ROAD WITH ARNIE THE FARMER BESWICK.FOR SEVERAL YEARS WHAT A GREAT GUY.ARNIE AND I MET IN 1964 AT U.S. 30 GARY IN.DURING THAT YEAR I WON 16 OF 16 RACES WITH MY 1963 TEMPEST COUPE. WISH I STILL HAD IT.IT WAS DESTROYED IN 1970 JUST AFTER I SOLD IT. WELL I DID MY POST. I HOPE BILLS SON READS THIS.IF ANY OF YOU OLD RACERS SEE A GXP PONTIAC WITH INDIANA PLATE NHRA 1 WAVE TO THE OLD GUY DRIVING, THANKS THAT WILL BE ME RACE ON BROTHERS-------BARRY REED ..