About Us

"What is Holeshot Drag Racing?"
     Holeshot Drag Racing is a short distance drag race, usually 100 feet. Traditional Drag Strips are usually 1/8 or 1/4 mile in length, using a tremendous amount of real estate. Holeshot Drags utilize only a fraction of that space, allowing this type of event to be held in more venues such as parking lots, stock car tracks, etc.
     The most action in a race is right in the begining when the cars do their burnouts, and when they launch from the starting line. Holeshot Drags has all of this, plus the advantage of the whole racing program being run at a fast pace. Racers get more runs in a day than at other conventional strips... getting 4-5 test & tune runs in a couple hours is not uncommon.
What is HDRA's mission?
     Our mission at HDRA is for everyone to have a good time and blow off a little steam by racing their cars in a safe legal place. Our goal is to bring back racing to areas that no longer have drag racing (or never did). We are also to give Stock Car facilities a reason to stay open another 25 nights or so, adding much needed revenue to keep their doors open. We already have that started in Conn. at the Speedbowl. We are looking to provide an safe alternative to street racing. For those racing, we are looking to keep this FUN! This means keeping everything simple, and the cost of racing affordable.
What kind of cars can run?
     These races will be for all safe cars & motorcycles. New for 2010 will be that "all-out" race cars will be allowed to run. All cars will be competitive, as there will be different Eliminators separating the fast cars from the slower ones. We will be doing traditional bracket racing in which you can choose your own dial-in within each Eliminator.

Our humble beginings...
     We came up with the short distance drag race concept around the mid 90's, when we operated Sullivan County Speedway (NY) while searching for an additional use for the racing facility. Politics stopped us from pursuing this form of racing at that facility, but it was a great idea that never left us. The idea was left dormant for a number of years, but was revived late 2006. We started with 50 yards back then, but settled on 100 feet because of two reasons. First, the 100 foot distance allows us to do the event in more venues. Second, 100 feet seemed to be a standard out in Washington state, and Alberta, Cananda with various clubs (i.e. Streetwheelers.. check out their website at www.streetwheelers.com ). We thought the shorter distance was working for them... let's stay consistant.
     The HDRA (Holeshot Drag Racing Association) was formed to sanction these events, and to develop rules and standards for others to follow. The HDRA had its first informal event at the Sterling Performance Center's annual car show June 2007 with a one hour exhibition event. While 100 foot racing is a distance hard to comprehend, spectators that saw the event and racers that participated understood it... they got it! The 100 foot distance instantly became a viable format.
     Our first three events were held at the Waterford Speedbowl in CT this past Oct., Nov., and April, all being a success. All kinds of cars were raced; Pro-Street, Street Rods, diesel and gas trucks, tuners, bone stock daily drivers, etc. There were very few rules... cars had to be registered and street legal, right down to the tires and mufflers. If you could drive it on the street, you could race it. While there were all kinds of modified cars (mild to wild), there were plenty of stock type "Mom's Cars" out there, and they were having just as much fun. Because of this, we are going to keep the same format.

The people that did it...

While those listed could have titles, the truth is that everybody did everything. Everybody did what had to be done to get these events going, many times a great personal sacrifice. There would have been no races, and there would be no HDRA without them. Thank you!

Randy Murray, Jeff Shaw, Bob Shaw, Ron Shea, Les Smith, Vicki Smith, Lee Smith, Renee Smith

Kurt Vibber, Brany Donahue, Chris Allen, Leo Butten, Dylan Butten, Bannon Butten, DJ Card, Mike Grillo, Josh Paradise, and...

...and the list is going to grow!

HDRA Holeshot Drag Racing Association

We get it done in 100 feet!