How to Use drag strip in a Sentence

drag strip

noun
  • Even the oval drivers are on board with the drag strip concept.
    — Lori Punko, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
  • The drag strip will be open weekdays when the track isn’t hosting events on the oval.
    — Lori Punko, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
  • In 1953, the plan was to put on a car show to raise money for a drag strip.
    — Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The inquiry was about somehow preserving the glory days of the drag strip, Kauffman said.
    — Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
  • In addition to the drag strip, the Andersens want to make the track a year-round facility.
    — Lori Punko, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
  • Another idea is to host a closing ceremony at the site in honor of Oswego’s drag strip days.
    — Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
  • They were told the route to take to enter the drag strip, where to burnout to warm up their tires and other key information about general safety when racing.
    — Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 9 Aug. 2025
  • They were told the route to take to enter the drag strip, where to burnout to warm up their tires and other key information about general safety when racing.
    — Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Fine sand left the drag strip slick and unpredictable, a condition that usually favors precise traction control over raw engine noise.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Seventy-three years later, the drag strip is the stuff of memories, but the car show, a celebration of custom hot rods and car culture, is still going strong.
    — Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
  • In Tuscawilla, motorcycles are using the main drag, Winter Springs Boulevard, as a drag strip!
    — Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The auto giant unveiled some new numbers this week after testing a ZR1X on a drag strip that just made the vehicle even more impressive than before.
    — Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Interstate 30 is a drag strip full of sedans, SUVs, pickup trucks and 18-wheelers that combine to move at the average speed of 23 mph.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 June 2026
  • Earlier this month, at a drag strip in Abu Dhabi, a Chinese electric sedan faced one of Ferrari’s most extreme road cars under slippery conditions left behind by a desert sandstorm.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 13 Jan. 2026

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