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. Richard Petty

Richard Petty

Richard Lee Petty is a former NASCAR driver who raced in the Strictly Stock/Grand National Era and the NASCAR Winston Cup Series...

, Shirley Muldowney

Shirley Muldowney

Shirley Muldowney , also known professionally as "Cha Cha" Muldowney and the "First Lady of Drag Racing", is a pioneer in professional auto racing. She was the first woman to receive a license from the National Hot Rod Association to drive a top fuel dragster...

, Don Prudhomme

Don Prudhomme

Don 'The Snake' Prudhomme, is an American drag racer.-Racing career:In 1962, Prudhomme was a partner in the Greer-Black-Prudhomme digger, which earned the best win record in NHRA history, before switching to Funny Car. He would win the NHRA FC championship four times in his thirty-five-year career...

, Bunny Burkett are among some of the great drag racers who raced on the now defunct speedway.

To date, the land still exists. Aquasco Speedway sits in Aquasco, Maryland

Aquasco, Maryland

Aquasco is an unincorporated area in southeastern Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, located near Eagle Harbor and Charles County. It was home to the Aquasco Speedway....

, untouched and unvandalized. The track was shut down in the 1970s.

In the late 1980s, the American Motocross Association leased the land and build a small track there. No formal sanctioned events were held there.

External links

• Aquasco Speedway