Firebird Raceway
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| Location | 8551 Hwy 16, Eagle, Idaho |
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| Area | 60 acres |
| Built | 1968 |
| Built by | Bill New |
| NRHP reference No. | 100003243[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 24, 2018 |
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Firebird Raceway is a motorsport racing venue in the western United States, near Eagle, Idaho, in the Boise metropolitan area. The raceway opened 58 years ago in 1968 under management of racing enthusiasts Bill and Ellanor New, and it has remained under ownership of the New family.
A longstanding member track of the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA), the raceway has been named NHRA Track of the Year three times.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2018, the first dragstrip to be included on the register.[3]
Just west of Highway 16 between Star and Emmett, the elevation is approximately 2,700 feet (825 m) above sea level.
History
[edit | edit source]Firebird Raceway was incorporated on May 11, 1968, by Ronald Ashley, J.S. Chapman, and J.W. Korn.[4] Bob Riggle and his Hurst Hemi Under Glass were featured on opening day, July 28, 1968.[5]
In 1969, the raceway hosted one of six Northwest Regional World Championship drag meets.[6] Later that year the raceway hosted the first annual Nitromethane Invitational Championship, a Top Fuel event.[7]
The annual NAPA Auto Parts Ignitor competition began in 1971,[8] and the Pepsi Nightfire Nationals began in 1972.[9]
Director Don Almeido's documentary, Firebird Raceway 35th Annual Pepsi Nightfire Nationals, was released in 2007.[10]
References
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External links
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- Firebird Raceway official website
Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Firebird Raceway (Eagle), Drag Strip List
- Firebird Raceway listed in National Register of Historic Places, National Hot Rod Association
- Idaho's Firebird Raceway becomes first dragstrip listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Hemmings Daily
- National Register of Historic Places in Ada County, Idaho
- Sports venues completed in 1968
- NHRA Division 6 drag racing venues
- Motorsport venues in Idaho
- Buildings and structures in Ada County, Idaho
- Off-road racing venues in the United States
- Ada County, Idaho Registered Historic Place stubs
- Idaho building and structure stubs
- Western United States sports venue stubs
- Idaho sport stubs
- Motorsport venue stubs