The owner of Eagle Field Drags in Firebaugh has announced the closure of the drag racing runway. I write this with a heavy ...

A trip to Eagle Field Runway Drags is like taking a step back in time. Situated in the middle of nowhere in the heart of California's San Joaquin Valley (nearest town is Firebaugh), Eagle Field ...

We're talking about the Eagle Field Runway Drags organized by Rocky Phillips and held twice a year on an old WWII airfield, Eagle Field, 200 something miles north of Los Angeles just off the ...

[email protected] The staging lanes at Eagle Field, an old World War II-era airfield-turned drag-racing strip, turns on to the runway about 150 feet behind the starting line.

the last flag-starter at the Fremont Drag Strip. Tall Chief spent about half the day sending wave after wave of dragsters down the runway at Eagle Field. As always, the races attracted characters ...

Drag racing at Eagle Field in Firebaugh has come to an end after the historic airstrip that dates back to World War II, along with the 300 acres of land around the runway, was sold last month.