Gentlemen, start your engines? That famous call could be ringing out in the not-so-distant future if a nonprofit is able to realize its goal of revitalizing the old drag strip at MBS Airport.

Irwindale Speedway’s NASCAR Oval, NHRA Drag Strip Have Closed Forever But does that necessarily mean race tracks will disappear altogether everywhere? Maybe not.

The popularity of the American Gassers Tri-City Dragway Car Show has Fleming and his nonprofit interested in also leasing the remaining vacant 45 acres of the drag strip.

The Tri-City Dragway Car Show returns to MBS Airport with 700 classic cars, supporting efforts to revive the historic drag strip.