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Story by Chris Graves • Photos by Chris Graves & Randy Curtis

Any frequent traveler of Texas Outlaw Pro Mod Association. things that were top priorities
Interstate 45 between Dallas Their decades of experience in the and that included the 2,700 foot
and Houston may have spotted sport had a big influence in the racing surface. We’ve got a 1,300
something new on the east side of planning and layout of this new foot solid pour that is no thinner
the highway about 15 miles south facility that is sure to impress any than ten inches thick from the
of downtown Dallas. If so, it’s likely first time visitor. starting line to midway through
you also spotted burnout smoke Starting from scratch when the shutdown. The angle of the
filling the sky or even heard a pair building a drag racing facility gives track was designed based on the
of 3,000 horsepower Pro Mods the ownership the opportunity to geographical area and based on
launching off the starting line. This execute a design that is as racer weather patterns should provide
my friends, is the IHRA sanctioned and spectator friendly as possible, a tailwind a majority of the time.
Xtreme Raceway Park, the newest a task well executed by the team We laid out the bathrooms and
eighth mile drag racing facility at Xtreme. When asked to expand bleachers in a way that would help
to the Division 4 area located in on the preliminary design ideas, knock down any cross winds. Our
Ferris, Texas and owned by Clyde Smith shared some of the things bathroom facilities and snack bar
and Amanda Scott. that were on the top of the list. With were a big consideration as well;

The Scott family paired with a spectator capacity of 5,000 and we’ve got showers available and an
impressive selection of food and
managing partners Gaylen racer capacity able to park 350+ drinks. We also spared no expense
and Celeste Smith to build a cars, there was a lot to consider. in the lighting and PA system. All
powerhouse team at the top to “We’ve been to a lot of racetracks these major factors considered
oversee the daily operations and over the years and we started along with dozens of others, we
assist in the design of the brand paying attention to the pros and feel we’ve done our best to think
new all concrete facility that opened cons of the tracks we raced at. ahead on a lot of things that were
to the public in April of 2018. Both Things we noticed that we really specifically designed to benefit
families come from a long history liked of course we took note of, both the racers and spectators.”
of drag racing, primarily in the Pro but also things we thought could
Mod scene in the southwest and be improved we made an effort to Rumors in the pits across
both are former Champions of the do that as well. There were several the DFW area started flowing

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