#heartlandnats #dragracingnews #competitionplustv #peakpitnote When the Top Fuel dragsters cross the finish line at Heartland Motorsports Park, Topeka drag racing fans will hear their version of “The Day the Music Died.” The facility formerly known as Heartland Park - Topeka has been a hotbed of drag racing history. The most famous historic moment transpired on October 3, 1993, when Jim Epler ran the first Funny Car 300, stopping the clocks at 300.40 miles per hour in a first-round defeat of Gordon Mineo. Epler, who was at Heartland Motorsports Park on Friday, said the track’s closing is exceptionally disappointing. “It’s like unfinished business for me. We went 300 here, and then we never got a chance to win a race here. It’d be nice for [Justin Ashley] to win the last race here. I think that would help close that chapter. But when we did the 300, this was state of the art, and the track still is. It’s just a shame that it’s going away.” Be sure to download the CompetitionPlus.com mobile app; it's a free download at the Apple Store or Google Play. http://www.competitionplus.com/download-our-mobile-app

• published: 13 Aug 2023
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