Drag Racing in South Carolina: Dragways and Dragstrips

Drag Racing in the South is a staple of life. Speed, adrenaline, and nitromethane seem to go hand in hand. If you have the need for speed this weekend, here are the places where you can find relief inside of South Carolina.

Carolina Dragway
P.O. Box 70
Jackson, SC 29831
www.carolinadragway.com
803-646-9604 or 803-471-2285
Location: 302 Dragstrip Rd, Aiken, SC, 29803 

Carolina Dragway is a 1/4 mile asphalt dragstrip with an elevation of 350 feet. They Grudge match race and Test&Tune on Thursday nights and have IHRA ET Brackets, Grudge matches, and Test&Tune on Saturday nights.

Clarendon County Dragstrip
P.O. Box 1236
Summerton, SC 29148
803-478-8030
Location: Silver Rd 

Clarendon County Dragstrip is a 1/8 mile asphalt dragstrip with an elevation of 50 feet. They race on Sundays and it’s a free for all event with no specific categories.

Darlington International Dragway
2056 E. Bob Newsome Hwy
Hartsville, SC 29550
www.darlingtondragway.com
843-383-0008 

Darlington International Dragway is a 1/4 mile asphalt drapstrip with an elevation of 131 feet. They race Test&Tune and Grudge matches on Wednesday and Super Pro and Heavy classes on Saturdays.

Dorchester Dragway
P.O. Box 166
Dorchester, SC 29437
www.dorchesterdragway.com
843-563-5412 or 843-563-1885
Location: 213 DeLee Circle, Dorchester, SC 29437 

Dorchester Dragway is a 1/8 mile asphalt dragstrip with an elevation of 100 feet. They race IHRA ET Brackets once a month and Test&Tune on Sundays.

Greer Dragway
1477 Hwy 357
Lyman, SC 29365
www.greerdragway.com
864-879-4634 or 864-877-0457
Location: 1792 Dragway Rd, Greer, SC 29651 

Greer Dragway is a 1/8 mile asphalt dragstrip with an elevation of 700 feet. They race Grudge matches and Test&Tune on Thursday nights and IHRA ET Brackets (Pro, Footbrake, Trophy, Jr. Dragsters) on Saturdays.

Jefferson Pageland Dragway
P.O. Box 2219
Indian Trail, NC 28079
www.jeffersonpagelanddragway.com
843-658-3556 or 704-821-7355
Location: 3167 Peach Orchard Rd, Jefferson, SC 29718