Detroit Dragway was a quarter mile long drag strip located in Brownstown Charter Township, Michigan[1] on the corner of Sibley and Dix.
It opened in 1959 by Gil Kohn and the track became sanctioned by the National Hot Rod Association in 1959.
Gil Kohn and promoter Ben Christ came up with the radio commercial "Sunday!
The Summer Nationals of 1978 set the largest amount in prize money ever awarded at the track of $40,000.
At age 18 she had learned how to drive from her husband, Jack Muldowney, and then appeared in her very first race in 1958.
Muldowney made a change in classes she ran and jumped from dragsters to funny cars.
National Hot Rod Association Top 50 Drivers list Connie "The Bounty Hunter" Kalitta was ranked #21.