Just over two months after ending their 2023 season, Battlefield Dragstrip changed that status to permanent closure for the 2024 season.

Despite thirty years of operation in Stonewall, Mississippi and recent upgrades, the track’s future looked bleak.

But recently, news broke that Battlefield Dragstrip will get its latest operator this month, as the track is scheduled to see action for the first time in nearly fifteen months on December 21st, 2024.

With a rich history that dates back over six decades, it may surprise some that Milan Dragway has hit the ‘for sale’ market. The track has played host to a number of big events over its history, including stops on this year’s Hot Rod Drag Week and Heads Up Hustle drag-and-drive events.

But unlike most tracks with ‘for sale’ signs in the window, Perry Merlo and co-owner Harold Bullock have plans for an active 2025 season, whether a buyer comes along or not.

Although the news of tracks opening and closing in 2024 has been favoring the re-opening / new tracks side of things, news broke today that California will lose another track at the end of this season. Irwindale Drag Strip and sister half-mile circle track Irwindale Speedway will close their gates at the end of 2024.

We’ve discussed several tracks closing up shop for alternative uses of the land in the last year, but we’ve also seen tracks come back to life after sitting for several years, including Skyview Drags in New York. But is the future in doubt after the track has been listed for sale?

Sick the Mag previously reported on the possibility that Pueblo Motorsports Park would likely delay the start of its 2024 drag racing season, due to areas of the track’s surface needing repairs. However, it seems some possible good news has arrived sooner than expected, and the 2024 drag racing season could still happen.

Pueblo Motorsports Park, which has seen use for multiple big events, including Rocky Mountain Race Week, put out a statement earlier this afternoon regarding the state of the drag racing schedule for 2024.

The final day for US 60 Dragway’s original surface was November 23rd of 2023, and then the track’s surface would be torn apart for an all-new concrete surface.

While we did write about several track closures in 2023, it was refreshing to hear and see about a few tracks coming back to life as well. It’ll be just a few weeks before a popular track in Alabama re-opens with a new name, Rocket City Dragway, this spring.

Tom Bailey has tested and raced at Milan Dragway a bunch, and wanted to do more to support a local track. “We want to give back to the sport and the tracks that have created some amazing memories for us.”

Over the weekend, rumors began swirling that Sturgis Dragway in South Dakota might be closing for the 2024 season, and possibly beyond.