Texas has a real limited number of drag strips, especially when you get South of Dallas. My closest "local" track is 175 miles away. It's like a racing dead zone down here.
We're very fortunate. We have 8 Dragstrips still in operation within 120 miles of Tuscaloosa, Al. 14 less than 200 miles from us. Back in the 90's their were more dragstrips in Alabama than any state in America except Texas