OSKALOOSA — The owners of Eddyville Raceway Park in Oskaloosa, Iowa, have made the decision to put the historic facility on the market. The venerable dragstrip is located approximately one hour southeast of the Capital City of Des Moines, and has been under steady ownership for nearly two decades.

Many facility and equipment upgrades have been completed over the last years including asphalt and concrete paving, concrete safety walls, an Accutime Timing System, Musco Lighting upgrades, a new track sprayer and power scrapper, FOD mat and more. Nearly a quarter-million dollars has been spent on facility upgrades and equipment for the dragstrip, grounds maintenance, and concessions operations.

For six decades the dragstrip has been known as a powerhouse of racing activity. Initially operating under the rules of the AHRA, Eddyville Dragway became quickly known for tremendous ⅛-mile sportsman class racing and for also contracting professional drivers to appear over the years at a variety of events. Professional driver appearances include Don ‘The Snake’ Prodhomme, ‘Big Daddy’ Don Garlits, ‘Dyno Don’ Nicholson, Vern Moats, Ron Capps, Tommy Johnson Jr, and many more. In 1993 business mogul Carl Moyer purchased the track and immediately spent hundreds of thousands of dollars upgrading the facility.

In 2006 the track was sold to Gerald Kramer and Scott Gardner. Under their direction the track was sanctioned by NHRA, IHRA and later the WDRA. The marquee event, The Night of Fire, continues to draw thousands of fans on an annual basis. In 2014, Gardner sold most of his interest to Kramer who continues to operate the facility today. Annual events also include the World Fuel Altered Nationals and the Funny Car Chaos Series. The major events along with the solid sportsman base and tremendous marketing partners has created financial stability that a lot of race track operators search for today.

“I have spent most of my life in racing and race track ownership and operations,” said Gerald Kramer. “I’m now at the age where I want to slow down a bit. We have a strong financial foundation and business operational structure and tremendous support from many marketing partners,” he continued.

In 1965 the dragstrip was built and started operations. Over the years, Eddyville Raceway Park has become known as one of the nicest ⅛ mile drag racing facilities in the Country.