Satellite photo of the Thorn Hill Drag Strip & grounds. (Google Earth-Photo)

Brief Track History

Track:  Active - 1/8 mile & 1/4 mile Drag Strip,  1955 - Present

Track Location: 14114 Kenton Station Rd., Morning View, Kentucky, 41063

Web Site:  www.thornhilldragracing.com

Contact Information: (859) 356-7702 (track),

Directions: From I-75/I-71, take the exit 175 (KY 338/Richwood) and head east (.2 mi.) to Rt 25/Dixie Highway. Turn right on Dixie Highway. Take that to KY-16/WaltonNicholson Pike (2.6 mi.) and turn right. Take KY-16 (4.5 mi.) to Madison Pike, and then a slight left at Rt. 2042/Moffett Rd (1.5 mi.). Turn right on Kenton Station Rd., the Strip is on the right about a half mile. From I-275, take exit 79 (Taylor Mill Rd.)  KY-16 anf head south (2.7 mi.) to Wolf Rd.  and turn Left. Take Wolf Rd. (.8 mi.) to KY-177/Decoursey Pike. Turn right on Decoursey Pike. Take that (10.2 mi.) to Kenton Station Rd.  Turn left on Kenton Station Rd., the Strip is on the right about a 2/10 of a mile.

Brief History: Track opened as Thorn Hill Lake Drag Strip in 1955, and was run by a local car club. Track was originally the Thorn Hill Airfield and was built during Prohibition by "Bootleggers" who were transporting moonshine by small plane. The early Drag Strip was operated by Ralph Payne, and the surface was graded dirt that was oiled down to prevent dust. Eventually the Starting line area was paved, and sections of the strip were paved over the years until the entire track was paved by 1958. In 2008 Gerald Meyer purchased the facility, and made improvements to the Burn Out boxes. Other improvements are coming in the near future. Some SCCA Autocross events were also held there in the '60's.