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Drag strip · Salem, OH

Quaker City Motorsports Park

Quarter-mile drag strip, eighth-mile also raced · Opened 1957

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Wind SW 17 mph, gusts 29 mphWind SW 27 km/h, gusts 46 km/hDrag strip · layout not mapped
Right now at the track · 2:00 PM EST
Yellow flagCautiongusty wind
53°12°ClearFeels like 40°4° · Dew point 33°0°
Track temp
66°F19°C
Rain chance
0%
Wind
17mph27km/hSW · gusts 29 mph46 km/h
Density alt.
1,245ft379m

Forecast updated · Open-Meteo

Next 24 hours

Hour by hour

The week
NowClearTemperature 53°12°Rain chance 0%Wind 17 mph27 km/hSWTrack temperature 66°19°Density altitude 1,245 ft379 m
ClearTemperature 54°12°Rain chance 0%Wind 17 mph27 km/hWSWTrack temperature 64°18°Density altitude 1,303 ft397 m
ClearTemperature 53°12°Rain chance 0%Wind 16 mph25 km/hWSWTrack temperature 59°15°Density altitude 1,261 ft384 m
ClearTemperature 50°10°Rain chance 0%Wind 14 mph23 km/hWSWTrack temperature 51°10°Density altitude 1,072 ft327 m
ClearTemperature 49°9°Rain chance 0%Wind 14 mph22 km/hWSWTrack temperature 49°9°Density altitude 966 ft294 m
ClearTemperature 48°9°Rain chance 0%Wind 14 mph22 km/hWSWTrack temperature 48°9°Density altitude 912 ft278 m
ClearTemperature 47°8°Rain chance 0%Wind 13 mph22 km/hWSWTrack temperature 47°8°Density altitude 863 ft263 m
ClearTemperature 46°8°Rain chance 0%Wind 12 mph19 km/hWTrack temperature 46°8°Density altitude 789 ft240 m
ClearTemperature 45°7°Rain chance 0%Wind 12 mph19 km/hWTrack temperature 45°7°Density altitude 718 ft219 m
ClearTemperature 44°7°Rain chance 0%Wind 11 mph17 km/hWTrack temperature 44°7°Density altitude 665 ft203 m
ClearTemperature 43°6°Rain chance 0%Wind 11 mph17 km/hWTrack temperature 43°6°Density altitude 611 ft186 m
ClearTemperature 42°6°Rain chance 0%Wind 10 mph16 km/hWTrack temperature 42°6°Density altitude 558 ft170 m
OvercastTemperature 42°6°Rain chance 0%Wind 11 mph17 km/hWTrack temperature 42°6°Density altitude 524 ft160 m
ClearTemperature 42°6°Rain chance 0%Wind 10 mph16 km/hWTrack temperature 42°6°Density altitude 550 ft168 m
ClearTemperature 41°5°Rain chance 0%Wind 9 mph15 km/hWNWTrack temperature 41°5°Density altitude 489 ft149 m
OvercastTemperature 42°5°Rain chance 0%Wind 9 mph14 km/hWTrack temperature 42°5°Density altitude 501 ft153 m
Mostly clearTemperature 42°6°Rain chance 0%Wind 10 mph16 km/hWTrack temperature 42°6°Density altitude 508 ft155 m
OvercastTemperature 42°6°Rain chance 0%Wind 12 mph19 km/hWNWTrack temperature 42°6°Density altitude 444 ft135 m
OvercastTemperature 43°6°Rain chance 0%Wind 12 mph19 km/hWNWTrack temperature 44°7°Density altitude 489 ft149 m
OvercastTemperature 44°7°Rain chance 0%Wind 9 mph15 km/hNWTrack temperature 45°7°Density altitude 558 ft170 m
OvercastTemperature 46°8°Rain chance 0%Wind 12 mph20 km/hNWTrack temperature 53°12°Density altitude 659 ft201 m
OvercastTemperature 46°8°Rain chance 0%Wind 14 mph22 km/hNWTrack temperature 49°10°Density altitude 620 ft189 m
OvercastTemperature 48°9°Rain chance 0%Wind 14 mph22 km/hNWTrack temperature 56°13°Density altitude 707 ft215 m
OvercastTemperature 48°9°Rain chance 0%Wind 14 mph23 km/hNWTrack temperature 56°13°Density altitude 772 ft235 m

Hours are track time (EST). Track temperature is an estimate. DA is density altitude.

Pit box

The racer numbers

Density altitude1,245ft379mField elevation 1,230 ft
Best air today718ft219mLowest density altitude in the racing hours, around 10 PM track time
Air density1.181kg/m³96.4% of standard (RAD)
Water grains28grgrains per lb of dry air
Vapour pressure0.186inHg6.3hPaThe water in the air, as a pressure
Correction factor1.007SAESTD 1.047 · naturally aspirated
Track temp (est.)66°F19°CIn 480 W/m² sun
Dew point33°F0°C46% humidity
Barometer29.89inHg1012hPaFalling over 3 h
Wind on the strip—The strip’s direction is not mapped

Computed from the forecast air temperature, dew point and station pressure (NWS formulas; the correction factor by SAE J1349 and the older 60 °F STD standard). Track temperature is estimated from sun, wind and the surface; it is not a sensor reading. How these are figured.

This week

Day by day

DayFlagSkyHigh / lowRainGustsTrack tempDensity alt.Sunrise · sunset
Today Nov 8Yellow flaggusty wind Clear54°12° 36°2°0%29 mph46 km/h WSW67°19°1,303 ft397 m7:01 AM · 5:13 PM
Tomorrow Nov 9Yellow flagcold Overcast48°9° 38°3°1%29 mph46 km/h WNW56°13°772 ft235 m7:02 AM · 5:11 PM
Tue Nov 10Yellow flaggusty wind Clear60°16° 37°3°0%33 mph53 km/h WSW76°24°1,689 ft515 m7:04 AM · 5:10 PM
Wed Nov 11Green flag Overcast58°15° 40°5°16%12 mph19 km/h SSW73°23°1,631 ft497 m7:05 AM · 5:10 PM
Thu Nov 12Red flag70% chance of rain Showers49°9° 43°6°74% 0.75 in19 mm26 mph42 km/h ENE51°11°1,566 ft477 m7:06 AM · 5:09 PM
Fri Nov 13Red flagsnow, 45% chance of showers Light snow42°6° 36°2°54% 0.26 in6.7 mm34 mph55 km/h NNW39°4°697 ft212 m7:07 AM · 5:08 PM
Sat Nov 14Red flagsnow, gusty wind Snow showers38°3° 36°2°30% 0.08 in2 mm28 mph45 km/h WNW41°5°523 ft159 m7:08 AM · 5:07 PM

Flags judge the racing hours: 9 am to 10 pm at the track for a drag strip. National Weather Service alerts raise them. Days marked partial are at the edge of the forecast. How the flags work

Pit box, all week

Every hour, every number

Pro

Today’s remaining 10 hours are free. Pro members get all seven days and the CSV.

HourAirDew ptHumidityBarometerDensity alt.Air density kg/m³GrainsTrack temp (est.)WindRain
53°12°33°0°46%29.89 inHg1012 hPa1,245 ft379 m1.1812866°19°17 mph27 km/h SW · gusts 29 mph46 km/h0%
54°12°31°0°42%29.88 inHg1012 hPa1,303 ft397 m1.1792764°18°17 mph27 km/h WSW · gusts 29 mph46 km/h0%
53°12°33°0°45%29.90 inHg1012 hPa1,261 ft384 m1.1802859°15°16 mph25 km/h WSW · gusts 29 mph46 km/h0%
50°10°34°1°53%29.90 inHg1012 hPa1,072 ft327 m1.1873051°10°14 mph23 km/h WSW · gusts 24 mph38 km/h0%
49°9°34°1°57%29.90 inHg1013 hPa966 ft294 m1.1913049°9°14 mph22 km/h WSW · gusts 22 mph35 km/h0%
48°9°35°2°61%29.90 inHg1013 hPa912 ft278 m1.1933148°9°14 mph22 km/h WSW · gusts 22 mph36 km/h0%
47°8°36°2°66%29.90 inHg1012 hPa863 ft263 m1.1943347°8°13 mph22 km/h WSW · gusts 21 mph33 km/h0%
46°8°37°3°71%29.91 inHg1013 hPa789 ft240 m1.1973446°8°12 mph19 km/h W · gusts 19 mph31 km/h0%
45°7°38°3°76%29.93 inHg1014 hPa718 ft219 m1.2003545°7°12 mph19 km/h W · gusts 19 mph31 km/h0%
44°7°38°4°81%29.91 inHg1013 hPa665 ft203 m1.2013644°7°11 mph17 km/h W · gusts 19 mph31 km/h0%

Every hour from the forecast, the same arithmetic as the pit box above (NWS density-altitude formula; track temperature is an estimate). Hours are track time.

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Plan the whole week at Quaker City

Pit box, all week

Every forecast hour for the next seven days at Quaker City: density altitude, air density, grains, track temp and more, with a CSV for the tuning laptop.

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ECMWF, GFS and ICON side by side for the next three racing days, so you know when the forecast is shaky.

Next 6 hours of rain

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An email the morning a red or yellow flag is due at Quaker City, and a heads-up three days out.

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Typical weather

A year at Quaker City

Typical for November here: highs around 50°10°, lows 35°2°, rain on 35% of days.

Month by month

Average highs and lows, rain days, gusty days, freezing and hot days for all twelve months at Quaker City, from 5 years of records. Part of Raceway Weather Pro.

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5-year averages from the Open-Meteo archive at the track's coordinates.

Race-day trip

Getting to Quaker City

Salem, Ohio

No street address published; directions go to the track itself.

We have not checked parking and camping here yet. The track’s own site has them: official site.

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The track

Facts

Location
Salem, Ohio
Layout
Quarter-mile drag strip, eighth-mile also raced
Length
Quarter mile (1,320 ft)
Opened
1957
Series
IHRA
Time zone
America/New York
Elevation
1,230 ft (375 m)