Walking through a large grassy field, you stumble over a broken speaker. Wondering how such an item would end up in this odd spot, you look up to see two strips of weed-infested pavement stretching out a quarter-mile into the distance. Where once was heard the roar of the engine and the screaming of the crowd, now little more than the gentle breeze and the chirping bird is found at the site of the US 30 Drag Strip.Almost since the invention of cars there’s been drag racing.  For generations young boys have souped up their “hot rods” and challenged each other to tests of speed and courage from country roads to dry river beds.By the 1950s, drag racing started to become more organized, largely due to the efforts of the American Hot Rod Association, created in 1956. Dirt fields sprouted bleachers and concession stands, and then beautiful paved tracks with safety fences and elaborate pit areas. Drag racing became big business.