The Hemi-powered drones Bruce Springsteen lionized in his 1975 hit song “Born to Run” ran a few miles west of Highway 9. The guys who took part in all those New Jersey stoplight drags also had a legal — and regal —place to play.

For decades, Old Bridge Township Raceway Park was one of drag racing’s premier venues, both for national-level competition and the regular guys who rumbled on Sunday afternoons. Today, it’s part of a motorsports complex that also offers drifting and track days on a separate road course, plus motocross.