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Perry Wyatt Raced At Detroit Dragway My Father, Perry Shannon Wyatt Sr. came to Michigan in 1959 with the dream of finding a better life. At just Sixteen years old when he arrived and moved in with his older brother, he immediately found a My Father, Perry Shannon Wyatt Sr. came to Michigan in 1959 with the dream of finding a better life. At just Sixteen years old when he arrived and moved in with his older brother, he immediately found a job at a Used Car Lot as a porter. Shortly after that he went to work at…

We are now in our second decade keeping the memory of one of the best drag strips in the history of drag racing alive, Detroit Dragway. Now while our main mission is keeping DD alive, we will start posting photos & events from other Michigan drag strips.  We do not want to loose any more tracks. Anyone from the Detroit area has to remember the radio spots, Sunday, Sunday, Sunday at Detroit Dragway. Ben Christ is reported to have been the person that came up with this ad.  Gil Kohen’s Detroit Dragway open in 1959 and it closed at the end…