{"id":103066,"date":"2026-02-19T18:44:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T18:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/biggest-street-race-in-memphis-history-grudge-on-the-gate-is-about-to-shake-the-city\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T18:44:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T18:44:05","slug":"biggest-street-race-in-memphis-history-grudge-on-the-gate-is-about-to-shake-the-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/biggest-street-race-in-memphis-history-grudge-on-the-gate-is-about-to-shake-the-city\/","title":{"rendered":"BIGGEST STREET RACE IN MEMPHIS HISTORY: \u201cGRUDGE ON THE GATE\u201d IS ABOUT TO SHAKE THE CITY"},"content":{"rendered":"
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RIVERGATE GRUDGE ON THE GATE 2<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Memphis is about to light the fuse.<\/p>\n

February 20th and 21st<\/span>, Rivergate Road becomes the epicenter of\u00a0NoPrep Drag Racing<\/span>, and the energy is already unreal.\u00a0100+ cars are locked in<\/span>\u2014not \u201cmaybe\u201d cars, not \u201cwe\u2019ll see\u201d cars\u2014committed racers<\/span>\u00a0rolling in ready to set the tone for the entire season. Racers, teams, and fans aren\u2019t just showing up\u2026 they\u2019re showing up to\u00a0make a statement<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Memphis Needed This\u2014and Now It\u2019s Here<\/h3>\n

Let\u2019s be honest:\u00a0Memphis drag racing has been starving.<\/span>\u00a0With\u00a0Memphis International Raceway closed for years<\/span>, Mid-South racers have had to travel just to get that hit of real competition. That gap didn\u2019t just leave an empty track\u2014it left an empty\u00a0heartbeat<\/em>.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s exactly why\u00a0Dennis Bailey and Shaye Kelly<\/span>\u00a0built\u00a0\u201cGrudge On The Gate\u201d<\/span>\u00a0back in December: to bring the fire back to the city and give Memphis a race that feels like\u00a0home turf warfare<\/span>\u00a0again.<\/p>\n

And this isn\u2019t some thrown-together meet.\u00a0Shaye Kelly<\/span>\u00a0brings the experience of working with local government to help secure the\u00a0permits needed<\/span>\u00a0to do it the right way, while\u00a0Dennis Bailey<\/span>\u2014along with his brother\u00a0Derrick<\/span>\u2014brings years of racing, promotion, and TV experience from across the country. Translation:\u00a0this has both the access and the execution<\/span>\u00a0to be legendary.<\/p>\n

100 Cars. On The Street. Let That Sink In.<\/h3>\n

Most tracks struggle to keep things tight with a fraction of that car count.<\/p>\n

Now picture this:\u00a0a stacked field<\/span>\u00a0on a NoPrep surface, where every run is a fight for traction, pride, and bragging rights. The first event already sparked a buzz across the scene\u2014and now that word has traveled? Memphis is about to feel that\u00a0electricity in the air<\/span>, the kind you don\u2019t forget.<\/p>\n

This is the kind of weekend where:<\/p>\n