Hilo Dragstrip is a ¼-mile dragstrip located just southeast of Hilo, Hawaii at 19°40′53″N 155°1′49″W / 19.68139°N 155.03028°W / 19.68139; -155.03028Coordinates: 19°40′53″N 155°1′49″W / 19.68139°N 155.03028°W / 19.68139; -155.03028. It is also called the Pana‘ewa Drag Strip. Hilo dragstrip opened in 1978, and is now operated by the County of Hawaiʻi. The Big Island Auto Club and the Big Island Hot Rod Association race at the strip. The biggest race events at the Hilo Drag Strip are the BIAC Memorial Day Drags and the BIAC Tommy Thompson Labor Day Drags. The track is sanctioned by the International Hot Rod Association and has adjacent motocross and kart racing tracks.