i’ve never heard why they shortened the track.
you have any idea?
The death of Scott Kalitta during the June 2008 Englishtown event. Mechanical failure, high rate of speed into television boom. On July 2, 2008, the NHRA changed all nitro categories to 1,000 feet. Everything else is still quarter, that includes Pro Stock, Pro Mod, Alcohol, and the works.
Official New Jersey Police Report from 2008.
https://www.nj.gov/njsp/news/pr091708.html
Top speeds exceeding 300mph had a lot to do with it.