"I wish we had more people like the Napp family in drag racing, " Bennett said.

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Because the land is valuable, rumors are persistent that the Napp family would be willing to cash in.

WSJ: New Jersey's Noisiest Neighbor

So the park, built on a horse farm in the mid-60s by Napp's grandfather, father, great-uncle and uncle, is not for sale.

WSJ: New Jersey's Noisiest Neighbor

"It's a successful business as it is, " said Napp, 36, one of four third-generation members of the family who run the track.

WSJ: New Jersey's Noisiest Neighbor

"Raceway Park, for us, is more than a drag strip, " Napp said.

WSJ: New Jersey's Noisiest Neighbor

David Napp said crowds are not as big as they were, say, 10 years ago but they are not in a steady decline.

WSJ: New Jersey's Noisiest Neighbor

"The Napp family are the kind of people this sport was built on, " said Bobby Bennett, the editor of CompetitionPlus.com, which bills itself as drag racing's Internet magazine.

WSJ: New Jersey's Noisiest Neighbor

Vincent Napp Sr. and his brother, Louis, were partners in a heavy-construction firm in Newark in the early 1960s when they decided they wanted to do something else, like build a beach resort.

WSJ: New Jersey's Noisiest Neighbor