Far from dead a lot of racers are running 1/8 mile tracks in the south. NHRA at Gainesville was packed. Jim Oddy no longer drives but his still involved in supercharged aa/gs series. Mike Janis is the current NHRA pro mod champ and has a very successful business.
Englishtown is history now. Tearing the place apart.
Leicester NY has a 1/4 mile track, right outside of Perry NY off of rte 20 a.
Outlaw pro mod series is huge and PDRl series strong as well. These run 1/8 mile.