Drag racer Joe Karosik of Depew competes in the Top ET class at Lancaster National Speedway and Dragway, as well as at Empire Dragway in Leicester. Karosik is 60 years old.

Motor sports entrepreneur Greg Sanford announced Thursday he will drop his plans to build a drag strip in northern Lancaster County.

Right idea, wrong location. That was the message the Lincoln-Lancaster County Planning Commission sent Wednesday to the man who wants to build a drag strip in northern Lancaster County.