- Dirt track racing in Canada
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United StatesDirt track racing is a type of auto racing performed on oval tracks in Canada. While not as widespread as in the U.S., is still quite popular. Most of the provinces offer several venues for both local racing and special events.
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Venues
Alberta
Track Name Location Type Classes Bridge County Raceway Lethbridge 3/8 mile high banked dirt oval Sportsman Sprints, N.P.P. Late Models, Modifieds, Streets, claimers, Trucks Castrol Raceway Edmonton 3/8 mile semi-banked clay oval '360' Sprints, Sportsman Sprints, N.P.P. Late Models, Wisotta Late Models. Mini Sprints race on Jr. Oval. Central Alberta Raceways Rimbey 3/8 mile dirt/clay oval N.P.P. Late Models, Rimbey Rule Book Only Stock Cars Hidden Valley Motorsports Park Drumheller Unknown Currently not racing Prairieland Raceway Sedgewick 3/8 mile clay oval CLOSED Rapidfire Motorsports Park Drayton Valley 3/8 mile semi-banked clay oval CLOSED Rocky Mountain Raceway Park[1] Okotoks 1/4 mile dirt oval '360' Sprints, Sportsman Sprints, N.P.P Late Models, Stock Cars Sangudo Speedway Sangudo 1/4 mile high banked dirt oval Alberta Modifieds, Stock Trucks, Super Stocks, Street Stocks, Mini Stocks Yellowhead Raceway Hinton 3/8 mile high banked clay oval slated to reopen in 2009 / new name??? British Columbia
Track Name Location Type Classes Clearwater Speedway Clearwater 5/8 mile semi-banked oval CLOSED Merritt Speedway Merritt 3/8 mile semi-banked dirt oval Hobby Class, Bombers, 4cyl Bombers Mountainside Raceway Lillooet 3/8 mile semi-banked clay oval CLOSED Terrace Speedway Terrace 3/8 mile banked paved oval bombers, Thunders Pemberton Speedway Pemberton 3/8 mile clay oval Rocky Mountain Raceway Valemount 1/2 mile semi-banked dirt oval CLOSED Taylor Speedway Fort St. John 3/8 mile semi-banked clay oval IMCA Modifieds, Sport Stocks, Bombers, Mini-Stocks Tri-Port Speedway Port Hardy 1/4 mile seim-banked clay oval Super Stocks, Stock Cars, Mini Stocks Manitoba
Track Name Location Type Classes Swan Valley Speedway Swan River 1/4 mile semi-banked clay oval Bombers,street stocks ,mini stocks Red River Co-Op Speedway Winnipeg 4/10 mile high banked clay oval 4-Cylinder Pure Stock, Late Models, Modifieds, Super Trucks, Super Stocks, Street Stocks New Brunswick
Track Name Location Type Classes Speedy Dundee Dundee near Eel River Crossing 1/4 mile banked clay oval Open Mod Class, 8 Cylinder Stock, 4 Cyl Improve, 4 Cylinder Stock, ATV's Newfoundland
Track Name Location Type Classes Avondale Speedway Avondale 1/3 mile slightly banked clay oval Mini Stocks, Street Stock, Super Stocks Exploits Valley Speedway Bishop's Falls 1/4 mile dirt oval Stock cars Northwest Territories
Track Name Location Type Classes Hay River Speedway Hay River 3/8 mile semi-banked dirt oval IMCA Modifieds, Sportsmen, Street Stocks, Starter Stocks, 4 Cylinders Nova Scotia
Track Name Location Type Classes South Shore Speedway Liverpool 1/4 mile slightly banked dirt oval Hobby Stocks, Stocks Ontario
Track Name Location Type Classes Brighton Speedway Brighton 1/3 mile slightly banked clay oval Modifieds, Pro Stocks, Pure Stocks, Comp 4s, Stingers, and sometimes hosts the SOS Sprints, Gords Water Vantasticks and 4 wheelers Brockville Ontario Speedway Brockville 3/8 mile high banked clay oval 358 DIRT Modifieds, Sportsman, Street Stocks, Rookie Stock Conwall Speedway Cornwall 1/4 mile high banked clay oval 358 DIRT Modifieds, Pro Stocks, Semi Pros, Rookie Stocks Emo Speedway Fort Frances 3/8 mile high banked clay oval Modifieds, Midwest Mods, Street Stocks (including a Go-Kart track) Humberstone Speedway Port Colborne 1/3 mile dirt oval DIRT Sportsman, Street Stocks, Pro 4 Trucks, Mini Stocks Ohsweken Speedway Ohsweken 3/8 mile semi-banked clay oval 360 Sprint Cars, Street Stocks, Mini Stocks South Buxton Raceway Merlin 3/8 mile high banked clay oval Late Models, Modifieds, Sport Stock, Comps, Econos,street stocks Wonderland Speedway London 1/8 mile dirt oval Merrittville Speedway Thorold 3/8 mile dirt oval 358 DIRT Modifieds, Sportsman, Hoosier Stocks, Mini Stocks, Dwarfcar/Modlite Quebec
Track Name Location Type Classes Autodrome Coaticook Coaticook 1/3 mile semi-banked dirt oval Autodrome Drummond Drummondville 1/2 mile clay oval 358 DIRT Modified, Sportsman, Semi Pros, 4 Cylinders Autodrome East Broughton East Broughton 1/3 mile high banked clay oval Pro Stock, Super Stock, 8-Cylinder Stock, 4/6-Cylinder Stock Autodrome Edelweiss Cantley 3/8 mile high banked dirt oval 358 DIRT Modified, Pro Stock, 8-Cylinder Stock, 4-Cylinder Stock Autodrome Granby Granby 1/2 mile semi-banked dirt oval 358 DIRT Modified, Sportsman, Semi Pros, 4 Cylinders, 6-Cylinder Stock Autodrome Montmagny Montmagny 1/5 mile dirt oval 750cc Mini-Sprints, Super Stocks, 4/6-Cylinders Stock, VTT Autodrome St-Just St-Just de Bretenières 1/3 mile dirt oval 8-Cylinder Stock, 4-Cylinder Stock Circuit RPM New Richmond 1/3 mile semi-banked dirt oval Super Stocks, Stocks, 4 Cylinders Laverlochere Laverlochere 1/6 mile dirt oval Modifié 8 cyl. stock 8cyl. 4/6cyl. Motodrome St-Marcel St-Marcel 1/4 mile dirt oval Mini Sprints, Mini Modifieds, VTT, Dirt Track Motorcycles Sept-Îles Speedway Moisie 1/2 mile dirt oval Pro Stock, 8-Cylinder, 4 Cylinders Stadiaume St-Guillaume St-Guillaume 3/8 mile clay oval Saskatchewan
Track Name Location Type Classes Estevan Motor Speedway Estevan 3/8 mile high banked dirt oval IMCA Modifieds, Hobby Stocks, Mini Sprints Flatland Motor Speedway Kindersley 1/3 mile clay tri-oval IMCA Modifieds, Trucks Outlook Motor Speedway Outlook 1/3 mile high banked clay oval Street Stocks, Thunder Stocks, Trucks Riverside Speedway Nipawin 1/4 mile semi-banked dirt oval Silvertown Speedway Tisdale 3/8 mile dirt oval Street Stock, Hobby Stock Speedy Creek Raceway Swift Current 3/8 mile clay oval Hobby, Mini, Street Swift Current Motor Speedway Swift Current 1/4 semi-banked clay oval Modifieds, Streets, Hobbies, Mini Stocks Wheatbelt Stock Car Track Rosetown 3/8 mile semi-banked clay oval Modifieds, Street Stocks Yukon
Track Name Location Type Classes K.M.A. Speedway Whitehorse 3/8 mile semi-banked dirt oval External links
- Typical Canadian dirt oval track (Avondale Speedway)
- The Greatest 1/4 Mile Alberta dirt oval track (Sangudo Speedway)
- 1/3 Mile Saskatchewan dirt oval track (Outlook Motor Speedway)
Racing associations
Categories:- Dirt track racing by country
- Motorsport in Canada
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