Sauble Speedway is a 1/4 mile
short track motor racing oval, located east of the beach community
Sauble Beach
Sauble Beach (pop. 2000) is a beach community and unincorporated area in the town of South Bruce Peninsula, Bruce County, in the northern area of southwestern Ontario, Canada. It is on the Bruce Peninsula, along the eastern shore of Lake Huron, on ...
, in
Hepworth,
Ontario, Canada. The track hosts a weekly Saturday night
stock car racing
Stock car racing is a form of automobile racing run on oval tracks and road courses measuring approximately . It originally used production-model cars, hence the name "stock car", but is now run using cars specifically built for racing. It ori ...
program that runs from June to September each year, with additional Sunday night races on
long weekends.
Overview
The speedway originally opened in 1969 as a 1/4 mile dirt track but was paved prior to the start of the 1971 season.
The tracks weekly racing program features United 8's for eight cylinder
late model cars, Combined 4's for four cylinder cars and Junior Late Models. The track also regularly features touring series including the
APC United Late Model Series
The APC United Late Model Series is a late model stock car racing series competing at short track ovals in Ontario, Canada.
Background
The series was founded in 2015 with the purpose of revitalizing late model stock car racing at paved short ...
,
Ontario Sportsman Series,
OSCAAR Modifieds,
Hot Rods
Hot rods are typically American cars that might be old, classic, or modern and that have been rebuilt or modified with large engines optimised for speed and acceleration. One definition is: "a car that's been stripped down, souped up and made ...
and
Pro Sprints, the Ontario Outlaw Super Late Model Series, Can-Am
Midgets
Midget (from ''midge'', a tiny biting insect) is a term for a person of unusually short stature that is considered by some to be pejorative due to its etymology. While not a medical term like "dwarfism", a medical condition with a number of ...
and
Legends car racing.
The track was purchased in 2017 by local business owner Paul Gresel and
NASCAR Pinty's Series driver
Mark Dilley
Mark Dilley (born January 20, 1969) is a Canadian race car driver. He competes in the NASCAR Pinty's Series, driving the No. 64 Leland/BDI/PartSource Ford Fusion for Micks Motorsports. Dilley has been co-owner of Sauble Speedway since May 2017.
...
. The facility received
NASCAR sanctioning in 2018 and joined the
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series
The NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series (formerly the Whelen All-American Series, Winston Racing Series and the Dodge Weekly Series) is a points championship for NASCAR sanctioned local short track motor racing around the United States and Ca ...
.
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See also
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List of auto racing tracks in Canada
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Sunset Speedway
Sunset Speedway is a , dirt oval track in Banks in the U.S. state of Oregon. Opened in 1986, races are held from April through September. Racing classes include IMCA Modifieds, Northwest Wingless Tour Sprints, Street Stocks, NW Extreme Sprints, ...
*
Delaware Speedway
References
External links
Sauble Speedway Official Site Motorsport venues in Ontario
Paved oval racing venues in Ontario
Motorsport in Canada
1969 establishments in Ontario
Sports venues completed in 1969
Tourist attractions in Bruce County