Sauble Speedway is a 1/4 mile
short track motor racing
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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, ...
, in
Hepworth,
Ontario
Ontario is the southernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Located in Central Canada, Ontario is the Population of Canada by province and territory, country's most populous province. As of the 2021 Canadian census, it ...
, Canada. The track hosts a weekly Saturday night
stock car racing
Stock car racing is a form of Auto racing, automobile racing run on oval track racing, oval tracks and road courses. It originally used Production vehicle, production-model cars, hence the name "stock car", but is now run using cars specifical ...
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
Late Model stock car racing, also known as late model racing and late models, refers to a type of auto racing that involves purpose-built cars simultaneously racing against each other primarily on oval tracks. This type of racing was early-on ...
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, Ontario Sportsman Series,
OSCAAR
The Ontario Stock Car Association of Asphalt Racers, usually shortened to the acronym OSCAAR, is a Canadian Stock car racing, stock car Auto racing, racing series featuring three divisions, Modified stock car racing, Open Wheeled Modifieds, Hot R ...
Modifieds
Modified stock car racing, also known as modified racing and modified, is a type of auto racing that involves purpose-built cars simultaneously racing against each other on Oval track racing, oval tracks. First established in the United States aft ...
,
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 optimized for speed and acceleration. One definition is: "a car that's been stripped down, souped up and ma ...
and
Pro Sprints, the Ontario Outlaw Super Late Model Series, Can-Am
Midgets and
INEX Legend Cars.
The track was purchased in 2017 by local business owners Paul and Lia Gresel. The facility received
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing. It is considered to be one of the top ranked motorsports organizations in ...
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 in the United States and Canad ...
.
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In 2021 Jeff and Tina Cassidy became partners of the speedway. In 2022 John Karley was brought on as the General Manager. Brad Holmes was then hired as General Manager in October 2023.
See also
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List of auto racing tracks in Canada
This is a list of auto racing tracks in Canada. The number of turns and track length are based on the standard, full courses for each track. The major series in bold listed are currently hold a race at the track.
Road courses
Street circuit, ...
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Sunset Speedway
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Delaware Speedway
Delaware Speedway is a paved race track that is one of the oldest continuously operating tracks in Canada. It is located a few minutes west of London, Ontario northeast of Delaware, Ontario. It hosts stock car racing every Friday night during ...
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