Canadian Race Track Database
Shannonville SpeedwayShannonville, ON
Status
Closed
Years in Operation: 1950?-1955?;1961-1963?;1967 - 1972?
Name History:
Speedway Park (1950)
Speedway Parkland (1951)
Shannonville Speedway (1952-1972?)
Track Configurations:
1/4 mile dirt oval
Notes:
Different track than the one that operated from 1979-1984Located where Shannonville Motorsports Park is nowOriginal owner was Richard BurrowsGo-kart rentals in the early 1960sRan big cars (i.e. sprint cars) in the 1950sMany drivers from Speedway Park (north of Toronto) raced here as well in the early 1950sReopened on Sept 24, 1967 (or Oct 1 due to rainout) after being renovatedManaged by Bill Carson and Bill Moreau beginning in 1968, but Richard Burrows was still the owner
