Barrie Speedway
Barrie, ON

Status:
Closed

Years:
1965-1974
1976-1997
1999-2014

Name History:
Barrie Speedway (1965-?)
Twin Cities Speedway
Barrie Speedway Park 2000 (1997)
Motorplex Park (1998)
Barrie Speedway (1999-2014)

Track Configuration(s):
1/4 mile paved oval (1965-2004)
1/3 mile paved tri-oval (2005-2014)

Track Info:

• Built and run by Jerry Watson until his death in November of 1977
• Bought by Ross and Toni Money in 1978
• Bought by Al Blight in the fall of 1979
• Bought by Norm Davis between the 1994 and 1995 seasons
• Bought by Gino Carlevaris and Joe Miller between the 1996 and 1997 seasons
• Gord Coates and Nigel Squirrel became the lease-holders in Nov, 1998
• Repaved between the 1998 and 1999 seasons
• Brad Moran replaced Gord Coates as a co-owner in the fall of 2000
• Underwent a massive rebuild in the fall of 2004 to convert to a wider and longer track with a kink in the back straight to form a tri-oval
• A pit lane was also added in the fall of 2004
• Bought by Apex Motorsports (Rick Hurst, Diane Cunningham, Dave Simcoe, Doug Clarke and Angie Clarke in April 2011