Bridgeport Speedway
Kitchener, ON

Status:
Closed

Years:
1951
1953-1963

Name History:

Track Configuration(s):
1/4 mile dirt oval (1951)
1/4 mile paved oval (1953-1963)

Track Info:

• Built over an old horse track that had been unused for about 30 years
• Opened on August 8, 1951
• Property was owned by Albert Weber
• Operated by the Maple Leaf Midget and Stock Car Racing Club in 1951
• The club rented the track from Weber
• Raced Wednesday nights in 1951
• Did not operate in 1952
• Re-opened in 1953 under a partnership consisting of Glenn Kreitzer, W.E. Meyer, Albert Weber, Howard Weber and Roy Weber
• Switched to Saturday night racing in 1953
• There was a drivers' strike in 1962 to secure a guaranteed purse instead of the purse being a percentage of the gate income
• The reason for closing was mostly due to noise complaints
• Track property is now baseball fields