Cantley Speedway
Cantley, QC

Status:
Closed

Years:
1964-1971

Name History:

Track Configuration(s):
1/2 mile dirt oval

Track Info:

• Located east of Cantley, QC (north of Gatineau) on the south side of Chemin Saint Elisabeth
• Sometimes described as a 4/10 mile track
• Opened in July 1964
• Original owner was Guy Boyer
• In September 1965 a car crashed into a crowd of spectators who were too close to the track, killing Eugene Mineault and injuring several others
• Bought by Gerry Bisson, owner of Capital City Speedway, in 1970
• Did not open in 1972 due to new laws related to crowd safery - Bisson said it would cost too much