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CNE Speedway
Toronto, ON

Status:
Closed

Years:
1900-1934
1952-1966
1990
1997

Name History:

Track Configuration(s):
1/2 mile dirt oval (1900-1934)
1/3 mile cinder oval (1952)
1/3 mile paved oval(1952-58)
1/4 mile paved oval (1959-1966)
1/3 mile paved oval (1990, 1997)

Historical Photos

1911

September 16, 1911. Toronto Archives photo.

Barney Oldfied, 1913. Toronto Public Library photo.

Auto polo, sometime between 1914 and 1920. Toronto Archives photo.

Sometime between 1914 and 1920. Toronto Archives photo.

Airplane vs car race, July 1920. Toronto Archives photo.

Roy LaPlante in the Wisconsin Special, 1920. Toronto Public Library photo.

1924.Toronto Public Library photo.

Toronto Star ad for August 29, 1925 races

Marion Martens - August 29, 1925

CNE officials, 1926

The field in the front straight in 1926. Toronto Archives photo.

Ralph DePalma, August 27, 1928. Toronto Archives photo.

George Bowers, 1952

Early days, probaby prior to 1957.

Mal Smith in the early days of the CNE. Photo courtesy of Jim Tapp.

Ralph Spencer in the first years of the track.

Opening day - April 8, 1955

1956. Courtesy of Pamela Stec.

1956. The platform in the infield is for a CNE show. Courtesy of Pamela Stec.

1956. Courtesy of Pamela Stec.

Ted Hogan, 1956.

Dixie Engel, probably 1955 or 56. Courtesy of Sandra MacKinnon.

Ted Hogan, 1957.

Modified Division action in 1959. Photo courtesy of Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame Archives.

Modifieds, sometime between 1959 and 1962. Photo courtesy of Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame Archives.

Modifieds, sometime between 1959 and 1962. Al Mitchell (#24), Jimmy Howard (#38), Bobby Keen? (#18), Harvey Lennox (#10). Photo courtesy of Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame Archives.

Harvey Lennox, Modified Division, sometime between 1959 and 1962. Photo courtesy of Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame Archives.

Tom Cuzzilla, sometime between 1959 and 1963. Courtesy of Tom Cuzzilla, Jr.

Gary Witter, around 1960.

Jimmy Howard and an unknown driver battle to the checkered flag, sometime in the early 1960s. Notice the crowd is on its feet.

Jimmy Howard with his modified sometime in the early 1960s. The photo is taken in the pits and we can see the pit shack behind him and the pit gate beside it. The gates are open and some fans are peering into the pit area.

Jimmy Howard (38) and Gary Witter (19) were team mates in the late 1950s and well into the 1960s. This photo is from sometime between 1959 and 1963.

Track staff, 1961

A 1961 crash in corner 3-4. At left, climbing out of his car is John Flatch, #24 Al Mitchell, #38 Jimmy Howard, #39 John Shirtliff.

Jimmy Howard's modified in pits during the 1961 season. The pit shack is behind. The pit gates are open and another modified is being towed in to the pits on a single axle trailer pulled by what appears to be a 1959 Ford Thunderbird.

Jimmy Howard, 1963.

Tom Cuzzilla, sometime between 1964 and 1966. Courtesy of Tom Cuzzilla, Jr.

Ted Brown - Late Model, sometime between 1964 and 1966. Photo courtesy of Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame Archives.

Don Goodall, Late Model division - probably 1966. Photo courtesy of Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame Archives.

Late Models, sometime between 1964 and 1966.

Hobby Division, around 1965 or 1966. Photo courtesy of Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame Archives.

John Shirtliff picks up a heat win in early 1965. Photo appeared in Wheelspin News without credit.

Late Model Divison - 1966, #47 Norm Lelliott spins,#39 John Shirtliff, #9 Vic Parsons, #11 Ken Carroll, #37 Ross Howes. Photo courtesy of Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame Archives.

Late Models, probably 1966. Rick Spence #60, Ray Gullison #68, Jim Hallahan #33. Photo courtesy of Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame Archives.

Jack Cook, Late Model Division - probably 1966. Photo courtesy of Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame Archives.

Can-Am Midget, 1990.

Pro-Four spins out, 1990. Courtesy of Ernie Pothier.

Can-Am Midgets, 1990. Courtesy of Ernie Pothier.

CASCAR racing, 1990. Jeff Goode photo from the Toronto Star Photographic Archive, downloaded from the Toronto Public Library site and used as per the Toronto Star License for personal, educational and research use.

Can-Am Midgets, 1990. Boris Spremo photo from the Toronto Star Photographic Archive, downloaded from the Toronto Public Library site and used as per the Toronto Star License for personal, educational and research use.

Hobby Cars, 1990. Boris Spremo photo from the Toronto Star Photographic Archive, downloaded from the Toronto Public Library site and used as per the Toronto Star License for personal, educational and research use.

Scott Watkins takes a CASCAR heat win in 1990. The pits were behind the electronic scoreboard. The people visible in the grandstands would be crews from the pits. Photographer unknown. Courtesy of Ernie Pothier.

Aerial view of Exhibition Stadium in 1993, three years after the Bud Stocks season. The Budweiser logo can still be seen in the infield. The egg shape of the track can be clearly seen. The pits were in the foreground. The start / finish line is visible on the front straight on the covered grandstand side of the track. Tony Bock photo from the Toronto Star Photographic Archive, downloaded from the Toronto Public Library site and used as per the Toronto Star License for personal, educational and research use.

Aerial photo of CNE Speedway when the track was 1/3 mile.

Aerial photo of CNE Speedway in early 1959 when the track was being reduced to 1/4 mile.

Aerial photo of CNE Speedway in 1966, the last season of the track. Compare to the earlier 1/3 mile configuration.