Delaware Speedway
Delaware, ON

Status:
Open

Years:
1952-present

Name History:
Alterntively known as Brodie's Delaware Raceway / Delaware Raceway / Delaware Speedway (1952-1969)
Delaware International Speedway (1967-1982)
Delaware Speedway Park (1983-?)
Delaware Speedway (?-present)

Track Configuration(s):
1/4 mile dirt oval (1952-60)
1/4 mile paved oval (1960-69)
1/2 mile paved oval (1969-present)

Track Info:

• The original owner was Hugh Brodie
• Bruce Martin took over the track in 1960
• Ross Cockwell and Bill Farrish became promoters in 1961
• Ross Cockwell was the sole promoter from 1964-68
• The conversion from a 1/4 mile to 1/2 mile only required a 1 week shutdown in 1969
• The track opened on August 22 as a half mile
• Jack Greedy became the promoter in 1969
• Switched to Saturday night in 1972 (from Friday)
• The property was sold to Nick Spivak in 1974
• Hugh Brodie had been the owner since the beginning but rented out the track to various promoters - Spivak continued to do the same thing
• Jack Greedy sold the lease to Bill Prince in late 1975
• Brian Pratt became promoter in the middle of the 1977 season
• Tony Novotny became the lease-holder / promoter in 1979
• Switched back to Friday nights in 1979
• Brad McGonigle and a group of investors purchased the lease in the fall of 2000 - McGonigle became the promoter
• Arlen Scherba became the sole lease-holder in the off-season between 2008 and 2009
• On Dec 1, 2011 a new management group consisting of the de Melo and Spivak families took over control of the track
• In June 2021 the new ownership group consisted of consisting of Walt Spivak, Jon Aarts (John Aarts Group/J-AAR) and the United Racing Series (Ivor Jones, John Jones, Steve Drake and Luke Ramsay) assumed control of the track
• Track surface was ripped up and track repaved between the 2021 and 2022 seasons
• Other improvements for the 2022 season included grading the infield, a turn 1 concourse with picnic tables, and new scoreboard