Glendale Speedway
Sarnia, ON

Status:
Closed

Years:
1952-59

Name History:
Glendale Speedway (1952-58)
Sarnia Glendale Speedway (1959)

Track Configuration(s):
1/4 mile dirt oval (1952-1954)
1/4 mile paved oval (1955-59)

Track Info:

• Was located north of the 402 and just east of Murphy Rd
• The land was owned by Glen Matthews who partnered with Glen Dodds to build the track
• The name Glendale comes from the two owners' first names
• First event was July 4, 1952
• Herb Howard was killed on May 31, 1958
• The track lay untouched until 1972 when the land was sold for housing