Speedway Miramichi
Miramichi, NB

Status:
Open

Years:
1968-1974
1983-present

Name History:
Miramachi Speedway (1968-74)
Douglastown Speedway (1983)
Williston Speedway (1984-85)
Miramachi Raceway (1986-87)
McKay's Speedway (1988-94)
Miramichi City Speedway (1995-2011)
Speedway Miramichi (2012-present)

Track Configuration(s):
1/3 mile paved oval

Track Info:

• Opened on June 2, 1968
• Managed by the Miramichi Speedway Limited consisting of Hugh Black, John Dupuis, Jack Esson and Jim Quinn
• Closed at the end of the 1974 season
• 1983 - Re-opened and leased by Pierre Allain
• 1984 - Mid-way through the season Frank Williston bought the lease
• 1986 - Bought by Lindsay Tozer
• 1987 - Bought by Frank Williston
• 1988 - Bought by Wilfred McKay and Clarence Patles
• 1994 - Early in the year Brad Mann bought Wilfred McKay's share and later in the year Reg Tozer bought Clarence Patles' share
• 2009 - 3 event
• 2010, 2011 - 1 event each year
• 2011 - Bought by Jason Carnahan and David Nielsen late in the year
• 2012 - Major track renovations - new washrooms, a new canteen building, new hospitality suites and new scoring tower
• 2014 - Regular weekly racing returned for the first time since 2008
• 2015 - Bought by Barry and Shelby Richard