North Bay Speedway
North Bay, ON

Status:
Closed

Years:
1965-67
1978-1984
1987-1992
1995-2003

Name History:
Sonny Dale Raceway (1965-67)
Sunnydale Speedway (1978-87)
North Bay Speedway (1987-2003)
AKA North Bay Motor Speedway

Track Configuration(s):
1/4 mile paved oval

Track Info:

• Located on land leased from Clarence Reddick
• It was built inside of a private horse track
• The track's original named was Sonny Dale Raceway, named after Sonny Dale Farms, the property it was on
• Track was owned by Roy Ballantyne
• Races were organized by the North Bay Stock Car Association in 1965-66
• Races were organized by the Sonny Dale Stock Car Association in 1967
• The 1978 version was built by Bill Lloyd and his son Glenn
• Re-opened on June 12, 1978
• Raced on Sunday afternoons
• Glenn Lloyd sold his share in 1980
• Stopped running weekly part way through the 1982 season due to low car count and few spectators
• Ran some specials later in 1982
• Doug Harrison became owner in June, 1983 when he bought out Bill Lloyd, Sandra Lloyd and Gerry Aulbrook
• Glenn Lloyd repurchased the track in 1987 and reopened it after it being closed for the 1985 and 1986 seasons
• It was renamed in 1987 to create a closer tie to the local community and easier for out-of-town drivers to find it
• Glenn Lloyd sold the track at the end of the 1987 season to John Foote and Brian Malcom
• 1988 - new grandstands, scoring tower, concession and souvenir stands built
• Bought by Gary Harling in 2004
• Bought by the Salisbury family in late 2002