Shannonville Speedway
Shannonville, ON

Status:
Closed

Years:
1950?-1955?
1961-1963?
1967 - 1972?

Name History:
Speedway Park (1950)
Speedway Parkland (1951)
Shannonville Speedway (1952-1972?)

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

Track Info:

• Different track than the one that operated from 1979-1984
• Located where Shannonville Motorsports Park is now
• Original owner was Richard Burrows
• Go-kart rentals in the early 1960s
• Ran big cars (i.e. sprint cars) in the 1950s
• Many drivers from Speedway Park (north of Toronto) raced here as well in the early 1950s
• Reopened on Sept 24, 1967 (or Oct 1 due to rainout) after being renovated
• Managed by Bill Carson and Bill Moreau beginning in 1968, but Richard Burrows was still the owner