Sunset Speedway
Stroud, ON

Status:
Open

Years:
1968-present

Name History:

Track Configuration(s):
1/4 mile paved oval (1968-1970)
1/3 mile paved oval (1971-present)

Track Info:

• Original owners were Ken Shakell, Alex Shakell and Gaspar Bozsik
• Leased to Gord Coates starting in 1971
• The track was widened and lengthened for the 1971 season
• Raced Wednesday nights in the early 1970s
• The infield was used for off-road racing in the early 1970s
• Leased by Wes Good from 1975 (late in the year)-1981
• Added a figure 8 oval in 1978
• Owner Ken Shakell took over as Promoter in 1982 after Wes Goods lease expired
• Sold to Steve Slaughter between the 1985 and 1986 seasons
• Track surface was completely torn up and repaved in the fall of 1994
• Sold to Glenn Lloyd in the fall of 2002
• Sold to Wes Good in May, 2008
• Sold to a group of 5 investors in May 2009
• Mark Dilley became the track manager with the new owners in May, 2009