Westwind Oval
Edmonton, AB

Status:
Closed

Years:
1968-1977

Name History:

Track Configuration(s):
3/8 mile paved oval

Track Info:

• Built by a group of drivers who were dissatisfied with Speedway Park
• Site was originally the Jasper Place Dump
• Located Hwy 16 west - Winterburn overpass, 1 mile north
• Map location at right is approximate
• Operated by the Edmonton Area Racing Association
• Designed by Terry Cunningham
• Eric and Phil Dowler did much of the excavation for the original construction
• Ray Wild was the first General Manager
• Raced Wednesday nights in the early years
• Opened July 16, 1968
• Some sources indicate the track was originally dirt but I am unable to find any proof - appears to have been paved from day one
• The 1970 rules stated that cars between 1955 and 1970 as Super Stock and Early Lates were for 1953-1960
• Early Lates were 6 cylinder
• Final event was October 16, 1977
• Track closed due to a combination of factors - dropping car counts, fewer spectators, an increase in rent for the property and an industrial park built next to it
• When the track closed the EARA moved to now re-opened Speedway Park then called Cobra Raceway