Canadian Race Track Database
Acton SpeedwayOspringe, ON
Status
Closed
Years in Operation: 1968-1971
Name History:
Occasionally referred to as Acton-Ospringe Speedway in 1969
Track Configurations:
1/4 mile dirt oval (1968)
1/4 mile paved oval (paved late in the 1968 season - 1971)
Notes:
Ran Late Models, 6 Cylinders
1969-71 ran mini-stocks
Track was owned by Ron White
Raced Sundays at 2:30 in the early years
Occassionally ran Hobby class and Mini-Stocks in 1969 but it appears they were not regulars and the track did not name points champions
Managed by Art Overland in 1971
Earth retaining wall added in 1971 around turn 3-4
Lights were added for the 1971 season and in August of 1971 racing switched to Thursday nights
Did not operate in 1972
Property was purchased by Eugene Seminara around 1972
Seminara applied for a license in 1973 but was turned down by the town because it had been idle for a year and was now zoned as agricultural
