Canadian Race Track Database
Capital City Speedway (oval)Stittsville, ON
Status
Closed
Years in Operation: 1961-2014
Name History:
Capital City Speedway (1961-1985)
Ottawa Valley Speedway (1985-1993)
Capital City Speedway (1994-2001)
Ottodrome International Speedway (2002-2005)
Capital City Speedway (2006-2014)
Track Configurations:
3/8 mile paved oval (1961-76)
3/8 mile clay oval (1977)
3/8 mile paved oval (1978-present)
Notes:
Built by Gerry Bisson who had previously promoted Lansdowne Park
Opened on July 5, 1961
Built at a cost of $275,000
The early newspaper ads claimed the track was a half-mile
Bisson was the promoter from 1961 to 1975
July 29, 1969: ARCA 100 lapper won by Bill Clemons
Hosted three USAC National Midget Car Series races in 1969, with Mel Kenyon winning all three
Hosted the Export A Series in 1975
Hosted the NASCAR Modified Sportsman series in 1975
Acquired by Fred Beyer, Art Audette and Peter Warren in April 1976 via a leasing deal from Gerry Bisson, pending final completion of severing the property
Adopted North Eastern Auto Racing Association sanction in 1976
Pit crew member, Floyd Geary, was killed in June 1976 when the car driven by Charles Brown suffered a stuck throttle and hit the guardrail that Geary was leaning on
There were not enough Limited Modifieds in the 1976, so the track switched to full (i.e. big block) Modifieds
Fred Beyer dropped out of the ownership group in July 1976, but was back in early 1977
In 1977 clay was laid over the asphalt and the track ran as dirt for the season
The 1977 season was run as part of the Canadian-American Racing Society (CARS)
Rain plagued the 1977 season and the operators closed for the season in August
Gerry Bisson regained control of the speedway in October 1977 and restarted the season, running A Class and B Class until mid-November
Gerry Bisson passed away in December, 1977
Bought by Don Bell in early 1978 - he was also the promoter
The clay was removed for the 1978 season
The lighting was upgraded and new washrooms were added for the 1979 season
Bill Routlifffe became the promoter in 1983
Hosted NASCAR North Series race in 1985
Hosted ACT Series from 1986-88
Dave Booth became the promoter in 1986
Hosted CASCAR Super Series races from 1988-1997
Bought by Penny Bell in 1994
Bought by David Melamed in April, 2002
Bought by the Drummond family in the fall of 2005
Arnie Malcom became the Promoter / Race Director for the 2006 season
