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Canadian Race Track Database

Breckenridge Speedway

Edmonton, AB

Status
Closed

Years in Operation: 1951-53

Name History:


Track Configurations:
1/2 mile dirt oval (1951-?)
1/4 mile dirt oval (?-53)

Notes:
  • Built by Gavin Breckenridge and Oscar Green
  • Opened on June 2, 1951
  • May have only ran a few events in 1951, mostly on holiday weekends
  • Race dates were inconsistent in 1952
  • Lights were added in July 1952
  • Ran Friday nights in 1953
  • Appears to have closed due to low car count as several events at the end of the 1953 season were cancelled
  • Speedway Park / Edmonton International Speedway was later built on this site