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Glendale Speedway

Sarnia, ON

Status
Closed

Years in Operation: 1952-59

Name History:
Glendale Speedway (1952-58)
Sarnia Glendale Speedway (1959)

Track Configurations:
1/4 mile dirt oval (1952-1954)
1/4 mile paved oval (1955-59)

Notes:
  • Was located north of the 402 and just east of Murphy Rd
  • The land was owned by Glen Matthews who partnered with Glen Dodds to build the track
  • The name Glendale comes from the two owners' first names
  • First event was July 4, 1952
  • Herb Howard was killed on May 31, 1958
  • The track lay untouched until 1972 when the land was sold for housing