Nilestown Speedway
Nilestown, ON
Status
Closed
Years in Operation: 1952-1975
Name History:
Nilestown Speedway (1952-1957)
London Auto Raceway (1958)
Nilestown Speedway (1959-1975)
Track Configurations:
1/4 mile dirt oval (1952-55)
1/4 mile paved oval (1955-1975)
Ghost Track Photos
This is how Nilestown Speedway looked in November, 2003.
The grandstands were built into a natural hill, similiar to Delaware. The track appears to have been fairly narrow with a low banking. The pits were off the back straight.
After the track closed, it sat idle for a short time before the property was purchased in 1977 by the Polish National Association and they built the Polish-Canadian Recreation Centre on the property.
The track's infield is now a soccer field. The track surface itself is in great shape and is used for parking for soccer games. Almost nothing else racing-related is left. There is no sign of the start-finish line and no walls, fences, lights, starter stand, grandstands, buildings, etc to be seen either. Only a few pieces of timber that might have part of the grandstand remain on the hill. Then again, it may have been scrap thrown there sometime recently.
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A Lap Around Nilestown Speedway
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