Historic Track Database – Atlantic Canada Please email corrections and/or revisions to admin@checkerstowreckers.com. NEWFOUNDLAND Track Name Location Configuration Years in Operation Status Avondale Speedway Avondale, NF 1/4 mile clay oval 2002-2012 Closed Eastbound Int’l Speedway Avondale, NF 1/3 mile oval 1/8 mile drag strip 2014 to present Open Gary French Memorial Speedway Bay Roberts, NF 1/3 mile dirt oval mid 90s, early 2000s Closed Howard Brown Memorial Speedway Bishop’s Falls, NF 1/4 mile dirt oval 1999-??? Closed Knights Speedway Pouch Cove, NF 1/3 mile paved oval mid 70s Closed Spence’s Speed Bowl St. John’s, NF 1/3 mile dirt, then paved, oval late 60s, early 70s Closed Thunder Valley Speedway Bishop’s Falls, NF 1/4 mile paved oval 2006-present Open NEW BRUNSWICK Track Name Location Configuration Years in Operation Status Airport Raceway Saint John, NB 1/4-mile concrete banked oval late 60s, early 70s Closed Barachois Speedway Shediac, NB 1/4 mile paved oval 50s,60s Closed Barkers Point Speedway Fredericton, NB ??? dirt oval 60s, 70s Closed Blue Mountain Speedway Big River, NB 3/10 mile paved oval 2004-present Open Brookside Speedway Nashwaaksis, NB 1/4 mile paved oval late 60s, mid 70s Closed Cedar Mills Int’l Speedway St. Stephen, NB 1/4 mile dirt oval (’90-’91) 1/4 mile paved oval (’91-’95) 1990-1995 Closed Centre for Speed Barachois, NB 1/3 mile paved oval 1996-present Open Danny’s Speed Bowl Bathurst, NB 1/4 mile paved oval 1967-1984 Closed Exhibition Park Raceway Saint John, NB 1/4 mile oval (inside a horse track) early 50s Closed Hammond River Raceway Nauwigewauk, NB 1/4 mile paved oval mid50s-1995 Closed Hillcrest Speedway Douglastown, NB ??? dirt oval mid 60s Closed McEwen Speedway Moncton, NB 1/4 mile dirt oval 1966-1970 Closed Petty International Raceway River Glade, NB 1/3 mile paved oval (Petty Raceway, 1983-2000) 2011-present Open River Glade Speedway River Glade, NB 1/4 mile dirt oval, paved 1965 1964-2009 Closed Speedway 660; formerly New Brunswick Int’l Speedway Geary, NB 1/3 mile paved oval 1994-present Open Speedway Miramichi; formerly Miramichi City Speedway Douglastown Speedway, McKay Speedway, Williston Speedway Miramichi, NB 1/3 mile paved oval 1968-19741983-20092012 to present Open NOVA SCOTIA Track Name Location Configuration Years in Operation Status Amherst Raceway Amherst, NS 1/4 mile dirt oval 1952-1955 Closed Atlantic Motorsport Park Shubenacadie, NS 1.6 mile paved road course 1974-present Open Atlantic Speedway Hammonds Plains, NS 1/2 mile paved oval 1970-1980 Closed ? Beaverbank, NS dirt oval 1950s Closed Cape Breton Miners Memorial Speedway; formerly Island Speedway, Bud’s Speedway & Sydney Speedway Sydney, NS 1/4 mile paved oval 1975-2010 2014 to present Open Chester Raceway Chester, NS dirt oval 1940s & 50s Closed ??? Clyde River, NS dirt oval Sept. 20, 1964 to 1966 Closed Fraser’s Mountain Raceway Fraser’s Mountain, NS 1/4 mile paved oval 1965-1970 Closed Glenholme Speedway Truro, NS dirt oval 1954 Closed Golden Raceway New Glasgow, NS ? 1960s Closed Green Acres Raceway Nine Mile River, NS 1/4 mile dirt oval 1960s Closed Greenwood Greenwood, NS 1/4 mile dirt oval 1963-1970 Closed Halifax Fairgrounds Halifax, NS 1/2 mile dirt oval 1930s Closed Halifax Grand Prix Halifax, NS 1.9 mile street circuit 1990-1993 Temporary Halifax-Dartmouth Int’l Speedway; formerly Drag City (1968-1969) Lower Sackville, NS 1/3 mile paved oval 1968-1973 Closed Havre Boucher Speedway Havre Boucher, NS 1/5 mile paved oval 1967-1969 Closed Inverness Raceway Inverness, NS 1/3 mile dirt oval (horse track) 1953 Closed Lake Doucette Motor Speedway Lake Doucette, NS 1/2 mile dirt oval (2002-2005) 1/2 mile paved oval (2005-present) 2002-present Open Liverpool Raceway; formerly South Shore Speedway Liverpool, NS 1/4 mile dirt oval 1992-2004 (?) Closed MacDonald Speedway Harbourview, NS 1/5 mile dirt oval 1960s Closed Maitland Raceway Maitland, NS ? mile oval 1950s – 1990s intermittent Closed Meadowvale Raceway Kingston, NS 1/5 mile dirt oval 1960s Closed Midway Speedway Sydney, NS 1/4 mile dirt oval 1966-1969 Closed Moosehead Premium Dry Speedway Halifax, NS 1/3 mile paved oval 1998-2001 Closed North River Speedway North River, NS 1/5 mile oval late 50s, early 60s Closed North Sydney Fairgrounds Sydney, NS 1/2 mile dirt oval ??? Closed Onslow Speedway Bible Hill, NS 1/4 mile dirt oval (’65-’78) 1/4 mile paved oval (’80-’91) 1965-1978 1980-1991 Closed Parrsboro Race Track Parrsboro, NS ??? mile dirt oval 1950s Closed Plymouth Raceway Plymouth, NS 1/5 mile dirt oval late 40s, early 50s Closed Port Hood Port Hood, NS 1/4 mile dirt oval 1962-1965 Closed Riverside Int’l Speedway; formerly Riverside Speedway James River, NS 1/3 mile paved oval 1967-1981, 1983-present Open Sackville Downs Speedway Lower Sackville, NS 1/5 mile dirt oval early 50s Closed Scotia Speedworld Halifax, NS 3/10 mile paved oval 1987-present Open Seabreeze Raceway Lawrencetown, NS 1/4 mile dirt oval (’66-’69) 1/4 mile paved oval (’70-’71) 1966-1971 Closed Sydney Sports Centre Sydney, NS 1/5 mile dirt oval 1953-1954 Closed Wagner’s Raceway Granville Center, NS ??? oval 1950s Closed Yarmouth Speedway Yarmouth, NS 1/2 mile dirt oval (’52-’65) 1/3 mile paved oval (’66-’69) 1952-1969 Closed PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND Track Name Location Configuration Years in Operation Status Charlottetown Speedway Charlottetown, PE ??? dirt oval late 60s Closed Covehead Speedway Covehead, PE 1/4 mile clay oval late 40s-mid 70s Closed East River Speedway Dunnstaffnage, PE ??? dirt oval mid 80s-early 90s Closed Elephant Rock Speedway Norway, PE 1/4 mile paved oval mid 90s Closed Freetown Speedway Freetown, PE 1/4 mile clay oval late 60s Closed Oyster Bed Speedway; formerly Raceway Park Oyster Bed Bridge, PE 1/4 mile dirt oval, paved ’86 1984-present Open Summerside Speedway Summerside, PE 1/4 mile dirt oval 1970s Closed
