Delaware Speedway
Delaware, ON
Years in Operation: 1952-present
Name History:
Brodie¦s Delaware Raceway (1952-?)
Delaware International Speedway (?-1982)
Delaware Speedway Park (1983-?)
Track Configurations:
1/4 mile dirt oval (1952-60)
1/4 mile paved oval (1960-69)
1/2 mile paved oval (1969-present)
Status
Open
Notes:
The original owner was Hugh Brodie
Bruce Martin took over the track in 1960
Ross Cockwell and Bill Farrish became promoters in 1961
Ross Cockwell was the sole promoter from 1964-68
The conversion from a 1/4 mile to 1/2 mile only required a 1 week shutdown in 1969
The track opened on August 22 as a half mile
Jack Greedy became the promoter in 1969
Switched to Saturday night in 1972 (from Friday)
The property was sold to Nick Spivak in 1974
Hugh Brodie had been the owner since the beginning but rented out the track to various promoters - Spivak continued to do the same thing
Jack Greedy sold the lease to Bill Prince in late 1975
Brian Pratt became promoter in the middle of the 1977 season
Tony Novotny became the lease-holder / promoter in 1979
Brad McGonigle and a group of investors purchased the lease in the fall of 2000 - McGonigle became the promoter
Arlen Scherba became the sole lease-holder in the off-season between 2008 and 2009
On Dec 1, 2011 a new management group consisiting of the de Melo and Spivak families took over control of the track
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