Canadian Race Track Database
Delaware SpeedwayDelaware, ON
Status
Open
Years in Operation: 1952-present
Name History:
Alterntively known as Brodie's Delaware Raceway / Delaware Raceway / Delaware Speedway (1952-1969)
Delaware International Speedway (1967-1982)
Delaware Speedway Park (1983-?)
Delaware Speedway (?-present)
Track Configurations:
1/4 mile dirt oval (1952-60)
1/4 mile paved oval (1960-69)
1/2 mile paved oval (1969-present)
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
Switched back to Friday nights in 1979
Brad McGonigle and a group of investors purchased the lease in the fall of 2000 - McGonigle became the promoterArlen Scherba became the sole lease-holder in the off-season between 2008 and 2009
On Dec 1, 2011 a new management group consisting of the de Melo and Spivak families took over control of the track
In June 2021 the new ownership group consisted of consisting of Walt Spivak, Jon Aarts (John Aarts Group/J-AAR) and the United Racing Series (Ivor Jones, John Jones, Steve Drake and Luke Ramsay) assumed control of the track
Track surface was ripped up and track repaved between the 2021 and 2022 seasons
Other improvements for the 2022 season included grading the infield, a turn 1 concourse with picnic tables, and new scoreboard
