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Canadian Race Track Database

Sydney Speedway

Sydney, NS

Status
Open

Years in Operation: 1976-1981; 1983-2010; 2014-2017;2019-present

Name History:
Budīs Speedway (1976-1987)
Sydney Speedway (1988-1989)
Island Speedway (1990-2010)
Cape Breton Miners Memorial Speedway (2014-2017)
Sydney Speedway (2019-present)

Track Configurations:
1/4 mile paved oval

Notes:
  • Built by Wendell (Bud) Greer
  • Opened in July 1976
  • Only used once in 1981
  • Ran regularly again in 1983 under new promoter Bob Planetta
  • Bought by Russell Davis in 1988
  • Bought by Graham Gates in 1989
  • Bought by Stan Dicks between the 1989 and 1990 seasons
  • Bought by Barry Cusack Jr in early 2006
  • Bought by Bill Vasil and Lynne Delorey-Vasil in January 2014
  • Bought by Greg Dowe in Jan 2019
  • Bought by Lynden MacDougall and Kyle Mackinnon in July 2021