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Pinecrest Park Speedway

Concord, ON

Status
Closed

Years in Operation: 1951

Name History:


Track Configurations:
1/2 mile dirt oval
1/4 mile dirt oval

Notes:
  • Not to be confused with the Pinecrest Speedway that ran from 1952-1976
  • Only ran for the 1951 season
  • Opened on May 21, 1951 as a half-mile oval and ran by the Toronto Racing Drivers Club
  • Appears to have used the original Speedway Park track that was abandoned after the 1949 season
  • Raced stock cars, TQ midgets and sprint cars
  • Closed in late July
  • Re-opened as a 1/4 mile track in September under the management of Kenneth Merrill Enterprises
  • New track was immediately south of the one used earlier in the year
  • Lights were installed but no grandstands