Canadian Race Track Database
Speedway MiramichiMiramichi, NB
Status
Open
Years in Operation: 1968-1974; 1983-present
Name History:
Miramachi Speedway (1968-74)
Douglastown Speedway (1983)
Williston Speedway (1984-85)
Miramachi Raceway (1986-87)
McKay's Speedway (1988-94)
Miramichi City Speedway (1995-2011)
Speedway MiramichI (2012-present)
Track Configurations:
1/3 mile paved oval
Notes:
Opened on June 2, 1968
Managed by the Miramichi Speedway Limited consisting of Hugh Black, John Dupuis, Jack Esson and Jim Quinn
Closed at the end of the 1974 season
1983 - Re-opened and leased by Pierre Allain
1984 - Mid-way through the season Frank Williston bought the lease
1986 - Bought by Lindsay Tozer
1987 - Bought by Frank Williston
1988 - Bought by Wilfred McKay and Clarence Patles
1994 - Early in the year Brad Mann bought Wilfred McKay's share and later in the year Reg Tozer bought Clarence Patles' share
2009 - 3 event
2010, 2011 - 1 event each year
2011 - Bought by Jason Carnahan and David Nielsen late in the year
2012 - Major track renovations - new washrooms, a new canteen building, new hospitality suites and new scoring tower
2014 - Regular weekly racing returned for the first time since 2008
2015 - Bought by Barry and Shelby Richard
