Barrie Speedway

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Barrie Speedway
"Get Your Heart Racing"
Barrie Speedway Logo.png
Location240 8 Line South,
Oro, Ontario, Canada
Capacity4000
Broke ground1965
ClosedJanuary 2015
Construction cost$2 million-dollar upgrade 2004
Major events NASCAR Canadian Tire Series
Hudco Electric Supply 300
(2007–2014)
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series
OSCAAR Super Late Model Series
OSCAAR Modified Series
CASCAR Super Series
(1989–1995)
Website http://www.barriespeedway.com/home
Surfaceasphalt tri-oval
Length5/9 km (1/3 miles)
Turns4
BankingProgressive

Barrie Speedway was a 1/3-mile tri-oval racing track located in Oro-Medonte, Ontario, Canada, north of Barrie. It was a member of CASCAR Super Series between 1989 and 1995, the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series for the Ontario Provincial and National (Continental) championships between 2007 and 2014, [1] and also hosted a NASCAR Canadian Tire Series 10 races between 2007 and 2014. [2] The track was replaced by Sunset Speedway in Innisfil, south of Barrie.

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Past winners of the NCTS races: [3]

Barrie had three home divisions; Late Models, Thunder Cars and Pure Stocks. Other touring series were hosted throughout the season, including the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, Ontario Legends Series, TQ midgets, and OSCAAR.

The track underwent major upgrades in 2004 which included upgrades to seating, pits and a full resurfacing and partial reconfiguration of the racing surface into its short track tri-oval it had up to its demolition.

List of track champions by year and division

Closure and demolition

Although Barrie Speedway was a very prominent venue, it was said that the number of both spectators and racers regularly in attendance was beginning to decline. In 2011, APEX Motorsports purchased the venue with the intentions of reviving its potential. In 2014, Contrans Group Inc., whose CEO is a major shareholder of an entertainment company by the name of Republic Live, had purchased a property (Burl's Creek Event Grounds) adjacent to Barrie Speedway. In January 2015, after months of rumours and speculation, Barrie Speedway was sold to Contrans Group Inc, which would seal the fate of the racetrack. Demolition of Barrie Speedway began in late 2015; [4] very little remained of the racetrack as of spring 2016.

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References

  1. ↑ "Best of 2014 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series". speed51.com. December 26, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  2. ↑ "HISTORY: NASCAR PINTY'S SERIES". NASCAR Home Tracks Digital Media, LLC. November 18, 2017. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  3. ↑ "NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Statistics: Barrie Speedway". timscorner.ca/. September 2, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  4. ↑ Bonkowski, Jerry (February 2, 2015). "Canada's Barrie Speedway sold/closed, NASCAR race events moved to nearby Sunset Speedway". NBC Sports. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2020.

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