Location | 1716 Main Street East Port Colborne, Ontario Canada L3K 5V3 |
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Time zone | UTC -5 (UTC-4 DST) |
Coordinates | 42°53′57″N79°12′01″W / 42.899091°N 79.200375°W |
Owner | Cosco family |
Opened | 1957 |
Former names | Gasport Speedway |
Major events | Super DIRTcar Series DIRTcar Sportsman Series Rush Dirt Late Model Series Knights of Thunder 360 Sprint Car Series Action Sprint Tour Southern Ontario Sprints Empire Super Sprints Patriot Sprint Tour |
Oval | |
Surface | Clay |
Length | 3/8 miles (0.6 km) |
Turns | 4 |
Banking | 7° |
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