Pete Bicknell

For the British architect, see Peter Bicknell.

Pete Bicknell
Born	(1955-01-12) January 12, 1955 (age 70) [1] St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Modified racing career
Debut season	1977
Car number	42
Championships	49
Wins	430+
Previous series
1973-1976 Wins 1967-1972	Late model 13 Kart racing
Championship titles
1991, 1994, 2008 Mr. Dirt 358 Modified Champion 2009, 2010 Mr. DIRTcar 358 Western Region Champion
Statistics up to date as of January 5, 2025.

Pete Bicknell (born February 1, 1955) is a Canadian modified racer from St. Catharines, Ontario who was inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in 2002. ^[2]

Racing career

Pete Bicknell built his first race car, a late-model, as a shop-class project at West Park Secondary School in St. Catharines, and has been building cars and racing them ever since. Bicknell has won at least 430 modified features in three countries, and he has claimed 49 track championships at four different tracks, including the 2023 title at Merrittville Speedway in Thorold, Ontario. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Bicknell builds cars and sells racing parts and other equipment coast-to-coast in Canada and the U.S. In 2003 he and several partners purchased Merrittville Speedway when a previous owner was having financial difficulties "just to keep it running," and then promoted it for a dozen years before selling. ^{[3] [6]}

In addition to the Canadian Motorsports Hall of Fame, Bicknell was inducted into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame in 2012 and the New York State Stock Car Association Hall of Fame class of 2014. ^{[1] [7] [8]}

External links

• Merittville Memories – Mr. Small Block

References

1. "Pete Bicknell-Career Results by Series". The Third Turn. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
2. "Pete Bicknell". Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2011-02-09. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
3. McDonald, Norris (April 29, 2011). Pete Bicknell: Canada’s champion of the Modifieds. Toronto Star, Ontario. Retrieved 2012-12-06
4. Frank, Bernd (August 22, 2021). "Veteran racer shows no signs of slowing down at age 66". The Standard . St. Catharines, Ontario. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
5. "Pete Bicknell Track Championships". Auto Racing Research Associates. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
6. "Track Database". Canadian Racer. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
7. Pete Bicknell (2020). Ransomville Speedway: Dirt Track Workers in Western New York (Oral history interviews). Interviewed by Edward Y. Millar. Lewistown NY: Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University. Retrieved January 6, 2025– via Library of Congress.
8. "Six to be inducted into NYSSCA Hall of Fame". The Leader-Herald . Gloversville NY. December 6, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2025.