Ohsweken Speedway
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| Location | 1987 Chiefswood Road Ohsweken, Ontario Canada |
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| Time zone | UTC-5 (UTC-4 DST) |
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| Owner | Styres Family |
| Operator | Glenn Styres |
| Broke ground | 1994 |
| Opened | 1996 |
| Major events | World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Six Nations Showdown (2007-present) Super DIRTcar Series Triple Crown Showdown (2015) World of Outlaws Late Model Series Six Nations 50 (2008-2009) Canadian Sprint Car Nationals (2005-Present) Empire Super Sprints Patriot Sprint Tour Southern Ontario Sprints Sprints on Dirt National Racing Alliance TUSA Canada Mod Lites DIRTcar |
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| Surface | Clay |
| Length | 3/8 mi (0.6 km) |
| Lap record | 12.047 seconds (180.344 KPH or 112.061 MPH) (Kraig Kinser, World of Outlaws Sprint Car, July 30, 2010, 410 Sprint Car) |
The Ohsweken Speedway is a 3/8 mile dirt track in the village of Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada. Ohsweken’s weekly Friday night racing program runs from May to September each year, featuring Sprint Cars, Thunder Stocks, Mini Stocks, and Bombers, while the season finishes each year with the annual Canadian Sprint Car Nationals. Ohsweken Speedway also hosts weekly Micro Sprint racing on Thursday nights, and has been a yearly stop on the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series schedule since 2007.[1]
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History
In 1994 sprint car driver Glenn Styres built the 3/8 mile oval Ohsweken Speedway on 80 acres of Styres family-owned land on the Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation Reserve southeast of Brantford, Ontario. The track has been continuously expanded in each year of its existence.[2][3]
The track’s seating capacity was increased to over 8,000 in 2008 and a project was conducted to install Musco lighting, illuminating the speedway to allow the World of Outlaws Sprint Car series to run at the facility.[4]
World of Outlaws - Six Nations Showdown
The prestigious World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series made its first trip to Ohsweken Speedway for the first running of the Six Nations Showdown on July 25, 2007. Jason Sides won the inaugural event. In 2011, NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Tony Stewart won his first career World of Outlaws race at Ohsweken and repeated the victory in 2012.[5]
| Season | Date | Driver | |
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| 2007 | July 25 |  Jason Sides |
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| 2008 | July 22 | Rainout | |
| 2009 | July 28 | Jason Meyers |
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| 2009 | July 29 | Jason Sides |
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| 2010 | July 30 | Jason Sides |
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| 2010 | August 1 | Donny Schatz |
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| 2011 | July 27 | Tony Stewart |
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| 2012 | July 31 | Tony Stewart |
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| 2013 | July 30 | Donny Schatz |
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| 2014 | July 29 | Donny Schatz |
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| 2015 | July 28 |  Stewart Friesen |
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Photo Gallery
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Photo of Ohsweken Speedway Front Straight.jpg
Front straight and grandstands.
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Steve Kinser and Donny Schatz sprint cars in the Ohsweken Speedway pits.jpg
Steve Kinser and Donny Schatz sprint cars in the pits.
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Ohsweken Speedway Pits.jpg
The pits.
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Tony Stewart at Ohsweken Speedway.jpg
Tony Stewart at the Six Nations Showdown World of Outlaws event.
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Ohsweken Speedway main grandstand from backstraight clay on fence.jpg
View of main grandstand from backstraight through clay on the crash fence.
See also
- Dirt track racing
- List of dirt track ovals in Canada
- Sprint car racing
- Short track motor racing
- Auto racing
- Race track
References
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