Delaware Speedway
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| Delaware Speedway | |
| Canada's Home Town Track | |
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| Facility statistics | |
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| Location | 1640 Gideon Drive, Delaware, Ontario, Canada |
| Broke ground | Unknown |
| Opened | 1952 |
| Owner | Multiple owners |
| Operator | Jerry Wilcox (Operations Manager) |
| Construction cost | Unknown |
| Architect | Unknown |
| Former names | |
| Brodie's Delaware Speedway Delaware International Speedway |
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| Major events | |
| APC 300 Street Stock Showdown Truck Challenge Twin 75's Enduro Nationals Enduro All-Star Race
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| Seating capacity | |
| 7,000 (Estimated) | |
| Current dimensions | |
| Track shape | Egg Oval |
| Track length | 0.5 miles (oval) |
| Track banking | Turns - 5-7 degrees (Estimated) |
Delaware Speedway is a half-mile paved race track that is one of the oldest continuously operating tracks in Canada. It is located a few minutes away from London, Ontario in Delaware, Ontario. It hosts stock car racing every Friday night during the summer. The track opened in 1952 as a quarter-mile dirt track and was later expanded to the 1/2 paved oval of today.
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[edit] Divisions
The track hosts six different divisions as part of its home classes (Late Model, Modified, Street Stock, Truck, Enduro, Junior Late Model).
[edit] Late Model
Late Models are purpose-built race cars. They are the fastest weekly class at the speeday.
[edit] Modified
The modified class is similar to the Late Model class but are open wheeled.
[edit] Street Stock
Somtimes described as "The Late Model of Yesterday" they have been modified with safety and performance in mind but still retain a stock frame, body and many chassis components.
[edit] Trucks
An entry level class that is a proving ground for future street stock, modified or late model drivers.
[edit] Enduro
The endurance division runs on a separate day from the regular divisions with an emphasis on staying out and making as many laps as possible. The division sees upwards of 80 drivers competing at the same time on the track. The minimum length for an enduro race is 250 laps.
[edit] Junior Racing League
The Junior Racing League races on Wednesday nights on a special roadcourse in the infield. The drivers (aged 8-17) years old race 1/2 scale late model stock cars. The program was formerly known as the "CASCAR Junior Program". Racing is divided into two divisions - Junior (8-12 years old) and Senior (13-17 years old).
[edit] CASCAR
The history of CASCAR and Delaware Speedway are very closely connected together. Delaware is widely recognized as the “Birthplace of CASCAR”. The promoter of CASCAR, Tony Novotny was simultaneously promoter of both CASCAR Operations and Delaware Speedway before selling the track in 2001.
The track hosted CASCAR Super Series races from 1986 until 2005 when Delaware Speedway dropped CASCAR from its schedule in the same year the track left the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series after a two year membership. The reason for the drop was delays in the delievery of the CASCAR schedule, prompting Delaware to fill the 2 annual CASCAR dates with its own events. Observers also cited strained relations between the track and CASCAR over the series' operations being controled by its impending buyer NASCAR. All of the CASCAR Super Series' races in 1986 were held at the track.
