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performed on oval tracks in Canada. While not as widespread as in the U.S., is still quite popular. Most of the provinces offer several venues for both local racing and special events.

Alberta

Track Name	\|Location	\| Type	\| Classes
Bridge County Raceway	Lethbridge Lethbridge Lethbridge is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada, and the largest city in southern Alberta. It is Alberta's fourth-largest city by population after Calgary, Edmonton and Red Deer, and the third-largest by area after Calgary and Edmonton. The nearby Canadian Rockies contribute to the city's...	3/8 mile high banked dirt oval	Sportsman Sprints, N.P.P. Late Models, Modifieds, Streets, claimers, Trucks
Castrol Raceway Castrol Raceway Castrol Raceway, formerly known as "Capital City Raceway Park", "Capital Raceway", "Labatt Raceway", and "Budweiser Motorsports Park", is a multi-track auto racing facility located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Located on land leased from the Edmonton International Airport, the clay oval was built...	Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...	3/8 mile semi-banked clay oval	'360' Sprints, Sportsman Sprints, N.P.P. Late Models, Wisotta Late Models. Mini Sprints race on Jr. Oval.
Central Alberta Raceways	Rimbey	3/8 mile dirt/clay oval	N.P.P. Late Models, Rimbey Rule Book Only Stock Cars
Hidden Valley Motorsports Park	Drumheller	Unknown	Currently not racing
Prairieland Raceway	Sedgewick Sedgewick, Alberta Sedgewick is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located east of Camrose at the junction of Highway 13 and Highway 869. The Canadian Pacific Railway runs through the town.-Demographics:...	3/8 mile clay oval	CLOSED
Rapidfire Motorsports Park	Drayton Valley	3/8 mile semi-banked clay oval	CLOSED
Rocky Mountain Raceway Parkhttp://www.racetherock.ca	Okotoks Okotoks, Alberta Okotoks is a town situated on the Sheep River, south of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The town is a member of the Calgary Regional Partnership, a cooperative of communities within the Calgary Region. Okotoks has become a popular bedroom community for the City of Calgary...	1/4 mile dirt oval	'360' Sprints, Sportsman Sprints, N.P.P Late Models, Stock Cars
Sangudo Speedway	Sangudo Sangudo, Alberta Sangudo is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Lac Ste. Anne County. It is located on Highway 43 and the Pembina River, approximately northwest of Edmonton....	1/4 mile high banked dirt oval	Alberta Modifieds, Stock Trucks, Super Stocks, Street Stocks, Mini Stocks
Yellowhead Raceway	Hinton Hinton, Alberta Hinton is a town in west-central Alberta, Canada.It is located in Yellowhead County, northeast of Jasper and about west of Alberta's capital city, Edmonton, at the intersection of Yellowhead and Bighorn Highway, in the Athabasca River valley.-History:...	3/8 mile high banked clay oval	slated to reopen in 2009 / new name???

British Columbia

Track Name	\|Location	\| Type	\| Classes
Clearwater Speedway	Clearwater Clearwater, British Columbia Clearwater is a district municipality in the North Thompson River valley in British Columbia, Canada, north of Kamloops. The largest community in the valley, with a population of 4,960, Clearwater is predominantly employed by the forestry industry. Tourism is also a major industry, with Wells Gray...	5/8 mile semi-banked oval	CLOSED
Merritt Speedway	Merritt Merritt, British Columbia Merritt is a city in the Nicola Valley of the south-central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Situated at the confluence of the Nicola and Coldwater rivers, it is the first major community encountered after travelling along Phase One of the Coquihalla Highway and acts as the gateway to all...	3/8 mile semi-banked dirt oval	Hobby Class, Bombers, 4cyl Bombers
Mountainside Raceway	Lillooet Lillooet, British Columbia Lillooet is a community on the Fraser River in western Canada, about up the British Columbia Railway line from Vancouver. Situated at an intersection of deep gorges in the lee of the Coast Mountains, it has a dry climate- of precipitation is recorded annually at the town's weather station,...	3/8 mile semi-banked clay oval	CLOSED
Terrace Speedway	Terrace Terrace, British Columbia Terrace is a city on the Skeena River in British Columbia, Canada. The Kitselas people, a tribe of the Tsimshian Nation, have lived in the Terrace area for thousands of years. The community population fell between 2001 and 2006 from 12,109 with a regional population of 19,980 to 11,320 and...	3/8 mile banked paved oval	bombers, Thunders
Pemberton Speedway	Pemberton Pemberton, British Columbia Pemberton is a village north of Whistler in the Pemberton Valley of British Columbia in Canada, with a population of 2,192. Until the 1960s the village could be accessed only by train but that changed when Highway 99 was built through Whistler and Pemberton.-Climate:The climate of Pemberton is...	3/8 mile clay oval
Rocky Mountain Raceway	Valemount Valemount, British Columbia Valemount is a village of 1,018 people in east central British Columbia, Canada. It is situated between the Rocky, Monashee, and Cariboo Mountains. It is the nearest community to the west of Jasper National Park, and is also the nearest community to Mount Robson Provincial Park, which features...	1/2 mile semi-banked dirt oval	CLOSED
Taylor Speedway	Fort St. John Fort St. John, British Columbia The City of Fort St. John is a city in northeastern British Columbia, Canada. A member municipality of the Peace River Regional District, the city covers an area of about 22 km² with 22,000 residents . Located at Mile 47, it is one of the largest cities along the Alaska Highway. Originally...	3/8 mile semi-banked clay oval	IMCA Modifieds, Sport Stocks, Bombers, Mini-Stocks
Tri-Port Speedway	Port Hardy Port Hardy, British Columbia Port Hardy is a district municipality in British Columbia, Canada located on the north-eastern coast of Vancouver Island. Port Hardy has a population of 3822 at last census...	1/4 mile seim-banked clay oval	Super Stocks, Stock Cars, Mini Stocks

Manitoba

Track Name	\|Location	\| Type	\| Classes
Swan Valley Speedway	Swan River Swan River, Manitoba -Economy:The economic base of the town lies in agriculture and forestry along with support industries for same.Almost fifty percent of the surrounding area is under cultivation, most of which is seeded to cereal grain, oilseeds, and other specialty crops. Wheat, rye, barley, oats, flax, and canola...	1/4 mile semi-banked clay oval	Bombers,street stocks ,mini stocks
Red River Co-Op Speedway	Winnipeg Winnipeg Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...	4/10 mile high banked clay oval	4-Cylinder Pure Stock, Late Models, Modifieds, Super Trucks, Super Stocks, Street Stocks

New Brunswick

Track Name	\|Location	\| Type	\| Classes
Speedy Dundee	Dundee near Eel River Crossing	1/4 mile banked clay oval	Open Mod Class, 8 Cylinder Stock, 4 Cyl Improve, 4 Cylinder Stock, ATV's

Newfoundland

Track Name	\|Location	\| Type	\| Classes
Avondale Speedway	Avondale Avondale, Newfoundland and Labrador Avondale is a Canadian town located on Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.The community is situated at the southwestern head of Conception Bay in Division No. 1. It is located southwest of St...	1/3 mile slightly banked clay oval	Mini Stocks, Street Stock, Super Stocks
Exploits Valley Speedway	Bishop's Falls Bishop's Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador Bishop's Falls is a Canadian town in the north-central part of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.It is in Division No. 6, on the Exploits River, near the town of Grand Falls-Windsor and the town of Botwood...	1/4 mile dirt oval	Stock cars

Northwest Territories

Track Name	\|Location	\| Type	\| Classes
Hay River Speedway	Hay River Hay River, Northwest Territories Hay River , known as "the Hub of the North," is a town in the Northwest Territories, Canada, located on the south shore of Great Slave Lake, at the mouth of the Hay River. The town is separated into two sections, a new town and an old town with the Hay River Airport between them...	3/8 mile semi-banked dirt oval	IMCA Modifieds, Sportsmen, Street Stocks, Starter Stocks, 4 Cylinders

Nova Scotia

Track Name	\|Location	\| Type	\| Classes
South Shore Speedway	Liverpool Liverpool, Nova Scotia Liverpool is a Canadian community and former town located along the Atlantic Ocean of the Province of Nova Scotia's South Shore. It is situated within the Region of Queens Municipality which is the local governmental unit that comprises all of Queens County, Nova Scotia...	1/4 mile slightly banked dirt oval	Hobby Stocks, Stocks

Ontario

Track Name	\|Location	\| Type	\| Classes
Brighton Speedway	Brighton Brighton, Ontario Brighton is a town in Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada, approximately east of Toronto and west of Kingston. It is intersected by both Highway 401 and the former Highway 2. It is on the West end of the Bay of Quinte on the entrance of the Murray Canal....	1/3 mile slightly banked clay oval	Modifieds, Pro Stocks, Pure Stocks, Comp 4s, Stingers, and sometimes hosts the SOS Sprints, Gords Water Vantasticks and 4 wheelers
Brockville Ontario Speedway Brockville Ontario Speedway The Brockville Ontario Speedway is a 3/8 mile dirt track in the community of Forthton, Ontario, Canada. It is located on County Road 29 about northwest of Brockville. Commonly known as "The BOS", the track has been running a weekly racing schedule for most summers since 1969. The BOS has also ran...	Brockville	3/8 mile high banked clay oval	358 DIRT Modifieds, Sportsman, Street Stocks, Rookie Stock
Conwall Speedway	Cornwall Cornwall, Ontario Cornwall is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada and the seat of the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario. Cornwall is Ontario's easternmost city, located on the St...	1/4 mile high banked clay oval	358 DIRT Modifieds, Pro Stocks, Semi Pros, Rookie Stocks
Emo Speedway Emo Speedway Emo Speedway is a 3/8, high banked, dirt oval racetrack located in Emo, Ontario in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. It is located right inside the town on Colonization Road. Behind the racetrack is the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society Fair Grounds...	Fort Frances	3/8 mile high banked clay oval	Modifieds, Midwest Mods, Street Stocks (including a Go-Kart track)
Humberstone Speedway Humberstone Speedway Humberstone Speedway is a 1/3 mile dirt oval raceway located in Port Colborne, Ontario. Races are held on Sunday nights, and regular events include ministock, 4 cylinder trucks, street stock, and sportsman class races. The speedway is also host to Molson All-Canadian, an all day and all night event...	Port Colborne Port Colborne, Ontario Port Colborne is a city on Lake Erie, at the southern end of the Welland Canal, in the Niagara Region of southern Ontario, Canada...	1/3 mile dirt oval	DIRT Sportsman, Street Stocks, Pro 4 Trucks, Mini Stocks
Ohsweken Speedway Ohsweken Speedway Ohsweken Speedway is a 3/8 mile dirt oval raceway located in Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada. Races are held on Friday nights with regular events that include bombers, ministocks, thunder stocks, and 360 Sprint Car classes...	Ohsweken	3/8 mile semi-banked clay oval	360 Sprint Cars, Street Stocks, Mini Stocks
South Buxton Raceway	Merlin	3/8 mile high banked clay oval	Late Models, Modifieds, Sport Stock, Comps, Econos,street stocks
Wonderland Speedway	London London, Ontario London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...	1/8 mile dirt oval
Merrittville Speedway	Thorold Thorold, Ontario Thorold is a city in Ontario, Canada, located on the Niagara Escarpment. It is also the seat of the Regional Municipality of Niagara....	3/8 mile dirt oval	358 DIRT Modifieds, Sportsman, Hoosier Stocks, Mini Stocks, Dwarfcar/Modlite

Quebec

Track Name	\|Location	\| Type	\| Classes
Autodrome Coaticook	Coaticook Coaticook, Quebec Coaticook is a town in southeastern Quebec, Canada on the Coaticook River; it is the seat of the Coaticook Regional County Municipality. Its southern border is also the border with the United States-Communities:...	1/3 mile semi-banked dirt oval
Autodrome Drummond	Drummondville	1/2 mile clay oval	358 DIRT Modified, Sportsman, Semi Pros, 4 Cylinders
Autodrome East Broughton	East Broughton East Broughton, Quebec East Broughton is a municipality located in the Municipalité régionale de comté des Appalaches in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population was 2,357 as of 2009...	1/3 mile high banked clay oval	Pro Stock, Super Stock, 8-Cylinder Stock, 4/6-Cylinder Stock
Autodrome Edelweiss	Cantley Cantley, Quebec Cantley, Quebec, Canada, is a rural municipality north of the city of Gatineau, east of the Gatineau River, located within Canada's National Capital Region approximately 15–20 minutes from Parliament Hill. The population in 2006 was 7,926. Between 2001 and 2006, Cantley had the largest population...	3/8 mile high banked dirt oval	358 DIRT Modified, Pro Stock, 8-Cylinder Stock, 4-Cylinder Stock
Autodrome Granby	Granby Granby, Quebec Granby is a city in southwestern Quebec, located east of Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 47,637. Granby is the seat of La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality. It is the fifth most populated city in Montérégie after Longueuil, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Brossard and...	1/2 mile semi-banked dirt oval	358 DIRT Modified, Sportsman, Semi Pros, 4 Cylinders, 6-Cylinder Stock
Autodrome Montmagny	Montmagny Montmagny, Quebec -External links:*...	1/5 mile dirt oval	750cc Mini-Sprints, Super Stocks, 4/6-Cylinders Stock, VTT
Autodrome St-Just	St-Just de Bretenières	1/3 mile dirt oval	8-Cylinder Stock, 4-Cylinder Stock
Circuit RPM	New Richmond New Richmond, Quebec New Richmond is an incorporated municipality in Quebec, Canada situated on the southern coast of the Gaspé Peninsula between the municipalities of Maria and Caplan. The first European settlers arrived from Scotland in 1755. The first arrivals were the Duthie brothers, George and John Duthie and...	1/3 mile semi-banked dirt oval	Super Stocks, Stocks, 4 Cylinders
Laverlochere	Laverlochere	1/6 mile dirt oval	Modifié 8 cyl. stock 8cyl. 4/6cyl.
Motodrome St-Marcel	St-Marcel	1/4 mile dirt oval	Mini Sprints, Mini Modifieds, VTT, Dirt Track Motorcycles
Sept-Îles Speedway	Moisie Moisie, Quebec Ville de Moisie , Quebec was a small fisherman village that had been located at the mouth of the Moisie River. The village, which was at sea level, was relocated in 1967 after several storm surge floods....	1/2 mile dirt oval	Pro Stock, 8-Cylinder, 4 Cylinders
Stadiaume St-Guillaume	St-Guillaume	3/8 mile clay oval

Saskatchewan

Track Name	\|Location	\| Type	\| Classes
Estevan Motor Speedway	Estevan	3/8 mile high banked dirt oval	IMCA Modifieds, Hobby Stocks, Mini Sprints
Flatland Motor Speedway	Kindersley	1/3 mile clay tri-oval	IMCA Modifieds, Trucks
Outlook Motor Speedway	Outlook Outlook, Saskatchewan -History:Settlement of the area began in the early 1900s with farmers, immigrants moving into the area looking for farmland. Outlook officially started as a settlement on August 26, 1908 when the Canadian Pacific Railway commenced the auction of lots...	1/3 mile high banked clay oval	Street Stocks, Thunder Stocks, Trucks
Riverside Speedway	Nipawin	1/4 mile semi-banked dirt oval
Silvertown Speedway	Tisdale Tisdale, Saskatchewan -Geography:5 major parks are located within the town.Some regional and provincial parks near Tisdale are:Kipabiskau Regional Park is located in the Barrier Valley nearby.Greenwater Lake Provincial Park is the largest neighboring park....	3/8 mile dirt oval	Street Stock, Hobby Stock
Speedy Creek Raceway	Swift Current	3/8 mile clay oval	Hobby, Mini, Street
Swift Current Motor Speedway	Swift Current	1/4 semi-banked clay oval	Modifieds, Streets, Hobbies, Mini Stocks
Wheatbelt Stock Car Track	Rosetown Rosetown, Saskatchewan -History:On September 14, 1905, James and Anne Rose migrated from Lancashire, England to an area of Saskatchewan, Canada. They were the first settlers in the area now known as Rosetown. Later, in 1907, a group of people from the area, wanting a post office, made an application for one...	3/8 mile semi-banked clay oval	Modifieds, Street Stocks

Yukon

Track Name	\|Location	\| Type	\| Classes
K.M.A. Speedway	Whitehorse Whitehorse, Yukon Whitehorse is Yukon's capital and largest city . It was incorporated in 1950 and is located at kilometre 1476 on the Alaska Highway in southern Yukon. Whitehorse's downtown and Riverdale areas occupy both shores of the Yukon River, which originates in British Columbia and meets the Bering Sea in...	3/8 mile semi-banked dirt oval

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