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Kingston Speedway
Motorsport venue in Kingston, Ontario Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kingston Speedway was a quarter-mile dirt oval raceway located in the Thousand Islands region of Ontario, Canada.
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Overview
In 1951 Rod Cutway organized a group of racing enthusiasts and roughed-out a version of a three-eighths-mile racetrack on his father-in-law’s land.[1] Final construction took place in the spring of 1952 with Tony Blake claiming the first official feature win on June 28, 1952. Blake went on to capture six track championships.[2]
Lawrence Craven began a decade long stretch promoting the facility in 1955, during which he added banking and shortened the track to a quarter-mile.[1] Multi-time track champion Fred Gibson then took over operations along with his brother Bud. In 1967, Bud Gibson bought out his brother and also announced jointly with the Watertown Speedway a rule change to allow overhead valve V8 engines and to increase engine displacement from 250 to 310 cubic inches.[3]
The facility continued operations with several other promoters, including Fred Gibson's return from 1971-1973, closing after the 1976 season when the property was sold to a neighboring limestone quarry.[4]
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