Edmonton International Speedway, also known as Speedway Park, was a 251-acre (1.02 km2) multi-track auto racing facility located in the present Cumberland and Hudson neighbourhoods[1] of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The facility featured a 1⁄4-mile (400 m) dragstrip, a 2.53-mile (4.07 km) 14-turn road course, and a 1⁄4-mile short oval. At its peak, it had capacity for over 30,000 fans.
In the late 1940s, the dirt-surfaced Breckenridge Oval opened on the site. In 1952, the oval was shortened and paved as a 1⁄4-mile asphalt oval, and the 8,000-seat facility was renamed Speedway Park.
May 1970 Formula A race at the Edmonton International Speedway
In 1967, the 1⁄4-mile drag strip opened and had a full length of 4,350 feet (1,330 m). In 1968, the road course opened in time for the first Can-Am race. Over the years, the facility also hosted Formula Atlantic, Formula 1600, Formula 5000, Trans-Am, as well as NHRA-sanctioned drag racing.
Qualico Developments was the land owner in the latter years. The track closed in 1982, after the area was annexed by the City of Edmonton. Qualico then converted the land to housing. Edmonton would be without any form of professional racing until Capital City Raceway Park opened in 1991.
The thunderous Can-Am series raced in Edmonton from 1968-1973, where the race was known as the Klondike 200, and the primary sponsor was Molson Brewery.
^"Hudson Neighborhood Structure Plan"(PDF). Planning and Policy Services Branch, Planning and Development Department, City of Edmonton. September 2007. p. 8. Archived from the original(PDF) on June 16, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
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