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RAD Torque Raceway
Location50342 Range Road 253, Leduc County, Alberta, T9E 0V6
Capacity4,500 (clay oval)
8,500 (drag strip)
OwnerGlen Stenabaugh
OperatorGlen Stenabaugh
Opened1991
Construction costC$4 million
($6.84 million in 2021 dollars[1])
Former namesCapital City Raceway Park, Capital Raceway, Labatt Raceway, Budweiser Motorsports Park, Castrol Raceway
Major eventsIHRA Nitro Jam
Mopar Rocky Mountain Nitro Jam Nationals
(2003–present)
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series
Oil City Cup
(2007–2015)
Canadian Superbike Championship
(2015)
Edmonton Motorcycle Roadracing Association
(2014–present)
Canadian Tire Magic of Lights (–present)
Websitewww.radraceway.com Edit this at Wikidata
Clay Oval
Length0.6 km (3/8 miles)
Banking9 degrees
Drag Strip
Length0.4 km (1/4 miles)
Road Course
Length2.7 km (1.67 miles)

RAD Torque Raceway, formerly known as Capital City Raceway Park, Capital Raceway, Labatt Raceway, Budweiser Motorsports Park, and Castrol Raceway, is a multi-track auto racing facility located just south of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on land leased from the Edmonton International Airport.

History

The clay oval opened in 1991 and the dragstrip opened in 1992. The facility went into receivership at the end of the 1997 season. It was purchased by Rob Reeves and ten other local racers and businessmen, and re-opened in 1998.[2] Several of the investors have opted out since 2000 but remain as advertising sponsors of the facility. The track's sole owner and operator, Rob Reeves, announced in November 2023 that Glen Stenabaugh would become the new owner of the facility.[2]

Features

The facility features an 12,000-seat ¼ mile NHRA-sanctioned dragstrip, and a 4,500-seat 3/8 mile clay oval. There is also a pro motocross track, a mini-sprint car track, and a 2.7 km road course which opened in 2013.

Events

The biggest event currently held at the facility is on the drag strip. The annual NHRA Mopar Rocky Mountain Nationals is the largest national event held in Canada. The second largest event at the raceway was held on the oval track. The Oil City Cup featured the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series from 2007 to 2015.

In November 2021, the facility was renamed to RAD Torque Raceway in a five-year deal between the track's owners and Abbotsford-based RAD Torque Systems.[3]

Logo until 2022

See also

References

  1. ^ 1688 to 1923: Geloso, Vincent, A Price Index for Canada, 1688 to 1850 (December 6, 2016). Afterwards, Canadian inflation numbers based on Statistics Canada tables 18-10-0005-01 (formerly CANSIM 326-0021) "Consumer Price Index, annual average, not seasonally adjusted". Statistics Canada. Retrieved April 17, 2021. and table 18-10-0004-13 "Consumer Price Index by product group, monthly, percentage change, not seasonally adjusted, Canada, provinces, Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit". Statistics Canada. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  2. ^ a b MacPherson, Greg (2023-11-17). "New owner and GM at Edmonton's Rad Torque Raceway". Inside Track Motorsport News Magazine. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  3. ^ "Abbotsford's RAD Torque Systems Acquires Naming Rights For Popular Racetrack". Abbotsford News. 2021-11-29. Retrieved 2022-10-30.

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