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Racetrack
Kawartha Speedway
is a 3/8 mile paved oval located in
Fraserville
,
Ontario
, approximately 10 km southwest of
Peterborough
. The paved track is within the
harness racing
track, temporary grandstands are brought onto the
harness racing
tracks surface. In 2006, Kawartha Speedway held the final
CASCAR Super Series
race before it became the
NASCAR Canadian Tire Series
in 2007. Since 2004, Kawartha was the host of the
CASCAR Super Series
finale. Kawartha Speedway held the finale of the inaugural
NASCAR Canadian Tire Series
Season which was won by
Scott Steckly
. The following year, Jason Hathaway picked up his first ever win, and in 2009
D. J. Kennington
won.
The facility is also host to a number of other racing venues. After some additional paving of the infield, Kawartha Durham Kart Club made the speedway its home track in 2009. With a variety of track layouts it has proven to be a popular venue within the karting community. The Peterborough Motor Sports Club also hosts solo events as part of the club's championship season, bringing in a wide variety of vehicles from stock to fully modified rally cars. Although hard to notice if you are not looking, there is also a specially constructed course for soap box cars. The 'Gravity Cavity' is located behind the parking lot and hosts a championship series for soap box enthusiasts.
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In an attempt to raise diminishing car counts all over
Southern Ontario
, Kawartha Speedway announced a 6 race late model series, split between Kawartha and
Capital City Speedway
in
Stittsville, Ontario
. Three events were held at Kawartha and three at the Capital City Speedway. All events were 100 laps with the exception of a July race at Kawartha which was 200 laps, called the
ACT Summer Sizzler
.
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