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The
Ohsweken Speedway
is a 3/8 mile
dirt track
in the village of
Ohsweken
,
Ontario
, Canada. Ohsweken’s weekly Friday night racing program runs from May to September each year, featuring 360 Sprint Cars, Crate Sprint Cars, Thunder Stocks, and Mini Stocks, while the season finishes each year with the annual Canadian Sprint Car Nationals. Ohsweken Speedway also hosts weekly Micro Sprint racing on Thursday nights, and hosted the
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series
from 2007 until 2017.
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History
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In 1994 race car driver Glenn Styres built the 3/8 mile oval Ohsweken Speedway on 80 acres of Styres family-owned land on the
Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation Reserve
southeast of
Brantford
,
Ontario
. The track has been continuously expanded in each year of its existence.
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The track’s seating capacity was increased to over 8,000 in 2008 and a project was conducted to install Musco lighting, illuminating the speedway to allow the World of Outlaws Sprint Car series to run at the facility.
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World of Outlaws - Six Nations Showdown
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The prestigious
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series
made its first trip to Ohsweken Speedway for the first running of the Six Nations Showdown on July 25, 2007. Jason Sides won the inaugural event. In 2011,
NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion
Tony Stewart
won his first career World of Outlaws race at Ohsweken and repeated the victory in 2012.
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Photo gallery
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Front straight and grandstands.
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Steve Kinser and Donny Schatz sprint cars in the pits.
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The pits.
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Tony Stewart at the Six Nations Showdown World of Outlaws event.
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View of main grandstand from backstraight through clay on the crash fence.
See also
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References
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"Tony Stewart Returns To Ohsweken July 29 & 30"
. Ontario Oval Speedway News. 28 February 2013
. Retrieved
2013-07-19
.
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Laskaris, Sam (July 4, 2012).
"On the Fast Track: Glenn Styres and the Business (and Thrill) of Race Car Driving"
.
New York
:
Indian Country Today Media Network
. Retrieved
2013-07-19
.
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Renwald, Kathy (July 20, 2012).
"Glenn Styres Lives His Dream"
.
The Toronto Star Wheels
.
Toronto
:
Torstar Corporation
. Retrieved
2013-07-19
.
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"WoO Late Model Series Makes First-Ever Visit to Ontario for Six Nations 50 on June 19 at Ohsweken Speedway"
. whowon.com
. Retrieved
2013-07-19
.
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McNulty, Dean (July 30, 2011).
"Tony Stewart savours World of Outlaws win"
.
The Toronto Sun
.
Toronto
:
Sun Media
. Retrieved
2013-07-19
.
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"WoO: 2007 Season Review - Jason Sides"
. Speed TV
. Retrieved
2013-07-19
.
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"Meyers Wins Ohsweken Opener"
.
Concord, North Carolina
:
Motor Racing Network
. July 28, 2009
. Retrieved
2013-07-19
.
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"Race Report: Jason Sides Wins Finale at Ohsweken"
. World of Outlaws Sprint Cars. July 29, 2009
. Retrieved
2013-07-19
.
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"Sides Is The Man At Ohsweken"
.
Mooresville, North Carolina
:
National Speed Sport News
. Retrieved
2013-07-19
.
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"Worth The Wait: Schatz Wins Finale Sunday Night At Ohsweken"
. Ontario Oval Speedway News. August 1, 2010
. Retrieved
2013-07-19
.
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McNulty, Dean (July 30, 2011).
"Tony Stewart savours World of Outlaws win"
.
The Toronto Sun
.
Toronto
:
Sun Media
. Retrieved
2013-07-19
.
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"Stewart Repeats at Ohsweken"
.
Concord, North Carolina
:
Motor Racing Network
. July 31, 2012
. Retrieved
2013-07-19
.
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Goudge, Tommy (July 30, 2013).
"Schatz Dominates World of Outlaws STP Sprint Cars at Ohsweken"
. On Dirt Racing News
. Retrieved
2013-07-31
.
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"Third Straight for Schatz"
.
Concord, North Carolina
:
Motor Racing Network
. July 29, 2014
. Retrieved
2013-08-01
.
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"Friesen Scores First Outlaws Win"
.
Concord, North Carolina
:
Motor Racing Network
. July 28, 2015
. Retrieved
September 14,
2015
.
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"Schatz Comes Out On Top of Three-Way Battle at Ohsweken"
. DirtTrackDigest.com. July 27, 2015
. Retrieved
September 20,
2016
.
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