Full Throttle Motor Speedway
| Canada's Fastest 1/4 Mile High Banked Paved Oval | |
|---|---|
| Location | 312853 Highway 6 Durham, Ontario Canada |
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| Capacity | 6000 |
| Owner | Paul Trepanier |
| Operator | Paul Trepanier |
| Broke ground | 1969 |
| Opened | June 1970 |
| Architect | Joe and Tom Kennedy |
| Former names | Varney Motor Speedway (2011) Varney Speedway Motorplex (2012-2013) |
| Major events | Canada’s High Bank Nationals Rick Woolner Memorial Ontario Sportsman Series |
| Website | {{#statements:P856}} |
| Tri-Oval | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 0.250 mi (0.402 km) |
| Banking | 33° |
| Race lap record | 12.06 seconds (Kent Nuhn, 2017) |
Full Throttle Motor Speedway @ Varney (formerly Varney International Speedway) is a 1/4 mile high banked short track motor racing oval, located south of the village of Varney, in Durham, Ontario, Canada.[1] The track hosts a weekly Saturday night stock car racing program that runs from May to September each year.[2]
History
[edit | edit source]In 1966 brothers Joe and Tom Kennedy purchased a 35-acre property on Highway 6 south of Varney, Ontario.[3] In the fall of 1969 the track was constructed with paving, lights, drainage and the first grandstand. The speedway opened in June 1970 and was operated by the Kennedy family until 1985.[4][5]
New ownership took over the track in 2014 and renamed the facility Full Throttle Motor Speedway.[6]
In 2020 the track was renamed Varney International Speedway when ownership also took over the operation of Grand Bend International Speedway and received NASCAR sanctioning for both locations.[7]
Speedway classes
[edit | edit source]The tracks weekly racing program features fifteen classes of racing:
- Late Model
- Retro Late Model
- Junior Late Model
- Super Stock
- Street Stock
- Fun Stock
- Mini Stock
- Kid Stock
- Thunder Truck
- Mini Truck
- Junior Mini Truck
- Outlaw Sprints
- Junior Sprint
- Legend Cars
- Crazy Trains
The track also regularly features touring series including the Ontario Sportsman Series, OSCAAR Modifieds, Can-Am Midgets and the Ontario Pro Challenge.[8]
See also
[edit | edit source]- List of auto racing tracks in Canada
- Grand Bend International Speedway
- Sauble Speedway
- Delaware Speedway
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