Humberstone Speedway is a 3/8 mile
dirt
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oval
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raceway located in
Port Colborne
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Ontario
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. Races are held on Sunday nights, and regular events include Mini Stocks, 4-Cylinder Trucks, Street Stocks, RUSH Late Models, and DIRT Sportsman races.
Major events
The speedway is also host to the Molson All-Canadian, an all day and all night event with extended races for each class, and the annual Eve of Destruction, an event dedicated to demolition-style racing events such as flagpole races, school bus races and blindfold races.
See also
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Dirt track racing
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List of dirt track ovals in Canada
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Sprint car racing
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Short track motor racing
Oval track racing is a form of closed-circuit motorsport that is contested on an oval-shaped race track. An oval track differs from a road course in that the layout resembles an oval with turns in only one direction, and the direction of traff ...
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Auto racing
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Auto racing has existed since the invention of the automobile. Races of various sorts were organise ...
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Race track
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References
External links
Humberstone Speedway
Motorsport venues in Ontario
Dirt oval racing venues in Canada
Motorsport in Canada
1957 establishments in Ontario
Port Colborne
Tourist attractions in the Regional Municipality of Niagara
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