Flamboro Speedway is a 1/3-mile semi-banked asphalt

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oval, located twenty minutes northwest of

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, in the rural community of Millgrove,

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. The track was established in 1962.

Overview

The track hosts a weekly Saturday night stock car racing program that runs from May to October each year. The tracks weekly racing program features five categories: Pro-Late Model, Super Stocks, Mini Stocks, Pure Stocks and Pro 4 Modified. The track also regularly features touring series including the

APC United Late Model Series The APC United Late Model Series is a late model Stock car racing, stock car racing series competing at Oval track racing, short track ovals in Ontario, Canada. Background The series was founded in 2015 with the purpose of revitalizing late model ...

Ontario Sportsman Series The Ontario Sportsman Series is a Canadian stock car racing series, that tours across short tracks, both asphalt and dirt, across Ontario. The series is sanctioned by the National Stock Car Association. The Series was founded in 2007, as the un ...

OSCAAR The Ontario Stock Car Association of Asphalt Racers, usually shortened to the acronym OSCAAR, is a Canadian stock car racing series featuring three divisions, Open Wheeled Modifieds, Hot Rods and Pro Sprint. It has been running since 1990, wit ...

Modifieds Modified stock car racing, also known as modified racing and modified, is a type of auto racing that involves purpose-built cars simultaneously racing against each other on oval tracks. First established in the United States after World War II, ...

, Hot Rods and Pro Sprints, the Ontario Outlaw Super Late Model Series, Can-Am Midgets and

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. Flamboro speedway has a go-cart track contained with the oval; which is utilized by the Waterloo Region Karting Club. In 2011, the speedway celebrated its 50th anniversary.

NASCAR Pinty's Series

The

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made its first trip to Flamboro Speedway for a doubleheader event on August 29, 2020.

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and Kevin Lacroix won races during the inaugural event.

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Flamboro Speedway

Flamboro Stadium and Speedway Hall of Fame and Museum
Motorsport venues in Ontario Paved oval racing venues in Ontario Stock car racing Motorsport in Canada NASCAR tracks Sports venues in Hamilton, Ontario 1962 establishments in Ontario Sports venues completed in 1962 {{NASCAR Pinty's Series racetracks

Overview

NASCAR Pinty's Series

See also

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