The Big O | |
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Location | 1987 Chiefswood Road Ohsweken, Ontario Canada |
Time zone | UTC-5 (UTC-4 DST) |
Coordinates | 43°04′58″N 80°06′47″W / 43.082798°N 80.112981°W |
Owner | Styres Family |
Operator | Glenn Styres/Curt Styres |
Broke ground | 1994 |
Opened | 1996 |
Major events | NASCAR Pinty's Series Northern Summer Nationals (2022–Present) World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Six Nations Showdown (2007–2017) Super DIRTcar Series Triple Crown Showdown (2015, 2017, 2020) World of Outlaws Late Model Series Six Nations 50 (2008–2009) Canadian Sprint Car Nationals (2005–2022) Northern Sprint Car Nationals (2023–Present) Empire Super Sprints Patriot Sprint Tour Southern Ontario Sprints Great Lakes Super Sprints National Racing Alliance TUSA Canada Mod Lites DIRTcar |
Oval | |
Surface | Clay |
Length | 3/8 miles (0.6 km) |
Race lap record | 12.047 seconds (180.344 km/h or 112.061 mph) (Kraig Kinser, World of Outlaws Sprint Car, July 30, 2010, 410 Sprint Car) |
The Ohsweken Speedway is a 3⁄8-mile (0.60 km) 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.[1]