SOS - Southern Ontario Sprints

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The Southern Ontario Sprints are a traveling 360 Sprint Car tour in Ontario, Canada.

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  WESTBROOK TAKES MERRITTVILLE SOS WIN

  THOROLD, Ont. (July 20, 2024) - Dylan Westbrook was back in victory lane at Merrittville Speedway on Saturday night after a non-stop Southern Ontario Sprints A-Main. Darren Dryden and Dylan Westbrook started from the front row for the 25 lap feature race. Dryden was fastest in timed hot laps earlier in the night and earned the pole position after finishing third in his heat race. Dryden led the first 15 laps, but the outside groove eventually came in for Westbrook and the defending series champ made the winning move with 10 laps left. Dryden took the runner-up spot, followed by Liam Martin, DJ Christie, and Cory Turner. Dryden claimed the Ackland Insurance Quick Time Award, while Christie was The Drivers Project Hard Charger Award winner. Next on the SOS schedule is a visit to Ransomville Speedway in Western New York on Friday, August 16. Please visit www.southernontariosprints.ca for race results, points standings, and more information about the Nitro 54 Variety Southern Ontario Sprints presented by Tammy 10 Media. 2024 Southern Ontario Sprints Season Statistical Report - Saturday, July 20, 2024 Merrittville Speedway - Thorold, Ontario, Canada A-Main [Started] 25 laps - 6:35.301 1. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[2]; 2. 12DD-Darren Dryden[1]; 3. 9-Liam Martin[6]; 4. 5-DJ Christie[12]; 5. 17-Cory Turner[3]; 6. 15-Ryan Turner[8]; 7. 88H-Josh Hansen[5]; 8. 94-Todd Hoddick[4]; 9. 77T-Tyeller Powless[7]; 10. 70MM-Dale Curran[11]; 11. 21-Kyle Phillips[10]; 12. 77E-Ashton VanEvery[15]; 13. 46-Kevin Pauls[17]; 14. 11-Jamie Turner[14]; 15. 81-Derek Jonathan[16]; 16. 94X-Scott Hall[13]; 17. (DNF) 19-Allan Downey[9] Awards The Drivers Project Hard Charger ($150) - DJ Christie (+8) Ackland Insurance Quick Time ($100) - Darren Dryden (13.538 seconds) Heat Race 1 [Started] 8 laps - 1:55.935 1. 94-Todd Hoddick[1]; 2. 77T-Tyeller Powless[2]; 3. 12DD-Darren Dryden[4]; 4. 21-Kyle Phillips[3]; 5. 94X-Scott Hall[5]; 6. (DNS) 81-Derek Jonathan Heat Race 2 [Started] 8 laps - 1:55.713 1. 9-Liam Martin[1]; 2. 15-Ryan Turner[2]; 3. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[4]; 4. 70MM-Dale Curran[3]; 5. 11-Jamie Turner[5]; 6. 46-Kevin Pauls[6] Heat Race 3 [Started] 8 laps - NT 1. 17-Cory Turner[1]; 2. 19-Allan Downey[3]; 3. 88H-Josh Hansen[4]; 4. 5-DJ Christie[2]; 5. 77E-Ashton VanEvery[5] Timed Hot Laps 1 1. 12DD-Darren Dryden, 00:13.538[1]; 2. 94-Todd Hoddick, 00:14.040[6]; 3. 77T-Tyeller Powless, 00:14.318[2]; 4. 21-Kyle Phillips, 00:14.337[3]; 5. 81-Derek Jonathan, 00:14.798[5]; 6. 94X-Scott Hall, 00:14.798[4] Timed Hot Laps 2 1. 47X-Dylan Westbrook, 00:13.822[2]; 2. 9-Liam Martin, 00:13.849[4]; 3. 15-Ryan Turner, 00:13.900[1]; 4. 70MM-Dale Curran, 00:14.189[5]; 5. 11-Jamie Turner, 00:14.526[6]; 6. 46-Kevin Pauls, 00:15.036[3] Timed Hot Laps 3 1. 88H-Josh Hansen, 00:13.988[4]; 2. 17-Cory Turner, 00:14.015[2]; 3. 5-DJ Christie, 00:14.100[1]; 4. 19-Allan Downey, 00:14.210[5]; 5. 77E-Ashton VanEvery, 00:14.526[3] About: The Southern Ontario Sprints series sanctioned its first race in 1996, making it one of Canada's longest-running motorsports sanctioning bodies. The Nitro 54 Variety Southern Ontario Sprints presented by Tammy Ten Media 2024 schedule will see the organization competing at five racing facilities in Canada and the United States. Visit www.southernontariosprints.ca for more information and news for the traveling winged 360 Sprint Car tour based in Ontario, Canada SOS Media Website: www.southernontariosprints.ca Twitter: @SOSsprints Facebook: SouthernOntarioSprints Instagram: southernontariosprints

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  DRYDEN TAKES SOS/GLSS WIN AT BUXTON

  MERLIN, Ont. (July 13, 2024) - Darren Dryden claimed his first win of the 2024 season on Saturday night at Buxton Speedway in a co-sanctioned event with the Southern Ontario Sprints and Great Lakes Super Sprints tours. Dryden started the 25 lap A-Main on the front row along with Phil Gressman, and Dryden took the early lead. Lap six was calamitous for several drivers; the first of two yellow flags appeared when Eli Lakin slowed on the frontstretch with apparent mechanical problems. Contact with DJ Christie turned Gressman around in turn three after the restart; Dylan Westbrook could not avoid Gressman's car and the ensuing damage ended Gressman's race. Westbrook was able to restart and salvage an eighth place finish. The race went green for the final 19 laps, and Dryden successfully navigated through traffic to claim the win. Ryan Turner charged forward to take the runner-up spot away from Christie. Turner took the second spot, while Christie came home third. Shone Evans and Max Stambaugh rounded out the top five. The win was the second Buxton score of Dryden's career, but first in a 360 Sprint Car; his previous win at the 1/3 mile oval came in an Action Sprint Tour Crate Sprint Car event in 2021. Turner won both The Drivers Project Hard Charger Award and the Ackland Insurance Quick Time Award, while Dryden and Westbrook won the Creative Edge heat races. The next SOS event is scheduled for Merrittville Speedway on Saturday, July 20. Please visit www.southernontariosprints.ca for race results, points standings, and more information about the Nitro 54 Variety Southern Ontario Sprints presented by Tammy 10 Media. 2024 Southern Ontario Sprints Season Statistical Report - Saturday, July 13 Buxton Speedway - Merlin, Ontario, Canada A-Main [Started] 25 laps 1. 12DD-Darren Dryden[1]; 2. 15-Ryan Turner[6]; 3. 5-DJ Christie[3]; 4. 87X-Shone Evans[4]; 5. 71H-Max Stambaugh[7]; 6. 77T-Tyeller Powless[9]; 7. 17-Jared Horstman[8]; 8. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[5]; 9. 85-Dustin Daggett[10]; 10. 68-Aaron Turkey[12]; 11. 77E-Ashton VanEvery[14]; 12. 49T-Gregg Dalman[11]; 13. 28K-Tate O'Leary[15]; 14. (DNF) 7C-Phil Gressman[2]; 15. (DNF) 70-Eli Lakin[13] Awards The Drivers Project Hard Charger ($150) - Ryan Turner (+4) Ackland Insurance Quick Time ($100) - Ryan Turner (13.884 seconds) Heat Race 1 [Started] 8 laps 1. 12DD-Darren Dryden[1]; 2. 5-DJ Christie[2]; 3. 71H-Max Stambaugh[3]; 4. 15-Ryan Turner[4]; 5. 77T-Tyeller Powless[5]; 6. 49T-Gregg Dalman[6]; 7. 70-Eli Lakin[7]; 8. 28K-Tate O'Leary[8] Heat Race 2 [Started] 8 laps 1. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[4]; 2. 7C-Phil Gressman[2]; 3. 87X-Shone Evans[1]; 4. 17-Jared Horstman[3]; 5. 85-Dustin Daggett[5]; 6. 68-Aaron Turkey[6]; 7. 77E-Ashton VanEvery[7] Qualifications 1. 15-Ryan Turner, 00:13.884[13]; 2. 47X-Dylan Westbrook, 00:13.928[3]; 3. 12DD-Darren Dryden, 00:13.961[9]; 4. 87X-Shone Evans, 00:14.059[4]; 5. 5-DJ Christie, 00:14.074[8]; 6. 7C-Phil Gressman, 00:14.079[6]; 7. 71H-Max Stambaugh, 00:14.137[1]; 8. 17-Jared Horstman, 00:14.225[7]; 9. 77T-Tyeller Powless, 00:14.253[5]; 10. 85-Dustin Daggett, 00:14.259[12]; 11. 77E-Ashton VanEvery, 00:14.316[14]; 12. 49T-Gregg Dalman, 00:14.330[2]; 13. 68-Aaron Turkey, 00:14.356[11]; 14. 70-Eli Lakin, 00:14.601[10]; 15. 28K-Tate O'Leary, 00:15.764[15] About: The Southern Ontario Sprints series sanctioned its first race in 1996, making it one of Canada's longest-running motorsports sanctioning bodies. The Nitro 54 Variety Southern Ontario Sprints presented by Tammy Ten Media 2024 schedule will see the organization competing at five racing facilities in Canada and the United States. Visit www.southernontariosprints.ca for more information and news for the traveling winged 360 Sprint Car tour based in Ontario, Canada SOS Media Website: www.southernontariosprints.ca Twitter: @SOSsprints Facebook: SouthernOntarioSprints Instagram: southernontariosprints

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  CORY TURNER CLAIMS GARY CUNNINGHAM MEMORIAL WIN AT MERRITTVILLE

  THOROLD, Ont. (June 22, 2024) - The Turner family has a long and illustrious history at Merrittville Speedway, and Cory Turner added to their story with a $3,000 win in the Gary Cunningham Memorial on Saturday night. Cory Turner and Tyeller Powless made up the front row for the 25-lap A-Main, and Turner quickly opened a big lead over the rest of the field. A mid-race caution flag briefly erased Turner's advantage and allowed Dylan Westbrook a chance to move closer to the front of the pack. Westbrook tried valiantly to claim an eighth consecutive win, but ran out of time. Turner took the win - his first for car owner Nathan Ackland - while Westbrook settled for the runner-up spot. Liam Martin, Matt Farnham, and Ryan Turner rounded out the top five, while Powless, Mike Bowman, Darren Dryden, DJ Christie, and Josh Hansen took top ten finishes. Cory Turner claimed the Ackland Insurance Quick Time Award, while Dylan Westbrook was The Drivers Project Hard Charger Award winner. Next on the SOS schedule is a three race weekend - special Thunder on the Grand events at Ohsweken Speedway on July 11 and July 12, and a co-sanctioned event with the Great Lakes Super Sprints series on July 13 at Buxton Speedway. Please visit www.southernontariosprints.ca for race results, points standings, and more information about the Nitro 54 Variety Southern Ontario Sprints presented by Tammy 10 Media. 2024 Southern Ontario Sprints Season Statistical Report - Saturday, June 22, 2024 Merrittville Speedway - Thorold, Ontario, Canada A-Main [Started] 25 laps - NT 1. 17-Cory Turner[1]; 2. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[7]; 3. 9-Liam Martin[4]; 4. 7NY-Matt Farnham[6]; 5. 15-Ryan Turner[5]; 6. 77T-Tyeller Powless[2]; 7. 71-Mike Bowman[10]; 8. 12DD-Darren Dryden[12]; 9. 5-DJ Christie[8]; 10. 88H-Josh Hansen[13]; 11. 19-Allan Downey[16]; 12. 94-Todd Hoddick[3]; 13. 70MM-Dale Curran[15]; 14. 87X-Shone Evans[11]; 15. 68-Aaron Turkey[14]; 16. 11-Jamie Turner[9]; 17. 46-Ryan Coniam[17]; 18. 84-Mike Lichty[19]; 19. 77E-Ashton VanEvery[21]; 20. 46P-Kevin Pauls[20]; 21. 21-Kyle Phillips[22]; 22. 90-Travis Cunningham[18]; 23. (DNS) 94X-Scott Hall Awards The Drivers Project Hard Charger ($150) - Dylan Westbrook (+5) Ackland Insurance Quick Time ($100) - Cory Turner (13.246 seconds) Heat Race 1 [Started] 8 laps - 1:50.358 1. 7NY-Matt Farnham[1]; 2. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[2]; 3. 71-Mike Bowman[3]; 4. 15-Ryan Turner[4]; 5. 88H-Josh Hansen[7]; 6. 19-Allan Downey[6]; 7. 84-Mike Lichty[5]; 8. (DNS) 94X-Scott Hall Heat Race 2 [Started] 8 laps - 1:49.751 1. 9-Liam Martin[1]; 2. 5-DJ Christie[2]; 3. 87X-Shone Evans[5]; 4. 17-Cory Turner[4]; 5. 68-Aaron Turkey[3]; 6. 46-Ryan Coniam[7]; 7. 46P-Kevin Pauls[6]; 8. 21-Kyle Phillips[8] Heat Race 3 [Started] 8 laps - 1:53.089 1. 94-Todd Hoddick[1]; 2. 11-Jamie Turner[2]; 3. 12DD-Darren Dryden[3]; 4. 77T-Tyeller Powless[4]; 5. 70MM-Dale Curran[6]; 6. 90-Travis Cunningham[5]; 7. 77E-Ashton VanEvery[7] About: The Southern Ontario Sprints series sanctioned its first race in 1996, making it one of Canada's longest-running motorsports sanctioning bodies. The Nitro 54 Variety Southern Ontario Sprints presented by Tammy Ten Media 2024 schedule will see the organization competing at five racing facilities in Canada and the United States. Visit www.southernontariosprints.ca for more information and news for the traveling winged 360 Sprint Car tour based in Ontario, Canada SOS Media Website: www.southernontariosprints.ca Twitter: @SOSsprints Facebook: SouthernOntarioSprints Instagram: southernontariosprints

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  WESTBROOK WINS AT BUXTON TO STAY UNDEFEATED IN 2024

  MERLIN, Ont. (June 15, 2024) - Dylan Westbrook continued his red-hot start to the 2024 season on Saturday night at Buxton Speedway. Westbrook has won all seven of the Sprint Car features that he has competed in thus far, including both Southern Ontario Sprints series events. Tyeller Powless and Dylan Westbrook started on the front row for the 25 lap feature. Westbrook dominated the race, slowed only by a handful of minor caution flags. Liam Martin took the runner-up spot, followed by Powless, Ryan Turner, and DJ Christie. Creative Edge Heat Race wins went to Westbrook, Ryan Turner, and Christie. Martin claimed the Ackland Insurance Quick Time Award and set a new track record in the process, while Ashton VanEvery was The Drivers Project Hard Charger Award winner. Several drivers ran laps at or below the track record in their heat races and feature; Westbrook's lap of 13.785 seconds in the feature now stands as the fastest recorded lap ever on the new Buxton layout. A total of 19 cars were entered for the second round of the 2024 SOS season, and many of those teams removed their wings to compete in the Ontario Traditional Sprints series event later in the evening. Westbrook also claimed the OTS win to sweep the unique Sprint Car doubleheader. The next SOS event is the Gary Cunningham Memorial at Merrittville Speedway on Saturday, June 22. Please visit www.southernontariosprints.ca for race results, points standings, and more information about the Nitro 54 Variety Southern Ontario Sprints presented by Tammy 10 Media. 2024 Southern Ontario Sprints Season Statistical Report - Saturday, June 15, 2024 Buxton Speedway - Merlin, Ontario, Canada A-Main [Started] 25 laps 1. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[2]; 2. 9-Liam Martin[3]; 3. 77T-Tyeller Powless[1]; 4. 15-Ryan Turner[4]; 5. 5-DJ Christie[5]; 6. 12DD-Darren Dryden[7]; 7. 11-Jamie Turner[12]; 8. 87X-Shone Evans[8]; 9. 68-Aaron Turkey[6]; 10. 77E-Ashton VanEvery[17]; 11. 26-Ian Hunter[13]; 12. 17-Cory Turner[14]; 13. 11B-Brennen Hagar[18]; 14. 19-Allan Downey[11]; 15. 48-Andrew Marshall[15]; 16. 94X-Scott Hall[9]; 17. 90-Travis Cunningham[10]; 18. 13-Dale Hunter[16]; 19. 28K-Tate O'Leary[19]; Awards The Drivers Project Hard Charger ($150) - Ashton VanEvery (+7) Ackland Insurance Quick Time ($100) - Liam Martin (13.851 seconds) Heat Race 1 [Started] 8 laps 1. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[4]; 2. 68-Aaron Turkey[1]; 3. 87X -Shone Evans[2]; 4. 94X-Scott Hall[5]; 5. 48-Andrew Marshall[6] 6. 28K-Tate O'Leary[7]; 7. 13-Ian Hunter[3]; Heat Race 2 [Started] 8 laps 1. 15-Ryan Turner[2]; 2. 12DD-Darren Dryden[1]; 3. 77T-Tyeller Powless[4]; 4. 90-Travis Cunningham[3]; 5. 11-Jamie Turner[5]; 6. 77E-Ashton VanEvery[6]; Heat Race 3 [Started] 8 laps 1. 5-DJ Christie[1]; 2. 9-Liam Martin[4]; 3. 19D-Allan Downey[2]; 4. 11B-Brennen Hagar[5]; 5. 26-Dale Hunter[3]; 6. 17X-Cory Turner[6]; About: The Southern Ontario Sprints series sanctioned its first race in 1996, making it one of Canada's longest-running motorsports sanctioning bodies. The Nitro 54 Variety Southern Ontario Sprints presented by Tammy Ten Media 2024 schedule will see the organization competing at five racing facilities in Canada and the United States. Visit www.southernontariosprints.ca for more information and news for the traveling winged 360 Sprint Car tour based in Ontario, Canada SOS Media Website: www.southernontariosprints.ca Twitter: @SOSsprints Facebook: SouthernOntarioSprints Instagram: southernontariosprints

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  WESTBROOK WINS AT BUXTON TO STAY UNDEFEATED IN 2024

  Dylan Westbrook continued his red-hot start to the 2024 season on Saturday night at Buxton Speedway. Westbrook has won all seven of the Sprint Car features that he has competed in thus far, including both Southern Ontario Sprints series events.

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  REIGLING BROS PRESENTS SOUTHERN ONTARIO SPRINTS AND ONTARIO TRADITIONAL SPRINTS DOUBLEHEADER AT SOUTH BUXTON

  St. Marys, Ont. (June 5, 2024) - The Southern Ontario Sprints (SOS) series and the Ontario Traditional Sprints (OTS) series in conjunction with Riegling Bros. Truck and Equipment Sales are presenting racers with a unique opportunity. On June 15, 2024 at South Buxton Speedway (also known as Southern Ontario Motor Speedway), racers and teams will be eligible to compete in both series' features, with $500 in bonus pay on the line as well. The June 15 program at South Buxton will be set up so that all of the winged SOS events will be completed prior to the non-winged OTS events. Following the SOS feature, any teams that wish to compete in the OTS events will be allotted time to remove their wings in order to participate in the OTS portion of the evening's events (heat races and feature). In addition to their regular pay, drivers who elect to do double-duty will also have the opportunity to earn additional bonuses through the generosity of Riegling Bros. Truck and Equipment Sales, who have added $500 into the purse. The top-finishing SOS driver in the OTS feature will be eligible for a $200 bonus, and the same will be true for the top-finishing OTS driver in the SOS feature. There will also be an bonus of $100 awarded to the driver with the best combined feature finish. The fine print: The OTS requires any SOS team that would like to compete in their feature event to have made an honest attempt to run the OTS heat races. The heats will be after the SOS feature, thus the removal of the wings will be just a one-time thing through the course of the evening. There is no heat race requirement to run the SOS feature. If you have registered with either the OTS or SOS, you do not have to register with the other organization to compete. Each organization will recognize each other's registration. If you are looking to compete in both features, the driver is required to purchase two pit passes for themselves. The SOS will allow any cast iron based engine to compete, but if it does not meet Knoxville 360 engine specs, the car(s) will start all SOS events behind all Knoxville-legal engines, even if that team qualified ahead of a Knoxville-legal engine. The next SOS event is a twin bill with the Ontario Traditional Sprints series scheduled for Saturday, June 15 at Southern Ontario Motor Speedway in Merlin, Ontario. Visit www.southernontariosprints.ca and www.southernontariomotorspeedway.com for more information. About: The Southern Ontario Sprints series sanctioned its first race in 1996, making it one of Canada's longest-running motorsports sanctioning bodies. The Nitro 54 Variety Southern Ontario Sprints presented by Tammy Ten Media 2024 schedule will see the organization competing at five racing facilities in Canada and the United States. Visit www.southernontariosprints.ca for more information and news for the traveling winged 360 Sprint Car tour based in Ontario, Canada SOS Media Website: www.southernontariosprints.com Twitter: @SOSsprints Facebook: SouthernOntarioSprints Instagram: southernontariosprints

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  REIGLING BROS PRESENTS SOUTHERN ONTARIO SPRINTS AND ONTARIO TRADITIONAL SPRINTS DOUBLEHEADER AT SOUTH BUXTON

  The Southern Ontario Sprints (SOS) series and the Ontario Traditional Sprints (OTS) series in conjunction with Riegling Bros. Truck and Equipment Sales are presenting racers with a unique opportunity.

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  SOUTHERN ONTARIO SPRINTS ANNOUNCES 'QUICK SIX' BONUS PROGRAM

  St. Marys, Ont. (May 14, 2024) - Southern Ontario Sprints series management is pleased to announce the Quick Six bonus program. To win the award, the winning driver has to sacrifice the pole position and opt to start in the sixth position in the feature. An additional $200 will be added to the feature winner's purse should they start in sixth position. If the pole position driver does not opt to start sixth, the award cannot be won. Each time the award is not won, the $200 will be carried over to the next feature. This will continue until the award is won. The pot then resets at $200 until it is again won. In the event that there is money yet to be won at the end of the season, those dollars will carry over to 2025. Without rainouts or winners in the meantime, the season-ending race winner could see a potential bonus of $1,600 on top of the regular $2,500 winner's purse. The sixth-starting driver will be determined by a redraw of the top six feature starters; the top six will be determined through time trials and their heat race finish. The driver who draws the '1' will be the only driver to have the option to choose to take the sixth starting position. If the driver who picks the '1' opts to start sixth, the other five drivers will be moved forward one spot. "The Malvern Bank 360 Sprint Car series in Nebraska announced a program similar to this earlier this year, and we thought it worth emulating," noted SOS owner Peter Turford. "We now have the financial support in place to execute our own version of the award. We think this will provide our fans with something a little extra - a race within a race as well as possibly rewarding the drivers that are willing to gamble!" The next SOS event is a twin bill with the Ontario Traditional Sprints series scheduled for Saturday, June 15 at Southern Ontario Motor Speedway in Merlin, Ontario. Visit www.southernontariosprints.ca and www.southernontariomotorspeedway.com for more information. About: The Southern Ontario Sprints series sanctioned its first race in 1996, making it one of Canada's longest-running motorsports sanctioning bodies. The Nitro 54 Variety Southern Ontario Sprints presented by Tammy Ten Media 2024 schedule will see the organization competing at five racing facilities in Canada and the United States. Visit www.southernontariosprints.ca for more information and news for the traveling winged 360 Sprint Car tour based in Ontario, Canada SOS Media Website: www.southernontariosprints.com Twitter: @SOSsprints Facebook: SouthernOntarioSprints Instagram: southernontariosprints

SOS - Southern Ontario Sprints Dirt Tracks

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  Humberstone Speedway Race TrackPort Colborne, Ontario, Canada
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  Merrittville Speedway Race TrackFonthill, Ontario, Canada
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  Ohsweken Speedway Race TrackOhsweken, Ontario, Canada
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  Ransomville Speedway Race TrackRansomville, New York, USA
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  Southern Ontario Motor Speedway Race TrackSouth Buxton, Ontario, Canada