Kingston Speedway was a quarter-mile dirt oval raceway located in the Thousand Islands region of Ontario, Canada.
Overview In 1951 Rod Cutway organized a group of racing enthusiasts and roughed-out a version of a three-eighths-mile racetrack on his father-in-law's land. Final construction took place in the spring of 1952 with Tony Blake claiming the first official feature win on June 28, 1952. Blake went on to capture six track championships.
Lawrence Craven began a decade long stretch promoting the facility in 1955, during which he added banking and shortened the track to a quarter-mile. Multi-time track champion Fred Gibson then took over operations along with his brother Bud. In 1967, Bud Gibson bought out his brother and also announced jointly with the Watertown Speedway a rule change to allow overhead valve V8 engines and to increase engine displacement from 250 to 310 cubic inches.
The facility continued operations with several other promoters, including Fred Gibson's return from 1971 to 1973, closing after the 1976 season when the property was sold to a neighboring limestone quarry.
Track Champions YearModifiedLate ModelMini Stock1976Doug CarlyleJack TheoretKen Pugh1975Ovide DoironJack TheoretJohn Kuipers1974Norm DaveyDan CorcoranDenzil Coughlin1973Denzil BillingsDanny ReidDenzil Coughlin1972Walter PennockAl Bissette1971Walter Pennock1970Tony Blake1969Tony Blake1968Barry Poitras1967Fred Gibson1966Gary Reddick1965Fred Gibson1964Tony Blake1963Tony Blake1962Fred Gibson1961Woody Van Order1960Tony Blake1959Woody Van Order1958Woody Van Order1957Woody Van Order1956Tony Blake1955Woody Van Order19541953Ernie Lindsay1952Andy Rae
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