The heat shifted to the racetrack as Canada’s Toughest 3rd Mile welcomed the Ontario Sportsman Series to join its home track Bone Stock, Renegade Truck, Super Stock and Late Model divisions to wrap-up action for the month – Saturday, July 29th – at Peterborough Speedway. Racing got underway with a holdover...
On the hometown short tracks or national super speedways, the motorsports community loves the excitement that comes with seeing a first-time race winner take the checkered flag. While his racing focus over the last couple of seasons has been as part of a 2-car Dirt Late Model program with his father...
Weekly racers don’t always need to win the race to enjoy a victory. After running the gambit between weather cancellations, shock failures and just plain bad racing luck, Jacob Mercer’s 2023 schedule has been nothing like what the talented, young racer experienced during his freshman season in the Late Model division...
Local, hometown racing is a sport filled with ups and downs. A driver can experience very emotional highs one week, with a string of bad fortune the next. With weather woes keeping Peterborough Speedway’s Late Model pack on the sidelines for 3 of this year’s 4 scheduled dates, Jacob Mercer was...
There will be 100 laps of excitement on the table Saturday, July 29th as the Ontario Sportsman Series joins the action at Peterborough Speedway. From its inception, the tour has developed a solid fan at some of the leading venues in the province. Past series champions include familiar Peterborough Speedway runners...
After a rainout a week earlier, the Ontario Modifieds Racing Series, presented by GEN-3 Electrical returned to Peterborough Speedway Saturday, July 22nd and thrilled the crowd with a stellar feature shootout. Following the pre-race inversion draw, OMRS teams rolled from the staging area with Chad Strawn and fan favourite John Baker...
After losing a show because of inclement weather, racing returned to Canada’s Toughest 3rd Mile Saturday, July 22nd with the best of the hometown track’s weekly divisions at Peterborough Speedway. The night’s action got underway with the holdover Kingsway Auto Centre Pro Junior Late Model feature, as Landon Sellers and Lucas...
With family members and friends leading their cheering sections, home track runners get to shine at Canada’s Toughest 3rd Mile Oval. Saturday, July 22nd, catch the local SwitchTire Mini Stock, Trent Lakes Complete Plumbing Renegade Truck, Jiffy Lube Super Stock and Kingsway Auto Centre Junior Late Model teams, as they’re joined...
At the halfway mark of the 2023 schedule, it has been a great year of racing at Canada’s Toughest 3rd Mile Oval. Saturday, July 15th Peterborough Speedway celebrates completing 50% of this year’s regular season with the Pure Country 105 Mid-Season Bash. Everyone knows the best parties only happen once a...
Local weekly racing can be a pressure-packed environment. Teams are showcasing their talents in front of an audience comprised of family and friends, while looking for the consistency that can only come through preparation and strong finishes. After scoring a solid 2nd place finish Saturday, July 1st, Jacob Mercer is looking...
