Hometown racing returned to Central Ontario Saturday, May 28th as Peterborough Speedway kicked-off its 2022 season. The Ontario Modifieds Racing Series, presented by GEN-3 Electrical opened a new schedule, with Chad Strawn wheeling his No. 77 machine into victory lane. With Randy Hollingsworth and Bob Franks on the front row, Strawn...
After having the word ‘pivot’ as part of their vocabulary for last couple of years, officials at Peterborough Speedway were once again forced to make a last minute change to the posted schedule. On what had been lined-up as this year’s first night of racing, a fierce storm – with...
What was scheduled to be the 2022 season opener at Peterborough Speedway has been postponed because of gale-force winds and driving rain that caused extensive damage to the speedway grounds, buildings and fixtures across the property. Track owner and promoter J.P. Josiasse says track officials had no other choice than...
Race fans crave the action and excitement that only the local level of the sport can deliver. Peterborough Speedway has been Central Ontario’s hometown motorsports choice for 55 consecutive seasons and the venue that has become widely known as Canada’s Toughest 3rd Mile Oval is ready to shine for its...
It won’t be long now. The venue known as Canada’s Toughest 3rd Mile Oval is set to launch its 55th consecutive schedule of hometown racing with the Pure Country 105 season opener – featuring free spectator grandstand admission – Saturday, May 21st. Track owner and promoter J.P. Josiasse says that with...
Everything is better when it is fresh. With the 2022 season about a couple of weeks away from its first green flag there will be some bright, new colour schemes and some fresh faces in the Canadian Legend Car Series starting field. Tour spokesperson Kevin Foisy says that while its impossible...
Central Ontario’s favourite motorsports experience is ready to roll as Peterborough Speedway kicks-off its 2022 season Saturday, May 21st. Billed as Canada’s Toughest 3rd Mile Oval, the popular facility on Mount Pleasant Road is pleased to open its 55th consecutive year of Saturday night racing by welcoming Kenny U-Pull to...
Hometown stock car drivers have their own language. It is casually known as ‘Racer Speak’, where terms like stagger, tight, loose, push and bump n’ run get tossed around with the ease of their children’s names. At the Saturday night venue nicknamed Canada’s Toughest 3rd Mile Oval the unique vocabulary...
As owner and promoter at Peterborough Speedway, J.P. Josiasse is a well-known fixture on the provincial motorsports landscape. This weekend the Ennismore, Ontario resident will trade-in his track operator’s wardrobe for a driver’s firesuit and helmet as he makes a long-awaited return to North Carolina for the Easter Bunny 150...
Another season of hometown racing is just around the corner and Peterborough Speedway is heading into action firing on all cylinders. The 2022 lid-lifter – presented by Pure Country 105 – is slated for Saturday, May 21st with free spectator grandstand admission and full night of exciting racing with the Battlefield...
