Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
"Canada's Home of Motorsport"[1] | |
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Location | 3233 Concession Road 10 Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada |
Time zone | UTC -5 (UTC-4 DST) |
Coordinates | 44°03′00″N 78°40′40″W / 44.05000°N 78.67778°W |
Capacity | open seating without capacity limitation |
FIA Grade | 2 |
Owner | Canadian Motorsports Ventures Ltd. |
Operator | Canadian Motorsports Ventures Ltd. |
Broke ground | 1960 |
Opened | 1961 |
Construction cost | $500,000 |
Architect | Alan Bunting |
Former names | Mosport Park (1961–1996) Mosport International Raceway (1997–2011) |
Major events | Former: Formula One FIM Road Racing World Championship Can-Am USAC Indy Car FIM World Superbike Championship Current: NASCAR Pinty's Series NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (1990–1997, 1999–2012, 2014–present) |
Website | http://www.mosport.com/ |
Clockwise Grand Prix Circuit | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 3.957 km (2.459 miles) |
Turns | 10 |
Race lap record | 1:04.094 (Rinaldo Capello, Audi Sport North America R10 TDI, 2008, ALMS LMP1) |
Driver Development Centre Advanced Course | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 2.88 km (1.8 miles) |
Turns | 20 |
Driver Development Centre Intermediate Course | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 2.2 km (1.37 miles) |
Kart Complex | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 1.4 km (0.87 miles) |
Turns | 12 |
Speedway Oval (1989–2013) | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 0.805 km (0.500 miles) |
Banking | 6° |
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Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (formerly Mosport Park and Mosport International Raceway) is a multi-track motorsport venue located north of Bowmanville, in Ontario, Canada, 64 km (40 mi) east of Toronto. The facility features a 3.957-kilometre (2.459 mi), (length reduced through wider track re-surfacing done in 2003) 10-turn road course; a 2.9-kilometre (1.8 mi) advance driver and race driver training facility with a 0.40-kilometre (1⁄4 mi) skid pad (Driver Development Centre) and a 1.5-kilometre (0.93 mi) kart track (Mosport Kartways). The name "Mosport" is a portmanteau of Motor Sport, came from the enterprise formed to build the track.[2]
History
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The circuit was the second purpose-built road race course in Canada after Westwood Motorsport Park in Coquitlam, British Columbia,[3] succeeding Edenvale (Stayner, Ontario), Port Albert, Ontario's Green Acres (ex-British Commonwealth Air Training Plan), and Nanticoke, Ontario's Harewood Acres (ex-British Commonwealth Air Training Plan Number One Bombing and Gunnery School), all airport circuits, as Ontario racing venues.
The track was designed and built in the late 1950s. The first race to be held on the track was a local event organized by the Oakville Light Car Club in June 1961.[4] Shortly thereafter, on June 25, the venue held its first major race, the Player's 200, a sports car race bringing drivers from the world over to rural Ontario. Stirling Moss won the two-heat event in a Lotus 19. Second was Joakim Bonnier with Olivier Gendebien third.[5] The proposed hairpin was expanded into two discrete corners, to be of greater challenge to the drivers and more interesting for the spectators, at his suggestion, and is named Moss Corner in his honour. This is a source of lingering confusion as many people call the track Mossport. Unlike many historic motorsport venues, Mosport's track layout has remained mostly unchanged from its original form.
For 2001, the entire circuit was repaved to meet FIA specifications, and is now 12.8 m (42 ft) wide. Drivers were consulted to ensure the character of the "old" track was kept; almost all the "racing lines" have been maintained.
Mosport achieved acclaim through a series of international sports car races under the title "Canadian Grand Prix" normally reserved for Formula 1 races. Many events were wildly popular, breaking Canadian sports attendance records with each successive race. The success of these races led Mosport to be seen as a key component in the founding of the Can Am Series.
The CanAm first visited the track in its inaugural season in 1966, and Mosport hosted at least one event in every year of the series' history, except 1968. In 1967, Canada's centennial year, Mosport hosted Formula One, USAC, and a 500cc Motorcycle Grand Prix. F1's Grand Prix of Canada remained at the track until 1977, until it was moved to Montreal. Mosport has hosted a wide variety of series throughout its history. The circuit has held Formula One, USAC, World Sportscar Championship, Can-Am, Formula 5000, and many other sports car, open-wheel, and motorcycle series.
Mosport has had several fatalities, both track crew, drivers, and riders, the most recognized being German Formula One driver Manfred Winkelhock who was killed in 1985 when his Porsche 962C crashed into a concrete wall. [1] Another fatality at the track was in 2008 during the 29th annual Vintage Automobile Racing Association of Canada Racing Festival. Driver Dino Crescentini of Rochester Hills, MI – a ten-year veteran of vintage racing – lost control of his 1977 Wolf Dallara Can-Am car, which previously had been driven by Gilles Villeneuve. The most recent fatality was in 2018 when 61 year old former Pro Mazda driver Jeff Green speared off the racetrack at turn 8, and slammed into the barrier. He was attended to quickly but was unable to survive the crash.
The fastest ever recorded lap was taken by Rinaldo Capello, in an Audi R10 TDI, in qualifying for the 2008 Grand Prix of Mosport, with a time of 1:04.094. The lap record was set in the race for that meeting with Capello's Audi Sport North America teammate Marco Werner lapping in a time of 1:05.823.[6]
Mosport has had a succession of owners since the original public company created to build the track. Two of those prior owners, Norm Namerow (who owned the track through his publishing company, CanTrack, until his death) and Harvey Hudes, have both been inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame for their contribution to the sport in Canada. In 1998, Panoz Motorsports purchased the facility, and in 1999, the newly formed American Le Mans Series visited Mosport for the first time.
Canadian Motorsports Ventures Ltd. (CMV) which includes Orlando Corp. Chairman Carlo Fidani and Canadian road racing driver Ron Fellows, purchased the facility in June 2011.[7]
In February 2012, a partnership between Mosport and Canadian Tire was announced. The partnership includes a renaming of the track to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. The partnership will help to upgrade the facility, and improve the experience for spectators, participants, race teams, and corporate sponsors.[8]
Driver Development Area
In the spring of 2000, Mosport opened the Driver Development Centre, a second 1.7-kilometre (1.1 mi), 12 turn training circuit designed for driver development. The new course was designed by the owners and instructors of the Bridgestone Racing Academy and was designed specifically with fewer guard rails, walls and minimum blind corners to meet the needs of their driver and mechanic training program.[9][10]
Due to significant scheduling demands on the original grand prix circuit, the original academy course was reconstructed and lengthened to a full racing course in the fall of 2013. The new track features two configuration options; a 2.2-kilometre (1.4 mi) intermediate course, a 2.9-kilometre (1.8 mi) advanced course, as well as a skid pad, a pit lane, and a multi-storey event centre with classrooms and other facilities.[11]
Mosport Speedway
Mosport Speedway was a 0.80-kilometre (1⁄2 mi) oval speedway located on the northwest corner of Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. The track featured 240-metre-long (800 ft) straightaways, 6-degree banked corners and two grandstands with seating for 8,500.
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The oval was constructed in 1989 as a dirt track originally called Mosport's Ascot North, named after the famous Ascot Park track in Gardena, California. The first event was scheduled in July 1989 and was to feature USAC Midgets and Sprint Cars and the World of Outlaws. The races were cancelled after the initial heat races caused deep ruts in the corners and dislodging stones hidden under the clay.[12]
The track was paved that summer and renamed Mosport International Speedway. The track hosted a weekly Saturday night stock car racing program from May to September for 24 years. The stock car divisions included pure stock, sportsman and late models. The oval also featured regular touring series including the ACT Series, ISMA Supermodifieds, OSCAAR, Lucas Oil Sportsman Cup, CASCAR Super Series and the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series.[13]
The park announced the closing of the oval in July 2013 to accommodate the expansion of the Driver Development Centre.[14]
Current series
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IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
It was announced in September 2013 that Canadian Tire Motorsports Park was chosen to host an annual round of the IMSA United SportsCar Championship beginning in 2014.[15] The new series replaced the American Le Mans Series as the feature race during the tracks annual SportsCar Grand Prix, which is Canada's largest annual sportscar race.[16]
NASCAR Truck Series
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series began racing at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in September 2013, marking the first time the series has raced in Canada.[17] Chevrolet was announced as the title sponsor and the race is known as the Chevrolet Silverado 250.[18]
NASCAR Pinty's Series
The NASCAR Pinty's Series has visited the facility at least twice annually every year since its inaugural season in 2007. Currently the race is known as the Clarington 200 and takes place during the tracks Victoria Day SpeedFest Weekend and its Chevrolet Silverado 250 weekend.
Other series
- Blancpain GT World Challenge America
- Pirelli GT4 America
- IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge
- IMSA Prototype Challenge
- IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Canada
- Canadian Superbike Championship
- Canadian Touring Car Championship
- Toyo Tires F1600 Championship
- VARAC Vintage Grand Prix[19]
- Canadian Sport Compact Series
- Nissan Micra Cup
- Ontario Time Attack Series
The track also hosts vintage racing series, motorcycle racing, and Canadian Automobile Sport Club (CASC) amateur events and lapping days.
Photo gallery
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A line of Formula Ford cars climb the hill through turn 5(c)
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Turn 8 heading into The Esses
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Entry into Clayton Corner - Turn 2
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Outside of Turn 3
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Event Centre
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Track infield set up for a concert - Boots and Hearts Music Festival
Grand prix circuit records
Class | Driver | Car | Date | Speed km/h | Speed mph | Time | |
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Outright – American Le Mans Series – LMP | Qualifying | ![]() |
Audi R10 TDI | August 23, 2008 | 222.254 km/h | 138.116 mph | 1:04.094 |
IMSA SportsCar Championship – Prototype | Qualifying | ![]() |
Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | July 7, 2018 | 214.831 km/h | 133.490 mph | 1:06.315 |
World Sportscar Championship – Group C | Qualifying | ![]() |
Porsche 962 C | August 10, 1985 | 204.159 km/h | 126.871 mph | 1:09.775 |
Formula One | Qualifying | ![]() |
Lotus 78-Ford | October 8, 1977 | 199.554 km/h | 124.009 mph | 1:11.385 |
IndyCar | Qualifying | ![]() |
Parnelli VPJ6-Cosworth | June 10, 1978 | 196.296 km/h | 121.984 mph | 1:12.570 |
Formula 5000 | Qualifying | ![]() |
Lola T332-Chevrolet | June 14, 1975 | 194.322 km/h | 120.758 mph | 1:13.307 |
IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTLM | Qualifying | ![]() |
Porsche 911 RSR 4.0 L Flat-6 | July 7, 2018 | 193.784 km/h | 120.412 mph | 1:13.517 |
Can-Am (1966–1974) | Qualifying | ![]() |
Porsche 917-30 | June 9, 1973 | 192.243 km/h | 119.465 mph | 1:14.100 |
World Challenge – GT | Qualifying | ![]() |
Cadillac ATS-VR GT3 | May 15, 2015 | 189.207 km/h | 117.568 mph | 1:15.296 |
Trans-Am | Qualifying | ![]() |
Chevrolet Corvette | May 18, 2013 | 188.394 km/h | 117.073 mph | 1:15.614 |
NASCAR Truck Series | Qualifying | ![]() |
Ford | September 2, 2017 | 177.895 km/h | 110.539 mph | 1:18.602 |
Canadian Superbike | Qualifying | ![]() |
BMW S1000RR | August 19, 2011 | 176.123 km/h | 109.438 mph | 1:20.882 |
NASCAR Pinty's Series | Qualifying | ![]() |
Dodge Challenger | May 18, 2014 | 171.736 km/h | 106.712 mph | 1:22.956 |
Former series and major race winners
FIA Formula One World Championship
Year | Race | Driver | Constructor | Report |
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1967 | Player's Canadian Grand Prix | ![]() |
Brabham-Repco | Report |
1969 | ![]() |
Brabham-Ford | Report | |
1971 | ![]() |
Tyrrell-Ford | Report | |
1972 | Labatt's Canadian Grand Prix | ![]() |
Tyrrell-Ford | Report |
1973 | ![]() |
McLaren-Ford | Report | |
1974 | ![]() |
McLaren-Ford | Report | |
1976 | ![]() |
McLaren-Ford | Report | |
1977 | ![]() |
Wolf-Ford | Report |
FIA World Sportscar Championship
Year | Race | Drivers | Team | Car | Distance/Duration |
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1976 | Player's 200 Weekend | ![]() |
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Shadow DN4 Chevrolet | 320 km (200 mi) |
1977 | Molson Diamond Can-Am Trans-Am Weekend | ![]() ![]() |
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Porsche 934/5 | 6 hours |
1980 | Molson Canadian 1000 | ![]() ![]() |
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Porsche 935 K3/80 | 6 hours |
1981 | Molson 1000 | ![]() ![]() |
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Porsche 935 K3 | 6 hours |
1984 | Budweiser GT | ![]() ![]() |
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Porsche 956 | 1,000 km (620 mi) |
1985 | Budweiser GT | ![]() ![]() |
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Porsche 962C | 1,000 km (620 mi) |
USAC Championship Car (IndyCar)
Year | Race | Driver | Team | Chassis | Engine |
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1967 | Telegram Trophy 200 | ![]() |
Leader Cards Racing | Eagle | Ford |
1968 | Telegram Trophy 200 | ![]() |
Oscar Olson | Eagle | Weslake-Ford |
1977 | Molson Diamond Indy | ![]() |
A.J. Foyt Enterprises | Coyote | Foyt |
1978 | Molson Diamond Indy | ![]() |
Interscope Racing | Parnelli | Cosworth |
FIM Road Racing World Championship
Year | Race | 125 cc | 250 cc | 500 cc | Report | |||
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Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | |||
1967 | Canadian motorcycle Grand Prix | ![]() |
Yamaha | ![]() |
Honda | ![]() |
Honda | Report |
FIM Formula 750 World Championship
Year | Race | Winning Rider | Manufacturer |
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1977 | Molson Diamond Motorcycle Grand Prix of Canada | ![]() |
Kawasaki |
1978 | ![]() |
Yamaha | |
1979 | ![]() |
Yamaha |
FIM World Superbike Championship
Year | Race | Date | Winning Rider | Winning Team | |
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1989 | Race 1 | Rothman's Superbike | June 4 | ![]() |
Team Rumi RCM |
Race 2 | ![]() |
Bimota SpA | |||
1990 | Race 1 | Bud Superbike | June 3 | ![]() |
Squadra Corse Ducati Lucchinelli |
Race 2 | ![]() |
Squadra Corse Ducati Lucchinelli | |||
1991 | Race 1 | June 2 | ![]() |
Fast Yamaha/Sunoco | |
Race 2 | ![]() |
Wiseco Piston Yamaha |
FIM Motocross World Championship
Year | Class | Driver | Manufacturer |
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1976 | 500cc | ![]() |
Suzuki |
1977 | 125cc | ![]() |
Yamaha |
1979 | 500cc | ![]() |
Suzuki |
American Le Mans Series
IMSA GT Championship
SCCA Trans-Am Series
Canadian Sports Car Championship
Year | Date | Race | Driver | Team | Car |
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1961 | June 10 | BEMC Trophy | ![]() |
Eglinton Caledonia Motors | Porsche 718 RS 60 |
June 24 | Player's 200 | ![]() |
United Dominions Corp. | Lotus 19 Monte Carlo Climax | |
Aug 5 | Grand Valley Car Club Trophy | ![]() |
Eglinton Caledonia Motors | Porsche 718 RS 60 | |
Sep 9 | BEMC Indian Summer Trophy | ![]() |
Hamilton Racing Partnership | Lotus 15 Climax | |
Sep 30 | Canadian Grand Prix | ![]() |
Comstock Racing Team | Lotus 19 Monte Carlo Climax | |
1962 | June 9 | Player's 200 | ![]() |
United Dominions-Laystall | Lotus 19 Climax |
Sep 8 | BEMC Indian Summer Races | ![]() |
Dailu Bardahl Special | ||
Sep 22 | Canadian Grand Prix | ![]() |
U.D.T./Laystall | Lotus 19 Climax | |
1963 | 18 May | BEMC Spring Trophy Races | ![]() |
Dailu Mk II Ford | |
June 1 | Player's 200 | ![]() |
Arciero Bros. Racing Team | Lotus 19 Climax | |
June 16 | Grand National Races | ![]() |
Whiz Car Care Products | Lotus 19 Climax | |
Sep 28 | Canadian Grand Prix | ![]() |
North American Racing Team | Ferrari 250 P | |
1964 | June 6 | Player's 200 – Race No. 1 | ![]() |
Bruce McLaren Racing Ltd. | Zerex Special Oldsmobile Traco V8 |
June 6 | Player's 200 – Race No. 2 | ![]() |
Bruce McLaren Racing Ltd. | Zerex Special Oldsmobile Traco V8 | |
June 21 | Spring Trophy Races | ![]() |
Canadian Comstock Ltd. | Cooper Monaco T61 Ford | |
Sep 27 | Canadian Grand Prix | ![]() |
North American Racing Team | Ferrari 330 P | |
1965 | June 6 | Player's 200 | ![]() |
Team Surtees | Lola T70 Mk 2 Chevrolet V8 |
June 19 | Spring Trophy Race | ![]() |
Heimrath Racing/Keating Ford | McLaren Elva Mark I Ford V8 | |
Sep 4 | Indian Summer Trophy Races | ![]() |
Heimrath Racing/Keating Ford | McLaren Elva Mark I Ford V8 | |
Sep 25 | Canadian Grand Prix | ![]() |
Chaparral Cars Inc. | Chaparral 2A Chevrolet | |
1966 | June 5 | Player's 200 | ![]() |
Bruce McLaren Racing Ltd. | McLaren Elva Mark IIB Ford |
1967 | June 3 | BEMC Spring Trophy Races | ![]() |
Eustache Soucy | McLaren Elva Mark II Chevrolet |
Oct 9 | Wm. Cleland Memorial Trophy | ![]() |
McLaren Elva Mark III Chevrolet | ||
1968 | 19 May | BARC Ontario Region Races | ![]() |
McLaren Elva Mark III Chevrolet | |
Sep 7 | BEMC Indian Summer Trophy Races | ![]() |
McCaig racing | McLaren M6B Chevrolet |
USAC Stock Car
Year | Date | Race Title | Driver | Team | Car | |
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1962 | June 23 | Peterborough International | ![]() |
1962 Pontiac | [25] | |
1962 | June 23 | Peterborough International | ![]() |
1962 Pontiac Catalina | [26] | |
1966 | July 30 | Coca-Cola/Kawartha 250 | ![]() |
Ray Nichels | 1966 Dodge Charger | [27] |
1966 | July 30 | Coca-Cola/Kawartha 250 | ![]() |
Sal's Auto Sales | 1965 Plymouth | [28] |
1967 | July 29 | Bardahl/Kawartha 250 | ![]() |
Holman Moody | 1967 Ford | [29] |
1967 | July 29 | Bardahl/Kawartha 250 | ![]() |
Holman Moody | 1967 Ford Fairlane | [30] |
1968 | July 20 | CHUM/Mosport 250 | ![]() |
Norm Nelson | 1967 Plymouth | [31] |
1968 | July 20 | CHUM/Mosport 250 | ![]() |
R/A Hoerr Inc. | 1968 Dodge Charger | [32] |
1978 | June 10 | Molson Diamond USAC Stock Cars | ![]() |
A.J. Foyt | Chevrolet Camaro | [33] |
SCCA Can-Am Series
SCCA Formula 5000
Year | Race | Driver | Chassis | Engine |
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1968 | Mosport Continental | ![]() |
Eagle Mk 5 | Chevrolet V8 |
1969 | Mac's Mosport Continental | ![]() |
Eagle Mk 5 | Chevrolet V8 |
1970 | Mac's Mosport Continental | ![]() |
Lola T192 | Chevrolet V8 |
1974 | Labatt's Blue 5000 Weekend | ![]() |
Lola T332 | Chevrolet V8 |
1975 | Labatt's Blue 5000 Weekend | ![]() |
Lola T332 | Chevrolet V8 |
1976 | Labatt's Blue 5000 Weekend | ![]() |
Lola T332 | Chevrolet V8 |
Atlantic Championship
Year | Date | Driver | |
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1974 | June 30 | ![]() |
[34] |
1975 | July 20 | ![]() |
[35] |
1976 | Aug 22 | ![]() |
[36] |
1977 | 22 May | ![]() |
[37] |
1979 | Aug 19 | ![]() |
[38] |
1981 | June 13 | ![]() |
[39] |
1982 | June 5 | ![]() |
[40] |
1982 | Sep 12 | ![]() |
[40] |
1983 | Sep 11 | ![]() |
[41] |
1987 | June 7 | ![]() |
[42] |
1988 | June 19 | ![]() |
[43] |
1989 | June 25 | ![]() |
[44] |
1992 | Sep 20 | ![]() |
[45] |
1993 | June 20 | ![]() |
[46] |
1994 | 22 May | ![]() |
[47] |
2009 | Aug 30 | ![]() |
[48] |
Formula Super Vee Championship
Year | Date | Driver | |
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1974 | Sep 22 | ![]() |
[49] |
1975 | Sep 21 | ![]() |
[50] |
1976 | June 20 | ![]() |
[51] |
1977 | Oct 9 | ![]() |
[52] |
1979 | June 3 | ![]() |
[53] |
1982 | Sep 12 | ![]() |
[54] |
1983 | June 5 | ![]() |
[55] |
CASCAR Super Series
ASA National Tour
USAC National Sprint Car Series
Year | Date | Race | Driver | |
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1989 | Sep 17 | USAC Canadian Sprint Car Nationals | ![]() |
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Sep 17 | ![]() |
[56] |
Music events
Mosport has also been the venue of a number of concerts and music festivals such as:
- Strawberry Fields Festival, August 7–9, 1970
- Canada Jam, August 26, 1978
- Heatwave Festival, August 23, 1980
- Edenfest, July 12–14, 1996
- Boots and Hearts Music Festival, August 10–12, 2012, August 2–4, 2013, July 31 – August 3, 2014
See also
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- ^ "1989 USAC National Sprint Car Schedule". scrafan.com. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- ^ "Mosport International Raceway". Ultimate Racing History. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
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