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Humberstone Speedway
Location 1716 Main Street East
Port Colborne, Ontario
Canada L3K 5V3
Time zone UTC-5 (UTC-4 DST)
Coordinates 42°53′57″N 79°12′01″W / 42.899091°N 79.200375°W / 42.899091; -79.200375
Owner Cosco family
Opened 1957
Former names Gasport Speedway
Major events Super DIRTcar Series
DIRTcar Sportsman Series
Rush Dirt Late Model Series
Knights of Thunder 360 Sprint Car Series
Action Sprint Tour
Southern Ontario Sprints
Empire Super Sprints
Patriot Sprint Tour
Oval
Surface Clay
Length 3/8 mi (0.6 km)
Turns 4
Banking

Humberstone Speedway is a 3/8 mile dirt oval raceway located in Port Colborne, Ontario. Races are held on Sunday nights, and regular events include Mini Stocks, 4-Cylinder Trucks, Street Stocks, RUSH Late Models, and DIRT Sportsman races.

Major events

The speedway is also host to the Molson All-Canadian, an all day and all night event with extended races for each class, and the annual Eve of Destruction, an event dedicated to demolition-style racing events such as flagpole races, school bus races and blindfold races.

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