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{{Short description|Dirt track in Ontario, Canada}}
{{Motorsport venue
|Name             = Ohsweken Speedway
|Nicknames        = The Big O 
|Time             = [[UTC−05:00]] ([[UTC−04:00]] [[Daylight saving time|DST]])
|Location         = 1987 Chiefswood Road<BR>[[Ohsweken, Ontario|Ohsweken]], [[Ontario]]<BR>[[Canada]]
|Coordinates      = {{Coord|43.082798|N|80.112981|W|region:CA-ON_type:landmark|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|Logo             = [[File:Logo for Ohsweken Speedway.jpg|220px]]
|Image            = 
|Image_caption    = 
|Capacity         = 8,000
|Owner            = Styres Family
|Operator         = Glenn Styres & Curt Styres
|Broke_ground     = 1994
|Opened           = 1996
|Closed           =
|Construction_cost= 
|Architect        = 
|Former_names     = 
|Events           = '''Current:'''<br />'''World of Outlaw Sprint Car Series''' ''Federated Auto Parts Ohsweken Showdown'' (2025-present) <br />'''Northern Sprint Car Nationals''' (2023–present)<br />'''Former:'''<br />[[NASCAR Canada Series]]<br>''Northern Summer Nationals'' (2022–2024)<br />[[World of Outlaws|World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series]]<br>''Six Nations Showdown'' (2007–2017)<br />[[Super DIRTcar Series]]<br>''Triple Crown Showdown'' (2015, 2017, 2020)<br />[[World of Outlaws Late Model Series]]<br>''Six Nations 50'' (2008–2009)<br />Canadian Sprint Car Nationals (2005–2022)
|Miles_first      = True
|Layout1          = Oval (1996–present)
|Surface          = Clay
|Length_km        = 0.604
|Length_mi        = 0.375
|Turns            = 4
|Banking          = 15 degrees
|Record_time      = 12.047 sec
|Record_driver    = Kraig Kinser
|Record_car       = Steve Kinser Racing
|Record_year      = 2010
|Record_class     = 410 Sprint Car
}}

The '''Ohsweken Speedway''' is a {{cvt|0.375|mile|km|abbr=on}} [[Race track#Surfaces|dirt track]] in the village of [[Ohsweken, Ontario]], Canada. Ohsweken’s weekly Friday night racing program runs from May to September each year, featuring 360 Sprint Cars, Crate Sprint Cars, Thunder Stocks, and Mini Stocks, while the season finishes each year with the annual Northern Sprint Car Nationals. Ohsweken Speedway also hosts weekly Micro Sprint racing on Thursday nights, and hosted the [[World of Outlaws|World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series]] from 2007 until 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ontariooval.com/?p=30578|title=Tony Stewart Returns To Ohsweken July 29 & 30
|publisher=Ontario Oval Speedway News|date=28 February 2013|access-date=2013-07-19}}</ref> The [[World of Outlaws|World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series]] returned in 2025.<ref>{{cite web |date=21 November 2024 |title=World of Outlaws Returning to Ohsweken in 2025 |url=https://ohswekenspeedway.ca/world-of-outlaws-returning-to-ohsweken-in-2025/ |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=Ohsweken Speedway |publisher=}}</ref>

==History==
In 1994 race car driver Glenn Styres built the {{cvt|0.375|mile|km|abbr=on}} mile oval Ohsweken Speedway on {{cvt|80|acre|abbr=on}} of Styres family-owned land on the [[Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation|Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation Reserve]] southeast of [[Brantford, Ontario|Brantford]], [[Ontario]]. The track has been continuously expanded in each year of its existence.<ref>{{cite web|first=Sam|last=Laskaris|url=http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/article/on-the-fast-track%3A-glenn-styres-and-the-business-(and-thrill)-of-race-car-driving-106191|title=On the Fast Track: Glenn Styres and the Business (and Thrill) of Race Car Driving
|publisher=[[Indian Country Today Media Network]]|location=[[New York City|New York]]|date=July 4, 2012|access-date=2013-07-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Kathy|last=Renwald|url=http://www.wheels.ca/news/glenn-styres-lives-his-dream/|title=Glenn Styres Lives His Dream|work=[[The Toronto Star|The Toronto Star Wheels]]|publisher=[[Torstar Corporation]]|location=[[Toronto]]|date=July 20, 2012|access-date=2013-07-19}}</ref>

The track’s seating capacity was increased to over 8,000 in 2008 and a project was conducted to install Musco lighting, illuminating the speedway to allow the World of Outlaws Sprint Car series to run at the facility.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whowon.com/Results.asp?TrackID=1714&StoryID=249422|title=WoO Late Model Series Makes First-Ever Visit to Ontario for Six Nations 50 on June 19 at Ohsweken Speedway|publisher=whowon.com|access-date=2013-07-19}}</ref>

==World of Outlaws - Federated Auto Parts Showdown at Ohsweken==

The prestigious [[World of Outlaws|World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series]] made its first trip to Ohsweken Speedway for the first running of the Six Nations Showdown on July 25, 2007. Jason Sides won the inaugural event. In 2011, [[List of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champions|NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion]] [[Tony Stewart]] won his first career World of Outlaws race at Ohsweken and repeated the victory in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|first=Dean|last=McNulty|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2011/07/30/tony-stewart-savours-world-of-outlaws-win|title=Tony Stewart savours World of Outlaws win|work=[[The Toronto Sun]]|publisher=[[Sun Media]]|location=[[Toronto]]|date=July 30, 2011|access-date=2013-07-19}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Season
! Date
! Driver
!
|-
! 2007
| July 25
| {{flagicon|USA}} Jason Sides
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/woo_2007_season_review_-_jason_sides/P1|title=WoO: 2007 Season Review - Jason Sides|publisher=Speed TV|access-date=2013-07-19}}</ref>
|-
! 2008
| July 22
| Rainout
|
|-
!rowspan=2|2009
| July 28
| {{flagicon|USA}} Jason Meyers
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/World-of-Outlaws/News/Articles/2009/07/Meyers-Wins-Ohsweken-Opener.aspx|title=Meyers Wins Ohsweken Opener |publisher=[[Motor Racing Network]]|location=[[Concord, North Carolina]]|date=July 28, 2009|access-date=2013-07-19}}</ref>
|-
| July 29
| {{flagicon|USA}} Jason Sides
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.woosprint.com/news/race-reports/348-race-report-jason-sides-wins-finale-at-ohsweken|title=Race Report: Jason Sides Wins Finale at Ohsweken|publisher=World of Outlaws Sprint Cars|date=July 29, 2009|access-date=2013-07-19}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan=2|2010
| July 30
| {{flagicon|USA}} Jason Sides
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalspeedsportnews.com/sprints-midgets/world-of-outlaws-sprint-cars/sides-is-the-man-at-ohsweken/|title=Sides Is The Man At Ohsweken|publisher=[[National Speed Sport News]]|location=[[Mooresville, North Carolina]]|access-date=2013-07-19}}</ref>

|-
| August 1
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Donny Schatz]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ontariooval.com/?p=4332|title=Worth The Wait: Schatz Wins Finale Sunday Night At Ohsweken
|publisher=Ontario Oval Speedway News|date=August 1, 2010|access-date=2013-07-19}}</ref>

|-
! 2011
| July 27
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tony Stewart]]
|<ref>{{cite web|first=Dean|last=McNulty|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2011/07/30/tony-stewart-savours-world-of-outlaws-win|title=Tony Stewart savours World of Outlaws win|work=[[The Toronto Sun]]|publisher=[[Sun Media]]|location=[[Toronto]]|date=July 30, 2011|access-date=2013-07-19}}</ref>
|-
! 2012
| July 31
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tony Stewart]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/World-of-Outlaws/News/Articles/2012/07/Stewart-Repeats-at-Ohsweken.aspx|title=Stewart Repeats at Ohsweken 
|publisher=[[Motor Racing Network]]|location=[[Concord, North Carolina]]|date=July 31, 2012|access-date=2013-07-19}}</ref>
|-
! 2013
| July 30
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Donny Schatz]]
|<ref>{{cite web|first=Tommy|last=Goudge|url=http://ondirtracingnews.com/?p=3514|title=Schatz Dominates World of Outlaws STP Sprint Cars at Ohsweken
|publisher=On Dirt Racing News|date=July 30, 2013|access-date=2013-07-31}}</ref>
|-
! 2014
| July 29
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Donny Schatz]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/World-of-Outlaws/News/Articles/2014/07/Third-Straight-for-Schatz.aspx|title=Third Straight for Schatz|publisher=[[Motor Racing Network]]|location=[[Concord, North Carolina]]|date=July 29, 2014|access-date=2013-08-01}}</ref>
|-
! [[2015 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series|2015]]
| July 28
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Stewart Friesen]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/World-of-Outlaws/News/Articles/2015/07/Stewart-Friesen-Wins-at-Ohsweken-Speedway.aspx|title=Friesen Scores First Outlaws Win|publisher=[[Motor Racing Network]]|location=[[Concord, North Carolina]]|date=July 28, 2015 |access-date=September 14, 2015}}</ref>
|-
! [[2016 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series|2016]]
| July 26
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Donny Schatz]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dirttrackdigest.com/NewPress/?p=23256|title=Schatz Comes Out On Top of Three-Way Battle at Ohsweken|publisher=DirtTrackDigest.com|date=July 27, 2015 |access-date=September 20, 2016}}</ref>
|-
! [[2017 World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series|2017]]
| July 25
| {{flagicon|USA}} Logan Schuchart
|-
!!rowspan=2| [[2025 World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series|2025]]
| May 14th
| {{flagicon|USA}} David Gravel
!rowspan=2|
|-
!rowspan=2|
|-2025
| May 15th
|{{flagicon|USA}} David Gravel
|-
|}

==Photo gallery==
<gallery>
File:Photo of Ohsweken Speedway Front Straight.jpg|Front straight and grandstands.
File:Steve Kinser and Donny Schatz sprint cars in the Ohsweken Speedway pits.jpg|Steve Kinser and Donny Schatz sprint cars in the pits.
File:Ohsweken Speedway Pits.jpg|The pits.
File:Tony Stewart at Ohsweken Speedway.jpg|Tony Stewart at the Six Nations Showdown World of Outlaws event.
File:Ohsweken Speedway main grandstand from backstraight clay on fence.jpg|View of main grandstand from backstraight through clay on the crash fence.
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Dirt track racing]]
*[[List of dirt track ovals in Canada]]
*[[Sprint car racing]]
*[[Short track motor racing]]
*[[Auto racing]]
*[[Race track]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://ohswekenspeedway.ca/ Ohsweken Speedway Official Site]
* [https://www.racing-reference.info/tracks/Ohsweken_Speedway/ Ohsweken Speedway race results] at Racing-Reference
* [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Ohsweken+Speedway&ie=UTF-8&ei=Ut3oUY7uJMHXrgHi-4DoDw&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAg/ Google Map view of Ohsweken Speedway]
* [http://www.woosprint.com/ World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Official Site]

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