Prince Edward Island Dragway/Raceway Park (Oyster Bed Bridge)

Status unknownStatus unknown Closed, but nobody has checked how much of the site survives, or the exact spot was never found.

Raced
1971-2017
Province
Prince Edward Island
What's left
How much of the site survives hasn't been checked yet.
On the site today
Campground; drag racing discontinued
First race
1971
People
  • Kevin Power, owner (circa 1981-2018)
  • Merrill Cronin, owner (circa 1981)
  • Bruce Matheson, owner (2018)
Elevation
49 ft (15 m)
Coordinates
46.39419, -63.23505

Racing began here in 1971. Around 1981 Kevin Power and Merrill Cronin bought the strip, and in 1985 they built a stock car track next to it. In 2018 Kevin Power and Bruce Matheson sold Raceway Park. The new owners kept the campground on the property running but dropped drag racing.

Video

CLICK HERE to view video footage of drag races in 2004 on Prince Edward Island, 24:54 minutes Watch on YouTube