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Salmon Arm Industrial Park

ClosedClosed No longer racing, but some of the track is still there.

Also known as Salmon Arm Incline Raceway

Raced
1979-81
Province
British Columbia
What's left
The site was redeveloped, but the strip or its layout lives on in whatever replaced it.
On the site today
Developed industrial park
First race
July 15, 1979
Last race
1981
Track
1/8 mile
Location
Salmon Arm Industrial Park
People
  • Shuswap Quarter Milers, race organizer (1979-81)
Elevation
1,768 ft (539 m)
Coordinates
50.66632, -119.22565

The Shuswap Quarter Milers ran eighth-mile drag races at the Salmon Arm Industrial Park. The first, on July 15, 1979, drew 1,250 spectators, and the proceeds helped buy a Jaws of Life rescue tool. A second race followed on September 16. The strip claimed to be the “only uphill drag strip in North America,” and some joked that it was the Salmon Arm Incline Raceway. By 1981 development of the industrial park meant the club needed a new site, and that was the last year of racing.

Video

Video footage of a race at Salmon Arm in the 1980s, 10:42 minutes Watch on YouTube
July 15, 1979
July 15, 1979
Sheldon Pukas lines up in his '69 Camaro at the inaugural race at Salmon Arm Industrial Park. Photo published in Salmon Arm Observer, July 25, 1979
Sheldon Pukas lines up in his '69 Camaro at the inaugural race at Salmon Arm Industrial Park. Photo published in Salmon Arm Observer, July 25, 1979
Dan Stushnov in his '65 Valiant was a winner in the Street Modified class at Salmon Arm Industrial Park. Photo published in Salmon Arm Observer, September 26, 1979
Dan Stushnov in his '65 Valiant was a winner in the Street Modified class at Salmon Arm Industrial Park. Photo published in Salmon Arm Observer, September 26, 1979