RAD Torque Raceway

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RAD Torque Raceway
Castrol raceway header.png
Location50342 Range Road 253, Leduc County, Alberta, T9E 0V6
Capacity4,500 (clay oval)
8,500 (drag strip)
OwnerRob Reeves
OperatorRob Reeves
Opened1991
Construction costC$4 million
($6.62 million in 2020 dollars[1])
Former namesCapital City Raceway Park, Capital Raceway, Labatt Raceway, Budweiser Motorsports Park, Castrol Raceway
Major eventsIHRA Nitro Jam
Mopar Rocky Mountain Nitro Jam Nationals
(2003–present)
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series
Oil City Cup
(2007–2015)
Canadian Superbike Championship
(2015)
Clay Oval
Length0.6 km (3/8 mi)
Banking9 degrees
Drag Strip
Length0.4 km (1/4 mi)
Road Course
Length2.7 km (1.67 mi)

RAD Torque Raceway, formerly known as "Capital City Raceway Park", "Capital Raceway", "Labatt Raceway", "Budweiser Motorsports Park", and "Castrol Raceway", is a multi-track auto racing facility located just south of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Located on land leased from the Edmonton International Airport, the clay oval opened in 1991 and the dragstrip opened in 1992. The facility went into receivership at the end of the 1997 season. It was purchased by Rob Reeves and ten other local racers and businessmen; it re-opened in 1998. Several of the investors have opted out since 2000 but do remain on as advertising sponsors of the facility. The track is now owned by Rob Reeves and Family.

The facility features an 8,500-seat ¼ mile IHRA-sanctioned dragstrip, and a 4,500-seat 3/8 mile clay oval. There is also a pro motocross track, a mini-sprint car track, and a 2.7 km road course which opened in 2013.

The biggest event currently held at the facility is on the drag strip. The annual NHRA Mopar Rocky Mountain Nationals is the largest national event held in Canada. The second largest event at Castrol Raceway was held on the oval track. The Oil City Cup featured the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series from 2007 to 2015.

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  1. ^ 1688 to 1923: Geloso, Vincent, A Price Index for Canada, 1688 to 1850 (December 6, 2016). Afterwards, Canadian inflation numbers based on Statistics Canada tables 18-10-0005-01 (formerly CANSIM 326-0021) "Consumer Price Index, annual average, not seasonally adjusted". Statistics Canada. Retrieved April 17, 2021. and table 18-10-0004-13 "Consumer Price Index by product group, monthly, percentage change, not seasonally adjusted, Canada, provinces, Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit". Statistics Canada. Retrieved April 17, 2021.

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Coordinates: 53°20′02″N 113°35′28″W / 53.3338°N 113.5912°W / 53.3338; -113.5912

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