Merrittville Memories by the Reunion Committee

10/19/2026

On this cool bright October Sunday the Merrittville Speedway Reunion Committee gathered at the track for two reasons ,to take down &store the CAA Wall of Fame & to hold a brief meeting in the Memories hall where the PhotoWall is located.
There ended up being a third reason that started with Donuts & ended with Pete &Nancy joining us with cake ,none the less to celebrate the birthday of one of our Committee members.
We are well aware that Erica does not like her photo taken ,but I did receive one to share that Oakley sent me tonight.

Happy Birthday -Erica Bicknell-Jones, from all of us as we capped off the 75th season in review today.-RickK.&Committee.

10/15/2026

While October 9th was advertised as a Trunk or Treat event members of the Merrittville Speedway Reunion Committee had one last surprise presentation in store to finish off our 75th season before we take down the CAA Wall of Fame this coming Sunday.
We have a Tradition that when we replace a worn plaque that we present it to a family member.
This season we also replaced Bob St.Amand Sr.'s plaque that we presented to him at Merrittville Speedway on Reunion Night 24 years ago for his induction to the WALL OF FAME.
In 2003 we were in need of sponsorship help & Bob & Pat stepped up with support under L. St.Amand ent.For, many years even after Bob 's passing Pat & the family helped & we never forgot that.
I have recently gotten to visit with Pat & his friend Larry Lethby at area cruise events & it has been great to reconnect through our shared passion for cars.
For Merrittville's 70th anniversary I asked our friends at Auto F/X to design a logo which can be seen both on the trunk lid of Project 75& the new 75th Anniversary Champion's sign.
The cars of Bob St.Amand #30, Jerry Winger #10& Pete Bicknell #42 who we inducted to the now CAA Wall of Fame are depicted & have special personal Merrittville Memories for me.
I thought that on this Throw Back Thursday , while I share a bit of Trunk or Treat that I would share a few photos that Pat sent my way. Thank you for your years of support & keep cruising!-
Rick K.

10/12/2026

I had a chance to watch all the highlights from Super Dirt week at Oswego yesterday ,since we celebrated Thanksgiving on Saturday here at home with family &friends.
From my perspective the chance to get in to the big show in all divisions was in itself a victory because of the huge car count numbers.
ON our Thanksgiving Monday here in Canada ,I thought that I would share the aerial replay of the big block feature finish . It was definitely a slick surface where tires &fuel played in to the equation. Trying to find moisture &traction on worn out Hoosiers next to the boiler plate wall or near the rail seemed like a huge challenge. Congratulations Darren Smith his first victory & to Matt Williamson #88 on a well earned 2nd place finish & to Gary Lindberg on an 11th place .
I feel it goes without saying that we can also be Canada proud that Tristan Ladouceur at only 20 years old &Jessica Power #52 finished first &second in The Sportsman 75 feature. Tristan has to be one of the youngest winners & Jessica is now the highest ranking lady finisher of all time at SDW. On occassion especially during the pandemic we were able to watch Jessica in her #52 at Merrittville Speedway. A Victory at SDW is definitely in your future.
Finally I would like to pass on our sincerest congratulations to all of our Merrittville Speedway teams who spent the money &made the effort to represent our sport at Oswego.A special shout out goes to Nigel Pendykoski who finished a credible 18th in the Sportsman 75 driving The James Little co-owned .
Again Congratulations top all &Happy Thanksgiving Monday -Canada Proud!- RickK.

10/09/2026

As promised on this Fast Friday ,I am posting a few photos ,looking back on last Saturday night at Merrittville Speedway where we closed out the racing portion of our 75th season with both The SOS sprint cars &ModLites joining us for the finale.

I was kept busy all evening at the Memories hall from prerace until after intermission with Fans &Alumni visiting the PhotoWall display for one final time this season. It was great to see everyone ,especially Mark Lovell who was an original member of our committee &member of the Fonthill Kinsmen& CMRHS.

Gary Lindberg dominated both nights modified features ,but the highlight for me was all the close racing in the rest of the divisions ,with Glenn Styres #0 finishing 3rd in the SOS finale gaining a podium position.
Many Thanks to GSR for sponsoring both nights , to all the fans &Alumni for visiting both our CAA Wall of Fame &our AutoFX sponsored PhotoWall display.

Do not forget that at 5p.m. today-Friday we will have Project 75 at The Merrittville Cruise night as we participate in Trunk or Treat for the kids. If everything goes as planned we will also be making a final presentation to close our 75th season.

Thanks for your support &more photos to follow.-Rickk.

10/08/2026

It is almost time for Throw Back Thursday. This week I look back at Super Dirt week & some of those drivers who raced at Merrittville Speedway back in the day of The Schaeffer b**r Qualifiers &representing Merrittville Speedway at Syracuse &later Oswego.

While we will never forget the Moody Mile &racing on the big track, we also look forward to see how some of our regular drivers will contend on the dirt surface of Oswego in not only the Modified race but also the Sportsman race where Merrittville Sportsman Champions Brad Rouse & Cody McPherson have won.

We wish our 75th anniversary Champions Gary Lindberg & Cody McPherson success ,but also all the others who are representing Merrittville Speedway &our sport including Brad &Madyson Rouse Nigel Pendykoski & Noah Mamo. If I have missed anyone please let me know so I may include a photo. In the meantime here are some photos that I have selected that bring back Merrittville- Super Dirt Week Memories for me. Best of Luck to everyone for safe racing &Thanks for representing your Team &making all of us proud in Canada during Merrittville Speedways 75th anniversary season!-RickK.

10/07/2026

On this Whats up Wednesday ,I thought that I would take a look back at some highlights from the on track action in the 5 divisions that raced at Merrittville Speedway on a rare Friday night.
For most of the evening I had the Merrittville Memories display in the hall open both prerace & until the end of intermission. While it was a cold night ,the action was hot on track during the features.
Congratulations to all the competitors &fans for supporting our Saturday Night Tradition over these 75 seasons.
It was great to see all the activity in our hall at The PhotoWall display during the evening especially pre race &after dark when it was well lit up.
I will follow up with a similar post later this week, highlighting the final Saturday night of our 75th anniversary in photos. -RickK.
As always ,please read the photo captions.

10/05/2026

Saturday night the racing season at Merrittville officially wrapped up with Gary Lindberg dominating the 40lap Modified feature. The Hoosier stocks ran a 30lap Duel on the dirt Feature & below are the results as Dave Bailey captured the win &title. The Mod Lites held their final feature as did The 4 cyl Ministocks as well as The SOS Sprint cars .Those results will follow. Hard to believe the 75th season of our Saturday Night Tradition is over . Have a safe off season.

10/03/2026

Join us for a special cruise night at Merrittville Speedway on Oct.9,2026. We will have Project 75 on display for Trunk or Treat to close out the 75th season starts at 5p.m.

🎃 Trunk or Treat NEON EDITION is coming to Merrittville Speedway Friday Oct 9th!

Bring your Vehicle, Decorate the Heck out of it, and watch the kids faces light up!!

We will have Monster Trucks on display From our MONSTERS OF Merrittville Show!

Bikes, cars, trucks, tractors, anything with wheels! If you can drive it here, you can participate!

We are asking everyone from the Merrittville Monday Night Show And Shine and Merrittville Speedway Friday Cruise Nights to also join us for this awesome occasion.
🍬 Vehicles must supply their own Candy to hand out.