Sanair Super Speedway is a motorsports park with a paved triangular oval race track, a dragstrip, a oval, as well as a mini-oval and karting course. It also formerly had a road course which has since ceased to be used. It is located in Saint-Pie, Quebec. It hosted the Molson Indy Montreal from 1984 to 1986. The dragstrip previously hosted the NHRA's Le Grandnationals Molson until 1992, when Canadian fuel regulations, prohibiting leaded race fuel, forced the NHRA to quit holding a national event in the country. It currently hosts races in the American Canadian Tour Sèrie ACT Castrol.
Track history
Lap records The fastest official race lap records at Sanair Super Speedway are listed as:
CategoryTimeDriverVehicleEvent Tri-Oval (1983–present): Can-Am 0:23.534 Horst Kroll Frissbee KR3 1987 Canadian American Thundercars Sanair Road Course (1972–present): Trans-Am (TO) 0:54.300 Warren Agor Chevrolet Camaro 1973 Sanair Trans-Am round Trans-Am (TU) 1:00.300 Bert Everett Alfa Romeo GTA 1972 Sanair Trans-Am round
Trans Am Series
Year Driver Vehicle 1972 Warren Tope Ford Mustang 1973 Warren Agor Chevrolet Camaro
Molson Indy Montreal winners (1984–1986)
Season Winning driver Chassis Engine Team 1984 Danny Sullivan Lola Cosworth Doug Shierson Racing 1985 Johnny Rutherford March Cosworth Alex Morales Autosports 1986 Bobby Rahal March Cosworth Truesports
During practice for the 1984 race, Rick Mears suffered serious foot and leg injuries after a crash on the mainstretch. The 1985 race is known for a highly controversial finish involving Johnny Rutherford and Pancho Carter. Under caution on the final lap, Rutherford led second place Carter, and appeared on his way to victory. As the field came out of the final corner, the pace car suddenly exited to pit lane, and the field unexpectedly started racing the final straightaway to the finish line. Carter got the jump on Rutherford, and edged his nose just ahead at the finish line, appearing to steal the victory. Officials deemed Carter the winner, and Carter celebrated in victory lane. Rutherford's team protested the finish because no green flag waved, and CART later restored the win to Rutherford. Under most motorsport rules, when a race is still under caution with one lap to go, there is no further opportunity for green-flag racing, and the leader takes the yellow and checkered flags as the winner.
NASCAR North Series
Sanair International Speedway
1979 (May): Beaver Dragon 1979 (July): Robbie Crouch 1980 (May): Bobby Dragon 1980 (July): Bobby Dragon 1981 (May): Robbie Crouch 1981 (July): Dick McCabe 1982 (May): Dick McCabe 1982 (August): Chuck Bown
Sanair Super Speedway
1983: Beaver Dragon 1984 (May): Randy LaJoie 1984 (August): Claude Leclerc 1985 (May): Bobby Dragon 1985 (August): Robbie Crouch
ASA National Tour 1987: Butch Miller
See also List of auto racing tracks in Canada Other Montreal area race tracks Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Circuit ICAR Circuit Mont-Tremblant American Canadian Tour
References
External links Sanair Racing Google Maps satellite image General course descriptions Ultimate Racing History - Sanair Super Speedway Racing Sports Cars - Sanair - List of Races