Eppie wietzes biography of alberta
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David Empringham (born December 28, ) is a Canadian auto racing driver. He is a two-time Toyota Atlantic, one-time Indy Lights and two-time Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge champion. Most recently, Empringham won the Grand-Am Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge GS class driver's title with co-driver John Farano. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Empringham began his racing career in , competing in the Spenard/David Formula series. He then competed regularly in the GM Motorsport series (teammate of Canadian racing legend Richard Spenard) for several years, drove a handful of races in the IMSA Firestone Firehawk series, the Porsche Turbo Cup and Formula Toyota Atlantic. In , Empringham began competing full-time in the Toyota Atlantic Championship, where he won back-to-back championships in and In David won the Championship with "underdog" CANASKA racing and Canadian Tire sponsorship, based out of Toronto, Ontario. saw Empringham move to the BDJS racing team, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, taking the Canadian Tire sponsorship with him. saw Empringham narrowly miss winning a third championship, being beat out by Richie Hearn for the title. saw Empringham make the move to Indy Lights, replacing Greg Moore, who had moved up to the team's CART operation, in the Player's/Forsythe raci
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Edmonton International Speedway
For the present day oval race track near Wetaskiwin, see Edmonton International Raceway.
September Can-Am race | |
| Location | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
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| Coordinates | 53°36′25″N°33′25″W / °N °W / ; |
| Capacity | 30, |
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| Former names | Speedway Park |
| Major events | Can-Am, Formula Atlantic, Formula , Formula , Trans-Am, NHRA |
| Length | km ( miles) |
| Turns | 14 |
| Race lap record | (Mark Donohue, Porsche /30 TC, , Group 7) |
| Length | km (1&#;4 miles) |
| Length | km (1&#;4 miles) |
Edmonton International Speedway, also known as Speedway Park, was a acre (&#;km2) multi-track auto racing facility located in the present Cumberland and Hudson neighbourhoods[1] of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The facility featured a 1&#;4-mile (&#;m) dragstrip, a mile (&#;km) turn road course, and a 1&#;4-mile short oval. At its peak, it had capacity for over 30, fans.
History
[edit]In the late s, the dirt-surfaced Breckenridge Oval opened on the site. In , the oval was shortened and paved as a 1&#;4-mile asphalt oval, and the 8,seat facility was renamed Speedway Park.
In , the 1&#;4-mile drag strip opened and had a full length of 4, feet (1,&#;m). In , the road course opened in time for t
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Formula One drivers from Canada
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