This Track in ACT History: Circuit Riverside Speedway Ste-Croix
/Location: Ste-Croix, QC
Track: 5/8-mile (1 km) oval (14-degree banking)
Also Known As: Circuit Ste-Croix, Circuit Québec-Ste-Croix, Riverside Speedway Ste-Croix
Opened: 1971
# of ACT Races Held: 34
ACT Pro Stock Tour – 4
ACT Late Model Tour – 13
Série ACT – 22 (includes 6 combo events with ACT U.S.)
Sunoco Regional Series – 1
Most Wins:
ACT Pro Stock Tour – Junior Hanley, 2
ACT Late Model Tour – Brian Hoar, 4
Série ACT – Alex Labbé, 4
Sunoco Regional Series – Derek Lynch, 1
A Brief History of Circuit Ste-Croix
Officially, Circuit Riverside Speedway Ste-Croix opened its doors in 1971 – but it took a long time for the track to make its mark on the Quebec racing community. In the late 1960s, Victoriaville businessman Jacques Bourassa enlisted the help of motorsports journalist Jacques Rainville and Quebec Dragway’s J.A. Drouin to lay out a 1-km (5/8-mi) oval, 2.6-km (1.625-mi) road course, and ¼-mile drag strip in Ste-Croix along the St. Lawrence River. Land clearing and construction for the new motorsports complex took place throughout 1969 and 1970. The group even raised the ground level by 12 feet to reduce the risk of flooding during high tides.
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