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Sheffield

TRACK PROFILE

Owlerton Stadium : Midweek meetings and the collapse of the Northern Stock Car Company caused the 20 year gap.
Returned on Monday Nights in 1976, and was un-missable till the 1980's when the day moved to Sunday's.
Sheffield stayed closed till a full season in 1997 and has been running at a cost ever since
Sheffield finally closed its doors in 2025 due to Council using the pits area for Solar Energy Storage.

YEARS HOSTED AN F1 MEETING

1954 to 1956,   1958,   1976 to 1989,   1996 to 2019,   2021 to 2024
226 meetings - 46 different years

CHAMPIONSHIPS RACED HERE


World Semi Final : 1979, 1983, 1987, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019
British : 2004, 2005, 2017
Grand National : 1978, 1982, 1988, 2001
Trust Fund : 1978, 1984, 1989, 2001, 2002
BriSCA Supreme : 1980, 2009
Bumper Trophy : 1997
Novice of Year : 1984
World of Shale : 2007

MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION

Sheffield Track Champions
1976 - Stuart Smith 391
1977 - Willie Harrison 2
1978 - Frankie Wainman 212
1979 - Stuart Smith 391

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