The idea of building a racetrack in the Rainy River District happened in 1949 after Lyle Busch and Bob Oak went to Florida to watch the stock car races there.

After long conversations, the owner of the Winnipeg track gave Asselin his technical information.

In May 1954, Sid Asselin and Bob Oak had meetings to organize a construction of the track with the District Fair Board.

There would be a less chance of serious accidents and the loose dirt would allow more skidding which let the cars permit more bumping and nudging while fighting for position.

The original organizing body for the Emo Speedway/Raceway was the Borderland Stock Car Racing Company (BSCRC) which was created by Sid Asselin and Bob Oak.

Thirteen competitors showed up for the first night and included drivers such as #8 Sid Asselin, #60 Don Marsh, #100 Maurice Frenette, #5 Lyle Busch, Bill Benniger, #37 Raoul Cayer, Tom Hardy and others.

With the help of Glen Jackson and George Oltsher and others, the interest and support of racing in the community of Emo and surrounding area was on a large high during this period.

With the exception of a couple races during the Emo Fall Fair in the mid 70s, the track lay dormant from 1977 to 1982.

In response to this letter, Tom Jackson replied, saying that if there was enough support to start the races up again, he and others had no problem getting cars back on the track.

Although it was not until 1986 when full seasons started, there were a couple of specials including the Fall Fair that were scheduled.

At the end of the 1989 season, the organization made the decision to join the WISSOTA Promoters' Association with their Modified class (Starting in 1990).

In September, a tragedy happened when #01 Keith McNally rolled over multiple times in his Thunder Stock on the first lap of the feature.

In remembrance, the Keith McNally Memorial was created to award the Street Stock driver who goes to the track consistently, works hard at racing, loves the sport, but unfortunately ends up towards the back.

The class had decent numbers for a first year schedule, with car counts as high as eight on most occasions.

In 1995, the Borderland Racing Association (BRA) changed hands to a private promoter named Sonny Ferris.

However, decreasing car and fan counts in 1996 and 1997, led to Ferris quitting as private promoter.

The Borderland Racing Association returned in 1998 with Ed Rea and others leading the new board of directors.

As quoted in the Fort Frances Times on March 18, 1998: Ed Rea, who has been a fixture with the Emo Speedway since the mid-1960s, will become the track’s new promoter, taking over from Sonny Ferris, who held that job for the past two seasons.

Rea said the track simply could not be maintained under the private ownership of Ferris and instead will now be run as a non-profit organization.

The Super Stock class never caught on and counts remained low from 1995 to 1997, resulting in its drop.

The 1990s saw drivers such as #15 Ron Westover, #18 Chris Shine, #16 Gavin Paull, #00 Steve Arpin, #18J Chad Jonson, #2X4 Ken Perry, #11 Anthony Visser and others started their racing careers during this time.

The beginning 2000 saw much of the success that had been taken While low attendance from fans had traditionally occurred during the opening few races, 2000 saw more than average crowds.

This was mainly due to the fact that more money was being lost than earned, and the latest Modified Invitational that took place on June 30 and July 1 of 2000 saw only a few traveling cars, and less than satisfying fan counts.

It also featured underground wiring that required less poles, which in turn, allowed an increase in fan view ability.

NOPA Super Trucks from Winnipeg, Manitoba visited Emo Speedway for the first time.

The BRA decided to include rain dates set for 1:00pm on Sunday if the races were canceled on the Saturday night.

The Special took place on July 22, 2006, with 15 cars traveling from Thunder Bay, Ontario, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Bemidji, Minnesota, and Ashland, Wisconsin.

One week after cold temperatures, a full day of rain the following Saturday canceled the races.

The Emo Fall Fair drew a huge crowd and a large car count.

In late September, 300 dump truck loads (3,500 yards) of clay were added to the track.