Hall of Fame race driver Ed Ortiz and fifteen friends, self proclaimed the Slowpoke Club, got into racing by building the original Ransomville Speedway on property behind the Ortiz family car dealership in 1954.
When land became available outside of town the Slowpoke Club formed a corporation, sold shares of stock, and passed the hat at races to come up with the down payment.
A local woman advanced the money for the rest of the cost and held the mortgage and the Ransomville Speedway opened at its current location in 1958.
Friesen also owned the nearby Merrittville Speedway in Ontario, Canada.
Unseasonably warm (46 degrees) weather in 2007 brought out a standing-room-only crowd and 244 entrants.