The dragstrip at Toronto Motorsports Park began roaring to life in 1954, originally operating on Sundays atop an abandoned WWII airstrip. In those early days, racers shared the pavement with airplanes—laying the groundwork for what would become one of Canada’s most iconic dragstrips.

Founded by the Mehlenbacher family and later stewarded by John and Sharon Fletcher, the track eventually came under the leadership of Uli Bieri, who has owned and operated the facility since 1992. Remarkably, all three ownership eras are represented in the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame—a testament to the dragway’s impact and enduring legacy.

Over the past 70 years, the strip has gone by many names—Kohler Drag Strip, Kohler Superboss Dragway, Cayuga 1320 Dragway, Dragway Park, and now Toronto Motorsports Park—but its reputation has always remained the same: a proving ground for legends. From ‘Big Daddy’ Don Garlits to Shirley Muldowney (who earned her NHRA Top Fuel license here), Don ‘The Snake’ Prudhomme, Tom ‘The Mongoose’ McEwen, and Linda Vaughn, the track has welcomed some of the biggest names in drag racing history.

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