Emo Speedway Celebrates

Three of the original drivers who raced at Emo Speedway 55 years ago made a return Saturday to help celebrate the tracks anniversary.

Among them 91-year-old Raoul Cayer who won the track's first title in 1954.

"We got together with Russ Cruchaine," recalls Cayer, "Russ decided we should go into Winnipeg to buy a car. So we drove into Winnipeg and bought a car. Brought it back and fixed it up and started racing.

The track opened to stock car racing in July of 1954.

Lyle Busch was one of the original drivers who helped get racing going with Sid Asselin

"We brought Sid's car down here to the grandstand on Saturday afternoon," says Busch. "Run that thing around and pretty soon we had over a hundred people here."

Busch says that appearance eventually led to regular racing at the track.

The evening also featured photographs and articles of the track over its more than 5 decades.