Famous Competitors
Some of the more famous competitors who raced at the Sydney Showground Speedway include:
- Leigh Adams (Solo)
- Jim Airey (Solo)
- Merle Bettenhausen (Speedcar)
- Kym Bonython (Speedcar)
- Eric Boocock (Solo)
- Nigel Boocock (Solo)
- John Boulger (Solo)
- Jack Brabham (Speedcar)
- Frank "Satan" Brewer (/) (Speedcar)
- Barry Briggs (Solo)
- "Leadfoot" Len Brock (Speedcar)
- Barry Butterworth (Speedcar)
- Peter Collins (Solo)*
- Phil Crump (Solo)
- Jimmy Davies (Speedcar)
- Jay Drake (Speedcar)
- Max Dumesny (Sprintcar/Speedcar)
- Jeff Freeman (Speedcar)
- Ove Fundin (Solo)*
- Gordon Guasco (Solo)
- John Harvey (Speedcar)
- Steve Kinser (Sprintcar)
- Wilbur Lamoreaux (Solo)
- Ivan Mauger (Solo)*
- Ken McKinlay (Solo)
- Ole Olsen (Solo)*
- Jack Parker (Solo)
- Bruce Penhall (Solo)*
- Howard Revell (Speedcar)
- Ray Revell (Speedcar)
- Garry Rush (Super Modified/Speedcar/Sprintcar)
- Billy Sanders (Solo)
- Marshall Sargent (Super Modified)
- Mitch Shirra (Solo)
- Johnny Stewart (Speedcar)
- Sammy Swindell (Sprintcar)
- Brooke Tatnell (Speedcar)
- George Tatnell (Super Modified/Speedcar)
- Bob "Two Gun" Tattersall (Speedcar)
- Ron "Sleepy" Tripp (Speedcar)
- Bill Wigzell (Speedcar/Super Modified)
- Bluey Wilkinson (Solo)*
- Jim Winterbottom (Super Modified/Sprintcar)
- Doug Wolfgang (Sprintcar)
- Lionel Van Praag (Solo)*
- Jack Young (Solo)*
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