Lake Doucette Motor Speedway evolved from what was a backyard playground for Gaston Comeau's son back in 2000. What started as a dirt track saw it's peak in the summer of 2003 and 2004 with up 150 cars registered. A typical race weekend had 2500 fans watching 85 cars racing in various classes. At the end of the 2005 dirt racing season the car count had dropped to around 35 cars with only 200-300 fans attending the bi-weekly racing. With the huge expense of up-keeping the track with heavy equipment and constant maintenance and the low car/fan count, Gaston made the decision to pave the track. The decision to pave over the dirt is still debated today among the local fans and drivers.

The transition from dirt to pavement was tough for both fans and drivers with old dirt cars not performing well on the pave where suspension and set-up has to be precise in order to work well. With Lake Doucette being in a rural area of Nova Scotia and having it's own unique set of rules, made it difficult to attract cars from outside our own racing genre to make the trip to LDMS. Gaston made the decision to close the track at the end of the 2008 season since the car/fan attendance was too low to meet the tracks expenses.

The drivers of LDMS formed an Association in 2008 and now lease the track from Gaston. Volunteers help eliminate a huge expense, but the track still has the large cost of insurance and the track is in desperate need up seating, flaggers stand, announcers booth and track upgrades. This is where the funds raised by the Southwestern Stockcar Association are directed.