▁of ▁Glasgow , ▁it ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁adjacent ▁Sar ac en ▁Found ry . ▁ ▁Speed way ▁The ▁first ▁speed way ▁team ▁to ▁race ▁at ▁Ash field ▁Stadium ▁– ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁racing ▁purposes ▁– ▁were ▁the ▁Ash field ▁Gi ants ▁between ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁After ▁the ▁Gi ants ▁went ▁out ▁of ▁business , ▁the ▁track ▁was ▁adapted ▁for ▁grey h ound ▁racing , ▁which ▁was ▁st aged ▁at ▁Ash field ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁Speed way ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁stad ium ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁when ▁the ▁Glasgow ▁Tig ers ▁re located ▁from ▁Shaw field ▁Stadium . ▁ ▁Grey h ound ▁racing ▁Prom oter ▁Jimmy ▁Donald ▁Sr . ▁opened ▁the ▁grey h ound ▁track ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁It ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁Ash field ▁Stadium ▁and ▁was ▁regarded ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁premier ▁independent ▁( un lic ensed ) ▁tracks ▁in ▁Scotland ▁with ▁major ▁events ▁called ▁the ▁Ash field ▁St ▁Leg er , ▁Scottish ▁Cup ▁and ▁An ni versary ▁St akes ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁Ash field ▁Derby ▁which ▁offered ▁substantial ▁prize ▁money . ▁The ▁circum ference ▁was ▁ 4 0 0 ▁yards ▁consisting ▁of ▁distances ▁of ▁ 2 7 0 , ▁ 4 5 0 , ▁ 6 4 0 ▁and ▁ 9 3 0 ▁yards . ▁The ▁management ▁decl ined ▁an ▁inv ite ▁from ▁the ▁National ▁Grey h ound ▁Racing