title: Varney, Ontario
text: # Varney, Ontario
  
  44°7′58″N 80°48′38″W﻿ / ﻿44.13278°N 80.81056°W﻿ / 44.13278; -80.81056
  
  Varney is a small community in Grey County, Ontario, Canada. Varney is located on Highway 6, about 5 kilometers south of Durham and 19 kilometers north of Mount Forest.
  
  John Vernon Pettigrew, Men's Featherweight Wrestler (1936 Olympic Summer games), was born in Varney, in 1908.
  
  ## Attractions
  
  Varney International Speedway is a 1/4 mile high banked short track motor racing oval, located south of the village. The track hosts a weekly Saturday night stock car racing program that runs from May to September each year.
  
  In the north end of the town, easily visible from the road, is the World's Largest Adirondack chair
  
  