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Riverside Park Speedway was a 1/4-mile oval paved race track, located at the present site of Six Flags New England in Agawam, Massachusetts , one mile north of the Massachusetts –Connecticut state line.
To capitalize on the nation's new attraction to auto racing following World War II , park owner Edward J. Carroll demolished the dance hall that had burned down in 1948. In its place laid out a flat 1/5-mile oval track, pit area and grandstand alongside the Connecticut River . The first full season of "modified" stock car racing was 1949.
The track closed at the end of the 1999 season. Five-time track champion Bob Polverari won the final race, after which participants started digging up pieces of the track asphalt for souvenirs.[1] Six Flags New England , the race track was demolished and the DC Universe themed area (including the roller coaster Superman The Ride ) was built in its place.
References [ edit ]
^ Courchesne, Shawn (June 17, 1999) "Final Lap for Riverside Speedway" Hartford Courant , p .C2
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