By JIM O’SULLIVAN
Dual quad carburetors, port intake manifolds, high compression heads, milled heads, shimmed valve springs — these and many more innovations are what make the differ-
ence between the engine of the fastest stock cars in the country and the car you-drive. The best racing mechanics in the East have been working all winter to present the fastest drivers in the East With the fastest, cars. And they’ll be ready to go at the Norwood Arena on Saturday night.
Stock car racing has taken large strides forward at the Norwood race track in the past few years, and judging from the growing spectator Interest It hasn’t even reached its peak yet.
The Norwood track has developed into one of the most popular tracks in the country. And there’s a reason for it. The local track draws the best drivers in the business – drivers with all the known speed secrets plus a few more private secrets, and mechanics capable of making an engine put out more horsepower than it seems possible. All this, combined with the ever-present threat of instant disaster has made stock-car racing one of the largest spectator sports today.
Norwood Arena drivers have proven to be real crowd-pleasers. If you haven’t before, treat yourself to a wonderful evening of top-notch excitement.
Don’t forget opening night at the Norwood Arena is Saturday, April 27th at 8 p.m.
More Norwood Arena Stories
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Racing Enterprise Threatens Legal Action Over Easement and Drag‑Racing Ban-This Day In Norwood History-June 12, 1969
A token $1 deal turned into a high-stakes legal battle. In June 1969, the owners of the iconic Norwood Arena threatened to sue the town, claiming a new drag racing ban and a massive power line easement were designed to force them out of business.
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Debonnaires Turn To Residents For Aid In Fund Campaign-This Day In Norwood History-July 29, 1965
This Day In Norwood History-July 29, 1965-Debonnaires Turn To Residents For Aid In Fund Campaign
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Announce Winner of Jaycee Derby-This Day in Norwood History-July 8, 1964
This Day in Norwood History-July 8, 1964-Announce Winner of Jaycee Derby
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Third Demolition Derby On Norwood Arena Card-This Day In Norwood History-August 1, 1963
A Demolition Derby and a special qualifying race for Sportsman Division drivers will highlight the stock car program at Norwood Arena next week. The Demolition Derby, third of the season at the paved and banked quarter-mile speedway, will be held Wednesday, August 7. More than 100 cars will participate in the zany fender-smashing spectacle. The…
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Norwood Arena Stock Car Racing Ad-This Day In Norwood History-September 6, 1956
Norwood Arena Stock Car Racing Ad-This Day In Norwood History-September 6, 1956
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Norwood Debonnaires Host 5th Annual Music Festival July 22-This Day in Norwood History-July 19, 1962
This Day in Norwood History-July 19, 1962-Norwood Debonnaires Host 5th Annual Music Festival July 22
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Norwood Arena Beer Ban & Exoneration-This Day In Norwood History-May 17, 1962
Norwood Selectmen ban beer in the Norwood Arena stands following crowd disturbances, while management is officially exonerated of wrongdoing.
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Call Hearing On Youths Fighting At Norwood Arena-This Day In Norwood History-May 3, 1962
A series of fights opening night at the Norwood Arena Saturday resulted in one youth being taken to the Norwood Hospital for treatment of a fractured hose and another being arrested for drunkenness, it was brought out at the Selectmen’s meeting Tuesday night. A special hearing has been set for next Wednesday by the Board…
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Talk of the Town-April 26, 1962
Norwood and its neighboring towns moved through late April 1962 with a full slate of civic drives, church suppers, school productions, club meetings, and the steady hum of Route 1 commerce. From hospital fundraising to youth sports, from community auctions to the season’s first highway safety warnings, the week carried the familiar rhythm of postwar…
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Labor Day Stockcar Racing Planned-This Day In Norwood History-August 11, 1961
The Minuteman 400 sports-men-modified stock car race scheduled for Labor Day evening at Norwood Arena is developing into a challenge race between Norwood regulars and Metropolitan New York and New Jersey drivers. The race, 400 laps covering 100 miles over the quarter-mile paved and high-banked Norwood oval, will be for a purse of $8,000. The…
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(All articles originally published in the Norwood Messenger)
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