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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Norwood Arena Stock Car Racing Ad-This Day In Norwood History-August 25, 1956
This Day In Norwood History-August 25, 1956-Norwood Arena Stock Car Racing Ad
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Stock Car Standouts-This Day In Norwood History-September 21, 1955
Stock Car Standouts-This Day In Norwood History-September 22, 1955
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Trophy Winner-This Day In Norwood History-September 8, 1955
Trophy Winner-This Day In Norwood History-September 1, 1955
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Racing Fan Injured By Flying Wheel-This Day In Norwood History-August 25, 1955
A North Abington woman was injured late Saturday night when struck on the left shoulder by a flying wheel which came off a car in one of the Bomber races at the Norwood Arena. Miss Joan DeCosta, 19, of 11 Pine Street, North Abington, was seated in the reserved seat section with a group of…
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Wheel From Racing Car Injures Four at Norwood Arena-This Day in Norwood History-June 3, 1954
June 3, 1954-Wheel From Racing Car Injures Four at Norwood Aren
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Norwood Stock Car Racing-This Day in Norwood History- August 22, 1949
This Day in Norwood History- August 22, 1949-Norwood Stock Car Racing
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Norwood Stock Car Racing-This Day in Norwood History-August 22, 1949
By Joseph F. Dinneen August 22, 1949- IF YOU’VE EVER had the urge to put your foot down on the accelerator of your car and keep it there on a straightaway to satisfy your curiosity about how much speed you actually can achieve and whether or not your speedometer at 100 is really a measure…
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Saturday To Be Guadalcanal Day At Norwood Arena Featuring Suribachi Battle-This Day In Norwood History-August 4, 1949
Expect New Assaults On Speed Records Tonight Speed records will again be threatened at the Norwood Arena stock car races tonight and Saturday night as a result of cooling and handling innovations in cars that have already broken speed marks twice and three times at the Norwood track. Sixty cars will be on the track…
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Norwood Arena Adds Thursday Date For Stock Car Racing-This Day in Norwood History-July 14, 1949
This Day in Norwood History-July 14, 1949-Norwood Arena Adds Thursday Date For Stock Car Racing
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High-Speed Daredevilry Set to Roar Into town-This Day in Norwood History-June 28, 1949
An Indy 500 racing icon brings a roaring congress of daredevils to Norwood Arena for a night of mid-air flips and high-speed crashes.
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(All articles originally published in the Norwood Messenger)
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