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Riverside Park Speedway was a 1/4-mile oval paved race track, located at the present site ofSix Flags New England inAgawam, Massachusetts, one mile north of theMassachusetts–Connecticut state line.
To capitalize on the nation's new attraction toauto racing followingWorld 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 theConnecticut 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] In 2000 when the park re-opened asSix Flags New England, the race track was demolished and the DC Universe themed area (including the roller coasterSuperman The Ride) was built in its place.
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