Despite this setback, the track was converted to auto racing which experienced tremendous growth following the end of the second World War.
This track was the most prominent in the Northeast circuit,[citation needed] and gave rise to notable drivers such as Bugsy Stevens, Leo Cleary, George Savary, Don MacTavish, and Pete Hamilton.
[1] Hamilton, a peer of MacTavish and from the same racing clique in Needham, won the 1970 Daytona 500 driving the No.
[citation needed] More information can be found on the Norwood Arena Speedway historic web site www.norwoodarena.com.
The history of the track is covered in a book title by former race car driver Lew Boyd, Hot Cars Cool Drivers,[2] and in a 2014 independent documentary film, Norwood Arena Movie.