The team then applied for an immediate relocation to Portland, Oregon; after this was denied, the Admirals dropped out of the league and folded.

Some of the riders to have raced at the stadium include Individual World Champions Bruce Penhall and Sam Ermolenko (USA), Erik Gundersen and Hans Nielsen (Denmark), Per Jonsson (Sweden) and Gary Havelock (England), as well as a host of top class riders such as Americans Shawn and Kelly Moran, Bobby Schwartz and Scott Autrey.

Veterans is also the site where Dennis Sigalos ended his career with a badly broken leg following a crash in the 1984 American Final.

Probably the most historically notable football contest at this stadium involved a completely different code, rugby league.

While all Australian authorities count the match for purposes of individual player statistics, not all of them include it in official team records.

Veterans Memorial Stadium hosted a match in the 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification; Mexico routed the United States, 7-2, in front of 12,500.

Veterans Stadium also features a two-level press box (capacity 100) atop the west grandstand.

Spectator amenities include 4,000 surface parking spaces, two ticket booths with two windows each, three permanent concessions, and a combined message board and scoreboard.