Robert J. Polverari, race car driver who started driving at Riverside Park Speedway 40 years ago. He is shown in this file photo in his trophy garage with his 1934 Ford Hot Rod at his home in ...

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As we prepare for the Daytona 500 this weekend, we wanted to take a look back at local auto racing in our area. Riverside Park Speedway was built in 1948 at Riverside Park, now the site of Six Flags ...

While the focus of the auto racing world will be on Daytona Beach, Florida this weekend, there is plenty of racing heritage here in western Massachusetts. Riverside Park Speedway in Agawam drew in ...