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Location | Waterford, Connecticut, USA |
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Opened | 1951 |
Major Events | World Stock Car Championship (1951 - TBD) |
Former Name(s) | Waterford Speedbowl (1980 - 2014) The New Waterford Speedbowl (2007 - 2008) |
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New London-Waterford Speedbowl is a 3/8 mile asphalt oval race track located on CT 85 in Waterford, Connecticut, just off Interstate 395. It first opened for business on April 15, 1951 as "The New London-Waterford Speed Bowl", the track has been in continuous operation every season since it initially opened. It has continuously promoted stock car racing as its featured division since its first year of operation.
History[edit | edit source]
The New London-Waterford Speedbowl opened on April 15, 1951 as a 1/3 mile crushed blue stone oval race track. However, after 3 weeks of operation, the dust created during green flag segments of racing became a nuisance to spectators. The track closed for about a month and re-opened as an asphalt oval, which it remains today.