History
The quarter-mile oval held its first race in August 1947 and ran weekly stock car racing for nearly four decades, including two NASCAR North Tour races in 1982. The last race was on September 14, 1985.
The track was razed and replaced by a strip mall branded Speedway Plaza.
Why it matters: A long-running central Massachusetts short track.
Timeline
The site today
| Physical status | Site redeveloped |
|---|---|
| Current use | Speedway Plaza shopping center[1,3] |
| Mapped location | Approximate historic location |
Venue facts
| Location | Route 9, Westborough, Massachusetts, Westborough, Massachusetts |
|---|---|
| Venue type | Racetrack |
| Sports | Motorsports |
| Level | NASCAR North Tour |
| Opened | August 5, 1947[1,2] |
| Last used for sports | September 14, 1985[1,2] |
| Physical status | Site redeveloped |
| Surface | Asphalt[1] |
Documented details
- A commenter on the New England Lost Ski Areas Project placed the speedway on Route 9 at the Northborough line and said it became a Stop & Shop and BJ's shopping plaza in the mid-1980s.[3]
Sources
- Westboro Speedway, Wikipedia. Accessed 2026-10-19Supports: closed, coordinates, current land use, events, opened, surface
- OpenHistoricalMap/Projects/Ghost Tracks/US/MA, OpenStreetMap Wiki. Accessed 2026-10-19Supports: closed, coordinates, opened
- Westboro Speedway (New England Lost Ski Areas Project), NELSAP. Accessed 2026-10-19Supports: current land use
Research confidence
Key facts on this page (opening, closing, status and location) are each supported by sources, with key dates corroborated by at least two independent sources. Last reviewed 2026-10-19.
Where sources disagree (1)
- Wikipedia gives the first race as August 5, 1947; OpenHistoricalMap's Ghost Tracks page gives August 8, 1947.
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