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Join 1510 The Zone's8217;s Weekend Thunder radio show for a live broadcast on Sunday, June 4th 2006 (rain or shine) starting at 11:00 a.m. from the 2nd Annual Norwood Arena Celebration. Antique race cars, drivers, and personalities of yesteryear will be among the celebrants who will gather at Bezema Buick, Pontiac, GMC on Route 1, in Norwood, MA, just a mile north of the site of the long shuttered Norwood Arena Speedway.



Among the drivers on hand at the reunion will be Pete Hamilton, winner of the 1970 Daytona 500. Born in Dedham, MA, Hamilton remains the only Massachusetts born driver to win stock car racing's8217;s most prestigious event. A veteran of the New England short tracks, including Norwood, Hamilton ultimately migrated south to win the 1967 NASCAR Sportsman division (now Busch Series) national championship. In 1968, he was named Grand National (now Nextel Cup) rookie of the year, and in 1970 collected his first win in the Daytona 500 driving a 's8217;70 Plymouth Superbird for Petty Enterprises.



Hamilton went on to win both 500 mile races at Talladega that year, a feat unmatched until Dale Earnhardt did it in 1999. In 1971 Hamilton moved to the Cotton Owens owned team and won a Daytona 500 qualifying race as well as the July event at Daytona. Over his six year 's8220;Cup's8221; career Hamilton totaled four wins, three poles, 26 top fives, and 33 top tens.



's8220;This is a great opportunity for our listeners to see and meet a part of racing history,'s8221; said Weekend Thunder host Bob MacKinnon. 's8220;We want them to understand and appreciate where the sport has come from so they can be the best fans possible.'s8221;



Furthermore, attendees at the reunion will have the opportunity to win tickets to race tracks all over New England. Tickets will be up for grabs at no fewer than ten local tracks ranging from fair grounds to short tracks to New Hampshire International Speedway. Attendees may try to win tickets at just one track or can enter their names in the drawings for up to all ten.



's8220;If people only want the Loudon tickets they can enter their names in that one drawing, or if they just want to see live racing anywhere they can enter the drawings at all ten tracks,'s8221; explained MacKinnon. 's8220;A different winner will be chosen for each venue so the more tracks an individual enters the better the chance he or she has of winning.'s8221;



Former Norwood driver Marty Bezema, Sr. and his family will host the 2nd Annual Norwood Arena Reunion. Both the NEAR and STAR antique racing tours are expected to turn out in force again for this trip through racing nostalgia. Norwood Arena Speedway shut its doors in 1973, but before its closure played host to some of the most exciting racing in the northeast. Besides Hamilton, drivers by the likes of Bill Slater, Leo Cleary, Bugs Stevens, Jack Malone, George Savary, and Reino Tulonen all competed at Norwood and many are expected to once again attend the reunion.



Coastal 181, publisher and distributor of books of past racing eras, is also expected to be on hand with the latest copies its's8217; highly sought after chronicles of racing history. Furthermore, fans who attend the 2nd annual Norwood Arena Celebration are encouraged to bring memorabilia, scrap books and pictures of that racing time period.



Rounding out the festivities at the Norwood reunion are a classic/muscle car cruise and destination for several car clubs around the South Shore.



The 2nd Annual Norwood Arena Reunion will begin at 11 a.m. and continue until 4 p.m. A light lunch will be hosted by the Bezema family courtesy of Best Foods of Taunton, Kayem Meat Products, and Haton Hamburgers.



Weekend Thunder is Boston's8217;s only local NASCAR show on the region's8217;s only NASCAR station's8212;1 WWZN 1510 AM The Zone. Each Sunday at 11 AM hosts Bob MacKinnon, Greg 's8220;Dr. Spooky's8221; Lucas, and April Barker talk racing, take listener calls, conduct an on-air race picking contest, and occasionally welcome guests from the racing world. Troy Germain, meanwhile, hosts the Weekend Thunder post race show following The Zone's8217;s coverage of each NASCAR Nextel Cup event.



For more information about Weekend Thunder or to listen online, visit www.WeekendThunder.com, or contact Host, Bob MacKinnon at 617-762-3535






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