Lonsdale Sports Arena was a one-third mile high-banked paved oval race track located 2 miles north of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, on Mendon Road in Cumberland, Rhode Island, on the banks of the Blackstone River. The track operated from 1947 to 1956. Its name was a reference to the Lonsdale historic district in the towns of Cumberland and Lincoln. A S…Lonsdale Sports Arena was a one-third mile high-banked paved oval race track located 2 miles north of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, on Mendon Road in Cumberland, Rhode Island, on the banks of the Blackstone River. The track operated from 1947 to 1956. Its name was a reference to the Lonsdale historic district in the towns of Cumberland and Lincoln. A Stop & Shop plaza now occupies where the arena was.