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Fonda Speedway is a half-mile (0.8 km) dirt oval track located in Fonda, New York. The track hosted NASCAR Cup Series races in 1955 and 1966 to 1968. It is home to the Fonda 200. The track hosts Saturday night races with Modified, Sportsman, Limited Sportsman, Pro Stock, and 4 Cylinder classes (as of 2021). [1]
Pete Corey chipped in with boyhood pal Kenny Shoemaker in 1949 to buy a 1934 coupe and make it into a stock car. They numbered the black racer number 35 to represent the purchase price and began racing at Burden Lake Speedway NY, Carroll's Grove Speedway in Troy NY, Pine Bowl Speedway in Snyders Corners NY, and State Line Speedway in Bennington VT.
After discharge from the Army in 1966, Jack began his Modified career at the Fonda Speedway (New York), where he went on to win 11 track championships. [ 5 ] Johnson also won championships at the New York tracks at Albany-Saratoga Speedway , Brewerton Speedway , Rolling Wheels Raceway , Utica-Rome Speedway , and Weedsport Speedway .
Dave Lape began his stock car career campaigning a Modified Sportsman at age 16 in 1964 at the Victoria Speedway near Schenectady, New York. It took Lape five years to win his first feature, but he then went on to win 191 main events at the renown tracks of the northeast, including Canandaigua Speedway, Orange County Fair Speedway, the Syracuse Mile, Ransomville Speedway, and Rolling Wheels ...
In 1958, Muldowney made her debut on the dragstrip of the Fonda Speedway. She obtained her NHRA pro license in 1965. She competed in the 1969 and 1970 U.S. Nationals in a twin-engined dragster in Top Gas. [2] [6] With Top Gas losing popularity, Muldowney switched to Funny Car, buying her first car from Connie Kalitta. [6]
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The Fonda 200 is a 100-mile-long (161 km) modified motor race that is held at the Fonda Speedway. [1] The race was run in 1955, 1963–1964, 1966–1970, 1983–1995, 1997–2002, 2019, and 2021 to the present. The 1955, 1966, 1967, and 1968 races were sanctioned by NASCAR.
Kathy Griffin expressed gratitude towards Jane Fonda for her support during Griffin's recently-announced divorce from Randy Bick. Following the announcement of her separation, the 63-year-old ...