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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]
Peter "Pete" Corey (October 5, 1929 – August 4, 2000) was a driver of modified stock cars. One of the most popular drivers at Fonda Speedway NY, he claimed the track championship in 1957, 1965, and 1966, and had a total of 50 wins at the venue during his career.
Irving Taylor (October 18, 1929 – April 28, 2017) was an American Modified racing driver. Always ready to accept a spot as a substitute driver to finance his own race team, he drove for twenty-two different car owners in his career, and won 10 features for nine different owners just at Fonda Speedway NY.
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.
Harry Peek began racing in the support division at Lebanon Valley Speedway in 1966. He moved to late model division at Fonda Speedway in 1968, capturing 23 feature wins in a little over three years and a division championship in 1969. [1] The following year, Peek stepped up to the modified division, winning his first feature. He went on to win ...
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.
The quartet garnered their first Modified feature win the next year at Victoria Speedway NY. [7] Lazzaro went on to capture the 1962 and 1964 track championships at the venue, and over his career claimed four championships at the Fonda Speedway NY, three at the Utica-Rome Speedway NY, and one at the Albany-Saratoga Speedway NY.
Lape captured the track championship at Fonda Speedway seven times, and also captured three points titles at Weedsport Speedway NY, two at Utica-Rome Speedway NY, and one at Albany-Saratoga Speedway NY. [1] [2] Always a trailblazer, Lape operated Champ Car Fabrications from 1983 to 1996, building winning cars for himself and others.