| Track of Champions[1] | |
|---|---|
| Location | 21 South Bridge Street,Fonda, New York |
| Coordinates | 42°57′11″N74°22′17″W / 42.95311°N 74.3713369°W /42.95311; -74.3713369 |
| Owner | Montgomery County Agricultural Society |
| Operator | BD Motorsports Media LLC (Brett Deyo) |
| Opened | 1953 |
| Website | thefondaspeedway |
| half mileoval | |
| Surface | dirt |
| Length | 0.50 mi (0.8 km) |
| Race lap record | 17.740[2] (Stewart Friesen, 2021, Big Block Modified) |
Fonda Speedway is a half-mile (0.8 km) dirt oval track located inFonda, New York. The track hostedNASCAR Cup Series races in 1955 and 1966 to 1968. It is home to theFonda 200. The track hosts Saturday night races withModified, Sportsman, Limited Sportsman, Pro Stock, and 4 Cylinder classes (as of 2021).[1]
The track opened in 1953[3] as a half-mile dirt oval which it remains to this date. The track hostedNASCAR Cup Series races in 1955 and 1966 to 1968, two of which were won byRichard Petty, whileDavid Pearson andJunior Johnson won the other two races. The track had anInternational Motor Contest Association (IMCA) class between 2000 and 2009.[4] It switched to aUnited Midwestern Promoters (UMP) Modified class for one year in 2010.[4] Brett Deyo took over as track promoter starting in 2019.[1]
From 1957 til 1968 the track was home to an 1/8 mile drag strip that ran in the middle of the track's infield.Shirley Muldowney debuted on the drag strip.[5] Muldowney described the drag strip: "That strip was deadly, deadly. You would go down the center of that dirt oval and when you would sail off that strip onto the oval, all four wheels would leave the ground."[5]
| Date | Winner | Manufacturer | Average Speed (mph) |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 18,1955 | Junior Johnson | Oldsmobile | 58.413 |
| July 14,1966 | David Pearson | Dodge | 61.010 |
| July 13,1967 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | 65.826 |
| July 11,1968 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | 64.935 |
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