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BENJAMIN MOORE PAINTS PRESENTS “CHAMPIONSHIP NIGHT” AT THE FONDA SPEEDWAY THIS SATURDAY, AUGUST 10

By: Ron Szczerba

Fonda, NY – It all comes down to this! On Saturday, August 10 a special racing program sponsored by Benjamin Moore Paints will take place at the “Track of Champions” Fonda Speedway called “Championship Night”.

The 2024 Track Champions for the 73rd season of competition at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds track will be crowned in all regular divisions this Saturday including the Amsterdam Truck Center Modifieds, the Swagger Factory Apparel Crate 602 Sportsman, the Leatherstocking Credit Union Pro Stocks, the Montgomery County Office for Aging Inc. Limited Sportsman, and the Fonda Fair Four Cylinders, both single and dual cam.

The history of the Fonda Speedway makes it a special place to win a Track Championship, and it is a prestigious award honoring car owners, sponsors, drivers, and crew members who have worked hard all season long to achieve this goal.

The Mohawk Valley Vintage Dirt Modified Series (MVVDMS) will be making their fourth appearance of the 2024 season at the "Track of Champions" this Saturday and will be crowning five champions this Saturday night. Three features will decide who will be crowned the 2024 Mohawk Valley Vintage Dirt Modified Series (MVVDMS) champions that will be settled in all five of their divisions.

The five MVVDMS division champions that will be decided this Saturday include the Antique, Mystique, Late Model, Sportsman, and Modified Divisions.

The Mohawk Valley Vintage Dirt Modified Series will start their evening off at the historic Fonda Speedway Hall of Fame & Museum with the series displaying their beautiful cars that represents the many eras of our racings past for the fan to enjoy early at the "Track Of Champions". The MVVDMS Museum show starts at 2:00

Many cash bonus will be handed out to the MVVDMS competitors including tow money to the dedicated drivers from the MVVDMS series sponsors and family, and friends of Blanchard and Gorden. Two Icons will be honored, one a long time runner at the Fonda Speedway, Frank Blanchard, and MVVDMS campaigner Tex Gorden for a special memorial event.

Gates will open at 4:00 p.m. with hot laps at 6:00 p.m. and racing at 7:00 p.m.

The top five drivers going into the final night of points for the 2024 season at Fonda in each of the regular divisions are as follows (taken from the My Race Pass website) with wins, top fives, and top tens in parenthesis:

AMSTERDAM TRUCK CENTER MODIFIEDS
Alex Yankowski 607 (0,8,9), Jack Lehner 593 (1,5,8), Rocky Warner 581 (0,4,8), Stewart Friesen 571 (6,6,8), and Michael Maresca 548 (2,4,8).

SWAGGER FACTORY APPAREL CRATE 602 SPORTSMAN
Payton Talbot 572 (4,8,8), Chad Edwards 522 (2,6,9), Brendan Gibbons 480 (2,4,7), Tanner Warner 474 (0,3,7), and Chip Constantino 443 (0,3,6).

LEATHERSTOCKING CREDIT UNION PRO STOCKS
Kenny Gates 587 (5,8,9), Ivan Joslin 557 (2,9,9), Jason Morrison 463 (1,5,9), Gary Silkey 437 (0,0,7), and Nick Stone 395 (0,5,7).

MONTGOMERY COUNTY OFFICE FOR AGING INC. LIMITED SPORTSMAN
AJ Greco 578 (4,6,9), Lance Hill 495 (0,5,7), Corky Warner 486 (1,2,8), Walter Cook 485 (0,4,6), and Jeff Bobilin 454 (0,3,7).

AJ Greco will be crowned the 2024 Fonda Speedway Limited Sportsman Track Champion on Saturday, August 10 as he has enough points accumulated after his win last Saturday evening August 3.
FONDA FAIR FOUR CYLINDERS
Jay Ingersoll (DOHC) 622 (6,11,11), Ken Hollenback (SOHC) 584 (8,8,9), Wayne Russell Jr. (SOHC) 528 (1,6,10), Kerrie Hollenback (DOHC) 520 (3,7,7), and Haleigh Gates (DOHC) 492 (1,6,8).

Jay Ingersoll will be crowned the 2024 Fonda Speedway DOHC Four Cylinder Track Champion on Saturday, August 10 as he has enough points accumulated after his win last Saturday, August 3.

COMPLETE LIST OF ALL-TIME TRACK CHAMPIONS AT FONDA IN ALL CURRENT REGULAR DIVISIONS
MODIFIED – 27 different championship-winning drivers in 72 total championship seasons.
Jack Johnson – 1975, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
Dave Lape – 1983, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1992, 2003, 2004
Bobby Varin – 2000, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2018
Bill Wimble – 1960, 1961, 1963, 1966 (S), 1967 (M)
Lou Lazzaro – 1964, 1969, 1977, 1978
Harry Peek – 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976
Stewart Friesen – 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Steve Danish – 1953, 1954, 1962
Pete Corey – 1957, 1965 (M), 1966 (M)
Mike Romano – 1989, 1990, 1997
Ronnie Johnson – 2011, 2016, 2021 (Tie)
Ken Shoemaker – 1958, 1965 (S)
Maynard Forrette – 1967 (S), 1971
Dave Camara – 1998, 1999
Jeff Trombley – 2001, 2002
Rocky Warner – 2019, 2021 (Tie)
Matt DeLorenzo – 2007, 2022
Buddy Sherman – 1948
Jim Luke – 1955
Don Hendenberg – 1956
Jeep Herbert – 1959
Jerry Cook – 1968
Rene Charland – 1970
Ray Dalmata – 1979
Tim Fuller – 2017
Michael Maresca – 2020
Demetrios Drellos – 2023

602 SPORTSMAN – nine championship-winning drivers in 15 total championship seasons.
Rocky Warner – 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Chad Edwards – 2018, 2020, 2021
Payton Talbot – 2022, 2023
Jeremiah Munson – 2009
John Scarborough – 2010
Mark Mortensen – 2011
Cody Bleau – 2012
Dave Constantino – 2013
Tim Hartman Jr. – 2019

PRO STOCK – ran as the street stock division in 1981-1998, changed to the pro stock division in 1999, 23 different championship winning drivers in 43 total championship seasons.
Kenny Gates – 2004, Co-Champion 2007, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017, 2018
Todd Hoffman – 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
Nick Stone – 2014, 2020, 2021, 2022
Kenny Martin Jr. – 1996, 1997, 2006
Pete Broderson – 2012, 2013, 2015
Lester Dieterle – 1983, 1984
Rick Achzet – 1989, 1990
Eric Arell – 1991, 1992
Rob Noviczski – 2000, 2001
Chris Morris – 2002, 2003
Danny Ody – 1981
David Towns – 1982
George Audi Jr. – 1993
Danny Ballard – 1994
Phlan Hart - 1995
Bryan Peters – 1998
Steve Welch – 1999
Butchie Irwin – 2005
Roy Fifield – 2010
Rob Yetman – Co-Champion 2007
Rocky Warner – 2011
Luke Horning – 2019
Ivan Joslin – 2023

LIMITED/ROOKIE SPORTSMAN – nine championship winning drivers in nine total championship seasons – ran as limited sportsman in 2015, 2017, & 2018 and as rookie sportsman in 2016.
Derrick McGrew, Jr. – 2018
Cory White – 2017
David Manchester Jr. – 2016
Don Folts – 2015
EJ McAuliffe – 2019
Brett Mortensen – 2020
Carter Gibbons – 2021
Zach Dufel – 2022
Kyle Dingman – 2023

4-CYLINDER – five championship winning driver in 11 total championship seasons, started naming single and dual cam track champions in 2012, only a single champion declared in 2014 & 2015 for both single and dual cam cars, restarted naming single and dual cam champions again in 2020.
Ken Hollenback – 2012 (SOHC), 2013 (SOHC), 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020 (SOHC), 2021 (SOHC), 2022 (SOHC), 2023 (SOHC)
Ben Righi – 2011, 2012 (DOHC)
Kerrie Hollenback – 2013 (DOHC), 2022 (DOHC), 2023 (DOHC)
John Napoli – 2020 (DOHC)
Slappy White – 2021 (DOHC)

If you are a race fan that gets to the track early, be sure to check out the Fonda Speedway Museum & Hall of Fame which is located on the Fonda Fairgrounds at the rear of the parking area going down towards turn four. The museum is open from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on race days and admission is free!

All races at Fonda Speedway – will be broadcast live on FloRacing (www.floracing.tv) as part of the $150 annual subscription.

Since 1953, the “Track of Champions” Fonda Speedway has hosted the best in stock car racing. Under the management of BD Motorsports Media LLC, the speedway will operate weekly on Saturday nights from April through August plus several special events. Fonda Speedway is located on the Montgomery County Fairgrounds off New York State Thruway Exit No. 28 at 21 S. Bridge Street Fonda, NY 12068.

Fonda Speedway is on the web at www.thefondaspeedway.com. To learn more, call the office at 518.915.4395, like Fonda Speedway on Facebook or follow the speedway on Twitter and Instagram: @thefondaspdwy.

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