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FONDA, NY – An event built by legends.
In 1955, moonshiner-turned-national auto racing hero Junior Johnson put his name in history books as the winner of the very first 100-mile grind along the Mohawk River at Fonda Speedway.
Seventy-one years later, the tradition of the Fonda 200 carries on at the Track of Champions.
The 2026 edition – presented by Mirabito Energy Products – takes place Thurs.-Sat. Sept. 17-19 with a three-day festival of speed taking over the Fonda Fairgrounds.
The schedule of events for ’26 includes live music, camping, autographs and, of course, three days of racing to wrap up the milestone 75th anniversary season at Fonda.
Thursday (Sept. 17) kicks it all off with the ‘Ultimate Underdog 33’ for the Amsterdam Truck Center Modifieds. Drivers without a victory in Modified or 358-Modified competition this season are eligible to compete in the $2,000-to-win event. Also on the Thursday card: Montgomery County Office for Aging Inc. Limited Sportsman, Online Performance Parts/Stone Motorsports Street Stocks and a 40-lap Enduro. All other divisions are welcome for practice rounds throughout the night.
On Friday (Sept. 18), attention turns to qualifying for the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco Modifieds and Sportsman. Both divisions will take part in timed hot laps and Qualifying Races (15 laps for Modifieds, 12 laps for Sportsman). Leatherstocking Credit Union Pro Stocks, a special $1,000-to-win Mohawk Valley Mini-Stock Championship for Fonda Fair Four Cylinders and the Mohawk Valley Vintage Dirt Modified Racing Series complete the program.
The Rockwood Band goes live in the Entertainment Building at 10:30 p.m.
Saturday (Sept. 19) serves as Wilcox Construction LLC/Parks Companies Championship Saturday for the Fonda 200 Weekend. For the fans, a pre-race autograph session is set for 3:15-3:45 p.m.
B-Mains for the STSS Sportsman and Modifieds set the stage for the main events: the 40-lap STSS Sportsman Madsen Overhead Doors Inc. North Region event and the pinnacle Fonda 200 HYTORC of New York North Region event.
Sunday (Sept. 20) is reserved as a rain date. Additionally, the ’26 Awards Banquet is set for the Entertainment Building to wrap up the season.
Advance tickets and camping can be purchased through My Race Pass on the Fonda Speedway website at the following link: https://www.myracepass.com/tracks/1549/tickets/1543782
A complete weekend schedule has been posted: https://www.thefondaspeedway.com/fonda200schedule/
The Track of Champions Fonda Speedway has hosted the best in stock car racing for 75 seasons. The speedway operates 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 (X): @thefondaspdwy or Instagram: @fondaspeedway.
