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FONDA, NY – One of dirt Modified racing’s most historic events is also extremely lucrative.
The Fonda 200 Weekend presented by Mirabito Energy Products is set for Thursday-Saturday Sept. 17-19 at Fonda Speedway with more than $130,000 in purse money on the line for the three-day festival of speed.
Camping, live music, autograph sessions and – of course – racing are on the weekend agenda headlined by the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco ‘Fonda 200’ for the big-block/small-block Modifieds, an event first contested along the Mohawk River in 1955.
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 ($500 to win), Online Performance Parts/Stone Motorsports Street Stocks ($500 to win) and a 40-lap Enduro ($500 to win). All other divisions are welcome for practice rounds throughout the night.
On Friday (Sept. 18), attention turns to qualifying for the STSS 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 ($1,000 to win) are joined by the inaugural Mohawk Valley Mini-Stock Championship paying $1,000 to win plus bonuses for the Fonda Fair Four Cylinders and the Mohawk Valley Vintage Dirt Modified Racing Series.
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 ($2,000 to win) and the pinnacle Fonda 200 HYTORC of New York North Region event ($22,000 to win – $106,000-plus total purse).
Sunday (Sept. 20) is reserved as a rain date. Additionally, the ’26 Awards Banquet is set for the Entertainment Center to wrap up the season with doors opening at 1 p.m.
Advance tickets and camping can be purchased through My Race Pass on the Fonda Speedway website at the following link: https://www.myracepass.com/
A complete weekend schedule has been posted: https://www.thefondaspeedway.
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.
