7/2/2020
Short Track Super Series
Evening Showers Postpone Fonda Speedway ‘Firecracker 50’ to Sunday, July 5
FONDA, NY – A late afternoon steady rain moved
over Fonda Speedway on Wednesday, prompting the postponement of the Fuccillo
Automotive Group ‘Firecracker 50’ to Sunday (July 5).
The Bob
Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco annual
visit to the ‘Track of Champions’ drew a huge field of race cars. Forty-five
STSS Modifieds and 34 STSS Crate 602 Sportsman had signed in for competition.
With rain still falling shortly after 7 p.m. and the track surface saturated,
the decision was made to postpone the event.
“The forecast
looked to be positive for late afternoon and evening, but a large pop-up cell
from the north soaked us at the last minute,� STSS organizer Brett Deyo said. “We
felt our best option was to postpone the event to Sunday with a more positive
forecast.�
All
wristbands from Wednesday will be honored on Sunday.
The STSS
Modifieds had not completed their draw for position yet. The STSS Crate 602
Sportsman draw will stand. New entries will be accepted for both.
Admission for
the Sunday event is $20. Seniors pay $18. Kids 11 and under are FREE. Pit admission
is $30 (Fonda Members) or $35 (Non-Members).
Gates will
open at 4 p.m., with hot laps at 6 p.m. and racing at 7 p.m.
The event
will be streamed live on Dirt Track Digest TV.
With the ‘Firecracker
50’ postponed to Sunday, two days of racing are planned for the Track of
Champions this weekend. Saturday’s (July 4) event, presented by Recovery Sports
Grill, includes Sunoco Modifieds ($4,000 to win), Swagger Factory Apparel Crate
602 Sportsman, Algonkin Motel Pro Stocks ($1,776 to win), Montgomery County
Office for Aging Limited Sportsman, Roberts Towing & Recovery Street Stocks
and Mohawk Valley Vintage Dirt Modifieds.
On Saturday,
gates open at 4 p.m., with hot laps at 6 p.m. and racing at 7 p.m.
Adult
admission for Saturday is $11. Seniors pay $9. Kids 11 and under are FREE. Pit
admission is $30 (Fonda Members) or $35 (Non-Members).
At all Fonda
Speedway events, masks are required for entry. Social distancing and CDC
guidelines must be followed.
To learn more about the Short Track
Super Series Fueled By Sunoco, visit www.shorttracksuperseries.com, e-mail bdmotorsportsmedia@gmail.com, check out ‘Short Track Super
Series’ on Facebook or @ShortTrackSS on Twitter or Instagram.
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 www.facebook.com/thefondaspeedwy or follow on Twitter:
@thefondaspdwy.
The Short Track Super Series is
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Vision/Sunglass Central, Rob Sherlock Roofing, ATL Racing Fuel Cells, Behrent’s
Performance Warehouse, Beyea Custom Headers, Bicknell Racing Products, Dirt
Track Digest, EIBACH Springs, Escape RV, Fast Axle, Fox Racing Shocks, Henry’s
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