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2019 Fonda 200 Offers $53,000 to Win September 28 at Legendary Fonda Speedway

FONDA, NY – $53,000!

It’s a number
that shocked the dirt Modified world on Saturday night. During the annual Night
of Champions Awards Banquet for the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super
Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco, Fonda Speedway promoter Brett Deyo announced
the 2019 Fonda 200 will offer $53,000 to
win for the Sunoco big-block/small-block Modifieds!

“We’ve been
working behind the scenes since we announced the return of the Fonda 200 to get
this done,� Deyo said. “With some backing in place, it was the time to make
this announcement. The Fonda 200 is ready to reclaim its place in the Modified
landscape as a premier event, maybe the
premier event.�

The three-day
racing festival is scheduled for Sept. 26-28, with a rain date of Sunday (Sept.
29) reserved if needed.

In December,
Fonda management released a preliminary base payout total of $78,675. With the
change of winner’s shares, this number will grow even larger with some
adjustments through the field. A restructured total purse will be released later
in the off-season.

There will be
a fully-paid B-Main, as well, allowing Non-Qualifiers to leave with money.

Lap money and
other bonus awards add to the lucrative nature of this event.

The first 200
in Fonda history took place on June 18, 1955 with moonshiner-turned-racer
Junior Johnson taking the victory under the NASCAR Grand National banner. A
total of four 200s at Fonda were NASCAR-sanctioned: David Pearson was
victorious on July 14, 1966 with Richard Petty scoring back-to-back wins on
July 13, 1967 and July 11, 1968.

The 200 was
run in 1955; 1963-1964; 1966-1970; 1983-1995; and 1997-2002.

Camper and
trailer parking gets underway on Thursday, Sept. 26. Open practice with incentives
will take place on Thursday, as well.

Friday (Sept.
27) will consist of Sunoco Modified time trials and qualifying races, an
invasion by the 360 Sprint Cars of the Patriot Sprint Tour (PST), Pro Stocks
racing for $1,000 to win, Street Stocks in a $500-to-win event sponsored by
Roberts Towing & Recovery and Four Cylinder Cruisers.

Saturday
(Sept. 28) will feature the Sunoco Modified B-Main and 200 and a Crate 602
Sportsman special offering $1,500 to win.

Since 1953,
the ‘Track of Champions’ Fonda Speedway has hosted the best in stock car
racing. Now 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/thefondaspdwy or follow on Twitter: @thefondaspdwy.

Fonda 200 History of Winners1955: Junior Johnson (NASCAR Grand National)1963: Steve Danish1964: Bill Wimble1966: David Pearson (NASCAR Grand
National)1967: Richard Petty (NASCAR Grand
National)1968: Richard Petty (NASCAR Grand
National)1969: Lou Lazzaro1970: Harry Peek1983: Charlie Rudolph1984: Jimmy Horton1985: Charlie Rudolph1986: Jack Johnson1987: Kenny Brightbill1988: Jack Johnson1989: Mike Romano1990: Doug Hoffman1991: Doug Hoffman1992: Bob McCreadie1993: Bob McCreadie1994: Jimmy Horton1995: Brett Hearn1997: Brett Hearn1998: Brett Hearn1999: Steve Paine2000: Kenny Tremont2001: Doug Hoffman2002: Brett Hearn 2019: ???

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