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The Next Step: David Schilling Joins Fonda Speedway Sunoco Modified Field for 2019 Season

FONDA, NY – David Schilling has made his mark as a
consistent frontrunner in the Sportsman division of upstate New York.

Now, he is
set to embark on a bigger challenge.

Schilling
will move into the Sunoco Modified ranks for 2019 at Fonda Speedway, tackling
the headline division at the ‘Track of Champions’ with support from St.
Lawrence Radiology and 1-800-GOT-JUNK?

The
22-year-old from East Greenbush, N.Y., looks to add his name to the impressive
list of Modified feature winners – including fellow St. Lawrence Radiology team
members Michael Maresca and Tim Fuller – at the legendary Fonda half-mile oval
starting with the Saturday, April 20 Season Opener.

The
opportunity to advance from the Crate 602-powered Sportsman division to the
competitive Modified ranks at Fonda is thanks to the Maresca family and their
St. Lawrence Radiology based in Potsdam, N.Y. The sponsorship support allowed
Schilling to order a new powerplant from Bedell Racing Engines for the ’19 season.

“’Doc’
(Maresca) is a big part of making this happen,� Schilling said. “I can’t thank
the Marescas enough for giving me the opportunity to move up.�

Schilling
will install the new engine in his No. 20 Bicknell chassis. He knows there will
be a learning curve and hopes to make some starts prior to the Fonda gates
opening in mid-April.

“It’s a big
jump (from the Crate),� Schilling said. “Getting seat time is key in the
beginning to get me up to speed. I just hope I can be half as fast as Tim
(Fuller) and Mike (Maresca) were there.�

Schilling is
no stranger to success. He has traveled the Northeast extensively since moving
from pavement Legend Car racing to the dirt Sportsman ranks. He is a past
winner at Albany-Saratoga Speedway in Malta, N.Y., and Bear Ridge Speedway in
Bradford, Vt.

Schilling is
optimistic about spending his Saturday nights along the Mohawk River at Fonda
this summer.

“There is a
lot of buzz about Fonda right now,� he said, adding, “the weekly payout is good
back through the field and we have some big races on the schedule to prepare
for.�

Additional
marketing support for Schilling’s Modified effort comes from Capital
Plumbing, Tri-City Pools, Jam Performance and MRB Darcy DirtWork.

The engines
fire on the ’19 season at Fonda on Saturday, April 13 with a practice session.
Opening Night is slated for Saturday, April 20 featuring the Sunoco Modifieds,
Crate 602 Sportsman paying $1,000 to win (thanks to Eric Orozco Racing), Pro
Stocks in a ‘Best of 8’ Series $800-to-win event, Limited Sportsman and Street
Stocks.

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.

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