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Thunder on the Thruway Series Kicks Off Saturday at Fonda Speedway

FONDA, NY – “Feel the Thunder.�

This Saturday, May 27 Fonda Speedway hosts the opening round of the F.X. Caprara Car Companies Thunder on the Thruway Series, a six-race series between Fonda and its sister track Utica-Rome Speedway in Vernon, N.Y.

M.W. Roosevelt & Son/Roosevelt’s Towing presents the Dave Lape Memorial on Saturday.

Amsterdam Truck Center Modifieds race 30 laps for $4,022 to win, with the Swagger Factory Apparel Crate 602 Sportsman battling for $1,522 to win and Below Zero Ice Cream Pro Stocks racing for a $1,022 top prize.

Fonda Speedway track points, Thunder on the Thruway Series points, and NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series points are available to racers.

Modified, Crate 602 Sportsman and Pro Stock divisions will draw for their heat-race starting positions with a redraw of top qualifiers for the features. Fonda Speedway tire rules remain in effect for this event.

Montgomery County Office for Aging Limited Sportsman, Fonda Fair Four Cylinders and Mohawk Valley Vintage Dirt Modifieds complete the program.

Remaining Thunder on the Thruway dates at Fonda are July 1 and July 15.

The three Utica-Rome Thunder on the Thruway events are June 16, June 29 and Aug. 19.

Thunder on the Thruway point funds are as follows (perfect attendance is required to receive point fund money):

Modified – 1. $4,000; 2. $2,000; 3. $1,000; 4. $700; 5. $650; 6. $625; 7. $600; 8. $550; 9. $525; 10. $500.

Crate 602 Sportsman – 1. $1,000; 2. $500; 3. $300; 4. $250; 5. $200; 6. $175; 7. $165; 8. $155; 9. $145; 10. $135.

Pro Stock – 1. $1,000; 2. $500; 3. $300; 4. $200; 5. $125; 6. $120; 7. $115; 8. $110; 9. $105; 10. $100.

This Saturday at Fonda Speedway, gates open at 4 p.m., with hot laps at 6 p.m. and racing at 7 p.m.

Grandstand admission is $15. Seniors (ages 65 and over) pay $13. Kids 11 and under are FREE.

Pit admission is $40 (ages 13 and up), $35 (NASCAR or Fonda Members), $10 for Kids (ages 6-12) and $2 for Children ages 5 and under.

Saturday’s event – and all races at Fonda Speedway – will be broadcast live on FloRacing (www.floracing.tv) as part of the $150 annual subscription.

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 or follow the speedway on Twitter and Instagram: @thefondaspdwy.

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