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‘Night of Champions’ Awards Banquet & Mall Shows Set for Fonda & Utica-Rome Speedways

FONDA, NY & VERNON, NY – Charging into 2025.

Fonda Speedway (Fonda, N.Y.) and Utica-Rome Speedway (Vernon, N.Y.) are heading full-speed into the 2025 season. Dates have been set for the ‘Night of Champions’ Awards Banquet and mall shows for both venues.

Top 2024 performers from Fonda and Utica-Rome will be recognized on Saturday, March 8 at the Roselawn Banquet Facility in New York Mills, N.Y., in conjunction with neighboring Brookfield Speedway (Brookfield, N.Y.) and the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco.

The following teams will share in the ‘Night of Champions’ Awards Banquet from Fonda and Utica-Rome:

• Thunder on the Thruway Series – Top-10
• Modified – Top-10
• Sportsman – Top-10
• Pro Stock – Top-10
• Limited Sportsman – Top-10 (top-five paid)
• Four Cylinder – Top-10 (top-five paid)
• Slingshot – Top-5

Doors open and Cocktail Hour begins at 4 p.m. Dinner and awards will follow at 5 p.m.

Tickets are on sale now for $50 each and include a buffet-style dinner (cash bar).

The Roselawn Banquet Facility is located at 446 Main Street New York Mills, NY 13417.

To purchase tickets, click the following link: https://www.myracepass.com/tracks/1549/tickets/1430586

The ticket purchase deadline is March 1.

The annual Fonda Speedway Racecar Show is set for Friday-Sunday March 21-23 at the ViaPort Rotterdam at 93 West Campbell Road Schenectady, NY 12306. The show takes place during mall hours. To register, contact Jamie Page at jpage15@stny.rr.com.

To learn more about ViaPort Rotterdam, visit www.viaportrotterdam.com.

For the first time ever, Utica-Rome Speedway offers a Racecar Show at Sangertown Square Mall at 8555 Seneca Turnpike New Hartford, NY 13413. The show is set for Friday-Sunday March 28-30. Jamie Page is handling registration via e-mail at jpage15@stny.rr.com.

The Sangertown Square Mall is online at www.sangertown.com.

Fonda Speedway opens its 2025 season on April 12 with an Open Practice. One week later, the Season Opener honoring Jumpin’ Jack Johnson kicks off the point championship battle on April 19.

Utica-Rome Speedway gets the green flag with Open Practice Friday, April 11 and the Honoring Alex Season Opener is set for two days later on Sunday, April 13.

Since 1953, the Track of Champions Fonda Speedway has hosted the best in stock car racing. 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 Twitter: @thefondaspdwy or Instagram: @fondaspeedway.

Utica-Rome Speedway is located at 5591 NY-5 (Seneca Turnpike) Vernon, NY 13476. The official website is www.uticaromespeedway.com and the speedway can be reached by phone at 315.953.4097. Like Utica-Rome Speedway on Facebook or follow us on Twitter @UR_Speedway.

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