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M2 METALS PRESENTS RUSH CRATE LATE MODELS AT THE FONDA SPEEDWAY THIS SATURDAY, JUNE 14 ON MEET & GREET NIGHT

By: Ron Szczerba

Fonda, NY – After the rainout last Saturday, June 7, the first racing program of the month of June will take place at the “Track of Champions” Fonda Speedway this Saturday, June 14 with M2 Metals presenting a RUSH Crate Late Model event.

Along with the Crate Late Models, all regular divisions will also be in action at Fonda as well including the Amsterdam Truck Center Modifieds, the Swagger Factory Apparel Crate 602 Sportsman, the Leatherstocking Credit Union Pro Stocks, the Montgomery County Office for Aging Inc. Limited Sportsman, and the Fonda Fair Four Cylinders.

The very popular Meet & Greet has also been rescheduled for this Saturday, June 14 and will take place on the front straightaway right after the scheduled 5:30 hot lap sessions are completed.

There have been five previous visits to the Fonda Speedway by the “new style” Late Models with two different series promoting those events, the Lucas Oil Late Model Series and the World of Outlaw Late Model Series. Jimmy Owens was the winner of both of the Lucas Oil Series events in 2010 and 2011 while Tim McCreadie (2013) and Shane Clanton (2015) took the victories in the World of Outlaw Series events.

Last year was the first ever visit to Fonda by the M2 RUSH Crate Late Models with Demetrios Drellos taking the win.

Derrick McGrew Jr. led the first 11 laps of the 20-lap Late Model feature event back in 2024 until a caution flag reset the field. On the restart, defending 2023 Fonda Speedway Modified Track Champion Demetrios Drellos got by the second place car of Dale Caswell and then on the next lap passed McGrew Jr. for the lead on the inside of turns one and two. Drellos went on to win followed by McGrew Jr. Caswell, AJ Miller, and Aaron Jacobs.

“Always a blast getting into this car,” Drellos said in victory lane. “I’ve been racing this car on Saturday nights, and I’ve got pretty comfortable with it. It’s good to win here at Fonda, sometimes you just need a change of pace and scenery. It’s a lot of fun and when it comes down to it if this is more fun than this is what we do.”

The M2 RUSH Crate Late Models will make another visit to Fonda later this season on Saturday, August 2, 2025.

AN “OLD STYLE” LATE MODEL HISTORY LESSON

With the “new style” Late Models mentioned above, there were also what I’ll call the “old style” Late Models that ran at Fonda between the years of 1963, 1968-1982 according to the book Fonda. During those years there were a total of 243 feature events held with 45 different drivers winning those events. Without going through the entire win list Dick Schoonover was the overall leader in wins with 32.

As far as Late Model Track Champions go in the history of the division, there were 15 Fonda Speedway Late Model Track Championships awarded with Dick Schoonover leading the way with four titles (1974, 1975, 1976, 1980), Norm Moyer with three titles (1968, 1970, 1971), and Keith Tesiero with two titles (1977, 1978). Single Late Model Track Championships at Fonda were also won by Harry Peek (1969), Harvey Brundage (1972), Earl Mewhorter (1973), Jack Cottrell (1979), Randy Glenski (1981), and Paul Jensen (1982).

M2 Metals RUSH Late Models
M2 Metals presents the first RUSH Late Model event of 2025 at the Track of Champions. All divisions will be in action. The Meet & Greet from June 7 has been rescheduled and will take place after hot laps.

M2 Metals RUSH Late Models
Amsterdam Truck Center Modifieds
Swagger Factory Apparel Sportsman
Leatherstocking Credit Union Pro Stocks
Montgomery County Office for Aging Inc.
Fonda Fair Four Cylinders

All Gates Open: 4 p.m. - Hot Laps: 5:30 p.m. - Racing: 7 p.m.

Grandstand Admission: $15 (Adults) - $13 Seniors (ages 65 and over) - Kids 11 and under FREE
Infield Drive-In (includes four passes): $75

Pit Admission: $40 (Non-Members) - $35 (Members) - $10 Kids (11 and under)

If you are a race fan that gets to the track early, be sure to check out the history of the Fonda Speedway at the Fonda Speedway Museum & Hall of Fame which is located on the Fonda Fairgrounds at the rear of the parking area going down towards turn four. The museum is open from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on race days and admission is free!

Fonda Speedway weekly feature winners, their race teams, and sponsors are invited the following week to display their cars at the museum and watch their feature win on Flo before the races. The victorious car display can begin as early as 3:00, and you are welcome to arrive and stay as late as your schedule allows.

Please message the Fonda Speedway Hall of Fame and Museum Facebook page to RSVP or with any questions!

All Fonda Speedway events are broadcast LIVE on FloRacing (www.floracing.tv).

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.

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