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Jack Johnson (September 2, 1944 – April 1, 2021) was an American dirt modified racing driver. A six-time Mr. Dirt Champion and four-time Super DIRT Series Champion, Johnson won 428 Modified feature races at 35 tracks in 10 states and two Canadian provinces. [5] [6]
Rolling Wheels Raceway a.k.a. Rolling Wheels Raceway Park was a 5/8 mile dirt oval raceway in Elbridge, New York. Canadian Lloyd Holt won the first full season track title in 1970. [ 1 ]
[1] [6] [7] Johnson captured the 1997 Super Dirt Week 300 on the Syracuse Mile and won the companion 358 modified title twice, first in 1997, and then in 2006. He was crowned the overall Mr. DIRT champion in 1989, 1992, 1997 and again in 1999, and was inducted into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame in 2019. [5] [8]
2007, 2008, 2009 Race of Champions Dirt Modified Tour [4] Last updated on: July 23, 2024 . Patrick "Pat" Ward (March 6, 1957) is an American Dirt Modified racing driver, currently credited with over 145 career wins at 17 tracks in New York, Pennsylvania, and Florida.
The event took place on October 5 to 9, 2016. [4] It was the first time that the track had a dirt surface since 1952. [4] The state of New York spent $1.1 million in renovations to the speedway that year. [4] It received a new scoreboard and bleachers; the campgrounds got plumbing and electricity upgrades. [4]
Pete Corey chipped in with boyhood pal Kenny Shoemaker in 1949 to buy a 1934 coupe and make it into a stock car. They numbered the black racer number 35 to represent the purchase price and began racing at Burden Lake Speedway NY, Carroll's Grove Speedway in Troy NY, Pine Bowl Speedway in Snyders Corners NY, and State Line Speedway in Bennington VT.
Fonda Speedway is a half-mile (0.8 km) dirt oval track located in Fonda, New York. The track hosted NASCAR Cup Series races in 1955 and 1966 to 1968. It is home to the Fonda 200. The track hosts Saturday night races with Modified, Sportsman, Limited Sportsman, Pro Stock, and 4 Cylinder classes (as of 2021). [1]
[5] [8] [9] [10] Tremont captured the 1999 Super Dirt Week 300 on the Syracuse Mile and won the companion 358 modified title in 1986, 1992, 1996 and 1997. [ 11 ] He was inducted into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame in 2018, the New England Auto Racers Hall of Fame in 2022, and into the New York State Stock Car Association Hall of Fame ...