Story By: BRETT DEYO / FONDA SPEEDWAY – FONDA, NY – On Wednesday July 3rd, 2019 the Fonda Speedway will once again be in the limelight of the racing world as national television channel MAVTV records the ‘Firecracker 50’ $10,000-to-win Modified race from the Track of Champions in Fonda, N.Y. for broadcast!
The Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled By Sunoco Racing & Fonda Speedway officials are amped up for this mid-week event to put Fonda Speedway back on the map on a national level. If you have been to a Short Track Super Series race in the past, and when those 2400-pound mighty Modifieds rumble down the backstretch making waves in the Mohawk River, setting the stage for the 4-wide salute to the fans, you can almost feel the goosebumps on your arms imagining STSS announcer Jeff Ahlum utter those famous words…
“Something white, something bright, something blue off of you. Something yellow that says hello. Something green that can be seen. Something red off your head. Wave it for your favorite tonight the stars and cars of the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled by Sunoco.”