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18 Sep

Racing Around: Matt Sheppard powers to victory in 200-lap Fonda finale, winning $53K

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By JAMES A. ELLIS FONDA — Since arriving at Fonda Speedway Thursday, Matt Sheppard’s race team struggled to get his modified dialed in. They final hit on the right set up during the mid-way break and Sheppard powered his way to the front to claim the victory in the 200-lap, $53,000-to-win Short Track Super Series Fonda 200 presented by Southside Beverage Saturday night at Fonda Speedway. “It’s crazy. We had a decent race car all weekend, decent, but not good enough to win,” Sheppard said in Victory Lane. “We just kept working on it and working on it. We took…

14 Aug

Racing Around: DeLorenzo wins Fonda modified track championship; other champions crowned

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By JAMES A. ELLISFONDA — On a night when Demetrios Drellos parked his family’s iconic 111 in Victory Lane for the first time in decades, Matt DeLorenzo locked up his second career modified track championship Saturday night at Fonda Speedway.“It wasn’t our plan to be here every week,” said DeLorenzo during the championship awards ceremony. “We started running really well at the beginning of the year so we kind of worked it out so I could race here every Saturday. The track kind of threw me a curveball the last month being choppy and stuff and I wasn’t really comfortable.…

18 Jul

Racing Around: Big night for Friesen family, autism awareness at Fonda

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By JAMES A. ELLISFONDA — After hosting a Tailgate for a Cause chicken barbecue and festivities at the Fonda Fairgrounds for Aim Autism and Crossroads Center for Children, the Friesen family capped off the special night with a solid on-track performance.Jessica Friesen turned in a strong fourth-place finish and after an early-race setback, Stewart Friesen fought his way from the back of the pack to pick up the 30-lap, $4,000-to-win F.X. Caprara Car Companies Thunder on the Thruway Series modified victory on Aim Autism and One Zee Tees Autism Awareness Night Saturday at Fonda Speedway.“I can’t thank the Halmar Team…

11 May

Racing Around: Calabrese is enjoying double duty at Fonda

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FONDA - Last Saturday night, Brian Calabrese pulled into the pits from warm-ups, grabbed the steering wheel from the car, scampered across the pit area, got into a second car and headed back out to the track. Calabrese has been doing double-duty on Saturday nights at Fonda Speedway, competing in the Crate 602 Sportsman division and the modifieds. “The modified is not my main focus, we are all crate right now,” Calabrese said. “Larry [McGillis] and I would like to get a championship, but with the modified, we are just going to run what we have and not use up…