Fonda 200 Offers $53,000 Winner’s Share During September 16-18 Weekend At Fonda Speedway
Story By: BRETT DEYO / FONDA SPEEDWAY – FONDA, NY – The season’s largest pay structure for a dirt Modified event will be paid at Fonda Speedway Thursday-Saturday Sept. 16-18 when Southside Beverage presents the Fonda 200 weekend at the Track of Champions.
The 200-lap Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco Modified event rewards the victor with $53,000. $1,000 is reserved just to take the green flag in the event. The total purse tops $140,000 for the 200.
Three days of racing are planned for the famed Track of Champions to bring down the curtain on the 2021 season.
The action kicks off on Thursday, Sept. 16 with the Sunoco Modified ‘Underdog 33’ paying $2,000 to the winner for 33 laps. The ‘Underdog’ is open to any Modified driver without a feature win at any venue in 2021. All other divisions will take part in open practice on Thursday.
On Friday, Sept. 16, STSS Modifieds will take part in 15-lap qualifying events. Also on the Friday program are CRSA Sprint Cars, Algonkin Motel Pro Stocks ($1,000 to win), Street Stocks ($500 to win) and Fonda Fair Four Cylinders.
After the completion of racing on Friday, the band Chasing Neon will perform in the Entertainment Building on the fairgrounds.
Saturday (Sept. 18) serves as the highlight of the weekend with the running of the Fonda 200. Leading up to the 200 will be STSS Modified B-Mains and the STSS Crate 602 Sportsman running a Precision Hydraulic & Oil North Region event.
Sunday (Sept. 19) is reserved as a rain date.
