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Fonda Speedway, Fonda, New York

The active half-mile dirt track at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds, known as the “Track of Champions.”

Racing history

Fonda Speedway has operated at the fairgrounds since 1953 and is widely known as the “Track of Champions.” It has hosted major dirt-track and historic NASCAR-era competition.

Family-history context

A recent historic-resource survey places the fairgrounds/speedway landscape on land formerly associated with Douw Fonda, adding a family-history dimension beyond the village name itself.