On the restart, McAuliffe and Edwards raced side by side for two laps before Edwards was able to take over the number one spot with the final caution of the event coming out on lap 34. Nobody was injured in the wreck but all but one car had to be towed to the pit area. On lap 29 Edwards was able to get by Calabrese for the second position with the red flag out on lap 31 for a five-car pileup in turn one. At the halfway point in the event the top five consisted of McAuliffe, Calabrese, Edwards, Borst and ninth place starter Nick Scavia.
One lap later Schilling slowed with a flat tire bringing out the caution yet again, but was able to pit for a new tire and restart at the rear of the field. On this restart both fifth place starter David Schilling and 16th place starter Brian Borst were able to get by Edwards for the third and fourth positions but that didn’t last for long as Edwards was able to get back by Borst for the fourth position on lap 22. Cody Clark brought out the next caution after suffering a flat tire on his car but was able to pit and restart at the rear of the field. On the restart, McAuliffe continued to lead with Calabrese second and Edwards the new third place car after getting by Zemken for the spot. By lap 10, McAuliffe was out to a straightaway advantage and in lap traffic but his big lead was taken away on lap 14 when the caution flag flew. Ray Zemken was the third place car early on after starting on the outside of the front row with seventh place starter Chad Edwards the new fourth place car on lap five. Adam McAuliffe started the event in the third positon and was right on Calabrese’s rear bumper for the entire first lap before taking the lead on lap two on the outside of turns three and four. Hanaburgh’s nephew Garrett was the honorary starter for the 50-lap “Grand Daddy” sportsman event with Brian Calabrese the early leader from his pole position start. A great act of kindness by the Palmer’s and Varin that won’t soon be forgotten. In a special moment on victory lane after the feature event was completed, car owners Carole and Alton Palmer along with Varin donated their winnings from the evening to Allison Ricci who also competed in the evenings feature event, for the charity that she races to bring awareness to, which is the Miles of Hope Breast Cancer Foundation. Make no mistake about it though, to call McAuliffe an invader to Fonda Speedway is a mistake as he has turned many laps at the “Track of Champions” and knows the track pretty well because of it.Īlso on the racing card on Wednesday evening were the 358-modifieds with Bobby Varin taking home the victory. It was the second time this season that McAuliffe came into the Fonda Speedway as an “invader” of sorts as he doesn’t compete at Fonda on a weekly basis, and took home the sportsman feature win.
Brian Hanaburgh and presented by Tom & Sharon Spencer and McDonalds. When the checkered flag flew to complete the event, Adam McAuliffe in his DKM “Cyclone” chassis was the winner of the special event, which was named in memory of a great friend to Fonda Speedway Mr. FONDA, NY – A special mid-week show was held at the Fonda Speedway on Wednesday evening called the “Grand Daddy” 602 World Championship.
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