Kenny Shoemaker
| Kenny Shoemaker | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kenneth N. D. Shoemaker September 7, 1929 |
| Died | March 22, 2001 (aged 71) |
| Retired | 1978 |
| Debut season | 1949 |
| Modified racing career | |
| Car number | 24, 37, 50, 111 |
| Wins | 150+ |
| Championship titles | |
| 1958 NASCAR NY Sportsman Champion[1] | |
Kenneth Shoemaker (September 7, 1929 - March 22, 2001) was an American dirt modified racing driver. Known as "The Shoe", he was a hired gun who piloted 78 different cars to over 150 wins, usually at venues within driving distance of his home because of his full-time job.[2][3]
Racing career
[edit | edit source]Kenny Shoemaker chipped in with boyhood pal Pete Corey in 1949 to buy a 1934 coupe and make it into a stock car. They numbered the black racer number 35 to represent the purchase price and began racing at Burden Lake Speedway in Averill Park, New York.[4] During his career he competed successfully at the renowned tracks of the northeast, including New York venues Albany-Saratoga Speedway in Malta, Fonda Speedway, Monroe County Fairgrounds, the Syracuse Mile, Utica-Rome Speedway in Vernon, and Victoria Speedway in Dunnsville, as well as the Langhorne Speedway in Pennsylvania.[1][2][5][6]
Shoemaker was inducted into the Northeast Dirt Modified and the New York State Stock Car Association Halls of Fame.[1][4]
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