Fulton Speedway

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Fulton Speedway is a 3/8th mile high bank dirt oval raceway in Volney, New York. The track was built into a hilly area on the banks of the Oswego River in a natural bowl, with seating high above the track, on a hill.

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History

Millard “Bub” Benway and his brother Ray used their construction business, Benway Bros. Construction, to build a 1/3 mile paved oval under the name Mil-Ray Raceway. [1] The first event was held June 24th, 1961, and a 1/8 mile dragstrip began operations on July 15, 1962, and ran for a decade. [2]

Asphalt racing was on the weekly schedule until 1978. The track was reopened as a 3/8 mile dirt oval in 1979. [3]

in July 1998, Harvey, Joan, and David Fink purchased the track. Since 2009, the track, along with the Brewerton Speedway, has been owned by John and Laura Wight. [4] The Wights previously owned the Can-Am Speedway.

Outlaw 200

In 1986, Benway presented a 200-lap event, featuring small-block modifieds, dubbing it the Victoria 200 in honor of his recently deceased wife. [5] The event grew to be one of the most prestigious Modified races in the Northeast, and while motor rules were opened up to include big-block engines for a period, in 2023 the race returned to its roots as a small-block program. [6]

Outlaw/Victoria 200: Winners list [7]
YearWinnerYearWinner
1986 Billy Pauch 2012 Pat Ward
1987Billy Pauch2013Jimmy Phelps
1988Billy Pauch2014Matt Sheppard
1989Billy Pauch2015Billy Decker
1990Billy Pauch2016Jimmy Phelps
1991 Frank Cozze 2017Billy Decker
1992Tom Kinsella2018Jimmy Phelps
1993Paul Jensen2019Mike Maresca
1994 Dale Planck 2021Mat Williamson
1995Tom Kinsella2022Matt Sheppard
1996 Kenny Brightbill 2023Matt Sheppard
1997Billy Pauch
1998Tim Fuller
1999 Alan Johnson
2000 Danny Johnson
2001Alan Johnson
2002Alan Johnson
2003Alan Johnson
2004 Tim Fuller
2005Tim Fuller
2006Danny Johnson
2007 Billy Decker
2008Danny Johnson
2009Billy Decker
2010 Brett Hearn

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References

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