Kenny Shoemaker

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Kenny Shoemaker
BornKenneth N. D. Shoemaker
September 7, 1929
Schaghticoke, New York
DiedMarch 22, 2001(2001-03-22) (aged 71)
Retired1978
Debut season1949
Modified racing career
Car number24, 37, 50, 111
Wins150+
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]

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Racing career

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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Boggie, Tom (April 2, 1993). "Shoemaker enters Dirt Hall of Fame". The Daily Gazette . Schenectady NY. p. D6. Retrieved December 19, 2023– via Google Books.
  2. 1 2 "Ken Shoemaker Career Results". The Third Turn. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  3. ↑ Boyd, Lew; Shoemaker, Kenny (2000). They Called Me the Shoe. Coastal 181. ISBN   097098541X.
  4. 1 2 "Three drivers and promoter elected to NYSSCA Hall of Fame". The Amsterdam Recorder . NY. June 9, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Shoemaker wins feature at Victoria". The Record . Troy NY. August 23, 1965. p. 15. Retrieved December 19, 2023– via NewspaperArchive.
  6. ↑ "Kenny Shoemaker grabs feature Albany Saratoga". The Post-Star . Glens Falls NY. July 16, 1966. p. 8. Retrieved December 19, 2023– via NewspaperArchive.
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