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Kenny Shoemaker
American racing driver (born 1929) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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