Kenny Tremont Jr. Explained

Kenny Tremont, Jr.
Birth Name:Kenneth Tremont, Jr.
Birth Date:1961 11, mf=yes [1]
Birth Place:West Sand Lake, New York
First Year:1979 Devil's Bowl Speedway
Car Number:115
Championships:41
Wins:375+
Titles:1987 New York State Fair Champion[2]
2017, 2018 NASCAR Vermont State Champion
Updated:July 31, 2023

Kemmeth "Kenny" Tremont Jr. (born November 13, 1961) is an American dirt modified racing driver. He has captured 41 track titles at seven different tracks, and notched wins at 20 different tracks.[3]

Racing career

Kenny Tremont began his driving career in 1979 by winning Rookie of the Year honors as a teenager at Devil's Bowl Speedway VT, and ultimately won 10 track championships.[3] [4] [5] He has since competed and been victorious at the renowned northeast race tracks including Airborne Speedway, Albany-Saratoga Speedway, Fonda Speedway, Lebanon Valley Speedway, Utica-Rome Speedway, and Weedsport Speedway in New York state.[3] [6] [7] [8]

Tremont captured the 1999 Super Dirt Week 300 on the Syracuse Mile and won the companion 358 modified title in 1986, 1992, 1996 and 1997.[9] He was inducted into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame in 2018 and into the New York State Stock Car Association Hall of Fame in 2023.[3] [10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kenny Tremont Jr. - Career Results by Series. The Third Turn. July 31, 2023.
  2. Web site: New York State Fairgrounds: Touring Series and Major Events . The Third Turn. February 8, 2024.
  3. News: Yasinsac-Gillespie . Robin. Kenny Tremont headed to Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame . . July 25, 2018 . July 17, 2023.
  4. News: St. Louis. Justin . Rear View Mirror: No denying Tremont's greatness . . July 10, 2019 . August 1, 2023.
  5. News: Kenny Tremont Jr. wins Vermont 200 . . September 6, 2022 . August 1, 2023.
  6. News: Boogie. Tom . Skoal series qualifier set tonight at Fonda . . 26. . August 9, 1988 . July 31, 2023.
  7. News: Kenny Tremont Jr. going for 300th career win . . September 8, 2012 . July 31, 2023.
  8. News: Allaway. Phil . Last-lap pass gives Tremont win No. 129 . . June 26, 2017 . July 31, 2023.
  9. Web site: Super DIRT Week 358-Modified Championship. The Third Turn. August 1, 2023.
  10. News: Szczerba . Ron . NYSSCA Inducts Six Legends Into Hall of Fame . Dirt Track Digest . May 11, 2023 . October 5, 2023.