Tom Fox

Tom Fox has one of the more unique paths through the Speedbowl divisions. He started out in the Street Stocks of the late 1970’s, then went Modified racing, became one of the best Late Model drivers in the region, then finished his racing career in the SK Modifieds before becoming a track official.

Fox started out in 1979 as a teammate to his father Ron in the Street Stock division and ran the division for 4 years. It wasn’t until he moved up to the Modified division that he visited victory lane, scoring his first win on July 23, 1983. He would win again in 1984, but then took a hiatus from regular competition as he was originally hesitant about the track’s transition to SK Modifieds in 1985.

Tom resurfaced in 1989 driving Late Models and for the next decade, he was part of what many call the Golden Era of Late Model racing in southern New England. Driving his own #47 car, Fox would win 25 races from 1989-1993, including a 10 win season in 1991. He finished runner-up to the track title in 3 consecutive seasons before finally winning his first Late Model Championship in 1993 after a 9-win season. Fox also won the Street Stock race at the Race of Champions event at Flemington Speedway that year.

When fellow competitor Tom Gaudreau decided to retire from racing due to back issues, Fox jumped in his #3 car and won 19 races from 1995-1997. They won the 1995 Late Model Championship together. In 1996, Fox won 11 races but finished 4th in the final standings. He then left weekly competition, making starts on the NASCAR Busch North Series and Modified Tour over the next several seasons.

Fox returned to the Speedbowl driving SK Modifieds in 2001, then teamed up with car owner Mike Murphy to drive in both SK Modified and Late Model division in 2002. He won the last of his 44 Late Model career wins at the Speedbowl that season. Fox won 14 SK Modified races from 2002-2007, including the $5,000 Budweiser Modified Nationals 150 in 2005 and a 100 lapper in 2006.

Fox retired from competition after the 2007 season and immediately became a Speedbowl official the following season and then replacing Steve Harraka as Race Director in 2009. He left after the 2010 season and had a long tenure as Director of Competition at Stafford Speedway. You can still find him at the track these days, usually as crew chief for his son Zack Sangermano.

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