Joseph Donahue (August 25, 1926 – April 30, 2007) was a pioneering driver of Dirt Modified stock cars. In 1957, Donahue won every race but one at Glen Aubrey Raceway, New York, and the track championship.
Racing career Following his service in World War II, Donahue started out racing stock cars, winning his first feature in 1949 at the Drive-in Speedway in Doty Hill, Pennsylvania. He also competed successfully in Pennsylvania at Langhorne Speedway and VFW Raceway at the Bradford County Fairgrounds, and at Shangri-La Speedway in Owego, New York.
Over his career, Donahue won four track championships at Five Mile Point Speedway in Kirkwood, New York, a second title at Glen Aubrey, two at Susquehanna Speedway, Pennsylvania, and a single title at Mid-State Speedway in Morris, New York. Joe Donahue was inducted into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame 2020.
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