Joseph "Joe" 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 Speedway NY and the track championship.
[2] Following his service in World War II, Joe Donahue started out racing stock cars, winning his first feature in 1949 at the Drive-in Speedway in Doty Hill PA.[2] He also competed successfully at Langhorne Speedway PA, Shangri-La Speedway NY, and VFW Raceway at the Bradford County Fairgrounds PA.[3][4] Over his career, Donahue won four track championships at Five Mile Point Speedway, a second title at Glen Aubrey, two at Susquehanna Speedway PA, and a single title at Midstate Speedway NY.
[2][5][6] Joe Donahue was inducted into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame 2020.
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