Skyline Hosts The 4th Annual Sarah Bond Memorial
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MARIETTA, OHIO- Skyline Speedway will honor one of racing’s most famous ladies–Sarah Bond this coming Friday, August 28. The track will host the Sarah Bond Memorial paying $2,010 to win.
Friday’s event carries special admission for this great show at $15 for adults, kids 12 and under FREE, and pit admission is $30.
Sarah E. Bond, 70, of Coolville, passed away July 20, 2012 at O’Bleness Memorial Hospital, Athens. She was born July 28, 1941 in Cadiz, Ohio, daughter of the late Hunter and Geraldine Farnsworth Barnhouse. She was a retired bus driver for the Federal Hocking Local School District and an avid dirt track race mom to all. Everyone called her Momma Bond.
Surviving Sarah is racing legend and husband, Ronnie Bond; two sons, Larry and Gina Bond and Andy and Tabitha Bond; three daughters, Pam Bond, Kim Bond and Sandra and Dylan Erwin; 10 grandchildren, Seth, Ashley, Gabrielle, Nicki, Allison, Erin, Mackenzie, Kyle, Andy and Dylan; three great-grandchildren, Braxton, Chelsea and Karsen.
Both Larry Bond and Andy Bond have won multiple championships not only at Skyline Speedway, but at many tracks around the Ohio Valley as well as the Midwest. Grandson Kyle Bond–a third generation driver is continuing to carry on the family name and the legendary #10, made famous throughout the region by his grandfather Ronnie.
Friday, July 31, 2009 Ronnie and Sarah celebrated their 52nd Wedding Anniversary at Skyline Speedway. Ronnie Bond was a racer and champion of the 1960’s through 1980’s at several area race tracks making Buick a mainstay manufacturer of choice at area dirt tracks. Wife Sarah was always at his side and the entire Bond Family became a common fixture at area races. Sarah was always one of the ones to beat in the powder puff races, and often both Ronnie and Sarah brought home trophies on the same night.
When the small block Chevrolet became the engine of choice and Chevy became the manufacturer of choice for most drivers, Ronnie stood steadfast with his familiar Buick; And often he won or placed. Ronnie’s laid back demeanor and competitive on-track performance made him one of the fan favorites for many years.
When it looked like Skyline Speedway may go defunct the Bond family pitched in and ran the speedway a couple seasons under the name of Bond Speedway. Not only did they keep late model racing alive, but also supported the sprint cars–once the mainstay of the original Skyline Speedway. Collectively, the Bond family may have won more championships than any other. Ronnie passed on the driving duties to his sons Larry and Andy Bond, who together have won nearly 40 championships and numerous features. Since retiring in the 1980’s as a driver, Ronnie until recently maintained his familiar number ten as a car owner.
This Friday, Skyline Speedway invites all area fans to help celebrate the memory of Sarah Bond with the Bond’s on this very special night, Friday, August 28. For more information visit them online at skylinespeedway.net.
Octane Race Products is the AMRA Modified sponsor, while McDonald’s of the Tri-State is the title sponsor for the Late Models. Other fine sponsors of the AMRA Modified series are Dave Poske’s Performance Parts, Hoosier Racing Tire/Hoosier Tire Ohio Valley, AERO Racing Wheels, Two-Brothers Racing, Lincoln Welders & Lincoln Electric, AR Bodies, Hypercoils, Bazell Race Fuels, Alky Racing Alcohol and Sunoco Race Fuels, Impact Racing, RCI, OTR Filters, MSD Ignition, Wilwood Brakes, Kluhsman Racing Components (KRC), Evans Vinyl Signs, Winters Performance Products, Bilstein Shocks, AFCO, PST Drive Shafts, Schoenfeld, and Killer Bee Race Bodies. MSD Ignition is the Official Sponsor of the MSD Ironman Award!
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