Joe Donahue (racing driver)

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.^[2] 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.^[3][4]

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.^[2][5][6] Joe Donahue was inducted into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame 2020.^[2][7]