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Driver: Paul Dodorico

Division: INEX Legends

Home Track(s): Riverhead Raceway Riverhead, NY

Bethel Motor Speedway White Lake, NY

Achievements: 3-Time Bethel Motor Speedway

Legends champion (2004, 2005, 2006)

More than a dozen feature wins

Meet Paul Dodorico

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(“Going a Few Laps With the Legends”):

To a point, one could say that racing is in Paul Dodorico's blood. His uncle built engines for the likes of Billy Spade, Tom Baldwin, Red Klaus and Jim Hendricksen (Tony Ferrante's X-3). Paul's start in racing actually came during the mid-70s, when his uncle got him into it and he was on the crew for the late Tom Baldwin at Islip. He would later work on a Late Model driven by Sam Lipiro at Riverhead. Finally, the urge to drive got the better of Dodorico, and he purchased a Modified in the early 90s. He ran the Modified for roughly three seasons before running two seasons in a Late Model and then taking a season off. With the likes of Scotty Wolf (with whom he had run in the Modifieds) in his ear, Dodorico purchased a used Legends car. Paul ran a limited schedule with the Legends car in 1999 and 2000. He was honored as "Rookie of the Year" in his first year in the Legends division. When Riverhead stopped running the class, Dodorico sought out other places to race his Legends car. He has run at such tracks as Chemung, Mahoning Valley, Monadnock, Mountain, Riverside, Seekonk and Waterford. For five years, Dodorico ran at Kauneonga Speedway/Catskill Mountain Speedway/White Lake Raceway, under several different owners. Paul won three consecutive Legends championships at the track, which was Kauneonga when he won the championship in 2004, Catskill Mountain in 2005, and White Lake in 2006. In 2008, Dodorico got the chance to bring his Legends car "home" to race at Riverhead Raceway.

Getting Up to Speed

In 2008 and 2009, Paul competed full-time in the Legends division at Riverhead Raceway, while also making several trips back to the track where he scored his three championships, now known as Bethel Motor Speedway. With five top ten finishes in six races during the 2008 season, Paul finished ninth in Riverhead points in spite of missing two events. He was the winner of the inaugural race when Bethel Motor Speedway reopened under new ownership in August of 2008. In 2009, Paul finished fourth in points at Riverhead, with five top ten finishes in eight starts. Paul was the winner of the first segment of “Bethel Motor Madness” weekend held in October.

Paul expects to return to Riverhead for a full season in 2010, while also making several visits to Bethel.

UPDATE: Effective July 24, 2010, Paul Dodorico retired from Legends racing. His presence on the track at both Riverhead Raceway and Bethel Motor Speedway will undoubtedly be missed.