I am nineteen years old and I currently race DIRT Modifieds in Upstate New York. This past season I became the youngest winner in history, in the BigBlock Modifieds(800+ hp.) at the age of eighteen, in only my sixth start. My dream is to pursue racing and continue the hike up the ladder. I am a sophmore in college studying Mortuary Science. If I do not make it in racing, that's what I fall back on. I am looking to get asphalt experience, an audition, and have someone teach me and develop my skills. I am very determined and willing to do anything it takes to make this dream a reality, but I just need some help getting me there. Thanks for your time. Take care and good luck.


-Billy Osta


6 Colvair Avenue
Rotterdam, NY 12306
(518)229-9538
badboy8125@aol.com


Achievements/Results:

--2004 New York State Stock Car Association(NYSSCA) Rookie of the Year Award Winner
--2004 Fonda Speedway DIRT Modified Rookie of the Year
--Became the youngest winner in Fonda Speedway history, at age 18, in just his sixth start on May 29, 2004. In a BigBlock car.
--2003 Most Improved Driver Fonda Speedway DIRT Sportsman Division
--Sixth place finish in Sportsman Super DIRT Series race at Fonda after starting 20th --Seventh in the 2003 Fonda Speedway Sportsman Points Standings
--2001 NYSSCA Newcomer of the Year Award
--2000 captured seven feature wins and finished second in final point standings. Also received Most Improved Driver of the Year Award
--1999 finished second in the final point standings and received Rookie of the Year honors

Racing Background:

--Billy began his racing career in 1999 at the age of 13. Billy competed in the Junior II Super Heavy and Heavy go cart classes at the Dodge City Speedway. In his first year of competition he competed in fifteen races and was victorious in five. He was given permission by the speedway owner to move to the Senior Heavy Class at the end of the season. At the time Billy was 14 and the age limit to compete was 17. In 2000 Billy competed at the Dodge City and Turkey Trot Raceways in the Senior Lite and Medium Classes as a member of the Team 1 Karts operation.

--From 2001 to 2003 Billy competed in the DIRT Sportsman Division. He competed at the Fonda Raceway, The Orange County Fair Speedway, New York State Fairgrounds and the Rolling Wheels Raceway. In 2004 Billy decided to make the jump to the Big Block Dirt Modified Division and competed primarily at the Fonda Speedway. He also made visits to Lebanon Valley Speedway and Albany-Saratoga Speedway.


OSTA IS DECLARED FONDA'S YOUNGEST MOD WINNER

Rotterdam, NY – At the age of 18, Modified Rookie Billy "The Kid" Osta has officially been declared the youngest Modified Feature Winner in Fonda Speedway history. Although Osta is rookie to the Modified division, he is practically a veteran of the sport of auto racing after spending three seasons in the Sportsman division and two years before that in go-karts.
Last Saturday night Osta made headlines when he beat out six time Track Champion Dave Lape for his first win at the "Track of Champions." Billy "The Kid" collected several qualifier wins while racing with the Sportsman but never the feature. Now in 2004, just six races into his Modified career "The Kid" runs away with the feature, leaving veteran Dave Lape to settle for second place.
Before Saturday night, Jimmy Horton was the youngest Modified winner at Fonda at the age of 19 in May of 1977. There was also some question of the age of Paul Brozyna when he won in 1953 and Bobby Ensminger Jr. at the time of his win in 1988. But, after careful fact checking it is not possible that either one of those drivers was under the age of 19. That clearly leaves the title in Osta’s hands.

Information was obtained using facts from the book Fonda!, the 1991 Fonda Speedway Program and the wisdom and records of Ed Biittig, Andy Fusco, Lew Boyd and Kim Hart.