Tony Siscone

Tony Siscone (born March 25, 1950) was raised in Collings Lakes, New Jersey. He graduated from Hammonton High School in 1967 and later went on to graduate from Rider University in 1971. Siscone was a successful high school teacher for 17 years. After receiving the "Governor's Teacher of the Year" award in 1987 Tony and his Wife started a successful racing safety equipment business, Safety Connection, for 14 years. In 1976, Siscone married Margaret "Margi" Clark, of Berlin, and they have two Children, Jaclyn (b. 1978) and A.Jay (b. 1981). Most Notably, Siscone was a very successful asphalt modified racecar driver from 1972 through 1994.

Racing career

Tony Siscone began his racing career driving go-karts between 1962-1970. Siscone won IKF State and Regional go-cart titles and competed several times in National Championship go-kart events finishing in the top 6 twice. Siscone began his stock car racing career in 1972 driving the Richie Terruso Brothers' T3 sportsman car to 8 victories at Atlantic City Speedway and Wall Stadium. In 1974 Tony won his first track championship driving the T4 owned by his dad Tony Sr. and Tony Ruberti. 1975-76 Siscone drove the famous #65 car, owned by John Lyons and powered by a Tom Skinner/Lyons chevy racing engine which Tony drove to 12 victories and his 2nd championship. In 1978, Tony also drove the 21X owned by Edward Brown III (6 wins), and the 21 owned by Sal Debruno (4 wins) winning every race the 2 cars finished resulting in the track championship. Almost 30 years later in 2009, Edward Brown bought what He and Siscone believe to be one of the #14 cars that Siscone drove for Dick Barney. This car is being completely restored and driven by his son Kevin Brown. Most notably, Siscone drove the Dick Barney owned #14 for 16 1/2 years. During his 22 years behind the wheel, Tony collected over 165 victories and 12 track championships (6 at Wall Stadium, 3 at Atlantic City Speedway, 2 at Flemington Speedway, and 1 at New Egypt Speedway). In 1983, the Barney/Siscone Team won the New Egypt Speedway NASCAR Championship finishing in the top 3 in every race with no DNF's.Siscone also won the 1984 NASCAR Cardinal 500 at the Martinsville Speedway, only 2 years after being seriously burned at the track after being involved in a fiery crash with Ray Evernham. Siscone won multiple victories at the Clearfield Speedway, Mahoning Valley Speedway, Evergreen Speedway, among others. During his Championship stints throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, Siscone at one point won 11 consecutive feature events at Flemington Speedway and tallied nearly 60 victories at Wall Stadium ranking him second all-time in wins at the track behind Gil Hearne. Tony Siscone culminated his career with a victory in the 1994, 44th annual, Sunoco Race of Champions at Flemington Speedway, a race that Siscone had failed to win in 10 previous attempts. Siscone competed against many of the greatest modified drivers in the sports history, including: Richie Evans, Geoffrey Bodine, Gil Hearne, Reggie Ruggerio, Eddie Flemke Sr., Mike Stefanik, and many others. In 2000, Siscone was voted the 17th greatest modified driver in the Area Auto Racing News' "Top-25 Modified Drivers of the 20th Century". Siscone was also inducted into the National Old Timers Hall of Fame and the Garden State Vintage Stock Car Club's Hall of Fame.