RIP Sam Biondo
 

For those who have not heard the Patriarch of Biondo Racing Products passed away in his sleep last night. Sam was a great guy and always friendly with everyone at the track or on the phone at the business. I know after he had a stroke a few years back, he wasn't at the track that much anymore but, was always a good guy to see.

A quick Sam story that involved my Dad and every time I saw Sammy he would tell me: He's at Atco for a weekly bracket race, he's qualifying and something isn't right with the car, so he loads it up and is ready to head home to NY. My dad comes over and asks Sammy whats going on, he says the cars broke, I'm going home. My dad says, let me take a look...happened to be something minor, my dad fixes it and Sammy goes on to win the race that night. I heard that story about 40 times over my lifetime everytime we went to the track and Dad went over to see Sammy.

Prayers to the Biondo families on a tough few months, Sammy will be missed!

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RIP.....sorry for your loss

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Drag racing royalty. Condolences.

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He was a pioneer in his approach to winning drag races. He helped make it a science. Condolences to the Biondo's` and their families and friends.

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The first time I saw Mr. Sam race was at York, in 1977. I never missed a chance to listen to him, or ask how is was doing. Nice guy, and an innovator. A true gentleman. He is missed.:(

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Condolences to the Biondo family. Tough time for them loosing Kyle Seiple and now Sam. RIP Sam

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Condolences to Sal and Peter and the whole Biondo family. Sam will be missed and thought of often.

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Our deepest condolences to Peter, Sal and the entire Biondo Family. Mr. Biondo was one of a kind, and will leave a void in the sport we love called drag racing.

Quick story:

When Sean and I started racing the Chevy II in the early 2000's, our first divisional event ever was the Atco race in May. We pitted between Jim Daniels(who had just bought the AH car) and Mr. Biondo. Needless to say the weekend was extremely entertaining with Jim and he's still a great friend to this day; however pitting beside Mr. Biondo was like sitting down at a shared table in a pub in the Bronx and having Derek Jeter or any great Yankee sit beside you! He came over and we chatted throughout the weekend like he had known us forever. Sean and I wanted to go to Indy that year and were trying to acquire as many grade points as we could to get in(back then you needed 5 or 6 to even think of going and the quota was 200!). At the end of the weekend we exchanged #'s and a couple weeks later I grew up the courage to call him. He answered right away, I asked if he remembered me, he said of course, asked how everyone was and if he could do anything for me. I said, actually there is...I asked him if he would enter and drive Sean's car at Indy, if we could not acquire the necessary grade points to get in. He said he would love to. He entered Indy, never asked us for the entry fee, and as luck had it, we were able to get in with 5 grade points the day it opened up! Mr. Biondo withdrew and I told him how honored and thankful I was of his gesture. Since that time, I always made a point of seeing him at the track and catching up.

I am sure my story is a drop in the bucket of the amazing and generous stories of Mr. Biondo. God Bless and RIP

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Very sorry to hear the passing of Sam. He is truly an ICON in racing as well as a parent in raising his beautiful family. May he Rest In Peace. God bless Sam Biondo. Bobby and Nancy Rashid.

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Rest in peace to the legend Sam Biondo and my sincere condolences to the Biondo family.