Tommy Corellis

Thomas "Tommy" Corellis (born August 18, 1941) is a retired American Dirt Modified racing driver. Corellis captured 8 track championships at the Lebanon Valley Speedway NY during his career, including five consecutive titles from 1971 to 1975.

Racing career
Tommy Corellis started racing at age 14 at Lebanon Valley, but promptly got expelled. He returned a few years later and became a dominant racer, ultimately winning 83 feature events at the venue. Corellis also competed regularly at the Albany-Saratoga Speedway NY, Devil's Bowl Speedway VT, and Orange County Fair Speedway NY. He captured both the 1986 and 1987 Independence Day events at the Syracuse Mile.

After surgery to remove a brain aneurism in 1989, Tommy Corellis made multiple return visits to victory lane before permanently handing the keys to his son Donnie in 1996. He was inducted into the Northeast Dirt Modified and the New York State Stock Car Association Halls of Fame.