Chris Marquart

1 week ago | fltimes.com | Chris Marquart

Oswego Speedway announced the 74th points season opener for Supermodifieds will offer $3,500 to win. Oswego’s annual kick off — the 60-lap Jim Shampine Memorial — will pay $1,000 to start. The track is scheduled to open in a little over a month, with the first race May 31. The event has had nine different winners in the last 10 runnings. Tyler Thompson took the win last time, and scored a win in the Classic last year as well.

2 weeks ago | fltimes.com | Chris Marquart

Three of DIRTcar’s premier divisions will be in action for the Thunder in the Thousand Islands weekend at Can-Am Speedway in Lafargeville. The Super DIRTcar Series will take center stage on April 12. The race will pay $7,500 to win. The event serves as the northeast opener for the tour, having raced in Florida and New Jersey already this season. Todd Root is primed to have the Series heading to the LaFargeville track, joining the Super DIRTcar Series as a touring regular for the first time in 2025.

3 weeks ago | fltimes.com | Chris Marquart

It’s hard to overlook the excitement at the Waldron house in Savannah. Brantley Waldron, 5-year-old younger brother of Emmett Waldron, is starting his racing career next month. Brantley is a novice, having raced nothing as of yet. He will be debuting at Weedsport Speedway during its Spring Meltdown event, held April 25-27. April 25 is hauler move-in with open practice. All seven points classes will then compete on Saturday and Sunday along with PRO events for Green, Purple, Blue and Clone 375.

3 weeks ago | gvpennysaver.com | Chris Marquart |Suzie Wells

Jonathan Capozzi was moved to action following Kate Grindstaff’s presentation to the Phelps-Clifton Springs Central School District’s AP/Gemini United States History classes. Grindstaff coordinates the Finger Lakes Region History Day Competition and works at the Seward House in Auburn. She visited the school to talk about the regional competition at Auburn’s Case Mansion. Winners would advance to the next month’s Affiliate Competition at the State University of New York at Oneonta.

1 month ago | fltimes.com | Chris Marquart

Brett Deyo accepted an offer from partner Jason Broedel to purchase Deyo’s stake in Utica-Rome Speedway. Last summer, Broedel teamed with Deyo to buy Utica-Rome from the Cole Family. Deyo posted on the Utica-Rome Speedway Facebook page: “After evaluating the offer, I have made the decision to accept.