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$5 Friday at Utica-Rome Speedway August 13, Grandstand Admission Just Five Bucks!

Written by Chris Moore VERNON, NY – It’s a $5 race week! This Friday (August 13) Utica-Rome Speedway presents its second $5 grandstand admission at the speedway. The Sunoco Modified 30-lap feature headlines the night of racing with stars like Matt Sheppard and Stewart Friesen and Pennsylvania native Alex Yankowski making the trip up as well. Joining the Modifieds as

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Super Form: Matt Sheppard Returns to Victory Lane at Utica-Rome Speedway

Written by Chris Moore VERNON, NY – Returning to ‘Super’ form. After a two-week hiatus, Savannah, N.Y.’s Matt Sheppard returned to Victory Lane on Friday night, claiming to ‘Dog Days of Summer’ special for the Sunoco Modifieds. “It’s definitely a nice, normal Friday night payday,” Sheppard proclaimed in Victory Lane of the $3,500 winners share for the ‘Dog Days of Summer’ special.

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DOG DAYS OF SUMMER SPECIAL – UTICA-ROME SPEEDWAY AUGUST 6, 2021

Sunoco Modified Feature Finish (30 laps): MATT SHEPPARD, Stewart Friesen, Andy Bachetti, Rocky Warner, Brian Gleason, Alan Johnson, JaMike Sowle, Willy Decker, Darren Smith, Bob Henry Jr., Shaun Walker, David Schilling, Zack Payne, Randy Shantel, Marshall Hurd, Ricky Davis III, Adam Roberts, Sean Beardsley, Rich Christman, CJ Castelletti, Jim Walsh, Vincent Visconti, Tim Mayne, Aaron Jacobs. Worthington Industries Crate 602

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Race Week: $3,500-To-Win Sunoco Modifieds, Full Program Plus RUSH Late Models Friday Night

Written by Chris Moore VERNON, NY– It’s Race Week! This Friday (August 6), Utica-Rome begins the final full month of the Friday night championship chase. The Sunoco Modifieds headline the ‘Dog Days of Summer’ in a 30-lap, $3,500-to-win affair – $1,100 more than the regular Friday night winner’s share. The RUSH Late Models join the Friday night program for the

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Friesen Recovers from Early Off-Track Excursion for $4,000 Utica-Rome Triumph

Written by Chris Moore VERNON, NY – He did it the hard way. On Friday night, the all-time winningest Modified driver at Utica-Rome Speedway claimed his 57th career victory. Sprakers, N.Y.’s Stewart Friesen rebounded from an early mistake to claim his third ‘Home of Heroes’ win in 2021. He earned $4,000. Fuccillo Autoplex of Nelliston and Gene Cole’s Turn One

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It’s Friesen Over Sheppard In Richie Evans Remembered Heavyweight Bout at Utica-Rome

Written by Chris Moore VERNON, NY – Ding. Ding. That was the sound as the green flag fell and Sprakers, N.Y.’s Stewart Friesen and Savannah, N.Y.’s Matt Sheppard began a 61-lap heavyweight bout. In the end, Friesen captured the first ever trip for the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco to Utica-Rome Speedway in the

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STSS Race Day at Utica-Rome: Richie Evans Remembered Storylines, Stars & Sleepers

Written by Chris Moore VERNON, NY – It’s another historic Race Day! For the second consecutive race, the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco visits a new facility. Utica-Rome Speedway hosts the ‘Richie Evans Remembered 61’ in a 61-lap, $6,161.61-to-win headliner for the STSS big-block/small-block Modifieds. The ‘Richie Evans Remembered 61’ is Round No. 6

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Thursday Thunder: Richie Evans Remembered 61 Set for Thursday at Utica-Rome Speedway

Written by Chris Moore VERNON, NY – It’s Richie Evans Race Week! This Thursday, July 22, the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco comes to Utica-Rome Speedway for the first time. Broedel Fuel Group presents the ‘Richie Evans Remembered 61,’ honoring one of the speedway’s all-time greats in a $6,161.61-to-win 61-lap feature event. The STSS

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Four & Counting: Sheppard Fends Off Challengers for Utica-Rome Sunoco Modified Victory

Written by Chris Moore VERNON, NY – Four and counting. The beat goes on for Savannah, N.Y.’s Matt Sheppard, as he grabbed his fourth consecutive Sunoco Modified feature event on Friday night after an epic duel with Sprakers, N.Y.’s Stewart Friesen and Unadilla, N.Y.’s Billy Decker in the 30-lap event. In the end, Sheppard continues to be the man to

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