Written by Chris Moore VERNON, NY – A strong rebound. In a span of 24 hours, Savannah, N.Y.’s Matt Sheppard blew an engine, totaled a racecar, and claimed a $4,000 victory at Utica-Rome Speedway. The latter of the three results came last night in Round No. 3 of the F.X. Caprara Car Companies Thunder on the Thruway Series for the

3 Bastards Brewing Modified/F.X. Caprara Car Companies Thunder on the Thruway Series Feature Finish (30 laps): MATT SHEPPARD, Billy Decker, Andy Bachetti, Willy Decker, Alex Payne, Cody Clark, Pat Ward, Alan Johnson, Rocky Warner, Bobby Hackel IV, Jeremy Slosek, Justin Wright, Alex Yankowski, Michael Trautschold, J.R. Hurlburt, Alan Barker, Tim Mayne, Kurtis Hohensheldt, Dave Constantino, Aaron Jacobs, Aiden Grover, Tanner

Written by Chris Moore VERNON, NY – Back on top. Stewart Friesen returned to Utica-Rome Speedway Victory Lane with the 3 Bastards Brewing Modifieds on Thursday night for his first win of the season at the speedway. Dirt Track Digest and Broedel Energy presented the ‘Bill Shea Memorial’ honoring a former speedway promoter who passed away unexpectedly last fall. Friesen –

3 Bastards Brewing Modified Feature Finish (30 laps): STEWART FRIESEN, Alex Yankowski, Max McLaughlin, Willy Decker, Billy Decker, Mike Mahaney, Alan Johnson, Jeremy Slosek, Pat Ward, Jessica Friesen, Larry Wight, Erick Rudolph, Rocky Warner, Peter Britten, Ronnie Johnson, Alan Barker, Brian Calabrese, Cody Clark, Addison Bowman, Dave Constantino, Ajay Potrzebowski II, Bobby Hackel IV, Matt Sheppard, Andy Bachetti, Michael Trautschold,

Thursday’s (June 29) Bill Shea Memorial presented by Broedel Fuel Group/Broedel Energy and Dirt Track Digest is an entirely new F.X. Caprara Car Companies Thunder on the Thruway Series event for the 3 Bastards Brewing Modifieds, Worthington Industries Crate 602 Sportsman and Next Generation GraphiX Pro Stocks. All three divisions will draw for heat-race starting positions. Track regulars receive 25

VERNON, NY – Two days are better than one. For the fourth consecutive Friday night, rain intervened at Utica-Rome Speedway this past Friday, June 23, setting up an unscheduled doubleheader of auto racing at the Home of Heroes on Thursday, June 29 and Friday, June 30. As scheduled for this Thursday, June 29, Utica-Rome Speedway hosts the Bill Shea Memorial

VERNON, NY – Due to an extremely wet weather pattern, Utica-Rome Speedway has announced some schedule changes for upcoming events at the Home of Heroes. Three consecutive rain-filled Fridays have produced the following changes: This Friday, June 23 will feature the F.X. Caprara Thunder on the Thruway Series for 3 Bastards Brewing Modifieds ($4,000 to win), Worthington Industries Crate 602

Rain has moved in and forced the cancelation of tonight’s event. The Thunder on the Thruway Series events will be run next Friday. A make-up for the Slingshots will be added. Save all wristbands.

VERNON, NY – Feel the thunder. This Friday (June 16), the F.X. Caprara Car Companies Thunder on the Thruway Series takes over Utica-Rome Speedway as Clinton Collision and Tom Cole’s Lexi LLC present NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series competition at the Home of Heroes. The Thunder on the Thruway Series includes six events contested between Utica-Rome and neighboring Fonda

VERNON, NY – Off-and-on showers throughout the day, capped by a mid-afternoon heavy rainfall and continued precipitation, led Utica-Rome Speedway management to cancel Friday night’s A-Verdi Storage Containers NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series event. The event was slated to include a visit by the traveling CRSA Sprint Cars. Racing resumes on Friday, June 16 when Clinton Collision and Tom