VERNON, NY – A trio of historic dirt tracks in the Northeast will join the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series for the upcoming 2023 season. Delaware’s Georgetown Speedway and New York’s Utica-Rome and Fonda Speedways, which are operated by promoter Brett Deyo, are the latest facilities to become NASCAR sanctioned. “I’ve been looking at the option (to sanction with

Written by Andrew Reigel VERNON, NY – Heroes, be ready.    The third season for BD Motorsports Media LLC at Utica-Rome Speedway is taking shape. Weekly racing is set for Friday nights under the leadership of promoter Brett Deyo and general managers Jamie and Denise Page. The 2023 ‘Home of Heroes’ schedule of events is in place with 21 races

Written by Andrew Reigel VERNON, NY – They’re back. For the second consecutive season, the Tezos All Star Circuit of Champions (ASCoC) presented by Mobil 1 will return to Utica-Rome Speedway on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. The lightning-fast ASCoC 410 Sprint Cars will offer a $10,000 winner’s share again this year. Last August, the return of the All Stars brought

Written by Chris Moore VERNON, NY – Matt Sheppard claimed the season finale at Utica-Rome Speedway on Tuesday night, topping a stout 26-car field in the ‘Modern Day Outlaw 50’ worth $5,000. The Savannah, N.Y., resident raced from his ninth starting position to take the lead at the completion of lap 26 and drove away with a dominant performance for

Modern Day Outlaw Sunoco Modified Feature Finish (50 laps): MATT SHEPPARD, Larry Wight, Demetrios Drellos, Rocky Warner, Bobby Hackel IV, Alex Yankowski, David Schilling, Alan Johnson, Will Shields, Willy Decker, Brian Gleason, Pat Ward, Danny Bouc, Jeff Trombley, Neil Stratton, Jeff Taylor, Cale Ross, Rusty Smith, Billy Decker, Alan Barker, JaMike Sowle, Brian Murphy, Andy Bachetti, Ronnie Johnson, Ryan Darcy,

VERNON, NY – Since the most recent event at Utica-Rome Speedway on Labor Day weekend, three prominent members of the historic facility’s racing community were lost. Dave Lape of Canajoharie, N.Y., a multi-time winner on both the dirt and pavement surfaces and a two-time Modified track champion at the Home of Heroes, passed away on Sept. 7. Three days later

Written by Chris Moore VERNON, NY – When Utica-Rome Speedway runs its final race of the 2022 season, the ‘Cole Cup’ will return for the first time since 2019 on Tuesday, October 4. The race – in recognition of longtime speedway owner and promoter Gene Cole – rewards the A-Verdi Storage Containers Patriot Sprint Tour (PST) 360 Sprint Car winner

VERNON, NY – Twin $5,000s. For one final time in 2022, Utica-Rome Speedway roars to life on Tuesday, Oct. 4 with a fan-pleasing program headlined by a pair of $5,000-to-win events at the Home of Heroes. The lightning-fast 360 Sprint Cars of the A-Verdi Storage Containers Patriot Sprint Tour (PST) invade for the annual Cole Cup, a 30-lap event offering

Written by Chris Moore VERNON, NY – One last ride. For the final time in 2022, Utica-Rome Speedway will roar to life on Tuesday, Oct. 4. The ‘Home of Heroes’ concludes its 2022 campaign with a full night of racing for the Sunoco Modifieds, Patriot Sprint Tour (PST) 360 Sprint Cars, and the Worthington Industries Crate 602 Sportsman. The Tuesday

VERNON, NY — ‘The New Yorker’ belongs to Stewart Friesen. From his pole starting position, Friesen led all 50 laps – 49 of which went non-stop – to claim the third round of the historic five-race Halmar International ‘Elite’ Series and $25,000 in earnings at the Utica-Rome Speedway, an event under the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS)