VERNON, NY – Mother Nature has been more than unkind to the Utica-Rome Speedway in 2016, she’s been downright mean.  The Race of Champions Victoria event for the Modifieds was originally scheduled to go off on May 22.  Qualifying was completed when the rains decided to fall prior the start of the feature event. A second attempt was made to

By MIKE MALLETT VERNON, NY – Danny Varin broke through on Friday night for his first career Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprint victory.  It took the Fonda, N.Y., driver several times over several seasons to finally notch that first win.  He wasn’t going to wait nearly as long to get his second. On Sunday night at the Utica-Rome Speedway Varin had everything fall

VERNON, NY- It was Championship Night at the Utica-Rome Rome Speedway this past Sunday, September 4, evening which also saw the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints make a stop and when the craziness ended, some familiar faces found themselves in Victory Lane and crowned the champion in the respective division.  The winners on Broedel Energy and Rasmussen Rents night were

VERNON, NY- After a season that has seen some great racing in between dodging the rain, the Utica-Rome Speedway point season will come to a close this Sunday, September 22, in all four of the weekly divisions.  Broedel Energy and Rasmussen Rents will present the final night of points and see the track champions crowned for the Gates-Cole Insurance Modifieds,

VERNON, N.Y. – Due to several conflicts with various tracks and organizations the Utica-Rome Speedway and the Race of Champions series have decided to cancel the Race of Champions 200 scheduled for Saturday, September 10th while adding a special $3,000 to win 40-lap event for the Race of Champions Modifieds on September 11th. “With the events in Quebec, Grandview and

VERNON, NY- A late afternoon thunderstorm swept through the Vernon area shortly after the gates opened at the Utica-Rome Speedway, bringing with it heavy rain and hail.  Track officials were forced to cancel the racing program for August 28 which included the GRIT 602 Sportsman Series plus the Gates-Cole Insurance Modifieds, Broedel Energy Open Sportsman, and G&I Homes of Vernon

 VERNON, NY- This Friday evening, Friday August 26, Utica-Rome Speedway will change things up a bit and offer a different type of motorsports activity when Clinton Tractor & Implement present Truck Pulls at the famed Vernon oval.  Instead of going around the track at high speeds, trucks will be going in a straight line in an attempt to out pull

VERNON, NY- All too often throughout the 2016 campaign at Utica-Rome Speedway, Mother Nature has saved her fury for Sundays and as track officials were preparing for the Sunday August 21 program, she struck again.  Late morning rain sweeping through the region and a forecast the called for several more hours of rain forced track owners Bill and Kim Shea

VERNON, NY- This Sunday, August 21, another exciting show NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing is planned at the Utica-Rome Speedway as the season starts to wind down. Just four point events remain on the schedule and all four divisions are locked in a tight battle for the championship.  Gates-Cole Insurance and Certified Auto Outlet will present the fast paced show