All About Racing - 21 March 2025

This week we have results and tidbits from the Short Track Super Series (STSS) event at Port Royal Speedway in PA.  Several area racers made the 300-mile trip and had some good showings in the world of dirt racing stars, a mix of those that race for a living and weekly racers and those in between. 

The trip is a special one for area Pro Stock racers because they get to show off their racing prowess to the Port Royal fans that are mostly sprint cars and Late Model fans.  The top five finisher in the Pro Stock main event were all Fonda regulars, winner was Devon Camenga followed by Luke Horning, Andy Graves, Shane Playford and Ivan Joslin. 

Local Pro Stock racer, Andy Graves of Middleburgh won his qualifying event on Friday and pulled off a podium finish in the 25-lap main event.  Graves was driving the Bill and Cindy Yurkewicz No. 96 and was caught up in a first lap incident that sent him to the pits for repairs.  He came from the back to finish third. 

Ivan Joslin of Fonda blew a motor in hot laps on Friday and looked to be out of contention.  However, his friend, Steve Scott, made the trip and brought him a back-up motor.  He and his team made the swap, and he was ready to race by Saturday.  Ivan also started at the rear of the event and made great progress to finish fifth. 

Dillon Steuer of Bohemia, NY was the STSS Modified winner and that was another fan pleaser; Dillon beat multi-time STSS winner and champion, Matt Sheppard in a photo finish.  Sheppard of Savannah, NY was second, Mike Mahaney, Elizabethtown was third, Alex Payne of Canandaigua was fourth and Matt Stangle of Neshanic Station, NJ was fifth.

Dillon Steuer recorded his first career dirt Modified win at Lebanon Valley in 2019.  He also races on asphalt. 

The Sportsman main event was won by Stephen Kemery of Slickerville, NJ followed by Joe Toth, Upper Makefield, Pa., James Hill, Laurel De., Paulie Hartwig, III, Galloway, NJ and Donovan Lussier, St-Denis-sur-Richelieu, QC. 

The STSS travels to Bridgeport Speedway in New Jersey this weekend for another two-day show, the Doug Hoffman memorial event, the “60 Over” special for Modifieds.  Also on the card is the Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series (MASS), Street Stocks, 4-Cylinder Stock Cars, and special timed sessions for Modifieds and Sportsman divisions. 

In other news this week we learned from a post on Facebook that Brett Deyo of BD Motorsports has accepted an offer from Jason Broedel to purchase Deyo’s portion of Utica-Rome Speedway.  Deyo said in the statement that he will continue to operate Fonda Speedway, Brookfield Speedway and the Short Track Super Series. 

The racing community lost a big part of its racing family this past week with the sudden death of Jason Herrington.  Jason was a long-time competitor in the 358 Modifieds at Lebanon Valley and will be missed by the many people he helped in racing.  We send our condolences to the Herrington family.

Looking forward to the Fonda Car Show this weekend starting Friday, March 21 and running through Sunday, March 23 at the ViaPort in Rotterdam.  Hope to see many of our racing friends there. 

Until next week please send all news and/or comments to biittig@yahoo.com