All About Racing - 24 October 2025

Cliff Haslun of Sloansville poses in victory lane after winning the vintage Late Model event at Afton Motorsports Park.

*The photo of Cliff Haslun included this week was omitted in last week’s column. 

The weather is still cooperative for racing in the Northeast, and several tracks took advantage of that this past weekend. 

The Super DIRTcar Series was in Canada at Brockville Ontario Speedway this past weekend and in Friday’s series Modified event, Mat Williamson of St. Catherine’s once again took the checker flag and padded his point lead in the SDS Championship run. 

On Saturday at Brockville, Richard Murtaugh of Fulton was the winner of the DIRTcar Sportsman event and Shane Pecore of Savannah was won the DIRTcar Sportsman Championship.

The next event for the SDS is at Georgetown Speedway in Delaware on November 1 and the Modified DIRTcar champion will be crowned at the World Finals Nov. 5-7, at the Dirt Track at Charlotte in North Carolina.

Also racing this past weekend was Georgetown Speedway in Delaware and on Friday night, Billy Pauch, Jr., of Frenchtown, NJ was the winner. 

The Short Track Super Series was at Hagerstown Speedway in Maryland for Oktoberfest on Friday and Danny Bouc of Pipersville; PA was the winner of the 358-Modified event.  In Super Late Model competition, Trever Feathers was the winner. 

On Saturday Matt Sheppard of Savannah, NY was the winner at Hagerstown in the STSS Modified event.  Joe Toth of Upper Makefield, PA was the winner in Sportsman action.

Outlaw Speedway in Dundee, NY held the Dutch Hoag Memorial event on Saturday and Michael Maresca of Potsdam was the winner in the Modified event.  Sportsman winner was Payton Talbot of South New Berlin and Dillon Paddock of Savannah was the CRSA Sprint feature winner. 

Racing in the Northeast takes a few special events to close out the season and this coming weekend is one of the oldest in the country. 

Kicking off the 64th Eastern States Weekend on Thursday, October 23rd, the STSS will run the Hard Clay Finale at Orange County Fair Speedway in Middletown, NY.  

Friday, Oct. 24 Eastern States 50 for Sportsman plus Big Block Modified and 358 Modified time trials plus qualifying heat races.

Saturday, Oct. 25, 358-Mod Eastern States 100 plus NEWS Sprint Complete Show and Big Block Mod practice. 

Sunday, Oct. 26, Eastern States 200 for Big Block Modifieds plus Last Chance qualifiers and Street Stock event.

Also racing this weekend, Friday and Saturday are Delaware International, Penn Can Speedway in PA. and on Saturday, Brookfield Speedway will hold a Spooktacular headlining Sportsman plus Pro Stock, Slingshots, 600 Series, Four Cylinders and a 50-lap Enduro.  Pre-Race Kids Trick or Treat in the pit area. 

For information on all these special events please check the speedway website or other social media.       

Demetrios Drellos, of Queensbury, Track Champion at Fonda and Albany-Saratoga in 2023, competed in the RUSH Late Model series this season, earning the 3C Graphix Rookie of the Year award for the Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Late Model, Flynn’s Tire-Gunter’s Honey Touring Series. With four top five and eleven top ten—his best being third place twice at Stateline Speedway—he will receive $3,000 for Rookie of the Year and $7,500 for finishing third in tour points.  Congratulations Double D.

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