FEATURE
All About Racing - 26 July 2025
Jim Mallia of Middleburgh celebrates his first win at Fonda in the Limited Sportsman main event on Saturday. Lucas Duncan of Schoharie poses next to his Limited Sportsman at Albany-Saratoga Speedway on Friday night. Matt DeLorenzo continued his dominance of the Modifieds at Albany-Saratoga on Friday...
Lucas Duncan of Schoharie poses next to his Limited Sportsman at Albany-Saratoga Speedway on Friday night.
Matt DeLorenzo continued his dominance of the Modifieds at Albany-Saratoga on Friday when he came from his seventh place starting position to take the lead on lap 17 from Matt Depew. The next challenge for DeLorenzo was to hold off the charge of Jack Lehner who had caught up with him in the late stages of the event.
The win for DeLorenzo continued to add to his list of wins at the Malta oval, which totals six this season and a total of 30 career wins at the track with his first win coming on 6/16/2006.
The ESS Sprints made their yearly visit to Malta on Friday and Jordan Poirier was the winner of the A Main.
Other winners at Malta were Mike Benson (Sportsman), Rich Crane (Pro Stocks), Bodie Marks (Limited Sportsman), PJ Cram, Jr. (Street Stocks). Jack Lehner was the winner of the Modified Dash of Cash earning $200.
Jack Lehner drove to his fourth career win at Fonda on Saturday. Lehner’s Modified car owners, Bill and Erick Nelson, have a long history at Fonda, both also raced at the track before becoming car owners and sponsoring the Bloomfield Florist Modified.
The ESS Sprints moved to Fonda for Saturday night action at the Track of Champions and hometown favorite, Danny Varin was the winner of the A-Main over Dylan Swiernik, second and Jordan Poirier, third.
Other winners at Fonda on Saturday were Josh Coonradt (Sportsman, make-up from 6/28), Chip Constantino (Sportsman), Jim Mallia (Limited Sportsman), Luke Horning (Pro Stocks), Jay Ingersoll (Four Cylinder, dual cam) Kenny Hollenbeck (Four Cylinder, single cam).
For Jim Mallia the win in the Limited Sportsman was a dream come true, his first win at Fonda and he said he had dreamed of winning since he was a small kid in the stands. Mallia led from the drop of the green flag to the checkered.
On Sunday Glen Ridge ran the fourth annual Hillman Mini Stock Memorial with two different features for Mini Stocks. Under SCDRA rules the winner was Jon Shepard of Adams, MA. winner of the regular Mini Stock feature was Jordan Ryder of Johnstown with William Liberatore Schoharie single cam winner. Lance Willix won the 358 Mod event, Zach Buff (Sportsman), Luke Horning (Pro Stock), Brandon Tyler (Limited Sportsman), Preston Trautschold (JR Sling Shot), Justin House (All Star Sling Shot) and Jenna Zakrzewski (Mini Sprints)
Lucas Duncan is a Limited Sportsman driver from Delanson, NY. He is 14 years old and will enter ninth grade at Schoharie Central this fall.
Lucas began racing go-karts at age four at Dodge City Speedway kart track and says that he won his first race. At age eight, he moved up to Sling Shots and was the JR Sling Shot champion at Glen Ridge in 2020. Between 2019 and 2021, Lucas recorded seven wins at The Ridge in Sling Shots. At age ten, he moved to the Limited Sportsman division and to date has two wins at Glen Ridge.
On September 21, 2024, he won his first race at Albany-Saratoga’s Massive Malta weekend. According to Lucas, he was not initially aware that he had won when he entered the pits after the race.
Lucas states that he enjoys Glen Ridge because it’s fun and Albany-Saratoga is his preferred track because of the competition. He plans to pursue Road Endurance Racing in the future, which requires competitors to be at least 16 years old. Until then, Lucas will continue participating in dirt track events.
Coming this weekend, at Albany-Saratoga Speedway, on Friday Stan Da Man Night honors promoter Lyle Devore’s father with a special night of special races, and extra money. All divisions in competition.
On Saturday at Fonda the Hondo Classic and Bobco Dash take center stage plus 358-Mods and all other divisions.
Saturday at Lebanon Valley the Jason Herrington 358 Mod Memorial along with a food bank. All divisions will be in action.
In closing we send our heartfelt condolences to the family of Bobby Chalmers who passed away way too soon this past week.
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