Auto Racing News - 16 March 2024

Rescheduled from October this weekend there will be a good amount of area drivers towing down to the Port Royal Speedway in Port Royal, Pennsylvania. Where the Short Track Super Series-Speed Showcase will take place. A few of the area drivers expected to be on hand include Fonda Speedway and Albany-Saratoga Speedway 2023 modified champion Demetrios Drellos, Danny Varin, Jessica Friesen, Jack Lehner, and many more. Ivan Joslin is one of the local pro-stock teams planning to compete at Port Royal.

 The small block/ big block modifieds will race 75-laps for $50,000. The crate 602 sportsman will compete in a 50-lap feature for $4,000 and the pro-stock division will race 25-laps for $1,250. For the STSS modifieds this will be Round no. two of the Ollie's Overall point championship.

 Results from last weekend-Due to the predicted inclement forecast, Saturday's racing program in Delaware at the Georgetown Speedway was moved to Sunday afternoon. Open practice on Friday night saw 54 cars take to the track. 

 A few teams including the Friesen Family team, did not leave from home in New York until early Sunday morning forcing them to drive through a snowstorm.

 On a sunny and very blustery afternoon. A huge number of flat tires contributed to a near record amount of yellow flag laps during the 40-lap modified feature.

 Stewart Friesen's tires held together just long enough to take the checkered flag. Michael Maresca and Mike Gular filled out the podium. Other area drivers finished in this order Anthony Perrego 6, Jessica Friesen 11, Bobby Hackel IV 18, Chris Curtis 20. Alex Yankowski was credited with a did not qualify and unfortunately Jim Introne Jr. did not make the call for his consolation event. For Stewart this was Short Track Super Series victory no. 43.

 Pit notes-Between taking the checkered flag and being interviewed in victory lane, Friesen’s crew needed to replace his flat right rear tire. 39 big block/ small block modifieds attempted to qualify for Sunday's program.

 In the STSS crate 602 sportsman division. Payton Talbot the 2023 crate 602 sportsman champion at Fonda Speedway drew the pole position for their 25-lap feature.

Adam White would claim the 25-lap feature with Payton Talbot and Matt Peck completing the top three. Dylan Madsen would finish 17th.

 The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will be at the Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee on Saturday night. Because of this the chances that Stewart Friesen will race at Port Royal are highly unlikely.

 Sunday, March 24-from 8:00 am. until 3:00 pm.Capital Area Rods will host an Automotive Swap Meet at Morris Ford at 872 Saratoga Road (Route 50) Burnt Hills, N.Y. 12027. Public admission $5.