Auto Racing News - 19 August 2026

Friday night, Dodge City Speedway will hold a money race for the Senior Clone Heavy division on Chavis Motorsports Night. Next Friday is a regular program with a money race for the HTP division on DKM Fabrication Night.

Albany-Saratoga Speedway has a regular program, plus the 4-cylinder division. Next Friday will be the final points night for the DIRTcar Big Block Modified, DIRTcar Crate 602 Sportsman, and DIRTcar Pro Stock divisions.

Utica-Rome Speedway is dark this week, but will return next Friday with their final points night, plus trick-or-treating.

NASCAR personality Kenny Wallace will be at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in West Haven, Vermont, on Saturday night.

On Sunday night, Glen Ridge Motorsports Park will host the DIRTcar Pro Stock Series sponsored by Yurkewecz Auto Crushers and Ted's Body Shop. All weekly divisions are on the schedule.

Coming up soon is the annual Fonda Fair, held at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Fonda. Their motorized shows include the following:

Thursday, September 3 at 7:00 p.m.: 4-wheel drive gas truck pull.

Friday, September 4 at 7:00 p.m.: NYPA Tractor Pulls.

Saturday, September 5 at 12:00 p.m.: Demolition Derby heat for 6/8 cylinder big cars. Later that day at 6:00 p.m. is the Demolition Derby for trucks, vans, big car consi, and powder puff.

Sunday, September 6: The 13th annual Convoy for a Cause at 12:00 p.m., followed by the Semi-Truck & Four-Wheel Diesel Truck Pulls at 6:00 p.m.

Monday, September 7: Garden Tractor Pulls at 10:00 a.m. The 185th annual fair will close out at 5:00 p.m. with a demolition derby including a 4-cylinder consi and the small & large car grand slam.

The Fonda Speedway Museum and Hall of Fame will be open during the Fonda Fair. Be sure to stop in and view all of the history. The museum will have raffles, Chinese auctions, and merchandise available for purchase.

Tickets are now available for purchase online for the 2026 Fonda Speedway Awards Banquet. Similar to last year, doors will open at 1:00 p.m., with dinner at 2:00 p.m. and awards to follow. Dinner is a chicken barbecue. Tickets are available by going to the Fonda Speedway website—click on "Tickets" and the dropdown bar will show banquet tickets. The price is $35, plus processing fees of $3.38, bringing the total to $38.38 per ticket.

On Friday, September 4, Albany-Saratoga Speedway will host the 5th annual Upstate Chevy Dealers $10,000-to-win Autism Acceptance Race for the Pro Stock division. The 64-lap feature will have numerous preliminary activities throughout the evening. Bonuses for race teams and fans alike will be part of the evening's program.

Results from last week start on Friday at the 3/4-mile Richmond Raceway in Virginia, where they hosted the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Representing the Halmar-Friesen Racing team were Stewart Friesen, who qualified ninth, and Christopher Bell, who qualified 17th for the Clean Harbors 250. Thunderstorms postponed activities until noontime on Saturday at the 3/4-mile asphalt oval. Unfortunately for Bell, he had to miss the NCTS event due to commitments to his NASCAR Cup Series team, and Leland Honeyman Jr. subsequently substituted for him. Stage one saw Stewart finish 14th and Leland 21st. In stage two, Friesen finished 13th and Honeyman 19th. In the third and final stage, late-race contact with the wall ended Stewart’s day, placing him in 36th position, while Leland finished 17th.

Albany-Saratoga Speedway received a downpour just before race time and was forced to cancel.

Utica-Rome Speedway was missed by the rain long enough to complete their show. They were visited by the 305 winged sprint cars of the CRSA. Zach Sobotka claimed the 25-lap A-main feature followed by Billy VanInwegen Jr. and Tyler Graves, with Chad Miller of Amsterdam finishing fifth. In the 3 Bastards Brewing DIRTcar 358 Modified division, a first-time winner was recognized as Brandon Loucks won the 30-lap feature over Payton Talbot and Tyler Peet. In the Fastline Performance DIRTcar Crate 602 Sportsman division, Tyler Corcoran scored the win ahead of Carson Rothwell and Claude Hutchings. In the DIRTcar Pro Stock division feature, George Cushman took the win ahead of Devon Camenga and Bret Belden. In the Limited Sportsman division feature, Preston Trautschold earned the win over Chuck Lowe and Kadyn DePasquale.

On Saturday night at Fonda Speedway, the "Track of Champions," Alex Yankowski had a large lead over the field in the Amsterdam Truck Center Modified division 30-lap feature as he crossed the finish line ahead of Jessica Friesen and Rocky Warner. The Swagger Factory Apparel Crate 602 Sportsman division 25-lap feature saw Tyler Peet score the victory over Mark Mortensen and Chad Edwards. In the Leatherstocking Credit Union Pro Stock division 20-lap feature, Kenny Gates added to his win total by claiming the checkers over Nick Stone and Jason Morrison. The Montgomery County Office for Aging Limited Sportsman division 15-lap feature was won by Preston Trautschold, followed by Brian Nelson and Nick Ryder. The Fonda Fair 4-Cylinder division 12-lap feature saw the dual-cam division won by Tomek Kowalczyk and the single-cam division won by Dave Reedy.

Glen Ridge Motorsports Park cancelled Saturday evening, which proved to be a good decision as the rain rolled in around 6:00 p.m. Brookfield Speedway canceled just before noon on Sunday; they plan to reschedule for a date in September.

SummerFAST kicked off with Weedsport Speedway hosting the Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modifieds in the Hall of Fame 100. Also on the program were DIRTcar Sportsman and Mod Lites. In SDS redraw for position, Jack Lehner pulled the pole. However, it was Alex Payne leading the first 55 laps, with Lehner inheriting the lead after Payne slid into the turn-one outside wall. In the end, Stewart Friesen earned the victory and the $10,000 check. Matt Sheppard finished second. Mat Williamson originally finished third, but unfortunately, Williamson's No. 88 came up light at the scales during post-race inspection; he was disqualified and officially listed last in 27th. Jack Lehner was moved into third, followed by Alex Yankowski, Anthony Perrego, Felix Roy, Peter Britten (eighth), Justin Stone (15th), and Brian Calabrese (19th). For Stewart, this was his 57th career SDS win. Tony Finch II won the DIRTcar Sportsman 30-lap feature, and Dillon Raffurty won the 25-lap Mod Lite feature.

Brewerton Speedway hosted night number two of SummerFAST for the Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modified division in a 60-lap feature. Alex Yankowski had quite the night as he set quick time, pulled the pole in the redraw, and held the lead as the field crossed the finish line. The entire 60 laps was a three-way battle back and forth among Yankowski, Alex Payne, and Jimmy Phelps. Results showed Yankowski, Payne, and Ronnie Davis III completing the podium. Jack Lehner finished sixth, Amy Holland-Buff seventh, Felix Roy eighth, Peter Britten ninth, Anthony Perrego 12th, and Justin Stone 13th.

The forecast was looking questionable for the remainder of the schedule, which included Land of Legends Raceway in Canandaigua for Tuesday and Utica-Rome Speedway for Wednesday. Hopefully, they were all able to be completed.

High school senior Olivia Greco can use your thoughts and prayers as she continues to battle a tumor near her spine. Olivia is the younger sister of Crate 602 Sportsman driver A.J. Greco and the daughter of former driver Jason Greco.