Auto Racing News - 6 February 2025

The Lake George Winter Carnival takes place Saturday and Sunday, February 8 & 9, with ice racing planned. The Adirondack Motor Enthusiasts Club (AMEC) has this listed on their schedule. Of course these events are ice dependent. I was told that race officials were checking conditions during the week to determine if there was an area that was suitable for ice racing.

 If you would like to take part in celebrating at the Night of Champions on Saturday, March 8, held at the Roselawn Banquet Facility.

Banquet tickets for the Fonda Speedway, Utica-Rome Speedway, Brookfield Speedway, and Short Track Super Series banquet are only available until March 1,

 The 36th. annual Syracuse Motorsports Exposition & Trade Show will take place on Saturday and Sunday March 8 & 9 at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse. Show hours are Saturday 10:00 am. until 8:00 pm. and Sunday 10:00 am. until 4:00 pm.

Show admission is $15, with a two day pass offered at $25, with kids 12 & under free.

 Shaffer Racing & Team One H with driver "Happy" Harry Shaffer will host a bowling tournament/ party fundraiser on Sunday, March 16 at Kelly’s Imperial Bowling Center in Amsterdam. A 8 pin No tap format will be used. More information will be available shortly. 

 Cavalcade of Cars will host their next event on Saturday and Sunday, March 22 & 23 inside the Center of Progress building at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse . This is part of their Thruway Series of events filled with Classic, custom street cars, hot rods, and motorcycles. Saturday's hours are 9:00 am. until 5:00 pm. and Sunday 9:00 am. until 4:00 pm.

 On Saturday, April 5 pro stock driver Jason Morrison will host a bowling party fundraiser at Perry Lanes located at 1 Maple Avenue in Johnstown.  Beginning at 1:00 pm. the format will consist of four person teams with 9 pin no tap.To join in the fun supporting the number 715 team, please contact Jason or Colleen at 518-921-9713.

 The Saratoga Automobile Museum is hoping to have over one thousand entries when they will host their annual Spring Auto Show on Saturday, May 10 on the grounds of the Saratoga Spa State Park, conveniently next to the S.A.M.  Show hours will be 9:00 am. until 2:00 pm.

 Our northeast modified teams have been at the All-Tech Raceway in Lake City, Florida as part of the Short Track Super Series-Sunshine Swing since Tuesday, when they held an open practice. Approximately 40 STSS modifieds and 30 STSS crate 602 sportsman racers took part in five hot lap sessions for each division. Area drivers that took part include: modified Stewart Friesen, Jack Lehner, Anthony Perrego, and Chris Curtis. In the sportsman division area drivers included Maddy Broedel, Brian Calabrese, Derrick McGrew Jr., Payton Talbot, Mike Ballestero, Blaine Klinger, Connor Crane, and Chris Crane Jr. 

Racing was scheduled to take place Wednesday through Saturday. Unfortunately, as I write this it, is only Wednesday morning. Last Sunday afternoon the Northeast Sportsman competed in a 30-lap feature at the Lake View Motor Speedway in Lake View, South Carolina. Payton Talbot scored the win with Brian Calabrese of Johnstown finishing third. Derrick McGrew Jr. finished ninth and Mike Ballestero seventeenth.

 Last weekend Chase Moran of Fultonville had his winged sprint car at the Volusia Speedway Park in Barbersville, Florida to race with the American Sprint Car Series (ASCS). Unfortunately, for Chase his racer suffered a number of mechanical failures and he did not take part in

the feature event.