Auto Racing News - 6 November 2025 - 2

By Tom Coughlin

This weekend, all eyes are on the 64th annual Eastern States Weekend at the Orange County Fair Speedway in Middletown, which runs from Thursday, October 23 through Sunday, October 26.

Action continues tonight, Friday, Oct. 24, with the Sportsman Eastern States-50, alongside big block modified time trials and heat races, plus 358-modified heat races. Hot laps start at 1 p.m. Saturday will offer the 358-modified Eastern States-100, plus the NEWS New England Wingless Sprints and big block modified open practice, with hot laps again starting at 1 p.m.

On Sunday, the event concludes with modified last chance qualifiers and street stocks, leading up to the 64th running of the Eastern States-200 for modifieds. This year, the feature is titled the "Will Cagle 200" and will present $24,000 to the feature winner.

Other Upcoming Events

Brookfield Speedway will hold its final show of the season tomorrow, Oct. 25, when it presents "Spooktacular Saturday." The card features crate 602 sportsman, pro stocks, slingshots, 4-cylinders, and a 50-lap enduro. Gates open at 11 a.m., with hot laps at 1 p.m. and racing at 2 p.m.

At the Saratoga Automobile Museum, this Sunday, Oct. 26, is the final day for "The Corvette Story, Speed-Style-Legacy" exhibit. After the Vettes leave, Pontiac will take over the museum with "Pontiac-The Dawn of Muscle," opening on Wednesday, November 5. One popular model on exhibit will be the customized 1966 GTO-Monkeemobile, which was made for the hit T.V. show “The Monkees.”

Looking ahead, several banquets and swap meets have been announced. Dodge City Speedway will celebrate its 2025 season at Checkers Out Speedway in Johnstown on Friday, November 7, with dinner at 6:30 p.m. On Sunday, November 2, Lebanon Valley Speedway will hold its annual Super Swap Meet from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m., rain or shine. On Saturday, November 8, Elmo's Speed & Supply will host its 10th annual Swap Meet at Albany-Saratoga Speedway from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.

Farther out, Utica-Rome Speedway will hold its 2025 championship banquet at the Haven in Chittenango on Saturday, January 24, 2026.

Results From Last Week

Mat Williamson had a dominant weekend in Canada, starting on Friday night at the Brockville Ontario Speedway. In the 100-lap, $10,000-to-win Super DIRTcar Series feature, Williamson claimed the victory over Alex Payne, Darren Smith, Mike Mahaney, and Jack Lehner. On Saturday night, Williamson made it a sweep of the weekend by also winning the 100-lap DIRTcar 358-modified series feature at Brockville over Felix Roy and Gary Lindberg.

In the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Talladega Superspeedway, Kaden Honeycutt, driving the Halmar-Friesen Racing number 52, qualified fifth and finished tenth.

At Outlaw Speedway’s Dutch Hoag Memorial Weekend, Davie Franek won the 25-lap Empire Super Sprints 360-winged feature on Friday. On Saturday, Mike Maresca earned the 40-lap, $7,777.77 modified feature over Tommy Collins and Bobby Varin. Payton Talbot collected $5,077.77 for winning the crate sportsman feature. In the 30-lap, 305-winged C.R.S.A. feature, Dillon Paddock took the win, and Zach Sobotka’s second-place finish crowned him the 2025 C.R.S.A. series champion and Rookie of the Year.

At Hagerstown Speedway’s Octoberfest, Matt Sheppard scored the win in the 50-lap Short Track Super Series modified feature over Alex Yankowski and Anthony Perrego. Rocky Warner finished sixth.