Auto Racing News - 9 August 2024

Tomorrow night at Fonda Speedway, Team Talbot and Belmont's Garage have a special offer for the first 50 people to show up at gate number two with a Payton Talbot shirt as they will receive free admission. 

The Talbot race team will be Barbequing in the pits after the races if you would like to stop and meet and visit with Team Talbot.

 Starting with results from last week. Thursday night the Georgetown Speedway in Georgetown Delaware held the 52nd. Camp Barnes benefit race. In the modified division 25-lap feature Danny Bouc took the win over Billy Pauch Jr. Ryan Godown, and Alex Yankowski. Ross Robinson won the Super Late Model division 25-lap feature and A.J. Miller of Fultonville finished 9th.

 Unfortunately, Friday night was a washout basically throughout New York State. However the Empire Super Sprints 360 winged sprint cars were up near the border at the Can-Am Speedway in LaFargeville, N.Y. 

Billy VanInwegen would claim the A-main feature followed by Davie Franek and Jordan Poirier. Danny Varin of Fionda would finish sixth. 

 Saturday, Fonda Speedway was able to complete their program and with tomorrow night being the final point awarding event the point battles are close. In the Amsterdam Truck Center modified division 30-lap feature. Brian Pessolano led every lap in the caution free event.

Stewart Friesen would finish second and Brian Calabrese third. In the Swagger Factory Apparel crate 602 sportsman division 25-lap feature Payton Talbot took the win over Stephen Gray and Chad Edwards. Talbot will clinch the track championship tomorrow by taking the green flag.

The Leatherstocking Credit Union pro stock 20-lap feature saw Kenny Gates earn another victory over A.J. Walters and Jason Morrison. In the Montgomery County Office for Aging limited sportsman division 15-lap feature  A.J. Greco scored the win and in doing so he also claimed the 2024 track championship. Phil Arnold and Shawn Gibbons filled out the podium. The Fonda Fair 4 cylinder division 12-lap feature was won by Kenny Hollenbeck in the single cam division and Jay Ingersoll in the dual cam division. Both drivers have also clinched the 2024 track championship for their respective divisions. The M2 Metal LLC. late model division 20-lap feature saw former Fonda modified champion Demetrios Drellos claim the win over Derrick McGrew Jr. and Dale Caswell.

 The ESS were at Brockville Speedway in Ontario, Canada. Davie Franek earned the win over Danny Varin and Alex Therrien. 

On Sunday at Glen Ridge Motorsports Park In the Callanan Industries DIRTcar 358 modified division 35-lap feature Carter Gibbons took the win over Andrew Buff and Bill August. Chuck McSpirit won the Yurkewecz Auto Crushers DIRTcar pro stock division feature ahead of Slater Baker and Cousin Luke Horning. Cody Ochs earned the victory in the DIRTcar crate 602 sportsman division 30-lap feature over Zach Buff and Taylor Wason. Nick Brundige won the limited sportsman division 20-lap feature ahead of Chayton Young and Zachary Graham. Josh Samrov won the street stock 10-lap feature followed by Jason Samrov and Matt Wells. In the

Leatherstocking Credit Union DIRTcar mini stock division 15-lap feature Jordan Ryder won the dual cam division and Bruce Liddle won the single cam division. In the Northeast Paving & Sealcoat slingshot division. Braxton Dembek won the 15-lap All-star division feature and

E.J. Hatch won the 12-lap Junior division  feature. 

 Sunday the Orange County Fair Speedway in Middletown held the Joey Falanga Memorial where Anthony Perrego claimed the modified feature. Peter Britten  and Billy VanInwegen completed the top three. Alex Yankowski finished 16th.

 On Tuesday the Short Track Super Series traveled north for the Summer Showdown on the Border at the 3/8 mile Mohawk International Speedway. The 50-lap feature for the big block/small block modifieds offered $10,000 to the winner. Stewart Friesen led for a good part of the feature from his front row starting position. However, Matt Sheppard was not going to give up and took the win with a last lap pass. Friesen would finish second and Chris Rabbe third. Jack Lehner finished 12th. and Alex Yankowski 13th. In the Sportsman 40-lap feature E.J. Gallup of Gloversville finished 21st. and in the pro stock 35-lap feature Cousin Luke Horning of Gloversville finished 20th.