Weedsport, ny weedsport speedway and the history of dirtcar are. Utica rome speedway s regular sunday night program includes modified, sportsman, pro stock and pure stock racing, as well as another guest appearance by. Port royal speedway is a half mile dirt racetrack in port royal, juniata county, pennsylvania in the united states. Maciol releases list of stores offering senior shopping. The track was converted to a 12 mile configuration and the pavement was turned over to.
List of dirt track ovals in the united states wikipedia. Feature win lists uticarome speedway central new york. A comprehensive listing of motor racing events 18952009the history of the united racing club. The speedway is an ultra fast 12mile red clay auto racing oval located on route 5 in vernon, ny. Utica is the ninth episode of the first season of the television series rome. Many of the details and photos he shares on those pages are priceless to the motorsports fan with even the slightest penchant for history. New races, return of eastern states highlights 2020 super. Lernerville currently hosts world of outlaws sprintcar series and world of outlaws late model series events, as well as the all star circuit of champions sprint car series.
Usually a midpack car, blew it up last weekend though. Mike lutz and dan kaszubinski waged a high speed assault on the ultrafast halfmile utica rome speedway. The hangover has a long history of being run on the first day of the year and uticarome speedway looks to continue that tradition with. Dart machinery and utica rome speedway join forces to give sportsman winner added bonus this sunday vernon, ny a true racer never needs an added incentive to go all out and race for the win, but thanks to dart heads there will be another reason to take the victory this sunday, september 3, in the sportsman ranks at the utica rome speedway. Richie evans, a product of rome, ny, raced modifieds on oval tracks, and. The brewerton speedway is a moderately banked mile clay track in brewerton, ny. Thompson speedway motorsports park is the track that had hosted the most ever races in the modern era of the nascar whelen modified tour with 146 races from 1985 to 2019.
The history and uniqueness of this stay makes it well worth the trip from anywhere. A race driver suggested he build a hobby car to race at the new uticarome speedway. Richie evans bio international motorsports hall of fame. Vernon with opening day of the 2014 season at the utica rome speedway coming in a few weeks, track officials are busy preparing for another era in the speedway s long.
Vernon it was a war among two titans of the empire super sprints 20 th anniversary tour. Billy decker and brett hearn each have series high two wins at the vernon, ny track. For the first time in history, you can now watch the first 9 editions of the outlawvictoria 200 modified features from the fulton speedway in fulton, ny. Gene kotary was a competitor during waning asphalt years at utica rome speedway, collecting 10 wins between 1975 and 1978 while also grabbing the 1978 track title in the asphalt chargerstreet stock division. Uticarome speedway arra documenting racing history.
Point standings uticarome speedway central new yorks. Browns affection and zeal for the history of motor racing in the u. History uticarome speedway central new yorks sunday. Amounts shown in italicized text are for items listed in currency other than canadian dollars and are approximate conversions to canadian dollars based upon bloombergs conversion rates. Arra a uto r acing r esearch a ssociates, is a loose knit, national in scope, group of auto racing fans that are dedicated towards the effort of researching, documenting and archiving various bits of auto racing history so that this information is not lost to time, is not twisted away from original facts and is available forever to help in looking back, accurately, at our favorite sport. Alltime modified wins alltime dirt modified wins big block dirt modified wins asphalt modified wins alltime nascar sanctioned asphalt dirt. Uticarome speedway has truly been the home of heroes. Get a great overhead flight view of the exciting utica rome speedway. Fifty years of racing at utica rome speedway as want to read. Servilias plan to use octavia to unearth a secret about caesar backfires. Kotary also competed with success at the fulton speedway. Uticarome speedway 50th anniversary celebration summary. Uticarome speedway gears up for 50th anniversary news. According to the national speedway directory there are over 700 dirt oval.
In fact, after evans won his first nascar national modified championship in 1973, the nascar record book ventured that. Bones bourcier books list of books by author bones bourcier. The item youve selected was not added to your cart. Published on dec 16, 2016 flashback to the year 1970 at the uticarome speedway. Sprint cup star tony stewart was on vacation thats why he asked track officials not to publicize his surprise visit to utica rome speedway for tuesday nights oreilly auto parts. See all books authored by bones bourcier, including the home of heroes. Mike lutz beats dan kaszubinski in a high speed amain at utica rome. Oneida community mansion house, 170 kenwood ave, oneida, ny 4212820 visitors will tour the home of the oneida community, the most radical and successful utopian commune of the 19th century while learning about the beliefs, practices, history and evolution of this precursor to the flatware company, oneida ltd. Lernerville speedway is a 410 mile dirt oval automobile race track located in sarver, pennsylvania, united states. The home of heros, utica rome speedway, ny track history book. With scipio and cato defeated, caesar returns home to a heros welcome. Uticarome speedway celebrates milestone news uticaod. Richard ernest evans july 23, 1941 october 24, 1985, was an american racing driver who. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read.
Vorenus and pullos showdown with local thug erastes gets an unexpected reprieve from caesar. Its been over 30 years since the speedway was lengthened, the surface was changed from asphalt to dirt, and the names of utica rome s heroes. The 2015 season at the utica rome speedway already looks to exciting, but for kids it will prove to be even more entertaining. Through triumph and tragedy, rule changes and escalating costs, not only did the track survive and prosper but so did the. Alltime modified alltime dirt modified big block dirt modified dirtcar big block modified dirtcar 358modified asphalt modified alltime nascar sanctioned asphalt dirt modified nascar sanctione. From 1946 through 2016, the columbus motor speedway, the tough onethirdmile track led primarily by the nuckles family, presented numerous motorsport events ranging from motorcycles to coupes and, finally, to stock cars. Uticarome speedway central new yorks sunday night home. The home of heros, utica rome speedway, ny track history. Like all of the tracks in the united states, it closed during the world war ii years 19411945 and reopened in 1946. The speedway also had hosted 3 nascar cup series races, one in 1951 and two between 1969 and 1970. Fifty years of racing at utica rome speedway, and richie.
The popular kids club will be headed up by dave kingwater this season, and monthly activities are planned to keep the young race fans involved all season long. Utica rome speedway 82403 mitch gibbs flip youtube. See more ideas about race cars, old race cars and racing. The drivers uticarome speedway is different than most tracks in the country as it has had great history on both the asphalt and dirt surfaces. Vernon, ny the uticarome speedway is set to renew a longtime new years day tradition this january 1st with the return of the hangover. Rome international speedway, rome, 12 mile clay oval, special event track. Classic cars and racing highlights filmed in 1970 at the speedway with 8 mm and original engine sounds. The first state of delaware has a legendary history of automobile racing. Save 10% w insider prices on cheap utica rome speedway hotels. For example, his description of the board tracks of the early 20th century are fascinating. Mcguinness work has led her to uncover local history of national significance that no one else has published. Welcome to the action track of the east come and join us for an evening of fun and entertainment at utica rome speedway. Vintage stock car racing clips from all across new york state from the 50s, 60s and 70s as described below. This extraordinary book covers the west coast jalopy era of the 50s and early 60s.
Archives uticarome speedway central new yorks sunday. The halfmile is a staple of dirtcar with weekly 358, sportsman and pro stock sanctioning and the fans looked forward to the annual stop of the big blocks. The working title of the book is the home of heroes 50 years of racing at utica rome speedway, and it will be released wednesday night, aug. Dirt track racing is the single most common form of auto racing in the united states. Uticarome speedway dirt racing experience kenny wallace. Uticarome speedway in vernon, ny allows 57up bodies on the street stocks and one guy still runs a 57 chevy. Ward races to victory at uticarome speedway sports.
As a service to the communities, oneida county sheriff robert maciol is providing a list of stores that offer senior shopping hours. High speed, mod rr tire heat, semi banked, surface varies greatly, very slick. Vernon, ny february 27, 2020 the legendary uticarome speedway in. Flashback to the year 1970 at the uticarome speedway. Some modified racing from utica rome speedway on 82403.
The fast life and times of nascars greatest modified driver. Vernon, ny on august 17, utica rome speedway roars to life for a rare friday night race night when tony stewarts arctic cat allstar circuit of champions series for 410 sprints comes to town, which will feature some of the best sprint car drivers in the country. Uticarome speedway is the central new york sunday night at 6pm home of dirtcar racing from april through september. Uticarome speedway prepares for 2014 season sports. History uticarome speedway central new yorks sunday night. United racing clubthe history of williams grove speedway. After dominating the pro stock division at vernons utica rome speedway for nearly a decade, west winfield driver tom denton dared to be different this season. Then, tuesday night, uticarome speedway is host to the super dirt. In the 1960s and 70s, an impressive group of drivers competed at the speedway, some on a weekly basis and others just for special events. Itinerary this is a typical itinerary for this product stop at. Utica rome fell silent for a few years during the early 80s until being resurrected by jim beachy and jack johnson in the mid80s as new venture speedway. It had been nearly a year since genoas pat ward had raced his way into victory lane at vernons utica rome speedway.
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