VERNON, NY- After a late race disappointment last week, Bobby Varin held on for the win this past Sunday, July 22, in the DirtTrackDigest.com 358-Modifieds on Marble Hill Inn night.  Dave Marcuccilli would take another win in the $1,000 Mike Martin Memorial for the Broedel Energy Sportsman while Rich Crane dominated the King of Dirt Pro Stock Series event.  The

By MIKE MALLETT VERNON, NY – It’s been over four years since Shawn Donath last visited victory lane with the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints (ESS). The veteran pilot from South Onondaga, N.Y., has his fair share of just bad luck. That was until this past Sunday when the ESS made their first appearance of the 2018 racing season at

VERNON, NY – Although it eventually rained later in the afternoon on Sunday at the Utica-Rome Speedway, cars were finally able to hit the track to turn laps on the new surface. Eventually a couple of rough spots developed late in the practice session, the track overall held up well for the nearly 30 cars that showed up to take

VERNON, NY – The Utica-Rome Speedway has been yet again forced to cancel its planned practice session for this coming Wednesday, May 2. The speedway opener is on as scheduled for this Sunday, May 6. “We put new clay down in October and we found a couple of soft spots in it while getting ready for practice,” commented track promoter

VERNON, NY – It may be hard to believe but it seems like spring has finally sprung in Central New York which is some good news for the management at the Utica-Rome Speedway.  With the sunshine over the weekend track crews were finally able to get out on the racing surface in preparation for the season opener. After working tirelessly

VERNON, NY – Although temperatures have finally begun to rise, the wet weather that forced Utica-Rome Speedway to cancel last weekend’s practice session had continued. As a result, speedway officials have been forced to make the difficult decision to cancel this weekend’s racing program scheduled for April 22. “With all the rain that has fallen this week we can’t get

VERNON, NY – Mother Nature’s wintery grip just doesn’t seem to want to let go this year forcing the Utica-Rome Speedway to postpone the practice scheduled for Sunday, April 15. As a result, the speedway has canceled the practice session for that evening and hopes to reschedule a practice for this coming week dependent on Mother Nature. The chase for

VERNON, NY – Ted’s Body Shop LLC has long been a name synonymous with racing. The family owned business in New Berlin, N.Y., has had their names on the side of multiple race car over the years that have competed at the Utica-Rome Speedway. In 2018, the company is taking an even bigger role at the track as they’ve become

VERNON, NY – With racing recently starting in Florida, preparations are now in full swing at Utica-Rome Speedway for the upcoming 2018 season. After the late season announcement last year that the weekly headline division, the DIRTcar Big Block Modifieds, would be replaced the by the DIRTcar 358-Modifieds, interest has been high from both competitors and fans. The remainder of

VERNON, NY – The DIRTcar 358-Modifieds hit the track at Utica-Rome for a pregame shootout leading into NAPA Super DIRT Week XLVI festivities. Mat Williamson meticulously wove his way through the field from his 13th starting position to claim an impressive win at Utica- Rome Speedway after 100 laps. “20 laps into this I was ready to pull into the