VERNON, NY- After being delayed three weeks due to weather Utica-Rome Speedway was finally open this past Sunday, May 13, for a big Mother’s Day event. St. Lawrence Radiology serving Oneida Healthcare, Lewis County Hospital & Open MRI of Mohawk Valley LLC, Budweiser, and VP Racing Fuels presented the night’s action which featured the New Yorker 100 for the DIRTcar

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- Even though favorable spring weather has finally arrived in the Central New York region, Utica-Rome Speedway is again forced to delay it’s 57th season opener until Sunday May 13. Track crews continue to struggle with the new clay that was saturated during the extremely wet month of April. Instead of a full racing program that was originally scheduled

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

The Open Practice session scheduled for Thursday April 26th has been cancelled due to wet grounds from all the rain today and the rain also expected tomorrow. The last several days of fantastic weather have improved things greatly here at the speedway but the recent weather has caused a setback.

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 –Utica-Rome Speedway would like to thank A-Verdi Storage Containers for their continued partnership during the 2018 racing season. A-Verdi Storage Containers has been a long time supporter racing throughout the Northeast. “We appreciate all that A-Verdi has done for Utica-Rome Speedway,” commented speedway promoter Bill Shea. “I can’t say it enough, we are fortunate to have so many

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