VERNON, NY – Shortening the off-season.

Utica-Rome Speedway will kick off its 2025 campaign on the very first day of the New Year – January 1 – with a huge Enduro event to satisfy the appetite of race-starved fans. The afternoon program at the Home of Heroes is headlined by a 100-lap Enduro event.

The event winner receives a $500 winner’s prize. Additional bonuses and awards will be sought as the event approaches.

The most recent New Year’s Day Enduro at Utica-Rome took place on Jan. 1, 2020, won by current-day Modified racer Chris Mackey.

Rules for the event have been posted on the Utica-Rome website at the following link: https://www.uticaromespeedway.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UREnduroRulesJan1.pdf

Registration is $75 per car and includes a pit pass for the driver. The online registration link follows: https://www.myracepass.com/tracks/2781/registrations/10615

Pit gates open at 9 a.m. Grandstand gates unlock at 11 a.m. Racing begins at noon.

Grandstand admission is $10. Kids 11 and under are FREE. Pit admission is $25. Kids 12 and under pay $10.

Utica-Rome Speedway is located at 5591 NY-5 (Seneca Turnpike) Vernon, NY 13476. The official website is www.uticaromespeedway.com and the speedway can be reached by phone at 315.953.4097. Like Utica-Rome Speedway on Facebook or follow us on Twitter @UR_Speedway.