UTICA-ROME SPEEDWAY MAKES MINOR REVISIONS TO REMAINING 2015 SCHEDULE, EXTENDS STAMPEDE STEAKHOUSE MODIFIED SEASON
VERNON, NY-Due to several early season rainouts at Utica-Rome Speedway and a Super DIRTcar Series rescheduling conflict, speedway officials have made several revisions to the remainder of the 2015 season schedule. The changes mainly effect the Stampede Steakhouse Modified division and when the $13,000 title will be decided. The remaining season schedule is listed below.
August 16-Carbone Auto Group and Gates-Cole Insurance present the Night of Legends honoring Gene Cole featuring Twin 50 lap $5,000 to win races for the Stampede Steakhouse Modifieds plus the Grit 602 Sportsman Series paying $1,000 to win, $100 to start. Both Modified races are full point events while the Sportsman will be show up points only.
August 23-Excell Motorsports and Mirabito Fuel Group present the Stampede Steakhouse Modifieds, 602 Sportsman, Open Sportsman, and Pro Street Stocks plus Autograph Night. Full NASCAR points and show up track points only for the Stampede Steakhouse Modifieds (must be competing at the rescheduled Super DIRTcar Series event at Cornwall or at Utica-Rome Speedway to receive show up points). Heat draw and redraw for Modifieds.
August 30-Regular show of Stampede Steakhouse Modifieds, 602 Sportsman, Open Sportsman, and Pro Street Stocks plus one on one spectator races.
September 6-Stampede Steakhouse and Mirabito Fuel Group present the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints plus Stampede Steakhouse Modifieds, 602 Sportsman, Open Sportsman, and Pro Street Stocks. Final night of points for the 602 Sportsman, Open Sportsman, and Pro Street Stocks.
September 7-Stampede Steakhouse presents the New Yorker 200. Race of Champions Dirt Modified Series, 100 lap-$10,000 to win for the Modifieds plus Upstate Sportsman Alliance/Grit Sportsman Series, $1,000 to win, $100 to start.
September 12-Gates-Cole Insurance presents the 3rd Annual Cole Cup for 360 Sprints, 30 laps $10,000 plus final point event for Stampede Steakhouse Modifieds.
Times remain the same as originally posted and the remainder of the schedule remains unchanged.
The changes were made to give the Stampede Steakhouse Modifieds an opportunity to make up for some the shows lost to weather and to not penalize our regulars who support the Super DIRTcar Series.
For more information, please log on to www.uticaromespeedway.com or call the speedway office at (315)829-4557. Utica-Rome Speedway can also be found on Facebook and Twitter at @UR_Speedway.