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VERNON, NY – Utica-Rome Speedway fires back to life this Friday night (July 8) with ‘Twin 20’ features for the Sunoco Modifieds headlining the full night of racing presented by…

VERNON, NY – The big 6-0. On Friday night, Stewart Friesen became the first driver in Utica-Rome Speedway history to reach 60 career Sunoco Modified wins on Parks Companies night…

VERNON, NY – This Friday, (June 17) racing resumes at Utica-Rome Speedway as the lightning-fast Patriot Sprint Tour (PST) 360 Sprint Cars join the regular Friday night program. Friday night’s…

VERNON, NY – Matt Sheppard lifted the lid on the 2022 Utica-Rome Speedway, capturing the $6,800 top prize in the ‘Honoring Alex’ Season Opener. The win was Sheppard’s 49th career…

VERNON, NY – The 2022 Utica-Rome Speedway season is set to begin this Friday (April 29) night with the ‘Honoring Alex’ Season Opener. After a successful open practice last weekend,…

VERNON, NY – It’s almost time! For the first time in 2022, Utica-Rome Speedway opens its gates on Friday, April 22 with Open Practice for all divisions. Both the half-mile…

VERNON, NY – Less than a month. In less than one month (Friday, April 22), gates open for the first time in the new year for an Open Practice at…

VERNON, NY – The Cole Cup returns. For the first time since 2019, the ‘Cole Cup’ marquee 360 Sprint Car event is back at Utica-Rome Speedway on Tuesday, October 5.…

VERNON, NY – Right at Home. Utica-Rome Speedway’s all-time winningest driver, Sprakers, N.Y.’s Stewart Friesen claimed the Broedel Fuel Group & Energy New Yorker 100 and the $12,000 payday to…

VERNON, NY – Steady showers, coupled with a cold front bringing late afternoon rain, have forced the postponement of the New Yorker event at Utica-Rome Speedway from Sunday to Monday.…

VERNON, NY – One for the ages. In another all-time battle between the sport’s best, Sprakers, N.Y.’s Stewart Friesen outgunned Savannah, N.Y.’s Matt Sheppard to claim the final points race…

VERNON, NY – Race of the year! Johnstown, N.Y.’s Rocky Warner picked up his second Sunoco Modified win of the 2021 season at Utica-Rome Speedway, in what was arguably the…

VERNON, NY– It’s race week! With just two weeks remaining in the regular season, the ‘Home of Heroes’ returns to action this Friday night (August 27). The Sunoco Modifieds lead…

$12,000-to-win New Yorker Returns to Utica-Rome Speedway Sunday, Sept. 5 VERNON, NY – The New Yorker returns. On Sunday, Sept. 5, Broedel Fuel Group presents the Fuccillo Autoplex of Nelliston…

VERNON, NY – Earned every bit of it. For the sixth time this season, Savannah, N.Y.’s Matt Sheppard bested the 25-car Sunoco Modified field at Utica-Rome Speedway. With speedway officials…

VERNON, NY – It’s a $5 race week! This Friday (August 13) Utica-Rome Speedway presents its second $5 grandstand admission at the speedway. The Sunoco Modifieds 30-lap feature headlines the…

VERNON, NY– It’s Race Week! This Friday (August 6), Utica-Rome begins the final full month of the Friday night championship chase. The Sunoco Modifieds headline the ‘Dog Days of Summer’…

VERNON, NY– It’s Richie Evans Race Week! This Thursday, July 22, the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco comes to Utica-Rome Speedway for the first…

VERNON, NY – Racecars and fireworks: take two. This Friday (July 9) Utica-Rome Speedway will again attempt to celebrate Independence Day with a full slate of racing and a massive…

VERNON, NY – Morning rain and a forecast for continued precipitation throughout the evening hours forced the postponement of Friday night’s events at Utica-Rome Speedway. The fireworks extravaganza has been…

VERNON, NY – The ‘9s’ wins No. 900. Savannah, N.Y.’s Matt Sheppard put his Hurlock Auto & Speed No. 9s in Victory Lane in the 900th Sunoco Modified feature in…

VERNON, NY – Sprint Car fans: welcome back. For the first time in 2021, Utica-Rome Speedway welcomes the winged warriors of the CRSA Sprint Car division on A-Verdi Storage Containers…

VERNON, NY – Another action-packed night of racing is on tap this Friday, June 18 at Utica-Rome Speedway in the ‘School’s Out Special.’ The Sunoco Modifieds take their headlining role…

VERNON, NY – He’s back. For the first time since 2018, Savannah, N.Y.’s Matt Sheppard returned to Victory Lane at Utica-Rome Speedway. “It feels really good (being back in Victory…

VERNON, NY– A win of her own. With husband Stewart out of town, Sprakers, N.Y.’s Jessica Friesen kept the family in Victory Lane on Friday night at Utica-Rome Speedway. The…

VERNON, NY- Dominant. In the return to racing at Utica-Rome Speedway, Sprakers, N.Y.’s Stewart Friesen dominated the field, lapping everybody but the second-place car in a non-stop, 35-lap Sunoco Modified…

VERNON, NY – Finally. After four rainouts, including three practices and the Grand Reopening, racecars finally returned to the Utica-Rome Speedway on Sunday. An impromptu practice was scheduled for Mother’s…

VERNON, NY – The ‘Grand Reopening’ of Utica-Rome Speedway is just days away. Anticipation has been building since facility owner Gene Cole and BD Motorsports Media LLC announced the agreement…

VERNON, NY – With wet conditions, cold temperatures and further rain and snow showers predicted for Friday evening, the first Open Practice at Utica-Rome Speedway has been postponed. Cars will…

VERNON, NY – The Grand Reopening of Utica-Rome Speedway is two weeks away and the excitement continues to build. Drivers, fans and businesses alike are lining up to take part…