MALTA – When you talk about the history of Albany-Saratoga Speedway, it’s inevitable that you’re going to talk about the Schaefer Qualifers. Call them what you want – Syracuse qualifiers, Schaefer Qualifiers, the CRC Series, the Advantage Auto Parts series, … Continue reading →
~ By Tom Boggie Killing time last Friday, I mosied over to Elmo Reckner’s pit at Albany-Saratoga Speedway to discuss his fourth-place finish in the modified feature the previous week. After all, top-five finishes have become somewhat of a rarity … Continue reading →
MALTA – No, this wasn’t Gotham City. And there was no signal flashing across the night sky. But make no mistake about it. Batman is back. Peter “Batman” Britten ended a long winless drought Friday night with a wild victory … Continue reading →
~ By Tom Boggie If you’ve been in the stands at Albany-Saratoga Speedway, or have been watching the pay-per-view through Dirt Track Digest TV for the last two weeks, you’ve witnessed a couple of scary flips and a couple of … Continue reading →
MALTA – Marc Johnson didn’t think he had a car that could win Friday night’s modified feature at Albany-Saratoga Speedway. Boy, was he wrong. After throwing some major changes into his chassis setup prior to the 35-lap feature that highlighted … Continue reading →
~ By Tom Boggie In the last couple of seasons, although the racing has been great at Albany-Saratoga Speedway, the results were fairly predictable. When Stewart Friesen didn’t have a scheduling conflict with the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, he’d … Continue reading →
MALTA – Keith Flach must have felt like the weight of the world was lifted off his shoulders Friday night. Taking advantage of a good starting position, “The Ravena Rocket” held off a strong challenge from Anthony Perrego to win … Continue reading →
~ By Tom Boggie Much ado about nothing. Not only is that a Shakespearean comedy, it’s also the way I look at Keith Flach’s decision to leave Lebanon Valley Speedway. If not for social media, this issue probably would have … Continue reading →
MALTA – On a night that was better suited for playing pond hockey, Mike Mahaney and Billy Decker cranked the entertainment meter up to high, with Mahaney holding off “The Franklin Flyer” to record his first modified win of the … Continue reading →
~ By Tom Boggie We’ll start with a little history test this week. In 1983, when Alan Johnson won the CRC Industries 200 to cap off Super DIRT Week at the Moody Mile in Syracuse, how many DIRT series drivers … Continue reading →
