~ By Tom Boggie Even if you don’t know the backstory, Kris Vernold’s victory at Albany-Saratoga Speedway last Friday night was still a feel-good story. Here is a journeyman driver, getting his first career modified win on the dirt surface … Continue reading →
MALTA – Kris Vernold added another milestone to his racing career Friday night by winning the 35-lap NAPA Modified feature at Albany-Saratoga Speedway. The win was Vernold’s first career victory on the dirt surface at the historic Malta track and … Continue reading →
~ By Tom Boggie When someone in the racing community dies, they usually get a couple of paragraphs at the end of The 4th Turn, as I offer condolences to the family and friends of the deceased. That’s not the way … Continue reading →
MALTA – Chalk up another win for Adam Pierson. Despite starting 14th, Pierson put on a late charge to win Wednesday night’s 35-lap NAPA Modified feature at Albany-Saratoga Speedway. The rare Wednesday date was necessitated when rain postponed all of … Continue reading →
~ By Tom Boggie As I was walking over to Neil Stratton’s hauler after last Friday’s “Stan Da’ Man Night” modified feature at Albany-Saratoga Speedway, I wasn’t sure if I should offer congratulations or condolences. Congratulations for finishing second to … Continue reading →
MALTA – Stan DeVore was a big fan of the side-by-side, up-on-the-wheel modified racing at Albany-Saratoga Speedway, so he would have loved the feature Friday night that was held in his honor. Demetrios Drellos pulled out everything he had in … Continue reading →
~ By Tom Boggie Earlier this week, “Area Auto Racing News” broke the story that Ken Tremont Jr. has decided to retire at the end of the 2023 campaign. I can’t say I’m surprised. In all my years of covering … Continue reading →
By Tom Boggie Let’s start by boning up on our knowledge of Charles Dickens. In the opening line of his famous classic, “A Tale of Two Cities,” Dickens said, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of … Continue reading →
MALTA – There was nothing normal about Friday night at Albany-Saratoga Speedway. A sun shower right as the National Anthem was completed turned a tacky racing surface into a gooey mess, and prompted a one-hour rain delay. The Napa Modified … Continue reading →
~ By Tom Boggie About a month ago, I thought I had seen the ultimate “Veterans’ Night” when Ron Proctor and Michael Ballestero won the dual sportsman features at Albany-Saratoga Speedway. Their combined ages were 134 (Proctor had just turned … Continue reading →