MALTA – If there’s one thing predictable about Albany-Saratoga Speedway, it’s that the modified division is unpredictable. Just when it looked like Jack Lehner was going to pick up his first win of the season Friday night, things changed quickly, … Continue reading →
MALTA – Matt DeLorenzo overcame a huge traffic problem and then waltzed to his third win of the season Friday night in the 35-lap NAPA Modifieds feature at Albany-Saratoga Speedway. The traffic DeLorenzo ran into didn’t happen on the track. … Continue reading →
MALTA – If network television can have summer reruns, so can a dirt track. Albany-Saratoga Speedway’s modified feature Friday night could have been titled, “Batman, The Sequel.” After winning a mid-race battle with Don Ronca and Jeremy Pitts, Peter “Batman” … Continue reading →
MALTA – Albany-Saratoga Speedway promoter Lyle DeVore wasn’t going to let some rain spoil his 4th of July weekend celebration. Hustling his show along because of a storm hovering in the west, DeVore managed to get in two features and … Continue reading →
MALTA – Mike Mahaney proved Friday night that you don’t need four tires to win a Super DIRTcar Series race. Despite suffering a left front flat after a skirmish with the inside Jersey barrier in the first half of the … Continue reading →
MALTA – Marc Johnson must have been thinking, “It’s about time.” when he hit the finish line Friday night at Albany-Saratoga Speedway. After suffering through numerous mechanical breakdowns, which resulted in uncharacteristic DNFs, during the month of May, Johnson outdueled … Continue reading →
MALTA – Sometimes, dirt track racing is just a matter of turning bad luck into good luck. Two weeks ago, Keith Flach had mechanical problems with his car and finished 23rd in the NAPA Modified feature at Albany-Saratoga Speedway. But … Continue reading →
MALTA – To paraphrase Michael Corleone in “The Godfather: Part III,” just when Matt DeLorenzo thought he was out of Friday night’s 35-lap NAPA Modified feature at Albany-Saratoga Speedway, he got pulled right back in. After 25 green flag laps … Continue reading →
MALTA – Legendary football coach Vince Lombardi once said, “The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.” Mike Mahaney can attest to that. After taking an extra day of preparation, Mahaney put the George Huttig-owned modified in … Continue reading →
MALTA – It looks like Ken Tremont Jr. isn’t over the hill after all. After suffering through three frustrating weeks at Albany-Saratoga Speedway, Tremont showed the form that carried him to 13 modified championships at the historic Malta track by … Continue reading →
