Malta, NY – As the month of July hits the halfway point, the points races at the Albany-Saratoga Speedway are heating up like the weather in Saratoga County.

In the Upstate GMC Dealers DIRTcar Modified division, the Jersey Jet Brett Hearn sits on top of the point standings. Hearn’s six feature wins in ten races has propelled him to an 84 point lead over runner up Marc Johnson. The winner of the last two feature events – Peter Britten, runs in the third position eight points behind Johnson. Ronnie Johnson and Kenny Tremont, Jr. complete the top five drivers.

Defending Sportsman track champion Jeremy Pitts is primed to repeat his inaugural title run of a year ago. Pitts holds a 41 point lead over Cody Bleau. Jack Speshock runs in the third position 20 points behind Bleau. Hunter Bates and sophomore driver Connor Cleveland complete the top five. Bleau leads Pitts by two points in the Featherfoot Warrior Series standings.

With three feature wins under his belt Rob Yetman holds the DIRTcar Pro Stock points lead. Yetman has a slim seven point lead on Kenny Martin. Martin meanwhile has a 20 point cushion on Byron Wescott. Kin Duell and Dan Older, Sr. complete the top five.

Bill Duprey leads Randy Miller by 20 points in the Don Don’s Delights Street Stock division standings. Frank Monroe sits in the third position with Scott Lawrence fourth and Josh Coonradt fifth. In the Greg’s Towing & Repair Four Cylinder ranks Dave LaBarge holds a 40 points lead over Jordan Kasper in the Single Cam division while Steve Ryan has nearly locked up the Dual Cam title.

The Albany-Saratoga Speedway will return to action Friday evening July 18th with the 3rd Annual Hungry Mike Ronca Memorial Race for the Upstate GMC Dealers DIRTcar Modifieds division. All other weekly divisions will be on hand with the DIRTcar Pro Stocks competing in a $600 to win event. Racing is set to start at 7 p.m.