We host race cars, gokarts, car racing, and various street car events. Save on popular hotels near albany saratoga speedway, saratoga springs. Albanysaratoga speedway memories 1965 to 1985, mechanicville, new york. Jun 22, 2019 albany saratoga speedway is a 410mile dirt oval located in malta, ny, situated between albany and historic horse racing hub saratoga, ny. Mar 27, 2017 racing from albany saratoga speedway in malta, n.
Albanysaratoga speedway auto racing in the capital region. The image of the albany saratoga speedway, when it started out, was not even close to the way the track is looked at today. His 152 total wins at fonda 2320, 58 is a total that no one will likely ever touch. To get to the history of the race track, we must first take a look at saratogas. Then you will cap it off with 20 laps in a sprint car. Saratoga casino hotel has changed names over the past 20 years with the various changes to the facility. Since the inaugural meeting was held in august 1863, saratoga springs has. The unofficial kickoff to the fonda speedway 2020 season takes place at the via port rotterdam march 2729 with the fonda speedway race car show during mall hours. Jun 10, 2016 explore official results of albany saratoga speedway, car event 10 june 2016.
By this time, roberts, danish, and parkhurst had all competed at vermont tracks like pico raceway and stateline speedway. Big show promoter and super dirtcar series star brett hearn is the winningest driver in albany saratoga speedway history with 3 checkered flags to his credit. Lape and corey can be identified as well as the connecticut car 86. He currently races at lebanon valley speedway in lebanon valley, new york and at albany saratoga speedway in malta, new york. Albany saratoga is operated by the champlain valley racing association, who also operate devils bowl speedway. We receive an extra fee from dirtcar for every license we process, this will help support as and many of the things we do for our racers. It has been called the fastest 12 mile plus 210 feet in the world. Tom boggie albany saratoga speedway saratoga springs, ny albany saratoga speedway officials closed the books on the 2018 season, and began generating interest for 2019 at the tracks annual awards dinner on friday, jan. Explore official results of albany saratoga speedway, car event 28 july 2017.
Dirtsanctioned race track located in malta, new york. The track features racing on friday nights, with five different weekly racing divisions, including dirtcar modifieds, dirtcar sportsman, pro stocks and street stocks and also four cylinder racers. Albanysaratoga speedway, 74 martha hicks rd east nassau ny 12062. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle. Trying to relive the best era of racing at albany saratoga speedway in. In addition to our race cars we also have gokarts, our own ridable monster truck, and we also do private rentals. Dayton speedway was a race track in dayton, ohio, united states. Trying to relive the best era of racing at albanysaratoga speedway in malta ny. Friday nights at albany saratoga speedway was whos who in nascar modified racing. Albanysaratoga speedway is a 410 mile dirt stock car race track with a long and storied history in the capital district region of new york. The colleges and universities of new yorks capital district are a varied lot, consisting of four year and two year institutions, universities and community colleges, private and public institutions colleges and universities. Explore all event results and practice sessions, leaderboards, lap times, lapcharts, comparisons, speed and more data of albanysaratoga speedway. The headline in the daily gazette read town of malta probing complaints on albanysaratoga speedway use. Event results and practice sessions of albanysaratoga speedway.
Sds photography saratoga springs, ny albanysaratoga speedway officials closed the books on the 2018 season, and began generating interest for 2019 at the tracks annual awards dinner on friday, jan. On the wings of recent television successes on abcs wide world of sports with demo derbies, the asphalt racing interests from the greater new york city area came up to the capital district area and built a state of. There appears to be a smaller oval for karts behind the big oval. In this promotional photo from the first year, from left walt roberts, herb root, spence parkhurst, and steve danish pose with their cars to raise area interest in the new track. Lombardo gearing up for full season at albany saratoga. Fonda speedway a premier track in new york whose drivers. Tim spoke with rpws mimi lazzaro about his popular victory friday night. Albanysaratoga speedway has a long and storied history in the capital region of new york. Albany saratoga speedway deans electrical service nightjeremy mcgaffin52419 albany saratoga speedway 5312019 jeremy mcgaffin albany saratoga speedway jeremy mcgaffin6719. Based on official mylaps transponder data mylaps speedhive. This is a great history of saratoga racing with lots of unknown or little known facts.
Im mandee pauch, a public relations specialist, vlogger, freelance writer and lover of all things racing. Books at amazon the books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. Albanysaratoga speedway memories 1965 to 1985 posts. Langhorne speedway was an automobile racetrack in middletown township, bucks county, near the borough of langhorne, pennsylvania, a northern suburb of philadelphia according to the book langhorne. The resurfaced fonda oval will see its first ontrack action on saturday, april 11 with an open practice session. We also have four cylinders single and dual cam who race on selected nights see the schedule for details. Malta, ny its only the first month of the new year, but the modified roster for 2020 at albany saratoga speedway continues to take shape, as ricky davis has announced hell be running a big block at the historic malta track. In 1962 charland won his first championship in the nascar national sportsman division, now the xfinity series. List of colleges and universities in new yorks capital. The track features racing on friday nights, with five different weekly racing divisions, including dirtcar modifieds, dirtcar sportsman, limited sportsman, pro stocks and street stocks and also four cylinder racers. Welcome to the albany saratoga speedway page of bobco racing video. Albanysaratoga speedway, albanysaratoga speedway, united.
Albanysaratoga speedway honors 2018s best at season. Saratoga speedway is a family entertainment facility, our aim is to provide good clean safe fun at a reasonable price to our audience and our participants. Saratoga speedway is a affordable family friendly auto sport facility. My fonda speedway modified top 10 drivers of alltime. King of dirt racing headed for history at new hampshire motor speedway. Apr 11, 2007 friday nights at albanysaratoga speedway was whos who in nascar modified racing. Jonathan cole obituary troy, ny albany times union. Jul 14, 2017 explore official results of albany saratoga speedway, car event 14 july 2017. The track was opened in june 1934 as a flat d shaped 58 mile dirt track.
Simply click the year to the left and be taken to that seasons dvd listings. Albany saratoga speedway memories 1965 to 1985, mechanicville, new york. Here you will find listings of dvd videos that bob james has shot at the great race place. Noise again an issue at albanysaratoga speedway the daily. The historic saratoga race course is located in the city of saratoga springs, ny. Courtesy of saratoga springs historical museum, george s. We appreciate your support and look forward to helping grow your albany saratoga speedway racing dvd collection. Albany saratoga speedway dirt racing experience kenny. Albany saratoga speedway rudolph best in malta massive weekend small block special. We urge everyone to contact individual businesses to confirm their hours of operation before visiting, while we flatten the curve through social distancing. Hickory motor speedway is a short track located in hickory, north carolina. Albany saratoga speedway new york speedways and race track. Jan 21, 2020 malta, ny not even a full moon and friday the th could jinx jessey mueller this time.
They are held on dirtmud, paved or unpaved, and even at historic sites, you can come experience racing new york style. Trying to relive the golden years of albany saratoga speedway 1965 to 1985. Fun in 2020 albany saratoga speedway field trip for seasonal. The speedway is operated by the lebanon valley speedway management team. New races, return of eastern states highlights 2020 super. The track features racing on friday nights, with five different weekly. With all other courses up to that time being fairground horse tracks, langhorne was the first onemile dirt track built specifically for cars. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. A 410 mile dirt stock car track with racing on friday nights, featuring five different weekly racing divisions, including dirtcar modifieds, dirtcar sportsman, pro stocks and street stocks. A history buff, he could always be counted on to provide answers to trivia questions. He was a member of nascar in 1970, owning a charger division car that raced at albany saratoga speedway.
Explore official results of albany saratoga speedway, car event 08 september 2017. Nascar had some what strict control over the modifieds and still do, now though they the division is treated like a red headed step child. By bobby sweeney malta, ny the super dirtcar series rolled into albany saratoga speedway for the second time in 2019, and a dominant performance was. Albany saratoga speedway memories 1965 to 1985 public. Ballston spa boy, 11, becomes youngest to win feature at speedway hes the youngest and the albany saratoga speedway has been in operation since 1965. The 4th turn by tom boggie malta massive weekend, the firstever threeday show held at the historic malta track, is in the books, and it was a definite hit. After all jack johnson sits on top of the fonda speedway alltime modified feature winners list with 149 and the alltime modified track championships list with 11. Fastspeedways, building the worlds largest race track and speedways online directory covering stock car race, kart racing, drag racing, dirt bikes, superbikes and grand prix racing. Albany saratoga speedway, 74 martha hicks rd east nassau ny 12062 this is for both as license or dirtcar licenses. Today, the super dirtcar series reveals its 2020 schedule, setting the stage for the best big block modified.
Albany saratoga speedway is a 410 mile dirt oval located near malta, ny. Two of the giants in the earlier albany saratoga era. We are processing event cancellations as received, but this is a rapidly changing situation involving hundreds of small businesses. Explore official results of albany saratoga speedway, car event 01 june 2018. Discussion in the hokey ass message board started by john56h, apr 11. It is one of stock car racings most storied venues, and is often referred to as the worlds most famous short track and the birthplace of the nascar stars. Tamani is an emmynominated television anchor, host, reporter, and producer with more than 10 years of experience in journalism. May 4, 2020 saratoga speedway is a affordable family friendly auto sport facility. Glen ridge motorsports park sanctions dirtcar sportsman modifieds and pro stocks. Albanysaratoga speedway memories 1965 to 1985 home. The track held events for nascar, aaa, marc, arca, asa, and usac. History of saratoga race course, one of the oldest race tracks in. Over 330 drivers, owners, fans, officials and special guests packed the banquet room as albany saratoga. He won the title again the following three years, and finished third in the series 1966 standings despite missing half of the season due to an injury suffered at albany saratoga speedway.
The track opened in 1965 and is currently owned by howard commander and operated by lyle devore. Albanysaratoga speedway race pro weekly photo galleries. Learn more about albany saratoga speedway located at 2671 u. Dirt track digest 2019 if its on dirt, its on dirt.
Albanysaratoga speedway dirt track digest 2019 page 2. Located in malta between albany and saratoga on route 9. Albanysaratoga speedway may 6, 1988 video 1 of 2 youtube. Concord, nc super dirtcar series fans saw one of the greatest alltime championship battles go down to the final night of the 2019 season, culminating in mat williamson edging seventime champ matt sheppard for the crown. Event results and practice sessions of albanysaratoga. The track features racing on friday nights, with five different weekly racing divisions, including dirtcar modifieds, dirtcar sportsman, limited sportsman, pro.
It is conveniently located on route 9 in malta ny, and has been continuously hosting stock car races since 1965. Jul 17, 2018 skip dickstein 73 of 77 courtesy saratoga springs history museum saratoga race course grandstand and clubhouse, circa 1919 74 of 77 saratoga race course grand stand at race track circa 1895. Jan 11, 20 this video was uploaded from an android phone. Beginning thursday, march 12, 2020, through today, many planned activities and events have been cancelled due to the covid19 pandemic. I cant wait until history is made when the first mall gets torn down to build a speedway.
Brett hearn born september 1, 1958 is a fulltime modified stock car driver from kinnelon, new jersey. Albany saratoga speedway is a 410 mile dirt stock car track located on route 9 in malta, ny. We host race cars, gokarts, private rentals and many other events. Started out paved and then went to dirt in 1977 and is still dirt to this day.
Top 10 hotels closest to albany saratoga speedway in saratoga. The track, originally dubbed saratoga raceway, was opened in 1941 as a facility for american harness racing and was the third racetrack to have parimutuel wagering. Saratoga speedway black creek all you need to know before. Bolster collection 5 of 77 the backstretch at saratoga race course on july 26, 1920. Aug 11, 2017 explore official results of albany saratoga speedway, car event 11 august 2017.
Albany saratoga speedway is a 410 mile dirt stock car race track with a long and storied history in the capital district region of new york. Explore official results of albany saratoga speedway, car event 08 june 2018. Explore all event results and practice sessions, leaderboards, lap times, lapcharts, comparisons, speed and more data of albany saratoga speedway. Web design vancouver island, impact visual communicationsimpact visual communications.
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