Friday night, Dodge City Speedway will hold a money race for the Senior Clone Heavy division on Chavis Motorsports Night. Next Friday is a regular program with a money race for the HTP division on DKM Fabrication Night.
Albany-Saratoga Speedway has a regular program, plus the 4-cylinder division. Next Friday will be the final points night for the DIRTcar Big Block Modified, DIRTcar Crate 602 Sportsman, and DIRTcar Pro Stock divisions.
Utica-Rome Speedway is dark this week, but will return next Friday with their final points night, plus trick-or-treating.
NASCAR personality Kenny Wallace will be at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in West Haven, Vermont, on Saturday night.
On Sunday night, Glen Ridge Motorsports Park will host the DIRTcar Pro Stock Series sponsored by Yurkewecz Auto Crushers and Ted's Body Shop. All weekly divisions are on the schedule.
Coming up soon is the annual Fonda Fair, held at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Fonda. Their motorized shows include the following:
Thursday, September 3 at 7:00 p.m.: 4-wheel drive gas truck pull.
Friday, September 4 at 7:00 p.m.: NYPA Tractor Pulls.
Saturday, September 5 at 12:00 p.m.: Demolition Derby heat for 6/8 cylinder big cars. Later that day at 6:00 p.m. is the Demolition Derby for trucks, vans, big car consi, and powder puff.
Sunday, September 6: The 13th annual Convoy for a Cause at 12:00 p.m., followed by the Semi-Truck & Four-Wheel Diesel Truck Pulls at 6:00 p.m.
Monday, September 7: Garden Tractor Pulls at 10:00 a.m. The 185th annual fair will close out at 5:00 p.m. with a demolition derby including a 4-cylinder consi and the small & large car grand slam.
The Fonda Speedway Museum and Hall of Fame will be open during the Fonda Fair. Be sure to stop in and view all of the history. The museum will have raffles, Chinese auctions, and merchandise available for purchase.
Tickets are now available for purchase online for the 2026 Fonda Speedway Awards Banquet. Similar to last year, doors will open at 1:00 p.m., with dinner at 2:00 p.m. and awards to follow. Dinner is a chicken barbecue. Tickets are available by going to the Fonda Speedway website—click on "Tickets" and the dropdown bar will show banquet tickets. The price is $35, plus processing fees of $3.38, bringing the total to $38.38 per ticket.
On Friday, September 4, Albany-Saratoga Speedway will host the 5th annual Upstate Chevy Dealers $10,000-to-win Autism Acceptance Race for the Pro Stock division. The 64-lap feature will have numerous preliminary activities throughout the evening. Bonuses for race teams and fans alike will be part of the evening's program.
Results from last week start on Friday at the 3/4-mile Richmond Raceway in Virginia, where they hosted the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Representing the Halmar-Friesen Racing team were Stewart Friesen, who qualified ninth, and Christopher Bell, who qualified 17th for the Clean Harbors 250. Thunderstorms postponed activities until noontime on Saturday at the 3/4-mile asphalt oval. Unfortunately for Bell, he had to miss the NCTS event due to commitments to his NASCAR Cup Series team, and Leland Honeyman Jr. subsequently substituted for him. Stage one saw Stewart finish 14th and Leland 21st. In stage two, Friesen finished 13th and Honeyman 19th. In the third and final stage, late-race contact with the wall ended Stewart’s day, placing him in 36th position, while Leland finished 17th.
Albany-Saratoga Speedway received a downpour just before race time and was forced to cancel.
Utica-Rome Speedway was missed by the rain long enough to complete their show. They were visited by the 305 winged sprint cars of the CRSA. Zach Sobotka claimed the 25-lap A-main feature followed by Billy VanInwegen Jr. and Tyler Graves, with Chad Miller of Amsterdam finishing fifth. In the 3 Bastards Brewing DIRTcar 358 Modified division, a first-time winner was recognized as Brandon Loucks won the 30-lap feature over Payton Talbot and Tyler Peet. In the Fastline Performance