This week the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will be racing in Georgia tomorrow at the Echopark/Atlanta Motor Speedway for the Fr8 Racing 208. John Hunter Nemechek is scheduled to be back behind the wheel of the Halmar-Friesen Racing white no. 62 and Stewart Friesen will be in a black no. 52.
The Adirondack Motor Enthusiast Club will be at Lake Luzerne as part of the Lake George Winter Festival on Saturday and Sunday 10:00 am. until 4:00 pm. for racing and the 20/20. Spectator admission is free. However, if you plan to compete you must pre-register and pay through www.motorsportreg.com. As with all events this is ice/weather permitting.
This Sunday, February 22 the ADK Jeepers will hold their 3rd. annual Winter Carnival at Hummingbird Hills Winery 1442 Burtonville Road, Fultonville. Wheeling will happen weather permitting, bring your snow tubes & sleds, No outside alcohol, leashed & well behaved pets welcome. The winery will be open.
Just announced last week Utica-Rome Speedway will host their annual Race Car Show Friday through Sunday, March 27-29 at the Sangertown Square Mall located at 8555 Seneca Turnpike, New Hartford. If you know of anyone interested in taking, please have them contact the speedway through facebook messenger.
Carter Gibbons is looking for anyone interested in helping out/ working with a local dirt modified/sprint car race team. Requirements: willingness to learn, that is it! You will learn and be hands on with the cars from the start. This is a great opportunity for anyone interested in entering the automotive field, has an interest in racing, or enjoys working hands-on. Come and go as your schedule needs, no 100% commitment needed. Send Carter a message for more details at Gibbons Motorsports on facebook.
Modified driver Mike Mahaney is also seeking a crew member. Fulltime race team position available! Serious applicants only, they are looking for someone who wants to build a future in racing, not just fill a seat. Team 35 is looking to hire a full time mechanic/crew member immediately to their Big Block Modified team based out of Elizabethtown, N.Y. This is not just a job-it's a racing lifestyle. They race 80 plus events per year and are a team that shows up ready to work and ready to win.
What the position includes: Full Time salary position, housing provided, travel to 80 plus races per year, friendly-supportive-family style team environment, fast paced high performance race atmosphere. What you will be doing: working on race cars and shop equipment, traveling with the team to events, helping transport equipment safely from track to track, assisting with weekly car prep-maintenance and race day execution, helping keep shop-hauler and equipment clean and organized, supporting all-around team operations as needed.
Ideal candidate: Eager, committed and dependable, punctual and professional, passionate about racing and motorsports, team first mindset, willing to learn and be coached, respectful of equipment and shop standards, comfortable with long hours during race season. Bonus experience, not required, but helpful: prior race team travel experience, hauler driving experience (CDL is a plus, but not required), fabrication-body work-tire prep or mechanical experience, rear end/motor swap experience. Important to know, you will be on the road frequently during the race season, some weeks are long, some are not. This is performance based, team oriented racing, not a clock in-clock out job. Start date: as soon as possible, Apply: send resume/experience to mikemahaney33@gmail.com.
Results from last week in Florida: Wednesday night kicked-off the race to collect small Gator trophies, which leads up to someone earning the Big Gator at the end of the series. Wednesday night kicked off the Super DIRTcar Series at Volusia with 49 modified cars in the pit area. The 30-lap feature saw Stewart Friesen score his first big block modified victory since his horrifying crash last July at Autodrome Drummond in Can