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He moved onto the mini sprint car racing division using the number 57 Bachetti's Auto Sales car. Orange County Fair Speedway became known as Andy's home track in the 1990s where he won the 358 points championship multiple times. [5] He then moved to Lebanon Valley Speedway in New York which became, and has remained, his new home track.
Midway through 1965 hall of fame racer Bob Zeigler sold his stock car, purchased land, formed a corporation with his brother Dick and cousin Karl John, and began building a racetrack in Evans Mills, New York. [1] [2] The facility opened in 1967 as the Evans Mills Speedway with a dirt surface, but was paved to start the 1968 racing season. [3]
Orange County Fair Speedway is a 0.625 mi (1.006 km) dirt oval speedway in Middletown, Orange County, New York. [7] The facility used to hold weekly stock car races and demolition derbies during the summer months. The track was built in 1857 for horse racing at the Orange County Fair and staged its first automobile race on August 16, 1919. The ...
Guy "Shorty" Robinson (May 14, 1939 – September 12, 2024) was an American driver of modified stock cars. Equally adept on both dirt and asphalt surfaces, he was victorious at venues on either side of the St. Lawrence River, despite being limited primarily to weekend racing by his full-time job.
Pete Corey chipped in with boyhood pal Kenny Shoemaker in 1949 to buy a 1934 coupe and make it into a stock car. They numbered the black racer number 35 to represent the purchase price and began racing at Burden Lake Speedway NY, Carroll's Grove Speedway in Troy NY, Pine Bowl Speedway in Snyders Corners NY, and State Line Speedway in Bennington VT.
Super Dirt Week is now the largest economic event for Oswego, New York as more than 30,000 fans attend. [6] Racing rules may be adjusted as necessary, and in 2023 new pit stop strategies were introduced allowing teams to remain on the track while others pit to improve their cars. [7]
In 2012, Mike Colsten was diagnosed with mesothelioma. During surgeries, treatment and recovery, he continued to compete and claimed two of his five track championships at Five Mile Point Speedway. [3] [4] [7] Colsten's son, Joey, began competing with and against his father in 2003, and has continued the racing tradition. [8]
Irving Taylor (October 18, 1929 – April 28, 2017) was an American Modified racing driver. Always ready to accept a spot as a substitute driver to finance his own race team, he drove for twenty-two different car owners in his career, and won 10 features for nine different owners just at Fonda Speedway NY.