Fireworks Added to a Packed Make-A-Wish Night Schedule

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — Airborne Speedway Officials have announced a new date for the fireworks show that rained out earlier this month.

The new date for the exciting fireworks show is Saturday, July 15. In addition to the fireworks show, the Hartson Total Opening Renegades and Taylor Rental Street Stocks will run their make-up feature at the beginning of the night. 

The original schedule for the night includes racing action for the J & S Steel Sportsman, Hartson Total Opening Renegades, Taylor Rental Street Stocks and Northern Blacktopping Limited Sportsman. The Street Stocks are also scheduled for a 25-lap extra distance feature. 

Anyone who purchased a general admission ticket for the original July 1 event will receive $3 off admission for the new event (must present July 1 ticket). All of the heat races and one feature event were completed on July 1, which constitutes as a completed show per the racing industry and Airborne Speedway standard rain check policy. 

More information will be available on Monday, the week of the event. Visit airborne-speedway.com or follow along on Facebook at Airborne Speedway for more information.

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – The ground pounding 358-Modifieds will return on Saturday, July 8 to Airborne Speedway, powered by the New England Ford Dealers.

The Be Cool Air Conditioning 358-Modifieds will compete in a 30-lap feature event with some of the top drivers in the northeast competing.

Theresa, N.Y. native, Lance Willix is the point leader in the division with one win and 110 points. Alexandria, Ontario’s Chris Raabe, who is a former Airborne Track Champion, is second in points with 108. Felix Roy of Napierville, Quebec has one win on the year and sits third in points with 104. Mike Mahaney (102) and Todd Stone (92) round out the top five in the current standings.

One addition expected to the 358-Modified field this weekend is Watertown, N.Y. veteran, Tim Fuller. Fuller has been a successful DIRTcar Modified and Late Model racer throughout his career. Fuller is being inducted into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame next Thursday at Weedsport.

All four of Airborne Speedway’s divisions of J & S Steel Sportsman, Hartson Total Opening Renegades, Northern Blacktopping Limited Sportsman and Taylor Rental Street Stocks will be in action for regular distance heat and feature races. The Limited Sportsman division will also have a make-up feature from the rained-out event on July 1.

For more information visit airborne-speedway.com or on Facebook at Airborne Speedway.

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — Jonathan Toohill scored his first J & S Steel DIRTcar Sportsman victory at Airborne Speedway on Saturday. 

Toohill and Chris Cayea battled side-by-side for the final five laps to decide the outcome. On the final lap, Cayea pulled ahead off of the second turn. Cayea had a narrow advantage entering the final two turns, but Toohill was rim riding on the cushion and launched off the top of turn four to pass Cayea at the line. 

Cayea finished second, while Craig Wholey completed the podium. Tanner Forbes and Travis Bruno completed the top five. 

The Hartson Total Opening Renegade feature hit the track and was getting ready to go green when the skies opened up and dumped on the speedway grounds. 

More information will be available in the coming days about make-up features for the Renegades, Taylor Rental Street Stocks and Northern Blacktopping Limited Sportsman. Additionally, more information about the fireworks show will be announced as soon as it is available.

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SPORTSMAN FEATURE (25 Laps): JONATHAN TOOHILL, Chris Cayea, Craig Wholey, Tanner Forbes, Travis Bruno, William Racine, Bryan Preville, Codie Aubin, Joey Scarborough, Jamy Begor, DJ Gonyo, Fire Swamp, Matt Leonard, Mike Phinney, Maxime Blain, Michael Wright, Lonnie Rivers, Beau Reeves, Bucko Branham, Mike Wells (DNS), Rico Hernandez (DNS), Mark Fewster (DNS), Josh Jock (DNS)

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — Dominant.

The only word to describe Jamy Begor’s impressive win after starting in position 14 for the J & S Steel Sportsman feature event at Airborne Speedway.

The winning pass was made on a lap-15 restart when Tanner Forbes and Begor squared off at the Northern Blacktopping Restart Zone. The two drivers were side-by-side through the first two turns, but Begor was rim-riding the top of turns three and four, where he eventually finished the pass and checked out.

Forbes had to settle for second, while Lonnie Rivers completed the podium. Fire Swamp and Joey Scarborough finished fourth and fifth, respectively.

Shawn Duquette did the exact opposite in the Hartson Total Opening Renegade Feature, winning from the very bottom of the track.

Duquette was involved in a caution on the first lap, returned to the pit area and restarted at the tail end of the field. Duquette methodically picked off cars on the extreme inside en route to a comfortable victory, his second of the year.

Billy Thwaits was the apparent second place finisher, but the backup car that Thwaits ran in the feature didn’t pass post-race technical inspection. Richie Turner inherited second place, and Tylor Terry moved to third. Nathaniel Guay and Hunter Sawyer completed the top five.

The Taylor Rental Street Stock Feature pinned a see-saw battle for the lead in the final two laps.

A green-white-checkered finish decided the outcome with Jake Fountain and Josh Laporte Sr. on the front row. Laporte took the lead on lap-14 and maintained the lead until the final two turns when Fountain drove around the outside to his second win of the season.

Laporte Sr. finished in second, while Josh Blake finished in third after his first career win last week. Greg Zindler Jr. finished fourth and Mat Lavalley finished fifth.

Nate Leonard won for the second week in a row with the Northern Blacktopping Limited Sportsman division. Kobe Hernandez and Mat Lavalley completed the podium.

Racing action resumes next Saturday at Airborne with kids rides before the night gets underway. For more information visit airborne-speedway.com or follow on Facebook at Airbrone Speedway.

SPORTSMAN FEATURE (25 laps): JAMY BEGOR, Tanner Forbes, Lonnie Rivers, Fire Swamp, Joey Scarborough, Beau Reeves, Bucko Branham, Chris Cayea, Matt Leonard, Jonathan Toohill, Travis Bruno, Josh Jock, Jason Bruno, Cody O’Brien, Mike Wells, Rico Hernandez, Mike Phinney, Mark Fewster, Michael Wright, Craig Wholey, Codie Aubin

RENEGADE FEATURE (25 laps): SHAWN DUQUETTE, Richie Turner, Tylor Terry, Nathaniel Guay, Hunter Sawyer, Keith Pelkey, Travis Stokes, Nick Harnden, Tony Salerno, Jim McKiernan, Levi Bombard, Josh Terry, Tyler Irwin, David Sartwell-Cornell, Chuck Mooney, Zack Daniels, Jason Bogett, Amber Rhoades, Mark Caron, Billy Thwaits-DQ

STREET STOCK FEATURE (15 laps): JAKE FOUNTAIN, Josh Laporte Sr., Josh Blake, Greg Zindler Jr., Mat Lavalley, Caleb Tourville, Ryan Senecal, Ken Tourville, Nate Smart, Mat Parker, Michael Daniels, Jason Bradley, Jordan Terry, Luke Marcheski, Jon Brown, Josh Laporte Jr., David Szatkowski, Kevin Burdo, CJ Belanger, John Fountain, Ernie Parent-DNS, Steven Bresette-DNS

LIMITED SPORTSMAN FEATURE (12 laps): NATE LEONARD, Kobe Hernandez, Mat Lavalley, Rick Frenyea 

 PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — The Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modifieds are set to return to the Airborne Speedway half-mile for the first time since 2019 on Wednesday, June 14 at 7 p.m. presented by Adirondack Auto Group.

The nine-time and defending Super DIRTcar Series champion, “Super” Matt Sheppard will highlight the star studded field of platinum drivers. 

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series competitor, Stewart Friesen will also be in attendance to try and pickup his first Super DIRTcar Series win at Airborne Speedway.

Airborne’s Be Cool Heating & Air Conditioning 358-Modified division will also compete with the Super DIRTcar Series for track show up points. The top 358-Modified finisher will receive a $500 bonus courtesy of Be Cool Heating & Air Conditioning. “Hollywood” Felix Roy is an Airborne 358-Modified regular who made a last lap pass of Mike Mahaney in the last event to collect his first career DIRTcar 358-Modified victory. Both Roy and Mahaney will have Big Block Modifieds for the event.

A strong field of Canadian competitors is also expected compete for the Super DIRTcar Series victory. 

The Taylor Rental Street Stocks will also be in competition for an extra distance points race. 

Post time is slated for 7 p.m. with grandstand admission set at $30 for adults, $5 for children ages 6-12 and free for children 5 and under. 

RECENT SDS WINNERS AT AIRBORNE
2017 - Larry Wight
2018 - Danny Johnson
2019 - Larry Wight 

SDS FULL-TIME PLATINUM DRIVERS
2 Jack Lehner
4 Anthony Perrego
5 Chris Hile
8H Max McLaughlin
9S Matt Sheppard
9JF J.F. Corriveau
12 Darren Smith
14 C.G. Morey
17 Marcus Dinkins
21A Peter Britten
32R Ronnie Davis III
34 Kevin Root
35 Mike Mahaney
37M Mathieu Desjardins
54 Steve Bernard
83x Tim Sears Jr.
88 Matt Williamson
91 Felix Roy
98H Jimmy Phelps
99L Larry Wight
215 Adam Pierson

BE COOL HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING 358-MODIFIED DRIVERS
31 Lance Willix
01 Chris Raabe
91 Felix Roy
35 Mike Mahaney
1x Todd Stone
15x Justin Stone
28 Jordan McCreadie
90jr Jeremy Roy
90 Dany Gagné
55 Matt Woodruff
11vt Joey Scarborough
2J Robert Bublack Jr.
1T Tyler Atkins
87.9 Darryl Mitchell
88 Jeffrey Lapalme
1NY Greg Atkins

PLATTSBURGH — The 2023 racing season will take the green flag at 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 29 at Plattsburgh’s Airborne Speedway. 

The DIRTcar Sportsman Series will invade the North Country with some of the top Sportsman competitors in the northeast battling for the $1,500 top prize.

A year ago, over 40 Sportsman drivers and teams signed into the garage area to compete in the 40-lap main event. Ontario Sportsman star, Shane Pecore took home the victory last season over Dave Rogers and Gabriel Cyr. Will the outsiders control the podium again this season, or will the Airborne J&S Steel Sportsman regulars defend their home territory?

In addition, the Hartson Total Opening Renegades, Taylor Rental Street Stocks and Northern Blacktopping Limited Sportsman will be in action for regular distance heat and feature races. 

Stay tuned for more releases and information for the 2023 racing season at Airborne Speedway. 

(Billie Jo Branham photo)

PLATTSBURGH - The 2023 racing season will feature an action-packed schedule, and increased car counts at Airborne Speedway.

The premier event on the schedule for the upcoming season will be the return of the Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modifieds on Wednesday, June 14. The nine-time SDS Champion, Matt Sheppard will highlight the star-studded field in the 75-lap feature event presented by Adirondack Auto.

Another event to circle on the calendar will be the Big Block/Small Block Modified Shootout on Saturday, August 5. Last season’s event was successful and track management is looking to build from that a year ago. Airborne will be working closely with Lebanon Valley Speedway to get some of their weekly competitors to attend the event while they have a weekend off. 

The Be Cool Heating and Air Conditioning DIRTcar 358-Modified division will return in a part-time fashion and will compete for a track championship. Several drivers and teams have reached out to speedway management about the return of the division and the familiar Airborne 358-Modified locals will be competing along with a good mix of outsiders from north of the border. 

The Fourth of July celebration returns this season and will take place on Saturday, July 1. An exciting fireworks display will highlight an evening filled with action packed short track racing. 

The Hartson Total Opening Renegade division has seen the largest increase in car count based on the drivers who have contacted the speedway to announce their commitment for this season. Over 20 cars are expected on a weekly basis which will add to the strength and parody in the division. 

The J & S Steel Sportsman division will return and be just as strong as it was a season ago. The season opens with a 40-lap, $1,500 to win DIRTcar Sportsman Series event which will feature the Airborne weekly competitions against some of the top Sportsman drivers in the northeast. 

The Taylor Rental Street Stocks increased their weekly car count to 20 by the end of last season and expect that number to be a bit higher this year. Additionally, the Northern Blacktopping Limited Sportsman division will return for rookie and novice Sportsman competitors.

The season opener is scheduled for Saturday, April 29 presented by Liquor & Wine Warehouse. For more information or to view the full schedule, visit airborne-speedway.com.

 PLATTSBURGH - The DIRTcar 358 Modified division will return to Airborne Speedway for the 2023 racing season.

After two successful events with the 358 Modifieds a year ago, Airborne Speedway Management has committed to bringing back the division in a part time capacity.

"Building off the success of the DIRTcar 358 event last year, Mike and I started talking about adding more events in 2023" said DIRTcar NE Competition Director Dean Reynolds. "We have both agreed to run several DIRTcar 358 events and it will be enough to award DIRTcar home track bonus points if any driver wants to run for the DIRTcar 358 Title. All the events will also count to the Hoosier Racing Tire Weekly Points as well."

After last season’s 358 Modified show, many of the competitors were contacting the speedway to do more with the division going forward. The Management team at Airborne has been in contact with several drivers who are excited about the opportunity to return to Airborne in 2023.

More information will be available as the racing season gets closer. Stay tuned to the website at airborne-speedway.com or follow along on Facebook at Airborne Speedway.

PLATTSBURGH, NY – With persistent rain and thunderstorms to plague Plattsburgh, NY on Wednesday, Super DIRTcar Series and Airborne Speedway officials decided it’s in the best interest of fans and drivers to postpone the Series’ Assault at Airborne event. Officials are working on a new date.

The decision comes after working with Precision Weather Service for the last 48 hours and utilizing their expert guidance on the impending weather conditions.

For more information about the track, visit airborne-speedway.com.

The Super DIRTcar Series continues its championship season tonight (Tuesday, June 13) at Albany-Saratoga Speedway for the $7,500-to-win Summer Starter event. Then, the Series returns to Land of Legends Raceway on Monday, July 3.

For more information on the Super DIRTcar Series, go to superdirtcarseries.com or follow our social media channels.

 PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — Joey Scarborough made his winning pass on lap-13 of the J & S Steel Sportsman feature event on Saturday at Airborne Speedway.

Craig Wholey led the field for the field three laps before Jason Bruno took the lead on the outside of turns one and two. Scarborough slipped underneath Bruno on lap-13 and cruised to victory in a green-to-checkers 25-lap race.

Jason Bruno settled for second, while his brother, Travis Bruno made a last lap pass of Jamy Begor to complete the podium. Begor and Wholey finished fourth and fifth, respectively.
Shawn Duquette continues to be the top driver in the Hartson Total Opening Renegade division, as he picked up his third win of the season. 

Duquette and Zack Daniels raced side-by-side for several laps before Duquette completed his winning pass on the inside of the second turn. Just a couple laps later, Daniels spun with a right rear flat.
Andrew Fitzgerald was impressive in his first appearance of the season, finishing in second place. Keith Pelkey, Nathaniel Guay and Jason Bogett completed the top five.

The Taylor Rental Street Stock feature event was a battle of survival. Several yellow flags and a couple of red flags slowed the 15-lap event. On the final lap, Josh Laporte Sr. led, but Luke Marcheski drove deep into the first turn to take the lead away. The two raced down the backstretch with Marcheski ahead by a couple car lengths. Laporte Sr. rode the rim in turns three and four and it launched him to his first win of the season.

Marcheski finished a very close second, while John-Michael Bresette passed Speedy Bresette on the final lap to complete the podium. Speedy finished fourth and Mat Parker finished fifth.
Dale Gonyo Sr. completed a last lap pass of Rick Frenyea to win his first Northern Blacktopping Limited Sportsman feature of the season. Frenyea held on for second and Parker Dermody finished third.
Racing action resumes on Wednesday at 7pm when the Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modifieds come to town. Sportsman and Street Stock divisions will also be in action. 

For more information visit airborne-speedway.com or follow on Facebook at Airborne Speedway. 

SPORTSMAN FEATURE (25 laps): JOEY SCARBOROUGH, Jason Bruno, Travis Bruno, Jamy Begor, Craig Wholey, Nick Heywood, Codie Aubin, DJ Gonyo, Michael Wright, Bucko Branham, Casey Swamp, Lonnie Rivers, Tanner Forbes, Troy Audette, Jamie LaFountain, Chris Cayea, Matt Leonard, Josh Jock, Beau Reeves, Cody O’Brien, Jonathan Toohill, Mark Fewster, Billy Cook

RENEGADE FEATURE (25 laps): SHAWN DUQUETTE, Andrew Fitzgerald, Keith Pelkey, Nathaniel Guay, Jason Bogett, Richie Turner, Josh Terry, Levi Bombard, Zack Daniels, Amber Rhoades, Travis Stokes, Hunter Sawyer, Tony Salerno, Billy Thwaits, Tyler Irwin, Bart VanLeuvan, Nick Harnden, Chuck Mooney, Tylor Terry, John Bradley, David Sartwell-Cornell

STREET STOCK FEATURE (15 laps): JOSH LAPORTE SR., Luke Marcheski, John-Michael Bresette, Speedy Bresette, Mat Parker, Ken Tourville, Josh Laporte Jr., Nate Smart, Steven Bresette, Jon Brown, Jordan Terry, John Fountain, Caleb Tourville, Ernie Parent, Makaela Goddeau, Josh Blake, Tyler Warren, Bill Doner, Jason Bradley, Greg Zindler Jr., Eli Beshaw, CJ Belanger, Mat Lavalley, Ryan Senecal, Jake Fountain, Brett Manor, David Szatkowski (DNS)

LIMITED SPORTSMAN FEATURE (15 laps): DALE GONYO SR., Rick Frenyea, Parker Dermody, Nate Leonard, Mat Lavalley, Robert Laware