Accord Speedway opens 62nd racing season on Tuesday, featuring dirt cars

Ken McMillan, Times Herald-Record

May 5, 2023 at 6:37 PM·2 min read

The dirt-racing season for Accord Speedway was supposed to get underway on Friday with the first of 17 scheduled nights of all-division racing but the week-long rains left the track too wet to race. The opener will actually be a special Tuesday night card, Battle at the Bullring.

The weekly slate of racing on the quarter-mile track includes divisions for modified, sportsman, pure stock, four-cylinder, all-star and junior slingshots and rookie sportsman.

The top five finishers in points for 2022 are as follows:

Modified – Dan Creeden 637 points; Jimmy Wells 618; Joe Judge 577; Danny Tyler 572; Daniel Morgiewicz 568

Sportsman – Travis Green 686; Jimmy Johnson 670; Tyler Johnston 662; Kevin Stevens 569; Jared LaBagh 530

Pure stock – John Hechinger 682; Walt Henry 660; Jayden Sleight 580; Joe Narok 566; Brian Walsh 492

Four-cylinder – Brandon Conklin 654; Tim DeGrote 628; Chris Dyer 600; George Barringer 522; Ed King 488

NEWS sprints – Charles Weslowski 344; Eric Jennings 286; Steve Kyzer 258; Dan Malley 216; Jeremy Quick 148

All-star slingshots – Amber Baccaglini 630; Sophia Spear 576; Madison Lewis 488; Rob Chamello 486; Alex McCann 384

Junior slingshots – Brayden Traver 618; Calleigh Stritmater 580; Walt Henry IV 566; E.J. Hatch 554; Bodie Marks 548

Weekly grandstand admission is $15 for adults, $12 for seniors (age 65-over) and children (11-under) are $3. Parking is free. Concessions are available, including beer.

kmcmillan@th-record.com

Twitter: @KenMcMillanTHR

Accord 2023 schedule

Regular-season events

Friday, May 5: All divisions, plus vintage cars (rained out)

Friday, May 12: All divisions, plus NEWS sprints

Friday, May 19: All divisions, plus vintage cars

Friday, May 26: All divisions, plus NEWS sprints

Friday, June 2: All divisions, plus vintage cars

Friday, June 9: All divisions, plus NEWS sprints

Friday, June 16: All divisions, plus vintage cars

Friday, June 23: All divisions

Friday, June 30: All divisions, fireworks night

Friday, July 7: All divisions, plus NEWS sprints; Phil Goetschius Memorial sportsman race

Friday, July 14: All divisions, plus vintage cars; Ron Van Etten Memorial; King of the Catskills modified race

Friday, July 21: All divisions, plus NEWS sprints

Friday, July 28: All divisions, plus vintage cars

Friday, Aug. 4: All divisions

Friday, Aug. 11: All divisions, plus NEWS sprints; Joe Winne & Vinnie DeCicco 55 modified memorial race

Fridays, Aug. 18 and 25: Track closed, summer break

Friday, Sept. 1: All divisions, plus vintage cars

Friday, Sept. 8: All divisions, final points night

Special events

Tuesday, May 9: Short Track Super Series: Battle of the Bullring

Saturday, Oct. 7: Great Crate Race

Saturday, Oct. 28: Halloween Havoc

Saturday, Nov. 25: The Gobbler

Motorcycle racing

Saturday, May 27: AMA event

Saturday, Aug. 12: AMA event

Saturday, Sept. 16: AMA event

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