4/3/2024
Fulton Speedway
Fulton Speedway Highbank Holdup Weekend Only Three Weeks Away April 26-27
By Dave Medler
FULTON, NY - (April 3,2024) - The long offseason with no racing is about to end with the highly anticipated ‘Highbank Holdup’ weekend on Friday and Saturday, April 26-27 at the Fulton Speedway presented by Jammer’s Sports Bar & Restaurant and Strada Mia Italian Steakhouse.
The week before on Saturday, April 20, there will be a test & tune open to any car that races on dirt. Pits will open at 1:00 pm with cars on track at 2:00 PM. Pit admission $25 with the grandstands free to attend.
Then on Friday, April 26 Strada Mia Italian Steak House Night will feature fan favorite Empire Super Sprints that annually draws the best 360 Sprint Car drivers from the Northeast, and Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. Joining ESS will be the AmeriCU Credit Union Mod Lites, Billy Whittaker Cars & Trux Hobby Stock and the E&V Energy Novice Sportsman. The Modifieds, Sportsman, and Four Cylinders will have practice sessions before their races on Saturday.
On Saturday, April 27 Jammer’s Sports Bar & Restaurant Night will see the horsepower unleashed when the DIRTcar 358 Modified Series invades the speedway for the ‘Highbank Holdup’ 60. Season points start for the DOT Foods DIRTcar Sportsman. They will be battling for a coveted starting spot in the prestigious Industrial Tire of CNY Sportsman Shootout 50 during the 38th Annual Outlaw 200 weekend on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, October 3-4-5. Also on Saturday, April 27 will be the first race for the RL Cleaners $500-to-win Four Cylinder Open four race series.
The 2023 Highbank Holdup DIRTcar 358 Modified Series had an impressive fifty-eight cars signed into the pits with Mat Williamson taking the win. Larry Wight, Amy Holland, Mike Mahaney, and Jimmy Phelps completed the top-five.
Friday, April 26
Adults 19 and older - $25
Pit Pass ESS/DIRTcar/IMCA Member - $35
Pit Pass Non-Member - $40
Pits Open: 4:00 PM
Grandstands Open: 5:00 PM
Hot Laps: 4:45 PM
Racing Starts: 7:00 PM
Saturday, April 27
Adults 19 and older: $30
Kids 6-18: $5
5 and younger: Free
Pits:
DIRTcar Member: $40
Non-Member: $45
Weekend camping is Free on the south side of pit entry road only.
2023 DIRTcar 358 Modified Series Finish – (60 Laps): 1. 6-Mat Williamson[5]; 2. 99L-Larry Wight[3]; 3. 5H-Amy Holland[2]; 4. 35-Mike Mahaney[1]; 5. 98H-Jimmy Phelps[9]; 6. 83X-Tim Sears Jr[7]; 7. 19-Tim Fuller[6]; 8. 91-Felix Roy[18]; 9. 49-Billy Dunn[14]; 10. 28M-Jordan McCreadie[11]; 11. 3RS-Dalton Slack[4]; 12. 31W-Lance Willix[10]; 13. 713-Tommy Collins[17]; 14. M1-David Marcuccilli[12]; 15. 12-Darren Smith[20]; 16. 11T-Jeff Taylor[15]; 17. 27Z-Dylan Zacharias[24]; 18. 18-Scott Webb[8]; 19. 3B-Chad Brachmann[27]; 20. 39-Ryan Bartlett[30]; 21. 7Z-Zachary Payne[16]; 22. 21R-RJ Tresidder[13]; 23. 37-Mathieu Desjardins[22]; 24. 34-Andrew Ferguson[26]; 25. 06J-Jordan Bennett[23]; 26. 29K-Willy Decker[21]; 27. 38-Jarrett Herbison[29]; 28. 01-Chris Raabe[25]; 29. JS98-Rocky Warner[19]; 30. 9-Tyler Meeks[28]
Jammers Sports Bar & Restaurant located at 3535 Walters Rd., Syracuse, NY, is not only a marketing partner, and event sponsor, but they are also the home for the Brewerton Speedway & Fulton Speedway Winter Meltdown and Awards Party.
Jammer’s is in the former Quaker Steak and Lube building near the intersection of the Thruway and I-690 in Syracuse. Jammer’s has a spacious dining room, a full bar with over twenty different beers on tap, and dozens of TVs to enjoy sporting events. Check out Jammer’s menu on their website www.jammers3535.com and keep up with them on their Facebook page www.facebook.com/jammers3535.
Strada Mia Italian Steakhouse is located at 313 N. Geddes St, Syracuse, NY.
Strada Mia's main floor boasts a large bar bordered by high top tables to comfortably seat fifty or more guests. The dining room has three distinct areas including an area that can accommodate parties of up to twenty-two at one table, a family-oriented area consisting of nine booths, and finally an intimate room that consists of four private booths. When it is beautiful outside, you can also enjoy your meal on our patio.
Join us upstairs with plenty of space to seat one hundred or more guests plus a full-service bar. There is also a smaller private dining space upstairs for parties of up to sixteen guests.
To see their extensive menu, make a reservation, order online, purchase gift cards, see their music lineup go to www.stradamia313.com or call (315) 883-5995 and like their social media www.facebook.com/strradmia313.
Any questions you might have and for sponsorship and marketing opportunities, contact Cory Reed at (315) 638-4056 or cory@fultonspeedway.com. For all the latest news, go to www.fultonspeedway.com and like the speedway Social Media pages.
Submitted By: David Medler