Twin Modified Features, Mini-Mod “King of the Hill” on Tap at Airborne Park Speedway

by | May 30, 2015 | Airborne, NASCAR, Whelen All American Series

242aPLATTSBURGH, NY – Stock car racing fans have a Saturday night full of action on deck at Airborne Park Speedway on May 30, as Casella and Morrisonville Septic present a big program and a special family four-pack ticket offer. The NASCAR Whelen All-American Series presented by Yandow Sales & Service and John Deere gets the green flag at 6:00 p.m., along with a 50-lap Enduro and the first-ever Ernie’s Discount Tools “King of the Hill” Elimination Tournament, all for as little as $20 for a family of two adults and two kids.

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Polewarczyk Rolls to Spring Green Victory at Airborne Park Speedway

by | May 19, 2015 | ACT, Airborne, New York, Touring Series News

Polewarczyk Rolls to Spring Green Victory at Airborne Park Speedway
Gonyo dominates Modified feature; Terry, O’Neil grab wins

PLATTSBURGH, NY – Joey Polewarczyk Jr. continued his mastery of Airborne Park Speedway on Sunday, May 17 with a convincing victory in the American-Canadian Tour’s Bill McBride Chevrolet Spring Green presented by Interstate Batteries. The race, postponed one day by inclement weather, was worth the wait as the Hudson, NH driver put on a show at the front of the field with Patrick Laperle.

The pair battled for the majority of the 115-lap race and traded the lead three times. Polewarczyk dogged his St-Denis, QC rival and made the winning move at lap 82, then pulled away in the final circuits for his fourth ACT win at Airborne since October 2011. Laperle settled for second and was the highest finishing Canadian; in addition to being the fourth event of the U.S.-based ACT Late Model Tour schedule, the Spring Green opened the championship schedule for the Québec-based Série ACT as well as the Québec Triple Crown Series at Airborne.
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Polewarczyk Wins “Battle of the Border” With Laperle at Airborne Spring Green

by | May 19, 2015 | ACT, Airborne, New England, New York, Touring Series News

ACTPolewarczyk Wins “Battle of the Border” With Laperle at Airborne Spring Green

Plattsburgh, NY—Hudson, NH’s Joey Polewarczyk Jr. came out on top of a battle with St-Denis, QC’s Patrick Laperle to win the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) Spring Green 115 at Airborne Park Speedway in Plattsburgh, NY on Sunday.

Defending ACT Late Model Tour Champion “Joey Pole” took the lead from Laperle on lap 82 and led the rest of the way in the ACT U.S. and Série ACT combination event. Pole had lost the top spot to Laperle on a lap 44 restart, but stalked him for nearly 40 laps and eventually came away with his second win of the season and second straight ACT victory at Airborne.
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Champlain Centre Mall to Host Airborne Park Speedway Car Show

by | Apr 7, 2015 | Airborne, New York

Champlain Centre Mall to Host Airborne Park Speedway Car Show
Meet drivers and see stock cars and go-kart racers on April 18-19

PLATTSBURGH, NY – Winter’s chill seems to be hanging on a little bit longer than normal this year, so Airborne Park Speedway is headed indoors. The Champlain Centre Mall in Plattsburgh, NY will host a two-day racing show on the weekend of April 18-19, featuring the cars and drivers of the track’s NASCAR Whelen All-American Series stock car championship and the young stars of the Kart Racing Series.

As many as 25 stock cars and 15 go-karts will be on display, and the free-admission show will have a real race-event feel with a driver autograph session and a pit stop competition. In addition, 98.9 WOKO will broadcast live from Champlain Centre and will raffle off Airborne Park Speedway passes provided by Taylor Rental and movie tickets for “Furious 7” provided by Regal Cinemas.
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Champion to Rookie: Bresette Makes Big Jump at Airborne Park Speedway

by | Mar 8, 2015 | Airborne, New York

Champion to Rookie: Bresette Makes Big Jump at Airborne Park Speedway
Keeseville racer leaps from Mini-Mod title to run for NASCAR Modified rookie honors

PLATTSBURGH, NY – Steven Bresette had nothing left to prove in the Busch Beer Mini-Modified class at Airborne Park Speedway, but that won’t be the case this year. Riding the momentum of winning his first track championship, the Keeseville, NY stock car driver is making a big transition from the entry-level cars into the J&S Steel Modifieds – the top division for the Plattsburgh oval.

The FedEx Ground 100 season opener will be Bresette’s first test on Saturday, May 2. He is the latest addition to a talented freshman crop and is also eligible for state and national rookie honors in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series, which sanctions racing at 60 tracks across North America including Airborne.
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