Looking Ahead: Albany-Saratoga Hosts Big Racing Event June 25th Including djdaviesmedia 26 For Sportsman Modifieds

06/10/24: Arial view of the great race place, Albany-Saratoga Speedway. (Albany-Saratoga Photo)

MALTA, NY – Race fans along with drivers from the Capital District and beyond will gather at Albany-Saratoga Speedway Tuesday June 25th for the Don Davies NY Modifieds 76, which features Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modifieds. Part of that program is the djdaviesmedia 26 for Sportsman Modifieds, which serves as the second points paying race on the CDRA schedule.

Information acquired from track promoter Lyle DeVore and via press released by JoAnn Davies revealed the entire format, bonuses, and winners share for the Sportsman Modified portion of the program aptly titled the djdaviesmedia 26 in memory of everyone’s favorite AARN writer, Don Davies. It starts with Cordova Plumbing presenting in part the $1,046 to win Sportsman main.

Bonus payouts don’t stop there however, as the leader of lap 8 and lap 18 will receive $76 courtesy of Madsen Overhead Doors out of Spencertown, NY. The name might sound familiar, as Dylan Madsen pilots his Sportsman Modified weekly at the great race place where he currently sits top five in weekly point standings.

Are there more bonuses for Sportsman Modifieds in the djdaviesmedia 26 portion of Don Davies Memorial night? Absolutely. The driver finishing 8th in the feature will receive a $118 bonus courtesy of Albany-Saratoga supporter Greg’s Towing & Repair out of Guilderland, NY. Greg’s name can be found often at the great race place, most notably on the side of Cody Bleau’s Sportsman Modified.

Remember the aforementioned Madsen Overhead Doors? They’re also rewarding the 18th place finisher with a $118 bonus in the djdaviesmedia 26.

Finally, if the car counts are sufficient enough for Albany-Saratoga to run two Sportsman Modified features, Cordova Plumbing out of Southbury, CT will offer the bonus amount to the winners of both djdaviesmedia 26-lap feature events. Racers should come out with the goal of setting record numbers for this event.

Racers should be legal based on the 2024 DIRTcar rulebook for the djdaviesmedia 26. Also, drivers should be prepared for timed laps to set heat race and/or feature lineups. As mentioned, the main event (or two) are 26-laps in distance paying a minimum of $1,046 to the victor. This is a CDRA points paying event, and should there be two features BOTH will be for full CDRA points.

“This is why we set CDRA up the way we did. It’s not the same format every race. We had timed laps set up heats and a redraw for the feature at the ridge in round one. Now in round two, it’s timed but there may be two features and instead of 40 laps the drivers are running 26 in the A-main. It’s wild how different the races can be. We’re just appreciative to be a small part of a great show in honor of one of the best human beings to grace our sport,” said CDRA competition director Rob Hazer.

Right now the current top 10 in JAM Performance CDRA points are Cody Ochs (105), Dylan Nichols (102), Dale Robinson (101), Jason Gray (100), Branden Gibbons (99), Jeremy Huntoon (98), Taylor Wason (97), Adam Lelie (96), Zach Buff (95), and Dylan Eldred (94).

Who might visit Finish Line Designs victory lane during the djdaviesmedia 26? Cody Ochs is coming into the event as a CDRA winner. Jason Gray is no stranger to winning at Albany-Saratoga, nor is Branden Gibbons who has a win this season at Malta himself. Taylor Wason, Zach Buff, Tim Hartman Jr., Chris Crane Jr., Joey Scarborough, and Dylan Madsen are all names to watch out for.

CDRA is a nostalgic throwback to the CVRA days. A series designed specifically for Capital District racing. Six races make up a diverse schedule at storied dirt tracks to crown a champion. Are you brave enough to live life on the ridge, battle at the great race place, and tame the valley of speed? The drivers who do will earn hardware and some green for their efforts.

For more information on CDRA visit http://www.cdraracing.com on the web. Fans and drivers can also find CDRA on Social Media at http://www.facebook.com/cdraracing. Be sure to save, like, and follow.

Anyone interested in joining CDRA family of marketing partners can contact the series via website, phone, or e-mail.

2024 CDRA Racing Series Schedule
Race #1 – May 19, 2024 (Glen Ridge) – WINNER: Cody Ochs
Race #2 – June 25, 2024 (Albany Saratoga) – Don Davies Memorial
Race #3 – July 28, 2024 (Glen Ridge) – Hall Of Fame Classic Night
Race #4 – August 17, 2024 (Lebanon Valley) – Halloween Night
Race #5 – August 31, 2024 (Lebanon Valley) – Mr. Dirt Track USA Night
Race #6 – September 20, 2024 (Albany Saratoga) – Malta Massive Weekend

CDRA is brought to you by marketing partners that include Albany-Saratoga Speedway, Lebanon Valley Speedway, Glen Ridge Motorsports Park, JAM Performance, Elmo’s Speed Supply, Fox Racing Shox, Finish Line Designs, Full Throttle R/C Raceway, Hazilla Brands, DIRTcar Racing, Hoosier Racing Tire, VP Racing Fuels, and GM Performance 602 Crate Engines. Any information shared about participating Capital District tracks is obtained via website, social media, and/or track press. Information including but not limited to winners share, formats, laps, sponsors, or schedule dates are subject to change. Thank you for supporting Capital District Racing Association.

Track Spotlight: Albany-Saratoga Malta Massive Weekend September 20th Will Be CDRA Points Championship Night

05/03/24: Travis Whitbeck (405) and Mike Benson (33B) turn hot laps at Albany-Saratoga Speedway. (Quentin Young Photo)

FONDA, NY – Off route 9 in Malta, NY is a hot spot for Capital District dirt track racing dubbed the great race place. Albany-Saratoga Speedway is rich in history and home to many accomplished racers. The JAM Performance CDRA Racing season is proudly part of two points paying events in 2024 including Don Davies Memorial night and Malta Massive Weekend.

Every week at ‘the great race place’ track promoter Lyle Devore offers racers and fans arguably the hottest ticket in the Capitaland with a program consisting of Big Block Modifieds, Sportsman Modifieds, Limited Sportsman, Pro Stocks, and Street Stocks. Sprinkle in a series of 358 Modified races, 4-Cylinder contests, and special events and you’ve got what many call a blockbuster program.

JAM Performance CDRA Racing is proud to be a small part of a heartfelt memorial dedicated to Don Davies on Tuesday June 25th. It’s the first points paying event of the 2024 season at Albany-Saratoga for CDRA and features a program including the Don Davies NY Modifieds 76 Super DIRTcar Series show, with a $1,046 to win Cordova Plumbing Sportsman Modified event.

CDRA then returns to crown a series champion on Friday September 20th as part of Malta Massive Weekend. The event is a DIRTcar Sportsman Modified Fall Championship race that will also serve as a points paying race for CDRA racers. Also racing that day is the DIRTcar 358 Modified series, Street Stocks, and 4-Cylinders.

“CDRA is a different approach to series racing, but with a nostalgic feel. And part of that nostalgia is having Malta again as our home base of operations if you will. I’m excited to be a small part of Lyle’s program again including Malta Massive weekend and the Don Davies special. Two great races that will highlight some solid racers our area offers,” said CDRA competition director Rob Hazer.

Joey Scarborough opened the 2024 weekly racing season with a win, before a red-hot Tim Hartman Jr. went for back-to-back trips to victory lane. Other drivers to keep an eye on that currently reside top 10 in Sportsman Modified points at Albany-Saratoga are Chris Crane Jr., Mike Coffey, Dylan Madsen, Chris Jakubiak, Dan Grignon, Travis Whitbeck, Dave Baranowski, and Darryl Nutting.

For more information on CDRA visit http://www.cdraracing.com on the web. Fans and drivers can also find CDRA on Social Media at http://www.facebook.com/cdraracing. Be sure to save, like, and follow.

Anyone interested in joining CDRA family of marketing partners can contact the series via website, phone, or e-mail.

2024 CDRA Racing Series Schedule
Race #1 – May 19, 2024 (Glen Ridge) – DIRTcar East Sportsman Event
Race #2 – June 25, 2024 (Albany Saratoga) – Don Davies Memorial
Race #3 – July 28, 2024 (Glen Ridge) – Hall Of Fame Classic Night
Race #4 – August 17, 2024 (Lebanon Valley) – Halloween Night
Race #5 – August 31, 2024 (Lebanon Valley) – Mr. Dirt Track USA Night
Race #6 – September 20, 2024 (Albany Saratoga) – Malta Massive Weekend

CDRA is brought to you by marketing partners that include Albany-Saratoga Speedway, Lebanon Valley Speedway, Glen Ridge Motorsports Park, JAM Performance, Elmo’s Speed Supply, Fox Racing Shox, Finish Line Designs, Full Throttle R/C Raceway, Hazilla, DIRTcar Racing, Hoosier Racing Tire, VP Racing Fuels, and GM Performance 602 Crate Engines. Any information shared about participating Capital District tracks is obtained via website, social media, and/or track press. Information including but not limited to winners share, formats, laps, sponsors, or schedule dates are subject to change. Thank you for supporting Capital District Racing Association.

CDRA Offers Nostalgic Throwback To Capital District Racing Featuring Sportsman Modifieds

04/26/24: Jason Gray (00) and Cory Castell (10x) compete during qualifying at Albany-Saratoga Speedway. (Showstopper Photo)

FONDA, NY – Once again the Sportsman Modified division will take center stage in a championship points series dedicated to racing exclusively in the Capitaland in upstate NY. Six points paying races will determine a champion for the Capital District Racing Association. Welcome to the CDRA.

According to Albany Times Union the Capital District, which is also referred to as Capitaland, is made up of 11 counties which include Albany, Columbia, Fulton, Greene, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren, and Washington. In those counties reside four unique and storied dirt racetracks.

Of those four unique and storied dirt racetracks there are three that have like-minded rules that allow drivers to move from one track to another for competition. They include Albany-Saratoga Speedway, Lebanon Valley Speedway, and Glen Ridge Motorsports Park. These three tracks will make up the 2024 CDRA schedule.

The series kicks off with a points paying race at Glen Ridge Motorsports Park on Sunday May 19th for their DIRTcar East Region event before returning to ‘The Ridge’ on July 28th as part of their Hall Of Fame Classic night.

CDRA heads to the Capital District hot spot for Friday Night racing in Malta, NY for the highly anticipated Don Davies NY Modified Memorial special at Albany-Saratoga Speedway on Tuesday June 25th. The series returns to Albany-Saratoga for a second visit during the speedways Malta Massive Weekend DIRTcar Sportsman event on September 20th.

Smack dab in the middle of the CDRA Racing schedule is the ‘Valley Swing’ with back-to-back races at Lebanon Valley Speedway on August 17th for Halloween Night and August 31st as part of Mr. Dirt Track USA Super DIRTcar Series night.

“With this project I explained up front it’s a very hands-off approach. Meaning with this series we don’t influence laps, format, purses, etc. We want the tracks to utilize what’s unique about the racing they offer. So, drivers may get draw-redraw at one race and then time trials at another. It’s different, and I like that,” said CDRA competition director Rob Hazer.

All about info, rules, point structure, points earned, driver roster, and more can be found on the website that is live now. There are of course marketing partners that make CDRA happen.

“For season one I wanted to keep it simple. Go back to basics sort of speak. I couldn’t do that without some marketing partners to get it built from the ground up,” continued Rob Hazer.

He concluded by saying, “I have to thank Lyle DeVore, Ron Dwyer, and Ray Sefrin first. I’m grateful for their enthusiasm on the project. Also, Chris Reckner from Elmo’s Speed Supply and JAM Performance for his continued support in projects I work on. He’s offering up monetary rewards for drivers to chase. That’s huge, and I appreciate what he does for the sport,” concluded Rob Hazer.

CDRA is built on nostalgia and is a throwback to the old CVRA days, except it’s specifically designed for the Capital District racing scene. Just six races on a diverse schedule will crown a champion who will earn hardware and some green for their efforts. A proverbial win-win for all involved.

For more information on CDRA visit http://www.cdraracing.com on the web. Fans and drivers can also find CDRA on Social Media at http://www.facebook.com/cdraracing. Be sure to save, like, and follow.

2024 CDRA Racing Series Schedule
Race #1 – May 19, 2024 (Glen Ridge) – DIRTcar East Sportsman Event
Race #2 – June 25, 2024 (Albany Saratoga) – Don Davies Memorial Night
Race #3 – July 28, 2024 (Glen Ridge) – Hall Of Fame Classic Night
Race #4 – August 17, 2024 (Lebanon Valley) – Halloween Night
Race #5 – August 31, 2024 (Lebanon Valley) – Mr. Dirt Track USA Night
Race #6 – September 20, 2024 (Albany Saratoga) – Malta Massive Weekend

CDRA is brought to you by marketing partners that include Albany-Saratoga Speedway, Lebanon Valley Speedway, Glen Ridge Motorsports Park, JAM Performance, Elmo’s Speed Supply, Fox Racing Shox, Finish Line Designs, Full Throttle R/C Raceway, Hazilla, DIRTcar Racing, Hoosier Racing Tire, VP Racing Fuels, and GM Performance 602 Crate Engines. Any information shared about participating Capital District tracks is obtained via website, social media, and/or track press. Information including but not limited to winners share, formats, laps, sponsors, or schedule dates are subject to change. Thank you for supporting Capital District Racing Association.