After wet weather cancelled last Saturday’s racing program, the 2018 season at Saratoga Speedway comes down to one last night with championships up for grabs in all seven classes this Saturday night.
The Saturday program was to be the championship night for the Modifides and Bomber cars. Due to the rainout, they will join the Hornet cars, Crash to Pass, Mad Max and Road Runners this Saturday in what will be a rain or shine event.
The program, which will feature a fireworks show, will bring an end to the 50th season for the Black Creek oval, which was built in 1968 as the Oyster River Speedway before the name change to Saratoga Speedway in 1981.
Heading into the last race, three of the point championships have been clinched, leaving the other four up for grabs. The closest battle is the Bombers, where only 17 points separate Boston Larsen and Chad Taks, while Charlie Akerman is only 63 behind Larsen.
The Crash to Pass point battle has Troy Ordano holding onto a 54-point lead on Chris Campbell. In Hornet car point battles, Raymond Fortier has a 97-point lead on Nigel Neufeld in the A class. In the B class, James Laidlaw has a 160-point advantage over Aiden Sandirson.
The classes that have championships clinched are Mad Max with Danielle Dunn, 248 points ahead of Damon Dunn. Josh Taks has a 278-point lead over Garrett Ann Rosner in the Road Runners, while Chris Beaulieu leads Peter Mulion by 238 in the Modifides — all point differences that cannot be overtaken on one race night.
The last race of 2018 features all seven local classes, an always entertaining season-ending fireworks show, and running rain or shine are all great reasons to make one last visit to Saratoga Speeday in its 50th season.