Archive for August, 2009

Mother Nature is obviously one wicked woman and not a racing fan as once again she turned on the faucets high above the Accord Speedway and brought a quick halt to the proposed racing action planned this evening for the Ulster County facility. While many other racing facilities were bowing to the wet elements, the one redeeming factor is the lady has no preference as to who will feel her power when the skies let loose. More >

Another exhilirating evening of exciting racing highlighted the Wednesday night action at the Accord Speedway as the eleventh Midweek Madness show was presented for a nice crowd on hand for the quick-hitting racing program. Promoter Gary Palmer had his quarter mile speedplant in tip-top racing condition and the great competition responded with some superb racing action that again saw some of the finishes settled at the start/finish line. More >

With the forces of Mother Nature once again rising to the occasion, the gates at the Accord Speedway will once again remained closed this evening. The cancellation brings the grand total of rainouts this year to ten for the Friday night shows and another two for the Wednesday night shows. The last two Friday evenings the shows had gone on as scheduled and all postponed races were caught up leading into the Friday show that was featuring Mid Hudson Concrete as the headline sponsor More >

Accord Speedway was able to complete it’s tenth Wednesday evening Midweek Madness show despite the fact pockets of rain were scattered throughout the Hudson Valley a good part of the day. Promoter Gary Palmer had his quarter mile speedplant in tip-top racing condition and the great competition responded with some superb racing action as most race finishes were not settled until the checkered flag fell from starter Bob Ryder. More >

Another beautiful summer day in the Hudson Valley greeted a large enthusiastic crowd and a full field of talented racers as the Accord Speedway was successful in presenting only their ninth racing show of the 2009 racing season. The panoramic setting and the racing events that followed had the fans wanting more of the same as Rochester, New York’s racing doctor Danny Johnson was able to secure a new ride with fellow New Yorker Mike Trautschold and go on to capture his fourth win of the 2009 season at the Ulster County Speedplant. More >

With rain falling throughout the Hudson Valley on Wednesday, the prospects of starting a show let alone completing one seemed like just another sad story in a 2009 racing season that has seen Mother Nature halt one racing show after another all along the East Coast. Promoter Gary Palmer soldiered on and the rain held off long enough to complete the ninth Midweek Madness show of the season that was bolstered by the largest crowd of the season and a full field of racers that put on some dazzling performances in all divisions at the speedway. More >

The sun was shining brightly on the Accord Speedway Friday evening as the speedway resumed racing action for a Friday night show for the first time since July 10th. The loyal racing fans and the great contingent of racers showed their support the speedway came out in full force as the speedway hosted a great racing program that saw Jackie Brown Jr capture his first win in a couple of seasons and Jerry Higbie in his first pairing with the Mike Petruska Atlas Paving Team More >