Rich Vleck, BATAVIA, NY, (July 3, 2021)- A mild July night and a brief sprinkle during intermission provided a tacky surface at Genesee Speedway, which was the perfect recipe for excellent racing to kick off the holiday weekend in style. On Stirling Lubricants Night, the Stirling Lubricants Sportsman ran for…
Rich Vleck, BATAVIA, NY, (June 26, 2021)- A warm night brought out a host of repeat winners, but at the end of the night, one driver was able to claim their first feature victory of 2021 with an impressive performance. Paul Grigsby had run fairly well in his Late Model…
Rich Vleck, BATAVIA, NY, (June 17, 2021)- An “ordinary” night at Genesee Speedway was anything but as a Thursday Night Thunder event saw three drivers capture their first career win in Batavia, including one who won the biggest Mini Stock race of the year. The special race was being held…
By Rich Vleck, (BATAVIA, NY), June 12, 2021- A perfect night for racing saw six different feature winners, all of whom had already secured a win at Genesee Speedway in 2021. Bill Holmes ran to his third win of the season in the Late Models. Holmes, of East Concord, started…
Rich Vleck, BATAVIA, NY, (June 5, 2021)- Jeremy Wonderling is known as “Mr. Excitement”, but on Saturday Night, Wonderling made sure that the battle for the win in the Late Model Feature was anything but. On a warm and windy night, Wonderling, of Wellsville, drove away to win the 25-lap…
Rich Vleck, BATAVIA, NY, (May 29, 2021)- Last week Jeremy Wonderling had a “bad brake” when his brakes gave out while leading the Late Model Feature; this week he caught a “good break” that saved his strong run and enabled him to pick up a $2,000 payday. Wonderling, of Wellsville,…
Rich Vleck, BATAVIA, NY, (May 22, 2021)- On a night sponsor by Close Racing Supply, tight action would be the story throughout the night with incredible action producing great storylines in Victory Lane. Dave DuBois had waited a long time to get back to Victory Lane, so when he saw…
Rich Vleck, BATAVIA, NY, (May 15, 2021)- When John Zimmerman pulled the No. 12 starting position for the $1300-to-win Brian Ace Sr. Memorial Street Stock Feature, he did not think he would end up in Victory Lane, but a strong car, along with some luck on his side, would help…
Rich Vleck, BATAVIA, NY, (May 8, 2021)- It’s not every day a sprint car race is held in Batavia, in fact Saturday Night was the first time in 13 years a touring sprint show invaded Genesee Speedway. When all was said and done, those in attendance had plenty to remember…
Rich Vleck, BATAVIA, NY, (May 1, 2021)- The 2021 season got underway without at Genesee Speedway on Saturday Night, but it was not without interruption. Rains moved across the Genesee County Fairgrounds during the first feature of the night, causing a delay, and then reappeared again after the second feature,…
Rich Vleck, BATAVIA, NY, (September 26, 2020)- In what was the 11th and final race of the season, mid-summer conditions met the competitors that took on the Genesee Speedway one last time in 2020. Not only was the weather perfect, so too was the track which provided a perfect setting…
Rich Vleck, BATAVIA, NY, (September 19, 2020)- On a chilly night that is technically still part of summer, six drivers got to use this postseason race to capture their first wins at Genesee in 2020. Speedway promoter Jim Johnson is always aiming to put on a good for the fans,…
Rich Vleck, BATAVIA, NY, (August 29, 2020)- A breezy night in Batavia saw nearly 100 cars battle a unique race surface with six championship battles on the line. In the end, two invaders claimed their first wins at Genesee Speedway in 2020 while four other drivers went to Victory Lane…
Rich Vleck, BATAVIA, NY, (August 22, 2020)- A hot a dry night in Batavia produced a unique night of racing at the Genesee Speedway, with 98 different cars utilizing lines not seen every Saturday Night on the 1/3-mile. The results were also different too, with new names heading to Victory…
Rich Vleck, BATAVIA, NY, (August 15, 2020)- On a night when storms and showers were present all around Genesee County and even put a 40-minute delay on action during the heat races, skies cleared enough to provide good racing on a great race surface for the seventh race of the…
Rich Vleck, BATAVIA, NY, (August 8, 2020)- In the return to racing at the Genesee Speedway for the first time in three weeks, five of the six feature winners captured their first win in Batavia this season. The most notable first-time winner was Austin Hauser, where the phrase “It’s never…
Rich Vleck, BATAVIA, NY, (July 18, 2020)- On a night when four of the five winners on opening night in June would go back to Victory Lane, the story was made by the one driver that scored his first win in thrilling fashion. Sometimes first-time winners get a victory by…
Rich Vleck, BATAVIA, NY, (July 9, 2020)- A scorching-hot afternoon in Genesee County turned in to a combustible evening as lightning danced around the Genesee Speedway; thankfully the only thing that hit the 1/3-mile oval were nearly 100 race cars on a near-perfect race surface. With fans back in the…
Rich Vleck, BATAVIA, NY, (July 4, 2020)- A historic night at Genesee Speedway featuring the return of fans, fireworks and a full moon was accompanied by a full pit area with 106 cars in competition. The return to normalcy so saw familiar winners return back to Victory Lane as well…
Rich Vleck, BATAVIA, NY, (June 26, 2020)- It was a rare Friday Night race at Genesee with a new division and 100 cars in the pits, but the results looked very similar to the opening night with the top drivers visiting Victory Lane. Jimmy Johnson dominated the RUSH Late Models…
Rich Vleck, BATAVIA, NY, (June 11, 2020)- In what was easily one of the most unique events in history of the Genesee Speedway, some familiar names made their presence known to get their 2020 season started off on the right foot. Pepsi presented a Five Star Program on Thursday Night…
Rich Vleck, BATAVIA, NY, (October 13, 2018)- Two months after its original date, the long-awaited return of the Big Block Modifieds at Genesee Speedway took to life on a chilly afternoon with a host of drivers hungry to claim the final checkered flag of the season at Genesee, in the…
Rich Vleck, BATAVIA, NY, (September 16, 2018)- After his win on Saturday Night in the preliminary Late Model feature, Jason Genco declared that he had unfinished business to take care of, looking for redemption on his heartbreak in 2017; on Sunday Night he refused to give up the lead and…
Rich Vleck, BATAVIA, NY, (September 15, 2018)- Jason Genco continued his amazing season at the Genesee Speedway on Saturday Night, as he captured the opening night of the Topless Crate Nationals for the second year in a row. Genco, of Frewsburg, NY, dominated the 25-lap, $1,500-to-win feature, holding a healthy…
Rich Vleck, BATAVIA, NY, (September 1, 2018)- In what is the final weekly event for the 360 Late Models at Genesee Speedway, John Zimmerman made sure to leave with good memories, as he led wire-to-wire to win the 25-lap, $1,000-to-win finale presented by Johnson Automotive. Zimmerman, of Burt, was able…