ROC back in action on Sunday at Utica-Rome Speedway

Binghamton, NY … After a very successful opening weekend at the Selinsgrove Speedway in mid March the Race of Champions Dart Dirt Modified Tour is gearing up for their third race of the season. This Sunday at the Utica –Rome Speedway the RoC is proud once again to sanction the Victoria 200, which is easily the biggest race of the young racing season.

Last year Danny Johnson won the $10,000 first place prize and he will be back to defend his title driving the Mike Petruska Racing owned, Atlas Paving sponsored ride. Danny won the Insinger Performance Products Icebreaker II 50 at Selinsgrove, which gives Danny a guaranteed $1,000 starting spot for Sunday.

Defending and two time consecutive RoC champion Pat Ward who also won the Utica – Rome Speedway track championship last year will be on hand. Pat in his Gypsum Express sponsored, John & Laura Wight owned Bicknell are also a guaranteed starter on Sunday due to winning a qualifying race earlier this racing season.

Johnson and Ward are only two of the drivers who will be on hand looking to win the prestigious Victoria 200. The $10,000 to win 200 lap race, which pays an impressive $1,000 to start, will draw the best in the racing business to the Vernon, NY half miler on Sunday.

Times for this Sunday sees all gates opening at Noon with hot laps starting at 3:15 Sunday afternoon and the first heat race getting the green at four o’clock sharp. For more information on the Victoria 200 please contact RoC at 607 – 775 – 5555 or Utica – Rome at 315 – 829 – 4557. More information can also be found on the World Wide Web at; www.rocdirt.com or www.uticaromespeedway.com.

The current top 15 in RoC points are; Pat Ward – 65, Danny Johnson – 60, Billy Decker – 55, Duane Howard – 55, Jeff Strunk – 55, Craig Von Dohren – 55, Ryan Godown – 54, Brett Hearn – 51, Stewart Friesen – 48, Matt Sheppard – 48, Joey Grammes – 47, Jimmy Horton, Jr. – 46, Larry Wight – 43, Michael Storms – 40, Ray Swinehart – 40.

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