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Double the Pressure: North Region & Elite Points on the Line Sunday at Utica-Rome New Yorker 50

Written by Chris Moore

VERNON, NY Double the pressure.

The Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco is set for a pivotal race at Utica-Rome Speedway on Sunday, Sept. 4.

F.X. Caprara Car Companies presents the 29th running of the historic New Yorker™ and the 18th running on dirt after the first 11 were contested on asphalt.

The New Yorker™ serves as a points-paying race for both the Halmar International Elite™ Series and the River Valley Builders North Region.

The purse for the New Yorker™ totals over $80,000, with $1,000 reserved for the 16th-place finisher and $500 to take the green flag, the standard for the new Elite™ Series.

For the Elite™ Series, the 50-lap affair is Round No. 3 of the six-race series with Ringoes, N.J.™s Ryan Godown atop the standings thus far.

The champion of the six-race series earns a $25,000 paycheck at the end of the year. The Elite™ Series offers a $69,000 point fund distributed amongst the top-12 in the year end standings.

Savannah, N.Y.™s Matt Sheppard meanwhile sets the standard for the River Valley Builders North Region, leading by a healthy 60 points heading into Round No. 8 of the tour.

Top-12 in the North Region standings split a $46,650 point fund with $15,000 of it allocated to the champion.

The Labor Day weekend special sits at a pivotal point in the season for both regions, as the Elite™ Series hits the halfway point on the season, while the North Region has two races remaining following the New Yorker.™

The Worthington Industries Crate 602 Sportsman, Next Generation Graphix Pro Stocks and Fastline Performance Limited Sportsman of Utica-Rome Speedway join the Sunday program.

Two days prior to the New Yorker 50,™ Utica-Rome Speedway hosts its Championship Night on Sept. 2, making it a full weekend of racing at the Route 5 oval.

The entire night of racing, along with every STSS race in 2022, will be broadcast LIVE on FloRacing (www.floracing.tv).

Utica-Rome Speedway is located at 5591 NY-5 (Seneca Turnpike) Vernon, NY 13476. The official website is www.uticaromespeedway.com and can be reached by phone at 315.953.4097.  Like Utica-Rome Speedway on Facebook or follow us on Twitter @UR_Speedway.

To learn more about the Short Track Super Series Fueled By Sunoco, visit www.shorttracksuperseries.com, e-mail bdmotorsportsmedia@gmail.com, check out Short Track Super Series™ on Facebook or @ShortTrackSS on Twitter or Instagram.

The Short Track Super Series is presented by American Racer/Lias Tire, Sunoco Race Fuel, Insinger Performance, FloSports, Bob Hilbert Sportswear, Halmar International, River Valley Builders, Hurlock Auto & Speed, Velocita-USA, St. Lawrence Radiology, Design for Vision & Sunglass Central, Belmont™s Garage, Precision Hydraulic & Oil, Prime MAC Tools, F.X. Caprara Car Companies, Behrent™s Performance Warehouse, Beyea Custom Headers, Bicknell Racing Products, Dirt Track Digest, EIBACH, Elite Welder Testing & Training, Flach Performance Products, Henry™s Exhaust, Hig Fab, Penske Racing Shocks, Schultz Racing Fuel Cells, Spyder Filters, Superior Remodeling, Teo-Pro Car, VAHLCO, Wegner Automotive & Wilwood.

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