Champion Speedway

344 East River Drive
Owego, New York 13827

Champion Speedway
by Jason Bonsignore

Teenage Takeover at Champion Speedway!

It was a terrible start to the 2025 racing season for all motorsports facilities in the Northeast with the record amount of rainfall and although it also suffered harshly financially, Champion Speedway in Nichols braved the storm so to speak and recently had the most Speedway motorcycle racing entries at it's July 12th event of any Speedway track in the Country!

The great news about the competitor base this season has been the Youth movement! Veteran 5-time track Champion, Casey Donholt, still leads the points and Scratch main event wins column at Champion with 3, but what is happening just behind him has been the big story! Caleb "The Flying Mullet" Stewart, a 19 year old from Apalachin has won 2 scratch mains and a handicap final, 17 year old, "Fast" Albert Smith of Maine has won a handicap main and has had several top 3 finishes, 17 year old, Levi "The Hornet" Harris of Windsor, has made several main events, 22 year old "GP" Jonny Oakden of Rochester, had a top 3 night, and 23 year old "Downtown" Dalton Oakden of Maine, won a handicap feature at Action Park East! Reigning Champion Speedway Track Champion, "Sideways" Spencer Portararo, only 25, has had several top 3's and is knocking on the door for his first win of the year.

The East Coast Junior program, headed by Powersports X out of Vestal, has been a huge success! The Spectro Oil sponsored program is thriving and has led to a very exciting venture in October the top Junior racers from the West Coast will all be traveling here to take on our very best in a 2 day event!

Already committed are 12 racers from California and the list is expected to grow! Several 14 year olds have had a lot of success this season leading the way is points leader, Cody "The Kid" Pierce, of Candor, who has been winning Division 2 Main events against adults already, along with 150cc and 250cc class wins. Joel "The Pirate" Farwell of Apalachin has won several 150cc finals and last week's winner was another 14 year old, Macoley Saunders, from Binghamton!

The future looks promising for our young rider crop!

Champion races again on August 2 and 16 and plays host to the US Open National Championships Finals Labor Day weekend! There are already 8 out of State guest stars confirmed for it and current AMA US National Champion, Broc Nicol, is likely coming!

More information can be found at www.eastcoastspeedway.com. July 22, 2025

Caleb Stewart by Kelly Klees

Albert Smith by Steve Koletar

Cody Pierce by Kelly Klees