Friday night, there's racing at the paved oval track and the drag strip at Orlando Speed World in Bithlo, and Saturday night, the dirt oval on the grounds, Orange
County Raceway, is scheduled to race mini sprints.
Also racing Saturday: Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Auburndale Speedway, Citrus County Speedway in Inverness and Orange
County Raceway in Bithlo.
Not exact matches
It was set in Modesto, California, 1962, but filmed largely in Marin
County, with much of the action taking place along a thinly disguised Fourth Street in San Rafael, just 15 miles south of Sonoma
Raceway.
Reporting this week revealed that the City of Saratoga Springs and Saratoga
County were not listed as involved agencies in an environmental assessment form filed by the Saratoga Casino and
Raceway.
The Business Council members attending or being represented at Tourism Action Day included: Albany
County Convention & Visitors Bureau, American Express, BBL Hospitality, Destiny USA, Inns of Aurora, LLC, The Desmond Hotel & Conference Center, Empire City Casino at Yonkers
Raceway, Empire Resorts, Inc., Fox Run Vineyards, Inc., Fulton Montgomery Regional Chamber of Commerce, Gideon Putnam Resort and Spa, IN New York & Where magazines, The Lodge at Welch Allyn, New York Power Authority, Niagara Honeymoon Sweets, New York Wine & Culinary Center, New York Wine & Grape Foundation, Palace Theatre, Plattsburgh Chamber of Commerce, The Sagamore, Saratoga Casino &
Raceway, Saratoga Convention & Tourism Bureau, Tri-City Valley Cats, VisitRochester, and the Wyoming
County Chamber & Tourism.
In Saratoga Springs, home to a Racino, the city council came out against «upgrading» to a casino model, prompting developer Saratoga Casino And
Raceway to look to places like Newburgh in Orange
County and East Greenbush in Rensselaer
County as potential casino sites.
Finger Lakes Gaming and
Raceway filed a lawsuit arguing that the state casino location board hadn't taken into account how the license awarded to the Lago casino project in Seneca
County would affect existing gambling venues.
It was supposed to move to the new Central New York
Raceway Park in Hastings, Oswego
County.
Central New York
Raceway Park is a big racing complex being built in Oswego
County by Donnelly, the entrepreneur who started Super DIRT Week and ran it for 33 years.
The newly adopted resolution is aimed at protecting video lottery terminal casinos that are attached to Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens and Yonkers
Raceway in Westchester
County, as well as the under - construction Montreign Resort Casino in Sullivan
County in the southern Catskill Mountains.
In the end, foes of a casino won and the owners of Saratoga Casino and
Raceway instead submitted proposals for locations Rensselaer and Dutchess
counties.
Saratoga Casino and
Raceway is applying for two projects, with resorts proposed in East Greenbush near Albany, and a second in Orange
County.
Elsewhere in the region, the Saratoga
County Board of Supervisors voted to show its own support for a casino project in East Greenbush in Rennselaer
County, a project as part of a partnership between the Saratoga Casino and
Raceway and Churchill Downs.
The Empire Resorts selection allows the company — which already operates Monticello Casino &
Raceway, a harness track and racino in Sullivan
County — to formally apply to the state Gaming Commission for a license, likely a formality.
This year, the Saratoga
County Board of Supervisors and
County Racing Committee have both passed resolutions in unaninmous support of an expansion of casino gambling at Saratoga Casino and
Raceway, if Saratoga
County is chosen as a viable location in the Capital Region area.
Over the years, we have seen few ill effects on Saratoga Springs or Saratoga
County from Saratoga Casino and
Raceway.
Developer Tom Wilmot is proposing a performing arts center with a plan to hire 400 full - time employees from Rochester to work at the Batavia OTB, Finger Lakes
Raceway and Wilmot's future Lago Resort and Casino in Seneca
County.
Other organizations have also submitted their application materials, including Rochester - based developer David Flaum, who seeks to build a resort - style casino and waterpark at Exit 23 in Albany, and the owners of Saratoga Casino and
Raceway, looking to build a 100,000 - square foot facility in Rensselaer
County's East Greenbush off Route 4.
Hudson Valley Casino & Resort: Newburgh, Orange
County, by Saratoga Casino and
Raceway and Rush Street Gaming.
Rita Cox, senior vice president of marketing for Saratoga Casino and
Raceway, said the region would receive $ 51 million in annual revenue and that Orange
County and the town of Newburgh would receive $ 6.85 million in annual revenue each.
TOWN OF NEWBURGH >> Saratoga Casino and
Raceway, which operates a harness track and video slots in Saratoga Springs, has unveiled plans for a casino on state Route 17K, across from Stewart International Airport and Orange
County Choppers.
Capital View Casino & Resort: East Greenbush, Rensselaer
County, by Saratoga Casino and
Raceway and Churchill Downs.
What's next: The battle to secure the four casino licenses is already heated — especially in Saratoga
County, where combatants are lining up on either side of an expected bid by the Saratoga Casino &
Raceway.
At the meeting, senior vice president of marketing for Saratoga Casino and
Raceway Rita Cox continued to portray the project as «an economic game - changer» for the town, Rensselaer
County and East Greenbush.
Saratoga Casino and
Raceway recently proposed a new destination resort casino for Rensselaer
County: the Town of East Greenbush submitted a $ 1 million application fee without public input.
The Onondaga
County Legislature on Wednesday rescinded its year - old endorsement of a proposed «racino» — a harness
raceway with video lottery terminals — in Cicero.
Saratoga Casino
Raceway & Capital View Casino and Resort presenters insisted their regional - themed venue planned for Rensselaer
County would complement the existing Racino, not jeopardize it.
WeatherTech
Raceway Laguna Seca is located in a Monterey
County park and throughout most of the year (except on major event weekends, when a ticket is required) the public is encouraged to come and visit the spectacular setting.
Also scheduled for Saturday racing: East Bay
Raceway Park in Gibsonton, New Smyrna Speedway, Ocala Speedway, Auburndale Speedway, Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville and Citrus
County Speedway in Inverness.
Orlando Speed World drag strip and oval track in Bithlo are both in action tonight, as are New Smyrna Speedway, Auburndale Speedway, Citrus
County Speedway in Inverness, Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville and East Bay
Raceway Park in Gibsonton.
And on Saturday, there's racing at Auburndale Speedway, East Bay
Raceway Park in Gibsonton, Citrus
County Speedway in Inverness and Putnam
County Speedway in Satsuma, which is back in action after a three - month layoff.
Saturday night, Citrus
County Speedway in Inverness will have a regular schedule, plus figure - eight racing; East Bay
Raceway Park in Gibsonton has renamed its show the Lonnie Prevatt Memorial, in honor of the tracks late founder; and there's regular racing at New Smyrna Speedway and Auburndale Speedway.
Mazda
Raceway Laguna Seca and the Monterey
County community have been linked closely throughout the 60 - year history of the iconic road course.
«It means a great deal for Mazda
Raceway Laguna Seca and our title sponsor to be recognized by the Monterey
County Board of Supervisors,» said Gill Campbell, CEO and general manager of Mazda
Raceway Laguna Seca.
Mazda
Raceway Laguna Seca also contributes hundreds of thousands of dollars to charities throughout Monterey
County annually.
Monterey
County District 5 Supervisor Mary Adams presented the resolution to Mazda
Raceway Laguna Seca with Michael Smith, president of the SCRAMP board of governors, and Gill Campbell, CEO and general manager of Mazda
Raceway Laguna Seca, accepting on its behalf.
Mazda
Raceway Laguna Seca annually hosts world - class motorsports events that bring thousands of unique visitors and generate millions of dollars of revenue to Monterey
County.
With the SPCA for Monterey
County and Mazda
Raceway Laguna Seca located just across Highway 68 from each other, Mazda and its employees have been longtime supporters of the SPCA.
Also racing Saturday: Auburndale Speedway, Ocala Speedway, Citrus
County Speedway in Inverness, East Bay
Raceway Park in Gibsonton, Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville and New Smyrna Speedway, which hosts the TBARA sprint cars.
Other tracks racing Saturday: Auburndale Speedway, Citrus
County Speedway in Inverness, Ocala Speedway, New Smyrna Speedway, Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville and East Bay
Raceway Park in Gibsonton.
Also in action this weekend: Orlando Speed World's oval and drag strips in Bithlo will be racing Friday night, and Saturday, the racing is at New Smyrna Speedway, Citrus
County Speedway in Inverness, Auburndale Speedway, Ocala Speedway, Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, and East Bay
Raceway Park in Gibsonton.
There's Saturday racing at New Smyrna Speedway, Ocala Speedway, Citrus
County Speedway in Inverness, Auburndale Speedway, Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, and East Bay
Raceway Park in Gibsonton.
Also in action Saturday: Auburndale Speedway, Citrus
County Speedway in Inverness, East Bay
Raceway Park in Gibsonton and Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville.
Also in action Saturday: New Smyrna Speedway, Ocala Speedway, Auburndale Speedway, Citrus
County Speedway in Inverness, East Bay
Raceway Park in Gibsonton and Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville.
Tonight, there's racing at Orlando Speed World in Bithlo, Auburndale Speedway, New Smyrna Speedway, East Bay
Raceway Park in Gibsonton, Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville and Citrus
County Speedway in Inverness.
Also running Saturday: New Smyrna Speedway, Auburndale Speedway, East Bay
Raceway Park in Gibsonton, Ocala Speedway and Citrus
County Speedway in Inverness.
Saturday, there's oval track racing at Citrus
County Speedway in Inverness, New Smyrna Speedway, Auburndale Speedway, Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, and East Bay
Raceway in Gibsonton.
According to The Drive, the school owes $ 239,617 to Road Atlanta, $ 169,568 to Mazda
Raceway Laguna Seca owner Monterey
County, and $ 112,000 to Mid-Ohio along with additional track rent owed to other
raceways around the country.
Other tracks planning an early start include Citrus
County, which will run the second half of the Winter Spectacular on Jan. 17; Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, with a two - day show on Jan. 17 and 18, and East Bay
Raceway Park in Gibsonton, which begins its 17 - day Winternationals on Jan. 22.
Also in action tonight: Citrus
County Speedway in Inverness, Auburndale Speedway, Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville and East Bay
Raceway Park in Gibsonton.