February 3rd, 2014 Four Cylinder
Champion Morich Looking Ahead to 2014
by Ray Hodge
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Back to back track Championships in two different divisions in two years
is just the beginning for Horseheads High School Sophomore
Nick Morich. The 15 year old from Horseheads has been racing
since he was 10. He started racing go Karts and had a very
successful start, racing at Cooks and Moes Karting tracks,
Nick would win 9 out of 14 features in his first year. I
have to say he showed me some serious talent says Nicks
father Bill Morich who also says Nick has worked very hard
to get where he is today.
Nicks talent and desire took father and son on a trip to South Carolina
where they looked at and purchased an INEX Bandolero. At the
age of 12, Nick would begin racing the Bandolero at the
Chemung Speedrome. In 2013 Nick ran the entire season at
Chemung and in a very close battle, he would win the track
Championship in the Bandolero over close competitor and
friend David French. Full Story
February 2nd, 2014 Carol Houssock
Returns to Chemung for 2014
by Ray Hodge
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With the ongoing changes for the 2014 season at the Chemung Speedrome,
long time race Announcer Carol Houssock will make her return
and be the voice of the Chemung Speedrome in 2014. Carol has
spent the last several years as the track Announcer at the
Clinton County Speedway on Friday nights and on Saturday
nights as the Co Announcer at Shangri-La 2, filling in for
long time Race Announcer Al Robinson who is recovering from
a stroke. After some changes at Clinton County and the
opportunity becoming available at Chemung, Carol made the
difficult choice to not return to Clinton County and start
her 20th season as a track Announcer at the Chemung
Speedrome, the track she called home for many years.
Houssock says she is very excited to return home to Chemung
and be reunited with Dano Williams as the Co Announcer for
2014. Full Story
January 3rd, 2014 Zacharias
Dedicates Championship Season To Grandmother
by Ray Hodge
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For the first time in his racing career, Jimmy Zacharias would start his
racing season without the presence of his grandmother by his
side. Shirley Zacharias lost her courageous battle with
cancer just months before the 2013 season began. That loss
would leave a large void for the entire Zacharias family and
with that emptiness, Jimmy would dedicate his entire season
to his rock, Grandmother Shirley Zacharias.
Coming up just a few points short of a championship at Chemung in 2012,
Jimmy would come back and dominate the entire 2013 season in
the Sunoco Modified division. His season started in the
warmth of Florida as he would run the Whelen modified tour
race at the Daytona international speedway in February. A
tough finish there would send Jimmy and crew back to New
York to begin his run towards a Chemung title as well as
running for the New York State championship. Full Story
January 2nd, 2014 Chemung
Looking Ahead To 2014 With Off Season Improvements
by Ray Hodge
. A great 2013 season came to an end at the track Championship Banquet in
November. Track owner John White, very happy with the 2013
season is already looking ahead to the 2014 season with some
big Improvements at the track during the off season.
A brand new 40 by 60 foot multi-purpose Tech and Storage building has
been completed. The building is located outside of turn 3
and 4 in the Legend pit area. The building is a much needed
addition to the Speedrome and will be put to work right away
in 2014. The 16 foot high building was originally slated to
be erected in the infield but after a lot of consideration,
the plan was changed to put the building outside of the
track so that fans would still have an open view of the
entire track. Full Story
November 26th, 2013 2013 Chemung
Speedrome Bandolero Champion David French
by Ray Hodge
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David French, an eighth grade honor student at Epiphany Catholic School
in Sayre PA. Is the Chemung Speedrome INEX Bandolero track
Champion for 2013.
David finished second in track points in 2012 in the Bandolero division
and In 2013 David came back as determined as ever and kicked
off the season with a big win over 2012 Champion Nick Morich.
The 13 year old son of David and Valerie French would go on
to win 9 more races in 2013 ending the season ten for ten
putting on a great show week in and week out on his way to
winning a track Championship.
David would also run at the Bethel Motor Speedway in the Bandolero and
have a very impressive season there as well. At Bethel,
David would start 27 races in 2013. He finished the season
with 17 top five finishes as well as 4 second place
finishes. David would finish the season third in points at
Bethel in 2013. His very impressive season at Bethel would
propel him to a Pennsylvania State Championship in the INEX
Bandolero Outlaw Division. Full Story
November 20th, 2013 Chemung Honors
6 Division Champions at 2013 Banquet
by Ray Hodge
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On Sunday November 3rd, Chemung Speedrome held its awards banquet and
dinner at the Athens Volunteer Fire Department. A great
turnout of Drivers, crew members, family and friends were on
hand as the Champions were crowned.
Throughout the winter months, I will be doing articles for the website
for each of the tracks six Champions. A great 2013 season at
Chemung has track owner John White looking forward to the
2014 season that looks to have a lot of promise as Friday
night racing will continue. By the end of November, a new
tech garage will be completed just outside of turns 3 and 4
in the Legend pit area. This along with some other upgrades
and additions to the schedule for the 2014 season will be a
great stride forward for Chemung and its Drivers and Fans. Full Story
August 31st, 2013 Chemung Finale
Crowns 6 Division Champions
by Ray Hodge
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The Chemung season ended Friday night the same way it started four months
ago, perfect weather, great car counts and the stands full
of the best fans in racing. All division titles were decided
before the nights action began which made for some good
racing from everyone including the champs looking for a big
win on the final night of the season.
The Sunoco Modifieds would see twin 25 lap features to end their season.
With first place in points going to Jimmy Zacharias, the
battle for second was a close one between Zack Curren and
Tony Hanbury separated by just three points starting the
night. TJ Zacharias and Tony Hanbury would start on the
front row of feature number one and continue that way until
lap twelve when contact from Hanbury sent Zacharias around
in turn 1 bringing out the first caution of the race.
Hanbury was sent to the rear on the restart for his role in
the caution. The restart saw Zack Curren and Jody Buckley on
the front row. Full Story
A great 2013 season came to an end at the track Championship Banquet in
November. Track owner John White, very happy with the 2013
season is already looking ahead to the 2014 season with some
big Improvements at the track during the off season. 
