Travis Bruno (33r) is named the 2026 Airborne Park Speedway champion for the 5th different time. The 2026 racing season came to a close Sunday night at Airborne Park Speedway as all six weekly divisions and the third Enduro of the season took to the track for Championship Sunday. With track titles still up for grabs in several divisions, fans were treated to an exciting night of racing that included dramatic championship battles, feature victories, and even a nearly two-hour rain delay before the final champions of the season were crowned. The night opened with the 40-lap Hartson Total Opening 358 Modified feature, paying $2,500 to the winner. Seventeen cars rolled onto the speedway for the season finale, and it did not take long for a battle to break out at the front between Tim Fuller and Chris Raabe. Raabe would eventually take control of the lead and never look back on his way to his third victory of the season. While Raabe was focused on the race win, the spotlight in the championship battle was on Felix Roy and Mike Mahaney. Entering the night, Mahaney needed only a fourth-place finish or better to secure his second consecutive track championship. Roy would finish third while Mahaney came home fourth, allowing Mahaney to claim the championship by seven points. Raabe's victory also helped solidify a top-five finish in the final season standings. The Rain Pro of Vermont Limited Sportsman Modifieds were next on the track for their 20-lap feature. Eleven cars took the green flag, but after just two laps, the skies opened up and heavy rain forced a delay that would last nearly two hours. Once racing resumed, Josh Patterson led the field back to green, but Bro Roberts and Gary English quickly made their way to the front. Roberts eventually took command and held off English to score his second victory of the season. English's second-place finish was more than enough to secure his first Limited Sportsman track championship. The JS Steel Sportsman Modifieds followed with their 40-lap, $1,500-to-win feature. Travis Bruno entered the evening with a 34-point advantage over Nick Heywood in the championship standings and officially clinched the title during the event, earning his fifth Airborne Park Speedway track championship. On the track, Bruno and Keith Pelkey battled for the early lead before Bruno established control. Behind him, Joey Scarbrough and Michael Wright put on impressive drives through the field after starting 11th and 15th, respectively. Despite the pressure, Bruno stayed strong out front and held on for his first victory of the season, capping off his championship campaign in style. The Renegades were next with a 20-lap feature that featured one of the closest championship battles of the night. Billy Thwaits entered the event with a 16-point lead over Shawn Duquette. Shawn Fountain led the early laps before Duquette charged to the front and took over the top spot. Duquette would go on to score his fifth victory of the season. However, Thwaits held the championship, knowing an eighth-place finish or better would secure the title. Thwaits finished fourth, claiming his first career track championship by six points over Duquette. Twelve Crown Vics then took the green flag for their 20-lap finale. Benjamin Deyo grabbed the early lead after a spirited battle with Scott Richner, but Richie Turner quickly worked his way forward from his sixth-place starting position. Once Turner reached the front, he drove away from the field to capture his seventh victory of the season. The win also secured Turner's first Crown Vic track championship as he finished the year 25 points ahead of the competition. The biggest field of the night belonged to the Mini Stocks, with 26 cars taking part in the 20-lap finale. Cody Young and Haiden Bourdeau battled for the lead during the opening stages before Young began to pull away. Late in the race, Joe Warren had other ideas. Warren charged to the front in the closing laps, taking over the lead and racing on to score his second victory of the season. The championship battle had largely been decided coming into the night as JP Corrow held a commanding 40-point lead over Jake Fountain. Corrow officially secured the title when he signed in for the event and later finished 12th. That result gave him the championship by 24 points over Fountain. The final race of the 2026 season was the third 40-lap Enduro of the year. Twenty-one drivers took part in the season-ending event, and when the checkered flag finally waved on the year, it was Jamie Whitney Jr. standing in Victory Lane after earning the Enduro victory. With the final checkered flag of the season now in the books, attention turns to the annual Night of Champions banquet, scheduled for December 5 at the Rainbow Banquet Hall, where the champions and top performers of the 2026 season will be honored and celebrated. Gallery

Cory Castel (10) gets around Jamy Begor (19) with a pass on the high side of turns 1 and 2 to capture his first career Sportsman Modified win. PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — With the 2026 championship season entering its final stretch, Airborne Park Speedway hosted its annual Make-A-Wish Night on Saturday evening, featuring a full card of racing highlighted by Twin 20-lap features for the JS Steel Sportsman Modifieds. By night's end, several championship battles had tightened while others saw contenders create valuable breathing room with only two races remaining. The evening began with the Crown Vic division, where nine competitors answered the call for a 20-lap feature. Trevor Jaques led the field to green and quickly established himself at the front, but all eyes were soon focused on eighth-place starter Richie Turner. Turner methodically worked his way through traffic before taking the lead in the opening laps. Once out front, he pulled away from the field and drove to his fifth victory of the season. The win proved doubly important as points leader Scott Richner struggled to a sixth-place finish, allowing Turner to leave the night with a four-point advantage atop the standings. The first of two JS Steel Sportsman Modified features saw 15 cars take the green flag. Cory Castell and Jamy Begor put on a spirited battle for the lead early in the event before Castell gradually found another gear. As the laps wound down, Castell stretched his advantage and crossed the finish line first to record the first Sportsman Modified victory of his career. Begor settled for second while championship leader Travis Bruno completed the podium in third. Bruno's solid finish, combined with a tenth-place result for title rival Heywood, allowed him to increase his championship edge to 16 points. Castell remained fifth in the standings, 52 points back and still within striking distance entering the season's final two events. The Hartson Total Opening 358 Modifieds then took center stage for their 30-lap main event. Chris Raabe started on the front row and wasted little time establishing control of the race. While Raabe drove away from the field, championship contenders Mike Mahaney and Felix Roy mounted impressive charges from tenth and eleventh starting positions. Both worked their way into the top three but were unable to challenge Raabe for the victory. Raabe collected his second win of the season and climbed to sixth in the standings. Meanwhile, Roy's strong finish cut Mahaney's championship lead to just nine points. The Renegades feature provided another chapter in the division's title fight. Steven Bresette led the opening laps before Billy Thwaits stormed to the front. Thwaits faced persistent challenges from Nathaniel Guay and Brad Bushey throughout the race but never relinquished the top spot. The victory was his seventh of the season and allowed him to expand his points lead to ten markers after Shawn Duquette recorded a fifth-place finish. In the Rain Pro of Vermont Limited Sportsman Modified division, Antony Boissonnault appeared poised to score his first career victory after leading much of the 20-lap contest. However, championship leader Gary English steadily reeled him in during the closing laps. English eventually made the winning pass and drove away to earn his third victory of the year. The win extended his points lead to 15 over Bro Roberts, while defending champion Kobe Hernandez remained third in the standings, 36 points out of the lead. The second Sportsman Modified feature may have produced the most exciting battle of the evening. Codie Aubin and Travis Bruno traded the lead during the early stages before Caleb Drugan emerged as a contender after starting eighth. Following a restart, Drugan worked his way around Bruno and took command of the race. Late in the event, Mike Wright charged spectacularly from 15th on the grid to challenge for the victory, but Drugan held firm to claim his second win of the season. Wright finished second ahead of Aubin, while Bruno's consistency proved valuable in the championship race. With Heywood struggling throughout both features, Bruno's lead ballooned to 32 points with only two races remaining. The Mini Stocks brought 25 cars to the speedway for a thrilling 15-lap feature. J.J. Laporte controlled the early laps while fending off challenges from Nick Harnden. Points leader J.P. Corrow steadily advanced from 13th starting position and joined the fight for the lead late in the race. A late caution set up a dramatic restart, and Corrow edged Laporte in a thrilling side-by-side finish at the checkered flag to score his second victory of the season. With Speedy Bresette finishing fifth, Corrow increased his championship lead to 45 points. The evening concluded with a 40-lap Enduro. After surviving the chaos and attrition that traditionally accompany the division, Lopes emerged victorious. The win helped him maintain a 14-point advantage in the standings heading into the closing weeks of the season. As Round 12 came to a close, several championship battles remain undecided, while others are beginning to take shape as contenders separate themselves from the field. Airborne Park Speedway now turns its attention to September 3, when the track hosts its penultimate event of the season. The evening will be highlighted by a 50-lap JS Steel Sportsman Modified feature paying $1,500 to win, setting the stage for another crucial night in the race toward the 2026 championships. 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Evan Roberts (50) chases down Jamy Begor (19) with seven laps to go to get the win and cash in the $2,000. PLATTSBURGH — After three consecutive weeks lost to weather, Airborne Park Speedway roared back to life on Thursday, July 2, with a packed feature‑only program highlighted by the Firecracker 44 for the Sportsman Modifieds. With extreme heat pushing the start time to 8 p.m., six divisions took the track and delivered a full night of action as several championship battles tightened heading into mid‑summer. Thirteen Mini Stocks opened the evening with the first of two 20‑lap features. The race quickly settled into a three‑car fight among Nick Harnden, Haiden Bordeaux, and Randy Martin. Harnden controlled the pace throughout and secured his first win of the season, moving into ninth in the standings as he begins to chase down points leader Jake Fountain. The RainPro of Vermont Limited Sportsman Modifieds followed with 13 cars answering the call for their 25‑lap feature. Josh Patterson paced the early laps while Cody Gregoopoulos kept him in range, but the charge came from the fourth row as Brogan Roberts and Gary English worked forward. The pair eventually overtook Patterson and staged a tight late‑race duel, with Roberts claiming his first Airborne win of the season. The victory trims English’s points lead to nine. Ten Renegades rolled out next for their 25‑lap feature. Billy Thwaits and Nathaniel Guay battled early before Thwaits steadily pulled away, earning his third win of the season. Guay and Shawn Duquette completed the top three. Thwaits continues to close in on Duquette’s championship lead, now down to 22 points. The night’s main event, the Firecracker 44 for the Sportsman Modifieds, saw Jamy Begor jump to the early lead and fend off challenges from Lonnie Rivers and Jason McClatchie. As the laps wound down, Evan Roberts mounted a charge, taking the lead with seven laps remaining and driving off to claim the $2,000 victory. Begor finished second with McClatchie third. Points leader Nick Heywood finished fifth, and Roberts’ win cuts Heywood’s advantage to 21 points. Thirteen Crown Vics took the green for their 20‑lap feature, with Josh Muir leading early before Richie Turner and Trevor Jaques reeled him in. Turner crossed the line first, but a post‑race rules infraction handed the win to Jaques, who now moves into the points lead by 20 over Scott Richner after three races. The second Mini Stock feature produced another three‑car thriller featuring Speedy Bressette, Jamie Whitney Jr., and Kenny Tourville. Bressette made a dramatic last‑lap pass to earn his second win of the season, moving him up to sixth in the standings. The night concluded with the 50‑lap Enduro, where 22 cars took the track. Nick Cain led early over Nathan Mitchell, but Michael Wright stormed from the rear, took command, and dominated the race by lapping most of the field en route to the first Enduro victory of the season. Airborne Park Speedway returns Thursday, July 9, with a full makeup program featuring all five weekly divisions as the track continues to work through its early‑season rainouts. Gallery