CDRA’s Second Season’s Title Chase To Pay Handsomely; Begins At Albany Saratoga April 18th
Story By: HAZER / CAPITAL DISTRICT RACING ASSOCIATION – FONDA, NY – Season Two of the JAM Performance CDRA Racing Series presented by Elmo’s Speed Supply is full throttle into 2025 with a big leap in payouts to the top 10 final point drivers including $2,025 to the champion.
The schedule for this coming season starts and finishes at the great race place, Albany-Saratoga Speedway.
It would be an understatement to note that Chris Reckner and his father before him have done so much to give back to the Capital District racing community. Elmo, the innovator of the speed supply business passed the proprietor torch to Chris to travel the country with his wife in retirement. Chris expanded the business to include the wildly successful JAM Performance and consulting.
JAM Performance and Elmo’s Speed Supply are both located at 861 Saratoga Road, in Burnt Hills NY. Elmo’s offers quality new or used parts up to and including race ready rolling race rods. JAM Performance and Consulting is known for their winning formula of suspension components, setups, and service that gives drivers the victorious edge.
So, how did JAM Performance and Elmo’s Speed Supply help CDRA make season two bigger and better? In 2025 they’ve made it possible for CDRA to offer a healthy $2,025 to the champion of the six-race series. That’s not all. They also made it possible to reward 5th in points $425 and 10th in points $250. Surely one can imagine what the other final point spots are valued at.
“I’m still recovering from a pretty serious health scare that took me off my feet for nearly six months, so I struck up a conversation with Chris (Reckner). He asked about CDRA and dropped a number. It took me by surprise. He already does so much for projects I work on it just meant a lot he believes in it that much. Can’t thank him and everyone at Elmo’s and JAM enough,” said Rob Hazer.
To go along with that information bomb, CDRA also proudly announced this week that Season Two (2025) will start and conclude at Albany-Saratoga Speedway with a possible third series points paying race during the summer months at the great race place.
Friday, April 18th will be a CDRA points paying event at the great race place as part of the great race place 60th Season Celebratory Kickoff featuring the Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modifieds!
Friday, September 19th will also be a CDRA points paying race, as once again we take part in celebrating Albany-Saratoga Speedway’s racing season with Malta Massive Weekend. The event features the SDS Big Block Series for their 2nd appearance, as well as DIRTcar Racing 358 Modifieds, Sportsman Modifieds, and Pro Stocks!
“I was glad to have a chance to talk to Lyle (DeVore) about racing. He was enthusiastic about my idea to begin and end the CDRA season at Albany-Saratoga. We might even be able to swing a third race at Malta, which is awesome. Good to chat with the boss man and have his well wishes and support,” concluded Rob Hazer.
The full top 10 final points payout will be listed on the CDRA website under the rules section. Rules will remain the same for Season Two (2025) with the exception of adding a driver eligibility/attendance amendment to earn point fun monies. It will be posted on the website.
CDRA is a nostalgic throwback to the CVRA days. A series designed specifically for Capital District racing. Season two schedule consists of a diverse schedule at storied dirt tracks like the great race place, the fastest quarter mile on dirt, and the valley of speed. Drivers who do travel the Capitaland will earn hardware and some green for their efforts.
2025 CDRA Racing Series Schedule
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Friday, April 18, 2025 | Albany Saratoga Speedway | Malta, NY
60TH SEASON KICKOFF CELEBRATION WITH SUPER DIRTcar SERIES BIG BLOCK MODIFIEDS
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Friday, September 19, 2025 | Albany Saratoga Speedway | Malta, NY
MALTA MASSIVE WEEKEND NIGHT ONE
