Season 51 At Can-Am Speedway’s Set: The Gloves Are Off & The Race Is On
Story By: TIM BALTZ / CAN-AM SPEEDWAY – LAFARGEVILLE, NY – Following a memorable 50th Golden Jubilee season in 2024, Can Am Speedway is back and “The Gloves Are Off” for season number 51, which is right around the corner.
The staff and management have been hard at work preparing the 2025 schedule this off season which is packed full of excitement with familiar series making their return to the speedway.
21 race nights make up this year’s schedule with a pair of weekend events to bookend the year, which will see the Thunder on the 1000 Islands weekend start it off on April 11th and 12th and the season ending weekend, Showdown in September on the 5th and 6th.
The official season opener is set for April 25th with the Whitesboro Plow Shop DIRTCar 358 Modifieds, Bob Johnson Auto Group DIRTCar Sportsman, Panther Frameworx Crate Sprints, Sundance Leisure Thundercars and Donath Motorworx Limited Sportsman divisions. Tim Fuller, Mike Fowler, Josh Verne Jr. and Damien Bechler look to defend their track champiponships.
The Super DIRTCar Series will be in town twice in 2025 on April 12th for Thunder on the 1000 Islands and September 5th, for the R.D Hutchinson Memorial. DIRTCar 358 Modified Series will be in town on April 11th to kick off the season. The Whitesboro Plow Shop DIRTCar 358 Modifieds will also have a pair of major events that are part of the speedway’s 50 plus year history. The 10th running of the Summer Starter is set for May 30th while the 29th Pabst Shootout will be set for green on July 2nd.
DIRTCar Sportsman Series will be in town three times in 2025. The North Regional Series will be at the speedway April 11th, the Central Region also comes to town on July 2nd. The final appearance is scheduled during the championship tour on September 5th.
If you are a fan of Sprint Cars well there will be plenty of that as well. Along with the Panther Frameworx Crate Sprints every week, the Empire Super Sprints will be in town three times this year beginning July 2nd during the Pabst Shootout night. The series returns August 1st during the Summer Sizzler and one final time on September 6th during Showdown in September.
With the popularity growing in the Crate Sprint Car division, a special Northern Crate Nationals qualifier will be held on July 25th, with the winner getting a guaranteed spot in the big event to be held at the Ohsweken Speedway during Northern Sprint Car Nationals weekend in mid-September.
The Sundance Leisure Thundercars will have the spotlight for a pair of big events in 2025. With the annual Ron White Memorial rained out last year, the stars of the class will begin the year with the Ron White Memorial on April 11th and end the season with a second Ron White Memorial on September 6th.
We mentioned the gloves are off this season and they will be off as Can Am Speedway will welcome the Short Track Super Series North Regional Tour for the very first time on Monday August 4th. The event has gained plenty of attention since it was announced on Christmas Day of 2024 and it will be the first time in many years the Modifieds will have sail panels at Can Am. Also the STSS Sportsman North Reginal Series will be on the card, making for an action packed night of racing. The night will also see representatives on hand from the Watertown Boxing Club and a mobile boxing ring will be on hand, which will add some extra excitement to the evening.
For those who enjoy the cars from years gone by, a pair of Vintage Modified Series will be in town with the DIRT Modified Nostalgia Tour on June 20th, while the Eastern Ontario Vintage Stock Car Club comes to town during Christmas in July on the 18th.
With all this action going on for 2025 there will be plenty to see and do and the staff, management, teams and drivers look forward to seeing all of our loyal race fans this year.
The Gloves are Off! It’s season 51 and it’s time to go racing!
