IMadison County Fairgrounds Hosts STSS Crate 602 Sportsman May 28
 
Written by Chris Moore
 
BROOKFIELD, NY – It’s Brookfield Baby!
 
After an extended dormancy, auto racing returned sporadically to Brookfield Speedway – located on New York State’s rustic Madison County Fairgrounds in Brookfield, N.Y. – in recent seasons.
 
The revered-by-locals facility kicks off the 2023 season in a huge way with the Short Track Super Series in town on Sunday, May 28. The event carries a Monday, May 29 rain date.
 
STSS Crate 602 Sportsman make the maiden trek into Brookfield for the ‘Fast Cars & Freedom 25’ at the fairgrounds in Round No. 2 of the Precision Hydraulic & Oil North Region.
 
The inaugural May 28 program kicks off a five-race, special-events schedule at Brookfield.
 
Brookfield’s Madison County Fair Board management team has been busy during the off-season.
 
New clay, additional lighting and caution lights, a relocated and renovated tower, and an all-new AMB timing and scoring loop have been installed for the new season at the quarter-mile paperclip.
 
The 25-lap affair pays a minimum of $1,500 to win and $100 to start the first-ever STSS stop at Brookfield.
 
Joining the STSS Crate 602 Sportsman are the Pro Stocks utilizing Fonda and Utica-Rome rules (Street Stocks may compete with the Pro Stocks) Four Cylinders (Fonda and Utica-Rome rules), and both the Senior & Junior Slingshots.
 
A fireworks display is also on the schedule to celebrate Memorial Day Weekend at the revamped facility.
 
For the May 28 event, all gates open at 4 p.m. Hot laps take place at 6 p.m. with racing following at 7 p.m.
 
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