New York Autoring

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New York Autoring
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Location Albany, NY
Races TM Lights Series Round of New York,
Zing Energy 300,
Dash Cup New York GP

The New York Autoring is a 2.25-mile superspeedway located near Albany, NY, often referred to by those in the racing business as simply "the Autoring". It is banked 36 degrees in the turns, 18 degrees in the tri-oval, 16 degrees in the frontstretch, and 10 degrees in the backstretch. The track has an unusual pit entrance and has been criticized some drivers. There have been rumors that the pits would be redesigned, but this has yet to happen. It also has an infield road course that juts in just after the pit exit and then has a banked turn that is to the inside of, and is considerably tighter than, the oval turn. This configuration can be scene in most of the race broadcasts at the track. Turns one and two were used as the pit exit beginning in the 2012 TM Lights Round of New York.

TM Lights Series/TM Junior Series[edit | edit source]

The TM Lights Series and TM Junior Series each last ran the Autoring in 2010. The TM Lights event was marred by a horrific third-lap crash which impacted the majority of the field, caused when RJ Bandsma inexplicably darted back into the racing line after missing the pit entrance on the previous lap. All but 13 cars were collected in the incident. Bandsma was docked 100 points and served a two-race suspension for his actions. The TM Lights series returned in 2012 in a race that was notable for an accident triggered by Ryan Griffin when he turned Andrea Kinasa. Like the 2010 Bandsma incident, there was a physical altercation after the race. The race was won by Thurston Blood, with Cameron Taylor finishing in second.

ARLA Elite Series[edit | edit source]

The Autoring hosted the Foumii's 100 in 2008, and the Empire State 100 in 2009. Chris Johaanes won the race in 2008, while then 15-year-old Suiiju Dejao took the victory in 2009.

The series returned to the track in 2012. Originally, the race was to be the penultimate event of the season, but it was instead run as the 3rd to last race after the rescheduling of the Radii Radiators 300. Allie Riggs won round 1 of the 2012 Zing Energy 300, and Taylor Brillon won round 2, which saw a huge pileup on the second lap of the race that sent Jacob Eichholtz violently rolling into the turn 1 catch fence.

Current use[edit | edit source]

The ARLA Elite Series raced here in 2012, as did the TM Lights. The Dash Cup held its season-ending race here in 2012 as well, and will return to the track for the penultimate event of the 2013 season. The track remains open for open wheel and sports car races, and is also used for testing. It is the unofficial track of the Tom Delgado Racing School as Delgado rents it out frequently for his students.