Albany-Saratoga Speedway Returning for 2026 Season, Management Team Announced

MALTA — The Albany-Saratoga Speedway will return for its 61st season in 2026, with opening day scheduled for Friday, April 17.

The motorsport venue concluded its 60th season on Sept. 20, 2025 with the “Massive Malta Weekend” event.

There was some uncertainty about the track’s future following plans in late 2024 for a 700-unit development that would’ve replaced the speedway. That development was derailed when the Malta Town Board decided not to move forward with a public workshop that would include further discussion of the project.

Howard Commander, owner of the speedway, announced in a press release on New Year’s Eve that Marcy Mangino DeVore and Pete Scully have been charged with managing the speedway for the 2026 racing season.

Marcy is the widow of Lyle DeVore, who managed the speedway from 2012 until his death in Dec. 2025. Of Marcy and Scully, Commander said that “they have been doing the job alongside Lyle for years and doing it well. They know what needs to be done.”

Marcy previously worked behind the scenes, while Scully managed the maintenance of the facility and served as its financial manager. Both Marcy and Scully will continue in their respective roles, supported by a team of returning track employees, race teams, and sponsors.

“I’m looking forward to welcoming back everyone who supported Albany-Saratoga,” said Marcy DeVore. “Pete and I are committed to carrying on my husband’s legacy and the plans he had already started for 2026. Lyle truly appreciated everyone who walked through the front gates.  There wasn’t a day throughout the year he didn’t commit 24/7 to making Albany-Saratoga the racetrack everyone wants to come to.”

Marcy and Scully are currently working on the 2026 racing schedule.