On Saturday August 30th, the Riverhead Raceway once again held a special night at the racetrack to honor First Responders.

Riverhead Raceway is the last remaining oval racetrack on Long Island and routinely draws crowds of race fans every Saturday night.

Each year the raceway welcomes our local Firefighters, Law Enforcement, EMS and members of the U.S. Military to the track to enjoy a night of racing.

The night started with opening ceremonies that included the a pipe and drum band and a helicopter flyover from the Suffolk County Police Aviation unit. A parade of Fire and police vehicles entered the track for a lap of honor as part of the opening ceremonies.

CFD's Fire police unit 8-5-15 and our Antique 8-5-2A participated in the festivities on the track.

Shortly after, the schedule of racing began, with several races that included, Late Model, NASCAR modifieds, Trucks, figure 8 and enduros's. The highlight of the night was a special FD / PD / EMS enduro (gut and go) race. Local Fire Departments were encouraged to enter cars in this special race.

8-5-2A had the honor of acting as the honorary pace truck for the Crate Modified race. The 1952 ford made several laps on the track setting the pace for the pack of race cars behind it before the start of the race.

A group of 20 CFD members and their families headed to that track on this night to cheer on the racers.

A great night was had by all.

Thank you to Riverhead Raceway for another great night.

Special thanks to Ken Wilkenson for the pictures and the video