Four months of hype are just about over as the first ever $10,000 to win “King of Wings” supermodified event is set for the Oswego Speedway on Saturday July 11th. Forty one race teams from MSA, ISMA and the Oswego Speedway have pre-registered and are set to do battle for the richest first place check ever offered for winged supermodifieds. The historic racing night is sponsored by Burkes Do-It Best Home Centers, Community Bank, N.A. and AT&T.

This MSA sanctioned event has drawn a great cross sample from all three racing groups that represent the very best supermodified drivers in North America. It is expected that some additional Oswego regulars will join the field on race day along with some New England area ISMA teams that would be heading to Cayuga Speedway in Canada for a scheduled ISMA race on Sunday afternoon July 12th.  The car count on hand in the infield of the Oswego Speedway for the “King of Wings” event is likely to close in on four dozen supermodifieds and set a regular season record.

The weekend kicks off at 6:00 on Friday night July 10th with the annual WSEN & Syracuse Nationals Mid-Summer Super Cruise and Party in the Pits. Saturday morning at 10:00 it’s the 2009 Days Inn & Scottish Inns Old Timers Reunion behind the back grandstands. After the reunion ends at 4:00 the action shifts into the speedway as the front and back grandstands open and race team practice begins. The PathFinder Bank SBS Series will be in competition, runing a regular 30 lap feature with an extra large first place check of $1,000.

A win in the “King of Wings” event will trigger a $20,000 bonus available only to that driver if he comes back to the Oswego Speedway on Saturday August 1st and wins the 23rd annual non-winged “Mr. Novelis Supermodified” event. Both wins will pay $10,000 each and that driver will then collect the $20,000 AT&T “Rollover Bonus” making his payday a cool $40,000 for the two wins. The driver can compete in each race in different cars of he chooses. It all starts with the richest winged supermodified first place check in history at the Burkes Do-It Best Home Centers, Community Bank, N.A. and AT&T “King of Wings” event at the Oswego Speedway on July 11th.  

Here is a list of the forty one pre-registered drivers:

Car	Driver		Primary Sponsors
OO	Joe Gosek		Burkes Home Centers ~ Scotty's Towing
O1	Dan Connors, Jr.		Paul's Big M ~ PJ's Ice Cream
O4	Lou LeVea, Jr.		Lakeview Lanes ~ Scriba Diner
O5	Jeff Abold		A&P Auto ~ Sam’s Auto Body
O8			Reed’s Salvage
O9	Jack Smith		Ryan's Trucking ~ Pean's Pizza, Subs and Suds
O9	Bob Bogwicz		Benwood Auto Parts ~ M.W. Lubricants
O	Tim Snyder		Raby’s ~ Oswego Quality Carpet
O	Gene Lee Gibson		Rex Eng. ~ Lenny's Collision
2	Pat Lavery		Lighthouse Lanes ~ Bush Auto Sales
3	Doug Didero		Wholesale Diamond ~ Tim Horton’s of Guelph, Ont.
5	Vern Romanoski		IBC Electrical & Data Systems ~ IDS, Inc.
7	Otto Sitterly		G&I Homes ~ 5 Bros. Produce
7	Charlie Schultz		Burkes Home Centers ~ Frank May Garage
8	Tim Jedrzejek		Reed's Salvage ~ Stewart's Appliance
9	Stephen Gioia III		Just the Right Stuff ~ Gioia Signs
11	Chris Perley		Shea Concrete Products ~ Malco Distributors
16	Kelly Miller		Steve's Body Shop ~ RPM Enterprises
19	Trent Stephens		PPG Vibrance Collection ~ The Chevy Network
21	Matt Palmer		Wayne Palmer
22	Bobby Magner		Lighthouse Lanes ~ Chris Nelson Insurance
23	Jason Spaulding		Jakes Automotive ~ 2 Xtreme Auto Transport
24	Jerry Curran		Lavery Welding ~ Two Flags
25	Bob Bond		E&B Motorsports & Machine ~ Designs of Elegance
27	Jamie Timmons		Woody's Auto ~ Red's Speed Shop
28	Bobby Dawson		Reed's Salvage ~ Stewart's Appliance
36	Jon Henes		Millers Homemade Ice Cream ~ Greber Machine & Tool
44	Bobby Haynes		Butler Built ~ Morrison Performance
49	Randy Burch		The Chevy Network ~ PPG Vibrance Collection
55	Rich Reid		Riverview Lanes ~ Speedmeetsart.com
72	Greg Furlong		Community Bank ~ Furdi’s Homes
77	Tim Ice		Frank May Garage
78	Mark Sammut		Currie Steel Erecting ~ Wells Foundry
84	Mike Lichty		Patco Transportation ~ Stage Door Transportation
87	Keith Gilliam		Performance Harley Davidson ~ Gianelli Sausage
88	Jennifer Chesbro		Daratt Farms ~ Wolcott NAPA
88	Ben Seitz		Shea Concrete Products ~ Kingsley Automotive
9O	Ray Graham, Jr.		C&C Metal Fabrication ~ S&S Tractor Parts
91	Johnny Torrese		C&C Metal Fabrication ~ ACRO Fab
95	Craig Rayvals		Four Seasons Truck Brokers ~ A&P Auto
99	Joey Payne		Burkes Home Centers ~ Scriba Meats

Burkes Do It Best Home Centers have been serving the Central New York area for over 70 years. As the “Official Home Center of the Oswego Speedway” and the longest continuous supermodified sponsor at the Oswego Speedway, Burkes is proud to be co-sponsor of the first ever “King of Wings” race. Burkes offers the largest inventory, best services, and most competitive prices. Their inventory includes everything that the “Do it Yourselfer” or professional builder would need. Whether you are building a new home, adding on a deck or just painting a room, Burkes Do it Best Home Centers can help. Their complete lines of services include key cutting, glass cutting, color paint matching, vinyl window measurements, and free estimates. Visit either of their locations in Oswego or Fulton, both are open seven days a week for your convenience.

Community Bank, N.A. which is headquartered outside of Syracuse, New York with over 80 branches in New York State. As their name states, “community” is what unites them with the people who live near their branches. They want to be part of the communities where their customers, live, work and plan their futures. They offer Electronic Banking; Checking and Savings accounts; Money Market Accounts; Loans and Lines of Credit for their personal and business banking customers. Community Bank also has a full line of Financial Services including Trust Services; Asset Management and Benefit Plans. Stop by a Community Bank branch near you to find out about all of their financial products or look them up on the web at www.communitybankna.com.

As the month of June passes into July each group of teams will have one last race before the big July 11th date at the Oswego Speedway. MSA will have done battle at Sandusky Speedway in Ohio on June 27th, Oswego teams will have run the Jim Shampine Memorial on July 4th and ISMA will have run their annual Tuesday night affair at Stafford Motor Speedway in Connecticut on July 7th. Each of these events will serve as one last chance for the forty one pre-registered teams to get their equipment ready to chase that big $10,000 check at the Oswego Speedway on July 11th.