OSWEGO, NY (June 7) – Oswego Speedway is back in action this Saturday, June 9 featuring RJ Caruso Tax & Accounting/Thunder Road Bar and Grill Autograph Night.
Joining the Novelis Supermodifieds and Pathfinder Bank SBS Series on the racing card this weekend will be the Tobias SpeedSTR Series.
Driver calendars will be available once again at the Speedway novelty stand, and are perfect for the autograph session this Saturday. All proceeds from sales of the calendars will be going directly back to the Oswego Speedway team owners and drivers in 2012.
WHEN:
Saturday June 9, at Oswego Speedway in Oswego, NY. Pit Gates will open at 2pm, grandstands at 4pm, autograph session at 5:30pm, and racing at 6:30pm.
WHERE:
Oswego Speedway is located at 300 East Albany St. in Oswego, NY just off Route 104E.
TICKETS:
Padded reserved seats $22, general admission $17, Pit Passes $30. Price Chopper ‘Tickets to Go’ are available at any Price Chopper stores for just $14, a savings of $3. Tickets can be purchased in advance by calling (315) 342-0646.
ON THE INTERNET:
Tobias Speed STRs – www.speedstr.biz
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Twitter - @OswegoSpeedway
Facebook – facebook.com/OswegoSpeedway
YouTube – OswegoSpeedwayOnline
Live Updates can be seen on Twitter, Facebook, as well as the Oswego Speedway website
ABOUT THE TRACK:
Oswego Speedway is a semi-banked 5/8 mile paved oval. The non-wing Novelis Supermodified track record is held by Doug Didero with a time of 16.210 seconds at 138.786mph, established on September 5, 2009.
STAT ATTACK
Hoosier & Sunoco Supermodified Driver Standings 6-2-12
Pos ## Driver Pts
1 7 Otto Sitterly 311 **
2 50 Dave Gruel 276
3 22 Pat Lavery 272
4 20 Joey Payne 261
5 26 Shaun Gosselin 253
6 90 Ray Graham 250
7 00 Joe Gosek 249 *
8 O5 Jeff Abold 245
9 60 Brian Sobus 243
10 52 Dave Danzer 243
11 88 Randy Ritskes 240
12 24 Jerry Curran 230
13 44 Bobby Haynes Jr. 221
14 0 Tim Snyder 219
15 99 Michael Barnes 219
16 01 Dan Connors, Jr. 218
17 5 Tim Devendorf 213
18 O2 Brandon Bellinger 208
19 9 Stephen Gioia III 207
20 21 Kody Graham 203
Supermodified Top 5 Finishes:
Otto Sitterly – 3
Davey Hamilton – 1
Brian Sobus – 1
Dave Gruel – 1
Jeff Abold – 1
Joey Payne – 1
Ray Graham – 1
Shaun Gosselin – 1
Tim Snyder – 1
Joe Gosek – 1
Pat Lavery – 1
Dan Connors Jr. – 1
Dave Danzer – 1
Supermodified Top 10 Finishes:
Otto Sitterly – 3
Dave Gruel – 3
Pat Lavery – 3
Brian Sobus – 2
Ray Graham – 2
Shaun Gosselin – 2
Tim Snyder – 2
Randy Ritskes – 2
Joey Payne – 2
Jeff Abold – 2
Davey Hamilton – 1
Bobby Haynes – 1
Kody Graham – 1
Joe Gosek – 1
Dan Connors Jr. – 1
Dave Danzer – 1
Mike Barnes – 1
Supermodified Heat Race Wins:
Jerry Curran – 2
Dave Gruel – 1
Joe Gosek – 1
Mike Barnes – 1
Kody Graham – 1
Joey Payne – 1
Dan Connors Jr. – 1
Dave Danzer – 1
Supermodified Consolation Wins:
Shawn Muldoon – 1
Jeff Abold – 1
Hoosier & Sunoco SBS Driver Standings 6-2-12
Pos ## Driver Pts
1 18 Andrew Schartner 287
2 26 Mike Bond 283
3 O4 Kreig Heroth 276
4 93 Jay Andrews 273 *
5 2 Rob Pullen 273 *
6 79 Tim Barbeau 271
7 9 Jack Patrick 260
8 98 Jason Simmons 259
9 O1 Dalton Doyle 259
10 22 Mike Bruce 255
11 77 Cameron Rowe 247 *
12 47 Jon Tesorerio (R) 227
13 17 David LaTulip 225
14 11 John Ketcham 223
15 69 Mark Castiglia 221
16 8 Josh Kerr (R) 215
17 87 Bryan Haynes 210
18 24 A.J. Bernys 209
19 99 Dennis Rupert 198
20 34 Will Hadcock 196
SBS Top 5 Finishes:
Andrew Schartner – 2
Kreig Heroth – 2
Mike Bond – 2
Jack Patrick – 2
JJ Andrews – 1
Mark Castiglia – 1
Cameron Rowe – 1
Tim Barbeau – 1
Rob Pullen – 1
Dalton Doyle – 1
Jason Simmons – 1
SBS Top 10 Finishes:
Andrew Schartner – 3
Tim Barbeau – 3
Kreig Heroth – 3
Mike Bruce – 3
JJ Andrews – 2
Rob Pullen – 2
Dalton Doyle – 2
Mike Bond – 2
Jason Simmons – 2
Jack Patrick – 2
Mark Castiglia – 1
AJ Bernys – 1
John Ketcham – 1
Cameron Rowe – 1
Chris Proud – 1
Jon Tesoriero – 1
SBS Heat Race Wins:
Mike Bond – 2
Mark Castiglia – 1
Jack Patrick – 1
JJ Andrews – 1
Cameron Rowe – 1
Dennis Rupert – 1
Rob Pullen – 1
Dalton Doyle – 1
QUICK TIME:
The fastest official Supermodified lap recorded so far in 2012 is a 16.445 second lap set by No. 22 Pat Lavery during opening night time trials. The fastest lap turned during heat race action this season is a 16.524 second circuit turned in by No. 7 Otto Sitterly, while Joe Gosek holds the fastest official feature event lap at 16.866 set on opening day.
The quickest official heat race of the season thus far was also turned in by Gosek on opening night. He completed the third heat race on May 5 in a time of 3:24.0 seconds.
The Top 5 fastest times (in racing or time trials) of the Supermodified season are as follows:
Pat Lavery – 16.445
Otto Sitterly – 16.524
Randy Ritskes – 16.676
Mike Barnes – 16.688
Otto Sitterly – 16.696
The fastest official lap recorded so far in 2012 in the Pathfinder Bank SBS division is a 19.349 second lap turned in by No. 77 Cameron Rowe during the Tony White Memorial feature event. The fastest lap turned during heat race action is held by No. 26 Mike Bond at 19.399 seconds, while he also holds the fastest time trial lap of the season at 19.395 seconds.
The quickest official heat race of the season thus far was turned in by No. 01 Dalton Doyle just last weekend. He won Saturday’s third heat race in a total time of 3:18.4 seconds.
The Top 5 fastest times (in racing or time trials) of the SBS season are as follows:
Cameron Rowe – 19.349
Mike Bond – 19.395
Mike Bond – 19.399
Kreig Heroth – 19.414
Kreig Heroth – 19.415
Kreig Heroth has unofficially turned the two fastest times of the SBS season in hot laps. Last weekend he ran a time of 19.113 seconds in the second warm-up session, while also turning a 19.253 second lap in the second warm-up session on opening night.
No SBS car has officially recorded a lap in the 18-second bracket in the history of the division.
NEXT EVENT:
Saturday, June 16th – Universal Metal Works Night at the Races featuring a 50-lap Novelis Supermodified feature and a 30-lap Pathfinder Bank SBS Series main event. Grandstand gates open at 4pm with the first green flag set for 6:30pm.
For more information on Oswego Speedway be sure to visit www.oswegospeedway.com. You can also LIKE the (Official) Oswego Speedway page at facebook.com/OswegoSpeedway, or FOLLOW on Twitter @OswegoSpeedway. To purchase tickets or order merchandise please call the Speedway box office at (315) 342-0646.
About Oswego Speedway: Oswego Speedway, a sports entertainment company, is a 5/8 mile semi-banked pavement racing oval located off the shores of Lake Ontario in scenic Oswego, NY. Oswego Speedway has been a continuously run weekly racing venue since August, 1951. The premier open-wheel pavement short track cars in the world, Supermodifieds, run weekly at Oswego Speedway making Oswego the only weekly Supermodified racing venue in the world. The Small Block Supermodifieds accompany the full blown Supers on a weekly Saturday night schedule which runs from May through September. Oswego Speedway is mentioned in racing circles as the “Indy of the East,” as no fewer than a dozen past and present competitors have competed at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway including Mario Andretti, arguably the greatest driver of all time, two-time Indy 500 champion Gordon Johncock, along with former International Classic Champions Bentley Warren, Joe Gosek, and Davey Hamilton.
Oswego Speedway is honored to recognize several sponsors and corporate partners that help to bring the racing action to you each Saturday night (listed alphabetically): All Seasons Inn, Alliance Bank, Bacc Off, Best Western/Quality Inn, Blue Bowl Sanitation, Bonded Motor Sales, Bosco & Geers, Bracy’s Transmission Services, Bridge Street Jewelers, Brioschi Pharmaceuticals International LLC, Burke’s Home Centers, Burritt Motors, Butler Disposal, Canales Restaurant, Canales Insurance, Century 21 Galloway Realty, Chris Nelson Insurance, Cleaning for a Reason, City Electric, CNY CPR, Coca-Cola, Compass Federal Credit Union, Constellation Energy, Corr-Pak, CPS Electric, C’s Beverage Center, Davis Bros. Meats, Days Inn/Travelodge, Dufore’s Jewelers, Dunkin Donuts, Eagle Beverage, Ellsworth Heating and Cooling, Entergy Northeast, Ferris Industries, Gater Racing News, Green & Seifter CPA, G&I Homes, H. Lee White Marine Museum,Hofmann’s, GMAC Insurance, Gioia Signs, Hoosier Racing Tire, Hudson Dairy, Jerome Fire Equipment, Johnston’s Propane, John Costello & Associates, K&G Lodge, Lighthouse Lanes, Longley Dodge, Marollo Racing Engines, May’s Country Store, McCaffrey Chiropractic, Mickey’s Magical Vacation, Munski’s Auto and Marine, Novelis, Ontario Orchards, Oswego County Federal Credit Union, Oswego Health, Oswego Inn, OTB/Western Region, Oswego Quality Carpet, The Palladium-Times, Par-K Enterprises, Pathfinder Bank, Outdoor Power West, Performance Harley Davidson, Pizza Villa, Ponderosa, The Post-Standard, Precision Balancing, Press Box, Price Chopper, Pullen’s Plumbing, RE Davis and Son, RJ Caruso Tax & Accounting, Rudy’s Lakeside, S&S Tractor, Scriba Electric, Scriba Meats, Shapiro Motor Sales, Sharon’s Hair Gallery, Speedway Press, Steve Abt Auto, Stop DWI – Oswego County, Sunset RV Park, Supercuts, Terrell’s Potato Chips, Thunder Road Bar and Grill, Turning Stone Resort and Casino, Universal Metal Works, Vashaw’s Collision Service, Yogi Bear’s Jelly Stone Park