OSWEGO, NY (June 28) – For the first time in two weeks, Oswego Speedway will take the green flag. This Saturday, June 30 Davis Bros. Inc. of Oswego presents Grand Prix Night at the Steel Palace, featuring fireworks.
Extra distance events will be on the card for both divisions, as the Novelis Supermodifieds will run 75 laps while the Pathfinder Bank SBS Series will take on 35 circuits around the fast 5/8 mile Speedway.
Expected to be back in action this week are both Davey Hamilton and Jarett Andretti. Hamilton will of course be back behind the wheel of the Nicotra Racing No. 6 Supermodified, while Andretti will pilot the Snyder Racing No. 0 Supermodified.
Tim Snyder, who has two Top 5 finishes this season, is out for the remainder of the year with a leg ailment similar to what sidelined him during the 2006 Speedway season. Andretti has been tabbed as the pilot of the No. 0 on a race to race basis, as he continues his quest for the 2012 Cleaning for a Reason Supermodified Rookie of the Year title.
At the conclusion of the racing action Saturday night, be sure to stay at the Speedway for a huge fireworks display.
WHEN:
Saturday June 30, at Oswego Speedway in Oswego, NY. Pit Gates will open at 2pm, grandstands at 4pm, 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 $25, general admission $20, Pit Passes $35. Tickets can be purchased in advance by calling (315) 342-0646.
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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 6-16
Pos ## Driver Pts
1 7 Otto Sitterly 479 **
2 22 Pat Lavery 459
3 20 Joey Payne 438
4 50 David Gruel 427
5 60 Brian Sobus 419
6 52 Dave Danzer 415 *
7 O1 Dan Connors Jr. 409
8 99 Mike Barnes 396 *
9 0 Tim Snyder 390
10 88 Randy Ritskes 383
11 21 Kody Graham 381
12 O5 Jeff Abold 377
13 90 Ray Graham 377
14 OO Joe Gosek 376 *
15 44 Bobby Haynes Jr. 374
16 26 Shaun Gosselin 372
17 5 Tim Devendorf 366
18 9 Stephen Gioia 365
19 50M Michael Muldoon 362
20 24 Jerry Curran 347
Supermodified Top 5 Finishes:
Otto Sitterly – 4
Dave Danzer – 2
Dan Connors Jr. – 2
Joey Payne – 2
Pat Lavery – 2
Tim Snyder – 2
Dave Gruel – 2
Davey Hamilton – 1
Brian Sobus – 1
Jeff Abold – 1
Ray Graham – 1
Shaun Gosselin – 1
Joe Gosek – 1
Kody Graham – 1
Mike Barnes – 1
Michael Muldoon – 1
Supermodified Top 10 Finishes:
Pat Lavery – 5
Otto Sitterly – 4
Dave Gruel – 4
Joey Payne – 4
Brian Sobus – 4
Shaun Gosselin – 3
Tim Snyder – 3
Dan Connors Jr. – 3
Ray Graham – 2
Randy Ritskes – 2
Jeff Abold – 2
Dave Danzer – 2
Kody Graham – 2
Joe Gosek – 2
Mike Barnes – 2
Bobby Haynes – 2
Davey Hamilton – 1
Tim Devendorf – 1
Michael Muldoon – 1
Stephen Gioia III – 1
Supermodified Heat Race Wins:
Jerry Curran – 2
Dan Connors Jr. – 2
Mike Barnes – 2
Dave Gruel – 1
Joe Gosek – 1
Kody Graham – 1
Joey Payne – 1
Dave Danzer – 1
Michael Muldoon – 1
Randy Ritskes – 1
Bobby Haynes – 1
Stephen Gioia III – 1
Supermodified Consolation Wins:
Shawn Muldoon – 1
Jeff Abold – 1
Bobby Haynes – 1
Dave Danzer – 1
Hoosier & Sunoco SBS Driver Standings 6-16
Pos ## Driver Pts
1 26 Mike Bond 477
2 2 Rob Pullen 466 **
3 O4 Kreig Heroth 463
4 18 Andrew Schartner 452
5 79 Tim Barbeau 446
6 93 Jay Andrews 440 *
7 98 Jason Simmons 434
8 9 Jack Patrick 432
9 22 Mike Bruce 420
10 77 Cameron Rowe 416 *
11 O1 Dalton Doyle 412
12 69 Mark Castiglia 411 *
13 24 A.J. Bernys 382
14 47 Jon Tesorerio ® 379
15 11 John Ketcham 378
16 17 David Latulip 364
17 8 Josh Kerr ® 327
18 99 Dennis Rupert 325
19 34 Will Hadcock 317
20 88 Brad Haynes 294
SBS Top 5 Finishes:
Kreig Heroth – 3
Mike Bond – 3
Jack Patrick – 3
Andrew Schartner – 2
Mark Castiglia – 2
Jason Simmons – 2
Cameron Rowe – 2
Tim Barbeau – 2
Rob Pullen – 2
JJ Andrews – 1
Dalton Doyle – 1
AJ Bernys – 1
Mike Bruce – 1
SBS Top 10 Finishes:
Andrew Schartner – 5
Tim Barbeau – 5
Kreig Heroth – 5
Rob Pullen – 4
Mike Bond – 4
Mike Bruce – 4
Jason Simmons – 3
JJ Andrews – 3
Jack Patrick – 3
Dalton Doyle – 3
Mark Castiglia – 2
Cameron Rowe – 2
John Ketcham – 2
AJ Bernys – 2
Chris Proud – 1
Jon Tesoriero – 1
Nate Sitterly – 1
SBS Heat Race Wins:
Mark Castiglia – 3
Mike Bond – 2
JJ Andrews – 2
Jack Patrick – 1
Cameron Rowe – 1
Dennis Rupert – 1
Rob Pullen – 1
Dalton Doyle – 1
Jason Simmons – 1
Mike Bruce – 1
AJ Bernys – 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 – 16.535
Joe Gosek – 16.540
Randy Ritskes – 16.676
The fastest official lap recorded so far in 2012 in the Pathfinder Bank SBS division is a 19.301 second lap turned in by No. 04 Kreig Heroth during the second heat race on June 9. Mike Bond 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. He won the third heat race on June 2 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:
Kreig Heroth – 19.301
Cameron Rowe – 19.349
Jason Simmons – 19.383
Mark Castiglia – 19.388
Mike Bond – 19.395
Kreig Heroth has unofficially turned the fastest time of the SBS season in hot laps. On June 2 Heroth ran a time of 19.113 seconds in the second warm-up session. Last Saturday Jason Simmons ran a time of 19.203, with David LaTulip hitting a 19.225 in hot laps.
No SBS car has officially recorded a lap in the 18-second bracket in the history of the division.
PREVIOUS 4th of July Weekend Winners (Supermodified, A-Modified):
1953- Nolan Swift
1954- Jack Murphy
1955- Billy Lang
1956- Ed Bellinger Sr.
1957- Skip Wright
1958- Jack Murphy
1959- Ed Bellinger Sr.
1960- Ed Bellinger Sr.
1961- Nolan Swift
1962- Nolan Swift
1963- Dave Paul
1964- Nolan Johncock
1965- Ron Lux
1966- Nolan Swift
1967- Jim Shampine
1968- Todd Gibson
1969- Bentley Warren
1970- Jim Shampine
1971- Ken Andrews
1972- Baldy Baker
1973- Ken Andrews
1974- Ed Bellinger Jr.
1975- Jim Shampine
1976- Bentley Warren
1977- Kempton Dates
1978- Jim Shampine
1979- Ed Bellinger Jr.
1980- Doug Heveron
1981- Doug Heveron
1982- Dave Shullick Sr.
1983- Bentley Warren
1984- Bentley Warren
1985- Ed Bellinger Jr.
1986- Bentley Warren
1987- Bentley Warren
1988- Ed Bellinger Jr.
1989- Doug Heveron
1990- Joe Gosek
1991- Jamie Moore
1992- Mike Ordway
1993- Bentley Warren
1994- Doug Didero
1995- Doug Didero
1996- Doug Didero
1997- Mike Muldoon
1998- Jeff West
1999- Howard Page
2000- Greg Furlong
2001- Howard Page
2002- Howard Page
2003- Joe Gosek
2004- Joe Gosek
2005- Doug Didero
2006- Otto Sitterly
2007- Michael Barnes
2008- Bob Magner
2009- Otto Sitterly
2010- Jeff Holbrook
2011- Joey Payne
PREVIOUS 4th of July Weekend Winners (SBS):
1992- Bob Goutermout
1993- Daryl Nichols
1994- Scott Landers
1995- John Higgins
1996- Dean Hoag
1997- Dean Hoag
1998- Brian Nappa
1999- Otto Sitterly
2000- Mark Regan
2001- Shawn Muldoon
2002- Tony White
2003- Tony White
2004- Dave Gruel
2005- Russ Brown
2006- Lou LeVea
2007- Dave Gruel
2008- Mike Bond
2009- Mike Bond
2010- Kreig Heroth
2011- Mike Bond
NEXT EVENT:
Saturday, July 7th – Burke’s Home Centers/CNY Central King of Wings IV “Terminal Velocity Showdown”. MustSeeRacing.com Xtreme Sprint Car 30, ISMA Supermodified 50, Pathfinder Bank SBS 35. Grandstand open at 2pm, Time Trials 5pm.
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.
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