OSWEGO, NY (July 12) – Weekly racing returns to Oswego Speedway this Saturday, July 14 brought to you by Galloway Century 21 Realty and Turning Stone Resort • Casino. The Novelis Supermodifieds will be back as the featured attraction along with the Pathfinder Bank SBS Series and the always exciting ATQMRA TQ Midgets.
Supermodified pilots Mike Barnes, Joe Gosek, and Joey Payne are scheduled to pull double duty as they look to take on the Oswego Speedway short track in TQ Midget competition.
A total of 105 feature event laps will be completed between the three divisions, with the point races continuing to tighten in the Supermodified and SBS ranks. Otto Sitterly holds just a 6-point edge on Pat Lavery in Super action while Mike Bond leads Kreig Heroth by only 16 markers in the SBS.
The Racing for Ronald McDonald House Walk is scheduled for this Saturday inside the Speedway at 8:30am, with all proceeds going to the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central New York. Joe Marotta’s Around the Tracks radio show will be broadcast live from the Speedway beginning at 9am. Joining Marotta will be lead Speedway announcer Roy Sova as well as Supermodified pilot Randy Ritskes, and former Mr. Supermodified Pat Abold.
For more information on the Racing for Ronald McDonald Walk be sure to visit www.oswegospeedway.com.
WHEN:
Saturday July 14, 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 $22, general admission $17, Pit Passes $30. Tickets can be purchased in advance by calling (315) 342-0646. Price Chopper Tickets to Go available at any Price Chopper Supermarkets location for this event are just $14.
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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.
The overall track record is now held by Xtreme Sprint Car racer Jason Cox with a time of 15.125 seconds at 148.760mph.
STAT ATTACK
Hoosier & Sunoco Supermodified Driver Standings 6-30-12
Pos ## Driver Pts
1 7 Otto Sitterly 548 **
2 22 Pat Lavery 542
3 20 Joey Payne 538
4 60 Brian Sobus 523
5 50 David Gruel 515
6 88 Randy Ritskes 498 *
7 99 Michael Barnes 488 *
8 O1 Dan Connors Jr. 485
9 52 Dave Danzer 482 *
10 26 Shaun Gosselin 471
11 O5 Jeff Abold 464
12 90 Ray Graham 458
13 OO Joe Gosek 456 *
14 44 Bobby Haynes Jr. 448
15 21 Kody Graham 447
16 5 Tim Devendorf 437
17 24 Jerry Curran 437
18 9 Stephen Gioia 431
19 50M Michael Muldoon 402
20 0 Tim Snyder 390
Supermodified Top 5 Finishes:
Otto Sitterly – 4
Joey Payne – 3
Dave Danzer – 2
Dan Connors Jr. – 2
Pat Lavery – 2
Tim Snyder – 2
Dave Gruel – 2
Brian Sobus – 2
Shaun Gosselin – 2
Mike Barnes – 2
Davey Hamilton – 1
Jeff Abold – 1
Ray Graham – 1
Joe Gosek – 1
Kody Graham – 1
Michael Muldoon – 1
Randy Ritskes – 1
Supermodified Top 10 Finishes:
Pat Lavery – 6
Brian Sobus – 5
Joey Payne – 5
Dave Gruel – 5
Otto Sitterly – 4
Shaun Gosselin – 4
Tim Snyder – 3
Dan Connors Jr. – 3
Randy Ritskes – 3
Mike Barnes – 3
Joe Gosek – 3
Jeff Abold – 3
Ray Graham – 2
Dave Danzer – 2
Kody Graham – 2
Bobby Haynes – 2
Davey Hamilton – 1
Tim Devendorf – 1
Michael Muldoon – 1
Stephen Gioia III – 1
Jerry Curran – 1
Supermodified Heat Race Wins:
Jerry Curran – 2
Dan Connors Jr. – 2
Mike Barnes – 2
Randy Ritskes – 2
Dave Gruel – 1
Joe Gosek – 1
Kody Graham – 1
Joey Payne – 1
Dave Danzer – 1
Michael Muldoon – 1
Bobby Haynes – 1
Stephen Gioia III – 1
Jeff Abold – 1
Ray Graham – 1
Supermodified Consolation Wins:
Shawn Muldoon – 1
Jeff Abold – 1
Bobby Haynes – 1
Dave Danzer – 1
Davey Hamilton – 1
Hoosier & Sunoco SBS Driver Standings 7-7-12
Pos ## Driver Pts
1 26 Mike Bond 675 *
2 O4 Kreig Heroth 659
3 2 Rob Pullen 656 **
4 79 Tim Barbeau 630
5 18 Andrew Schartner 625
6 98 Jason Simmons 614
7 93 Jay Andrews 613 *
8 69 Mark Castiglia 597 **
9 O1 Dalton Doyle 591
10 9 Jack Patrick 590
11 22 Mike Bruce 558
12 77 Cameron Rowe 554 *
13 24 A.J. Bernys 534
14 47 Jon Tesorerio (R) 530
15 11 John Ketchum 526
16 8 Josh Kerr (R) 473
17 17 Dave Latulip 469
18 99 Dennis Rupert 465
19 27 Nathan Sitterly 418
20 88 Brad Haynes 417
SBS Top 5 Finishes:
Kreig Heroth – 5
Mike Bond – 5
Jack Patrick – 3
Tim Barbeau – 3
Jason Simmons – 3
Andrew Schartner – 3
Mark Castiglia – 3
Rob Pullen – 3
Cameron Rowe – 2
JJ Andrews – 2
Dalton Doyle – 1
AJ Bernys – 1
Mike Bruce – 1
SBS Top 10 Finishes:
Tim Barbeau – 7
Kreig Heroth – 7
Andrew Schartner – 6
Mike Bond – 6
Rob Pullen – 6
Dalton Doyle – 5
Mike Bruce – 5
Jason Simmons – 4
JJ Andrews – 4
Jack Patrick – 4
John Ketcham – 3
AJ Bernys – 3
Mark Castiglia – 3
Cameron Rowe – 2
Nate Sitterly – 2
Jon Tesoriero – 2
Chris Proud – 1
SBS Heat Race Wins:
Mark Castiglia – 4
Mike Bond – 2
JJ Andrews – 2
Jason Simmons – 2
Mike Bruce – 2
Cameron Rowe – 2
Jack Patrick – 1
Dennis Rupert – 1
Rob Pullen – 1
Dalton Doyle – 1
AJ Bernys – 1
John Ketcham – 1
Andrew Schartner – 1
SBS Consolation Wins:
Mike Bond – 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 16.488 second circuit turned in by No. 90 Ray Graham, 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
Ray Graham – 16.488
Otto Sitterly – 16.524
Randy Ritskes – 16.535
Joe Gosek – 16.540
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. Rob Pullen holds the fastest feature event time of the year at 19.373 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
Rob Pullen – 19.373
Mark Castiglia – 19.380
Jason Simmons – 19.383
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.
No SBS car has officially recorded a lap in the 18-second bracket in the history of the division.
NEXT EVENT:
July 19-21: 62nd Annual Sunoco Race of Champions at Oswego Speedway. Visit www.raceofchampions.net for full schedule information. The Pathfinder Ban SBS Series will compete in a 50-lap event on Friday, July 20 while the Novelis Supermodifieds will run a 62-lap main on Saturday, July 21.
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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