OSWEGO, NY (August 2) – With the winners share of $11,500 on the line as a part of Mr. Supermodified/Mr. SBS on Saturday, August 4 between the Novelis Supermodified and Pathfinder Bank SBS Series, the championship battles continue to heat up as well. Otto Sitterly (Supermodified) and Mike Bond (SBS) lead the title chases, but only by a combined 16 points over Pat Lavery and Andrew Schartner.
Sitterly, with two wins on the season in Novelis Supermodified competition, has led the championship since his opening night victory back on May 5. Another win on May 26 gave Sitterly a commanding lead at one point this season, but two DNF’s in the month of June left Sitterly vulnerable and Lavery was able to take advantage.
In eight races this season Lavery has yet to finish outside of the Top10, something no other driver in the series has managed. Sitterly, Joey Payne, and Brian Sobus each have six Top10 finishes this season, but Lavery has led the way in the consistency category. Compound that with consecutive Top5 finishes in the last two Novelis Supermodified main events, and Lavery now rides just seven points behind Sitterly in the championship standings.
Randy Ritskes, Payne, and Ray Graham are all within 61 points of the championship lead with three point races remaining in the regular season.
In the Pathfinder Bank SBS Series, Bond started the season on a tough note. A broken rear suspension piece just before the May 5 opening night feature, relegated Bond to an 18th place finish to open the season. Since that time Bond has yet to finish outside of the Top10, with six Top5 finishes and one feature win coming on June 30. A 10th place finish on Friday night of Race of Champions Weekend, coupled with a Schartner win and a Kreig Heroth DNS has changed the landscape of the title chase altogether.
Heading into the July 20 event Heroth had finished in the Top10 in every event this season, and was hot on the heels of Bond for the championship. However, a blown motor in his qualifying heat race forced Heroth out of the main event before it even started and now pushes him back to 4th in the standings, 38 points behind.
Schartner’s win on July 20, his first of the season, draws him right back into the hunt only nine points shy of Bond. After a lackluster finish on June 30, Schartner appeared to be out of the battle for the title, but now is right back in it with three races remaining.
Rob Pullen and Jason Simmons fill out the Top5 in the SBS standings. Pullen is only 27 out of the lead in 3rd, while Simmons rides 5th, 70 points shy of Bond.
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WHEN:
Saturday, August 4 – Pits open at 2pm, Grandstands open at 4pm, Autograph Session at 5:30pm, Racing at 6:30pm
WHERE:
Oswego Speedway is located at 300 East Albany St. in Oswego, NY just off Route 104E.
TICKETS:
General admission $30, Padded reserved seats $35, Pit passes $30.
VIP Seats $90 includes all you can eat and drink, and air conditioned seating with access to Sky Deck.
Kids 16 and under FREE with paid adult.
Active military FREE with ID.
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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 7-21
Pos ## Driver Pts
1 7 Otto Sitterly 746 **
2 22 Pat Lavery 739
3 88 Randy Ritskes 697 *
4 20 Joey Payne 685
5 90 Ray Graham 685 **
6 60 Brian Sobus 675
7 99 Michael Barnes 658 *
8 O1 Dan Connors Jr. 657
9 50 David Gruel 652
10 26 Shaun Gosselin 646
11 OO Joe Gosek 643 *
12 O5 Jeff Abold 626
13 52 Dave Danzer 620 *
14 21 Kody Graham 602
15 44 Bobby Haynes Jr. 588
16 9 Stephen Gioia 587
17 24 Jerry Curran 570
18 50M Michael Muldoon 535
19 5 Tim Devendorf 500
20 O2 Brandon Bellinger 500
Supermodified Top 5 Finishes:
Otto Sitterly – 5
Pat Lavery – 4
Joey Payne – 3
Shaun Gosselin – 3
Ray Graham – 3
Randy Ritskes – 3
Mike Barnes – 3
Dave Danzer – 2
Dan Connors Jr. – 2
Tim Snyder – 2
Dave Gruel – 2
Brian Sobus – 2
Joe Gosek – 2
Davey Hamilton – 1
Jeff Abold – 1
Kody Graham – 1
Michael Muldoon – 1
Supermodified Top 10 Finishes:
Pat Lavery – 8
Joey Payne – 6
Otto Sitterly – 6
Brian Sobus – 6
Dave Gruel – 5
Shaun Gosselin – 5
Joe Gosek – 5
Randy Ritskes – 5
Mike Barnes – 5
Dan Connors Jr. – 5
Jeff Abold – 4
Ray Graham – 4
Tim Snyder – 3
Kody Graham – 3
Dave Danzer – 2
Bobby Haynes – 2
Stephen Gioia III – 2
Davey Hamilton – 1
Tim Devendorf – 1
Michael Muldoon – 1
Jerry Curran – 1
Supermodified Heat Race Wins:
Jerry Curran – 2
Dan Connors Jr. – 2
Mike Barnes – 2
Randy Ritskes – 2
Ray Graham – 2
Michael Muldoon – 2
Joe Gosek – 2
Kody Graham – 2
Dave Gruel – 1
Joey Payne – 1
Dave Danzer – 1
Bobby Haynes – 1
Stephen Gioia III – 1
Jeff Abold – 1
Shaun Gosselin – 1
Otto Sitterly – 1
Supermodified Consolation Wins:
Shawn Muldoon – 1
Jeff Abold – 1
Bobby Haynes – 1
Dave Danzer – 1
Davey Hamilton – 1
Keith Gilliam – 1
Hoosier & Sunoco SBS Driver Standings 7-20
Pos ## Driver Pts
1 26 Mike Bond 846 *
2 18 Andrew Schartner 837 *
3 2 Rob Pullen 819 **
4 O4 Kreig Heroth 808
5 98 Jason Simmons 776
6 79 Tim Barbeau 773
7 93 Jay Andrews 764 *
8 9 Jack Patrick 757
9 77 Cameron Rowe 752 **
10 22 Mike Bruce 748
11 O1 Dalton Doyle 742
12 69 Mark Castiglia 727 **
13 24 A.J. Bernys 705
14 47 Jon Tesorerio (R) 681
15 11 John Ketchum 671
16 17 Dave Latulip 663
17 8 Josh Kerr (R) 636
18 99 Dennis Rupert 605
19 27 Nathan Sitterly 491
20 88 Brad Haynes 489
SBS Top 5 Finishes:
Kreig Heroth – 6
Mike Bond – 6
Andrew Schartner – 5
Jack Patrick – 3
Tim Barbeau – 3
Jason Simmons – 3
Mark Castiglia – 3
Rob Pullen – 3
Cameron Rowe – 3
JJ Andrews – 2
AJ Bernys – 2
Mike Bruce – 2
David LaTulip – 2
Dalton Doyle – 1
Brian Sobus – 1
SBS Top 10 Finishes:
Kreig Heroth – 8
Andrew Schartner – 8
Mike Bond – 8
Tim Barbeau – 7
Mike Bruce – 7
Rob Pullen – 7
Dalton Doyle – 6
Jason Simmons – 5
Jack Patrick – 5
JJ Andrews – 5
AJ Bernys – 4
John Ketcham – 3
Mark Castiglia – 3
Cameron Rowe – 3
Jon Tesoriero – 3
Nate Sitterly – 2
David LaTulip – 2
Josh Kerr – 2
Chris Proud – 1
Brian Sobus – 1
SBS Heat Race Wins:
Mark Castiglia – 4
Cameron Rowe – 4
Mike Bond – 2
JJ Andrews – 2
Jason Simmons – 2
Mike Bruce – 2
Jack Patrick – 2
AJ Bernys – 2
Dennis Rupert – 1
Rob Pullen – 1
Dalton Doyle – 1
John Ketcham – 1
Andrew Schartner – 1
Kreig Heroth – 1
Nate Sitterly – 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 16.476 second circuit turned in by No. 7 Otto Sitterly on July 21, 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 turned in by Ray Graham on July 14. He completed his heat race that night in a time of 3:23.7 seconds overall.
The Top 5 fastest times (in racing or time trials) of the Supermodified season are as follows:
Pat Lavery – 16.445
Otto Sitterly – 16.476
Ray Graham – 16.488
Ray Graham – 16.493
Otto Sitterly – 16.524
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. Cameron Rowe holds the fastest feature event time of the year at 19.349 seconds, set on May 26.
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
Mike Bond – 19.355
Rob Pullen – 19.373
Mark Castiglia – 19.380
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:
Saturday, August 11 – Novelis Supermodified 50, Pathfinder Bank SBS 30, and Tobias Speed STRs. Gates open at 4pm, Racing at 6:30pm. General admission $17.
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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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