The first holiday racing weekend of 2006 will again be sponsored by Community Bank during Memorial Day Weekend of the upcoming season at the Oswego Speedway. The track will be open for a free Friday night practice session on May 26th and the racing will all take place the following evening.

The traditional Jim Shampine Memorial 75 for the Novelis Supermodifieds will have two new races on the schedule with it in 2006. The Parts Plus Richie Evans Memorial 75 for the Race of Champions Modifieds will be back at the Oswego Speedway for the first time many years. The PathFinder Bank Limited Supers will run their inaugural Tony White Memorial 35 on that night as well. All of the racing action that weekend is being sponsored in part by Community Bank.

Community Bank is headquartered outside of Syracuse, New York and has 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.  You can learn more about their financial products by stopping by any convenient location or visiting them on the web at www.communitybankna.com.

Community bank is a proud sponsor of Greg Furlong and the Furlong Racing #72. Greg has indicated that he will be back to defend his 2005 Shampine Memorial win on Community Bank night and this May 27th visit is one of four targeted trips to the Oswego Speedway for him to race at in 2006. However, the potent Community Bank #72 will see other action with at least one different driver at the Oswego Speedway in 2006 according to Furlong.

The Oswego Speedway is proud to welcome back Community Bank to sponsor the Memorial Day Weekend races in 2006 which will honor the memories of Jim Shampine, Richie Evans and Tony White.