The first of three scheduled Novelis and Habitat for Humanity can collections was a huge success on Saturday June 24th at the Oswego Speedway. Novelis representatives set up a can collection station outside of the Oswego Speedway from 4:00 until 6:30. The "Can Guy" mascot was on hand to meet kids and mingle with fans during the Constellation and Entergy autograph session on the track at 6:15.

Saturday night June 24th is the first of three special aluminum recycling nights at the Oswego Speedway in 2006. The Oswego Novelis Works in conjunction with Habitat for Humanity will be holding a can collection at the Oswego Speedway prior to the “Family Night” of racing. Novelis will be encouraging everyone to buy aluminum cans and recycle…making every can count. Proceeds from these collections will go to benefit the Oswego County Chapter of Habitat for Humanity. Aluminum cans help build Habitat for Humanity homes right here in Oswego. Please recycle.

Popular Central New York band "Under the Gun" will be performing at the Oswego Speedway on Friday night June 30th at 7:00. This will be the first Friday night of infield activities at the Speedway for the summer of 2006. The Friday night dirt track oval karting, behind the Speedway, began on June 16th with a visit by the Tobias Slingshot Series.

In PathFinder Bank Limited Super action, Mike Barnes from Mexico picked up his first win of the season. Barnes was a threat to win all night long as he staged a tremendous three car battle with Rob Pullen and Josh LaRochelle in his heat race. The race was marred with several yellow flags which left nearly ten of the starting twenty six cars in the pits at the end of the race. Barnes finished ahead of the driver he lost his heat race to, Rob Pullen. Coming home in third place was heat race winner Tim Barbeau. Kevin Knopp finished in fourth and Mike Bond rounded out the top five.

The show that all Novelis Supermodified fans had been anticipating all week came with no let-down in excitement on Saturday night. Otto Sitterly’s two race win streak would be put to the test by the return of Greg Furlong and the always capable Tim Snyder. Those three cars were the class of the filed on this night as they charged their way to the front of the field in their Hawk Chassis. Furlong and Sitterly slowly pulled away from Snyder as the race wore down while they were posting near identical times as they toured the 5/8’s mile oval at Oswego.

The long awaited debut of the new Kids on-Track "Mini-Supermodifieds" will be Saturday June 17th at the Oswego Speedway before the regular night of racing begins. Four elementary aged school children in the Oswego School district will be the first drivers of these unique cars that were created from scratch by students who attend Oswego County BOCES.

Otto Sitterly’s early season march to Victory Lane at the Oswego Speedway is about to get a little interesting. Greg Furlong jumps back behind the wheel of the Community Bank #72 and teammate Bentley Warren is set to do battle with the Lighthouse Lanes "Double Deuce".

Calling hours for Ed Clark will be on Thursday at Fosters Funeral Home in Fulton from 4:00 to 7:00 and funeral services will be at Fosters on Friday morning at 10:00.  Clark, pictured on the left of Bernie Finnegan on Spruce-Up day in April, lost his brief battle with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma on Monday June 12th. Ed and his wife Kathy were fixtures for decades in the infields at the Oswego Speedway and on the ISMA trail as push truck drivers. Ed and Kathy always brought their positive personalities with them whether they were at a race track or at various racing functions during the year.  Ed will be missed by all who came in contact with him and he will be remembered for leaving his mark on the supermodified racing community.