Weekend long rains postponed the scheduled practice session last weekend.  First, Saturday was washed out by on and off showers, and then all day rains forced an early cancellation to the warm up session.  We’ll give it a go again today, using the same time frame as last weekend.  Gates open at 10am, with inspection to follow.  Spectator gates open at noon, with cars on the track from 1-5pm. 

Foam blocks contribute to the safety of the drivers. The Torreses have purchased many thousand dollars worth of new foam blocks to line the walls with, to “cushion” the damage in the event of an accident. Foam blocks have been responsible over the years for preventing THOUSANDS of dollars worth of damage, and countless injuries to the drivers.

For the 2011 racing season the Oswego Speedway is reaching out to the Young race fan in several different ways.  New Oswego Speedway owners Eric and John Torrese have announced that all children 16 years of age and younger, when accompanied by a parent, will get free admission to the races.  The only exceptions are for Race of Champions Weekend, The Sprint Cup/Indy event, and Classic Weekend.  John Torrese said, “It’s important to get young people interested in racing so we can keep growing the sport.  To do that, we are offering parents the opportunity to bring their children to the races for free.”

Tuesday afternoon,  ownership of the historic race track along Lake Ontario was transferred from Pat Furlong and Steve Gioia to brother's John and Eric Torrese. The Torrese's are the third ownership group at Oswego Speedway since it was built in 1951.  The Caruso family built and owned the track from 1951 to April 2004.
    "We bought it for the love of the speedway," new co-owner Eric Torrese said Tuesday evening.  "There is no good business reason to buy it, we just love the place and the allure to it. There is a lot of work to do to it, but we will improve it.  There will be a lot of changes, we just hope everyone is patient with us."

Beachland Cleaning Service of Vero Beach Florida and Partner of the Cleaning for a Reason Foundation is honored to announce that they have helped secure the Foundations' first Celebrity recognition.  Cleaning for a Reason is a National Foundation made up of a coalition of Cleaning Service Companies that provide Women undergoing Cancer treatments free home cleanings.

Oswego Speedway’s 2008 season officially came to an end Saturday night October 25th, as the Hall of Fame and Awards Banquet in the Oneida-Mohawk rooms at the Turning Stone Casino in Verona, New York.  End of year awards, prize money, and six well deserving Hall of Fame inductions were the headliners as the curtain was brought down on a successful 2008 campaign at the lakeside oval.

The Days Inn MSA-Oswego Wings Challenge Series, which gets underway on June 9th at the Oswego Speedway, will have one of the best MSA drivers ever joining in to try and capture this inaugural series title. This series, which is open to the best supermodified drivers from the midwest and the northeast, has been the buzz of the supermodified world this past off season.

Late race passes are the way that things are shaping up for the 2007 racing season at the Oswego Speedway. For the second consecutive week the feature winner was decided near the end of the race with Josh LaRochelle edging past Brian Sobus in the PathFinder Bank SBS 30 lap feature event.