OSWEGO, NY (June 14) – Oswego Speedway is back in action for the fourth consecutive weekend this Saturday, June 16 for Universal Metal Works Autograph Night. The rained out autograph session from one week ago is scheduled to take the green at 5:30pm on the main straightaway of the ‘Steel Palace.’
Next Saturday, June 23 Oswego Speedway will be closed for graduation weekend, so be sure to get to the Speedway this Saturday to see your last bit of racing action for two weeks.
The Novelis Supermodifieds and Pathfinder Bank SBS Series will be the two divisions on the racing card this Saturday night.
WHEN:
Saturday June 16, at Oswego Speedway in Oswego, NY. Pit Gates will open at 2pm, grandstands at 4pm, autograph session at 5:30pm, 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 $20, general admission $15, Pit Passes $30. Price Chopper ‘Tickets to Go’ are available at any Price Chopper stores for just $14, a savings of $1. Tickets can be purchased in advance by calling (315) 342-0646.
ON THE INTERNET:
Oswego Speedway – www.oswegospeedway.com
Twitter - @OswegoSpeedway
Facebook – facebook.com/OswegoSpeedway
YouTube – OswegoSpeedwayOnline
Live Updates can be seen on Twitter, Facebook, as well as the Oswego Speedway website
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.
STAT ATTACK
Hoosier & Sunoco Supermodified Driver Standings 6-9-12
Pos ## Driver Pts
1 7 Otto Sitterly 405 **
2 22 Pat Lavery 361
3 20 Joey Payne 354
4 52 Dave Danzer 353 *
5 50 Dave Gruel 336
6 00 Joe Gosek 333 *
7 26 Shaun Gosselin 332
8 O1 Dan Connors Jr. 327
9 60 Brian Sobus 326
10 05 Jeff Abold 315
11 90 Ray Graham 314
12 88 Randy Ritskes 309
13 21 Kody Graham 305
14 24 Jerry Curran 303
15 5 Tim Devendorf 301
16 0 Tim Snyder 291
17 44 Bobby Haynes Jr. 285
18 99 Mike Barnes 281
19 02 Brandon Bellinger 272
20 9 Stephen Gioia III 272
Supermodified Top 5 Finishes:
Otto Sitterly – 4
Dave Danzer – 2
Dan Connors Jr. – 2
Joey Payne – 2
Davey Hamilton – 1
Brian Sobus – 1
Dave Gruel – 1
Jeff Abold – 1
Ray Graham – 1
Shaun Gosselin – 1
Tim Snyder – 1
Joe Gosek – 1
Pat Lavery – 1
Kody Graham – 1
Supermodified Top 10 Finishes:
Otto Sitterly – 4
Pat Lavery – 4
Dave Gruel – 3
Joey Payne – 3
Brian Sobus – 3
Shaun Gosselin – 3
Ray Graham – 2
Tim Snyder – 2
Randy Ritskes – 2
Jeff Abold – 2
Dave Danzer – 2
Dan Connors Jr. – 2
Kody Graham – 2
Joe Gosek – 2
Davey Hamilton – 1
Bobby Haynes – 1
Mike Barnes – 1
Tim Devendorf – 1
Supermodified Heat Race Wins:
Jerry Curran – 2
Dan Connors Jr. – 2
Dave Gruel – 1
Joe Gosek – 1
Mike Barnes – 1
Kody Graham – 1
Joey Payne – 1
Dave Danzer – 1
Michael Muldoon – 1
Randy Ritskes – 1
Supermodified Consolation Wins:
Shawn Muldoon – 1
Jeff Abold – 1
Bobby Haynes – 1
Hoosier & Sunoco SBS Driver Standings 6-9-12
Pos ## Driver Pts
1 O4 Kreig Heroth 375
2 26 Mike Bond 371
3 93 Jay Andrews 369 *
4 98 Jason Simmons 368
5 18 Andrew Schartner 366
6 79 Tim Barbeau 363
7 2 Rob Pullen 356 *
8 77 Cameron Rowe 349 *
9 69 Mark Castiglia 336 *
10 O1 Dalton Doyle 334
11 9 Jack Patrick 332
12 22 Mike Bruce 321
13 47 Jon Tesorerio (R) 307
14 11 John Ketchum 305
15 17 Dave Latulip 290
16 8 Josh Kerr (R) 283
17 24 A.J. Bernys 280
18 87 Bryan Haynes 279
19 99 Dennis Rupert 264
20 34 Will Hadcock 257
SBS Top 5 Finishes:
Kreig Heroth – 3
Andrew Schartner – 2
Mike Bond – 2
Jack Patrick – 2
Mark Castiglia – 2
Jason Simmons – 2
Cameron Rowe – 2
Tim Barbeau – 2
JJ Andrews – 1
Rob Pullen – 1
Dalton Doyle – 1
SBS Top 10 Finishes:
Andrew Schartner – 4
Tim Barbeau – 4
Kreig Heroth – 4
Mike Bruce – 3
Jason Simmons – 3
JJ Andrews – 3
Mike Bond – 3
Rob Pullen – 3
Dalton Doyle – 2
Jack Patrick – 2
Mark Castiglia – 2
Cameron Rowe – 2
John Ketcham – 2
AJ Bernys – 1
Chris Proud – 1
Jon Tesoriero – 1
SBS Heat Race Wins:
Mike Bond – 2
Mark Castiglia – 2
JJ Andrews – 2
Jack Patrick – 1
Cameron Rowe – 1
Dennis Rupert – 1
Rob Pullen – 1
Dalton Doyle – 1
Jason Simmons – 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 16.524 second circuit turned in by No. 7 Otto Sitterly, 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
Otto Sitterly – 16.524
Randy Ritskes – 16.535
Joe Gosek – 16.540
Randy Ritskes – 16.676
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.
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
Jason Simmons – 19.383
Mark Castiglia – 19.388
Mike Bond – 19.395
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. Last Saturday Jason Simmons ran a time of 19.203, with David LaTulip hitting a 19.225 in hot laps.
No SBS car has officially recorded a lap in the 18-second bracket in the history of the division.
NEXT EVENT:
Saturday, June 30th – Davis Bros. Meats Grand Prix Night, PLUS Fireworks! Extra distance races will be on tap with a 75-lap Novelis Supermodified event plus a 35-lap Pathfinder Bank SBS Series main. The night’s first green flag will be waved at 6:30pm.
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.
Oswego Speedway is honored to recognize several sponsors and corporate partners that help to bring the racing action to you each Saturday night (listed alphabetically): All Seasons Inn, Alliance Bank, Bacc Off, Best Western/Quality Inn, Blue Bowl Sanitation, Bonded Motor Sales, Bosco & Geers, Bracy’s Transmission Services, Bridge Street Jewelers, Brioschi Pharmaceuticals International LLC, Burke’s Home Centers, Burritt Motors, Butler Disposal, Canales Restaurant, Canales Insurance, Century 21 Galloway Realty, Chris Nelson Insurance, Cleaning for a Reason, City Electric, CNY CPR, Coca-Cola, Compass Federal Credit Union, Constellation Energy, Corr-Pak, CPS Electric, C’s Beverage Center, Davis Bros. Meats, Days Inn/Travelodge, Dufore’s Jewelers, Dunkin Donuts, Eagle Beverage, Ellsworth Heating and Cooling, Entergy Northeast, Ferris Industries, Gater Racing News, Green & Seifter CPA, G&I Homes, H. Lee White Marine Museum,Hofmann’s, GMAC Insurance, Gioia Signs, Hoosier Racing Tire, Hudson Dairy, Jerome Fire Equipment, Johnston’s Propane, John Costello & Associates, K&G Lodge, Lighthouse Lanes, Longley Dodge, Marollo Racing Engines, May’s Country Store, McCaffrey Chiropractic, Mickey’s Magical Vacation, Munski’s Auto and Marine, Novelis, Ontario Orchards, Oswego County Federal Credit Union, Oswego Health, Oswego Inn, OTB/Western Region, Oswego Quality Carpet, The Palladium-Times, Par-K Enterprises, Pathfinder Bank, Outdoor Power West, Performance Harley Davidson, Pizza Villa, Ponderosa, The Post-Standard, Precision Balancing, Press Box, Price Chopper, Pullen’s Plumbing, RE Davis and Son, RJ Caruso Tax & Accounting, Rudy’s Lakeside, S&S Tractor, Scriba Electric, Scriba Meats, Shapiro Motor Sales, Sharon’s Hair Gallery, Speedway Press, Steve Abt Auto, Stop DWI – Oswego County, Sunset RV Park, Supercuts, Terrell’s Potato Chips, Thunder Road Bar and Grill, Turning Stone Resort and Casino, Universal Metal Works, Vashaw’s Collision Service, Yogi Bear’s Jelly Stone Park