OSWEGO, NY (August 10) – Saturday night’s racing at Oswego Speedway will have a little extra in store with the addition of the Tobais Speed STR series as a part of C’s Beverage-Days Inn/Travelodge Night at the ‘Steel Palace.’ Fans can enjoy a three division racing schedule on Saturday for just $14 through the Price Chopper Tickets to Go program, which is available through any Price Chopper Supermarkets store.
Joining the Speed STR series will be the usual cast of characters, gearing up for championship battles in the Novelis Supermodified and Pathfinder Bank SBS divisions.
Grandstand gates open on Saturday at 4pm, with racing getting underway at 6:30pm.
Kids 16 and under are FREE of charge with paid adult and active military with ID are also FREE.
For more information on Oswego Speedway be sure to visit www.oswegospeedway.com. Fans can follow the Speedway on Twitter @OswegoSpeedway or like on Facebook at www.facebook.com/OswegoSpeedway.
WHEN:
Saturday, August 11 – Pits open at 2pm, Grandstands open at 4pm, Racing at 6:30pm
WHERE:
Oswego Speedway is located at 300 East Albany St. in Oswego, NY just off Route 104E.
TICKETS:
General admission $17, Padded reserved seats $22, Pit passes $30.
Price Chopper Tickets to Go available for just $14
Kids 16 and under FREE with paid adult.
Active military FREE with ID.
ON THE INTERNET:
Oswego Speedway – www.oswegospeedway.com
Twitter - @OswegoSpeedway
Facebook – facebook.com/OswegoSpeedway
YouTube – OswegoSpeedwayOnline
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 08-04
Pos ## Driver Pts
1 7 Otto Sitterly 837 **
2 22 Pat Lavery 827
3 20 Joey Payne 777
4 88 Randy Ritskes 768 *
5 90 Ray Graham 768 **
6 60 Brian Sobus 755
7 OO Joe Gosek 752 *
8 50 David Gruel 749
9 99 Michael Barnes 729 *
10 O1 Dan Connors Jr. 725
11 21 Kody Graham 717 *
12 26 Shaun Gosselin 711
13 O5 Jeff Abold 705
14 52 Dave Danzer 682 *
15 44 Bobby Haynes Jr. 660
16 9 Stephen Gioia 653
17 24 Jerry Curran 650
18 50M Michael Muldoon 640
19 O2 Brandon Bellinger 556
20 56 Hal LaTulip 505
Supermodified Top 5 Finishes:
Otto Sitterly – 5
Pat Lavery – 4
Joey Payne – 4
Shaun Gosselin – 3
Ray Graham – 3
Randy Ritskes – 3
Mike Barnes – 3
Joe Gosek – 3
Dave Gruel – 3
Dave Danzer – 2
Dan Connors Jr. – 2
Tim Snyder – 2
Brian Sobus – 2
Kody Graham – 2
Michael Muldoon – 2
Davey Hamilton – 1
Jeff Abold – 1
Supermodified Top 10 Finishes:
Pat Lavery – 9
Joey Payne – 7
Otto Sitterly – 7
Brian Sobus – 7
Joe Gosek – 6
Dave Gruel – 6
Shaun Gosselin – 5
Randy Ritskes – 5
Mike Barnes – 5
Dan Connors Jr. – 5
Ray Graham – 5
Jeff Abold – 5
Kody Graham – 4
Tim Snyder – 3
Dave Danzer – 2
Bobby Haynes – 2
Stephen Gioia III – 2
Michael Muldoon – 2
Davey Hamilton – 1
Tim Devendorf – 1
Jerry Curran – 1
Supermodified Heat Race Wins:
Michael Muldoon – 3
Joe Gosek – 3
Kody Graham – 3
Jerry Curran – 2
Dan Connors Jr. – 2
Mike Barnes – 2
Randy Ritskes – 2
Ray 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 8-04
Pos ## Driver Pts
1 26 Mike Bond 938 *
2 2 Rob Pullen 918 **
3 18 Andrew Schartner 916 *
4 O4 Kreig Heroth 901
5 79 Tim Barbeau 882
6 98 Jason Simmons 876
7 93 Jay Andrews 838 *
8 9 Jack Patrick 824
9 77 Cameron Rowe 822 **
10 69 Mark Castiglia 820 **
11 24 A.J. Bernys 820 *
12 O1 Dalton Doyle 818
13 22 Mike Bruce 816
14 47 Jon Tesoriero (R) 758
15 11 John Ketcham 729
16 17 Dave Latulip 729
17 8 Josh Kerr (R) 707
18 99 Dennis Rupert 664
19 88 Brad Haynes 548
20 27 Nathan Sitterly 491
SBS Top 5 Finishes:
Mike Bond – 7
Kreig Heroth – 6
Andrew Schartner – 5
Tim Barbeau – 4
Jason Simmons – 4
Rob Pullen – 4
Jack Patrick – 3
Mark Castiglia – 3
Cameron Rowe – 3
AJ Bernys – 3
JJ Andrews – 2
Mike Bruce – 2
David LaTulip – 2
Dalton Doyle – 1
Brian Sobus – 1
SBS Top 10 Finishes:
Mike Bond – 9
Kreig Heroth – 9
Andrew Schartner – 9
Tim Barbeau – 8
Rob Pullen – 8
Mike Bruce – 7
Dalton Doyle – 6
Jason Simmons – 6
Jack Patrick – 5
JJ Andrews – 5
AJ Bernys – 5
Mark Castiglia – 4
John Ketcham – 3
Cameron Rowe – 3
Jon Tesoriero – 3
Nate Sitterly – 2
David LaTulip – 2
Josh Kerr – 2
Chris Proud – 2
Brian Sobus – 1
Barry Kingsley – 1
SBS Heat Race Wins:
Mark Castiglia – 4
Cameron Rowe – 4
AJ Bernys – 3
Mike Bond – 2
JJ Andrews – 2
Jason Simmons – 2
Mike Bruce – 2
Jack Patrick – 2
Kreig Heroth – 2
Dennis Rupert – 1
Rob Pullen – 1
Dalton Doyle – 1
John Ketcham – 1
Andrew Schartner – 1
Nate Sitterly – 1
Tim Barbeau – 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 18 – Novelis Supermodified 50, Pathfinder Bank SBS 30, Bosco and Geers/Oswego County Federal Credit Union Track Championship Night. Gates open at 4pm, Racing at 6:30pm. General admission $15.
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.
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