8/8/2021
Oswego Speedway
Doyle Drives to First Win of 2021 Season with Hawk Chassis 350 Supermodified
OSWEGO, NY (August 8, 2021) - Speedway veteran Dalton Doyle picked up his third career 350 Supermodified win and first with his new Hawk Chassis 350 in Saturday night’s 25-lap main event on Retro Night at Oswego Speedway.
Doyle started in fourth and took the lead from Nick Kinney on a restart with nine laps to go. In the closing stages, it turned out to be a relatively comfortable win for the multi-time Pathfinder Bank SBS feature winner.
“I was ready to cut this thing in half last week,” Doyle said. “We had nothing but problems and I have a great group of people. I have to thank Joey Hawksby for all the support, Dave Danzer for letting me take his top wing because I thought I was having some issues with mine. The Syrells have just gone above and beyond to get me everything I need. They have really lifted my spirits. We came here to practice last night and threw a bunch of stuff at the car. We really found good speed, but of course we came here today and just started dialing ourselves right out trying to make it better. We got it as close to what we thought we had last night right before the feature and honestly, if we went full run we had absolutely nothing for Nick (Kinney), but I just think the red flag really helped us out because the car kind of freed up a bit. It has been real tight all day. I just have to thank this group of people, my Mother and Father, my crew, my beautiful fiancee, and everybody that helps out.”
Fast timer Kinney and Barry Kingsley were on the front row for the main event, but it was Doyle dropping under Kingsley and also ahead of third starting Perry to take over the two spot as soon as the race went green.
Sixth and seventh starting Tyler Thompson and Mike Bruce wasted little time moving in behind Perry for third with Thompson taking over the position on lap 3.
The battle for the first half of the race was between Perry and Bruce for the fourth spot while Kinney opened up a straightaway lead over Doyle and Thompson.
With 10 to go, the leaders caught up to lapped traffic and one lap later, Kali Spaulding took a nasty shot into the third turn foam which brought out the red flag.
The crash caused Spaulding to be shaken up, and she was transported to Oswego Hospital as a precaution. She was released later in the evening and is doing well.
After the cleanup was complete, the double file restart with 8 to go changed everything. It was the outside lane prevailing with Doyle taking the lead away from Kinney and Perry shooting into third ahead of Thompson.
Thompson was able to steal the spot back away from Perry with five laps remaining, but found himself into the back stretch wall on lap 23, bringing out one more yellow flag.
On the single file green-white-checkered restart, Doyle was able to run away from Kinney and Perry for the win. The top three was followed by Bruce and Brian Sobus inside the top five with James Capps, Dave Cliff, Barry Kingsley, Thompson, Spaulding, and Jon Tesoriero rounding out the field.
JP Jewelers Retro Night
J&S Paving 350 Supermodifieds
Saturday, August 7, 2021
Oswego Speedway
Oswego, NY
Feature (25-laps): 1. 08 DALTON DOYLE, 2. 7 ® Nick Kinney, 3. 20 ® Kyle Perry, 4. 22 Mike Bruce, 5. 45 ® Brian Sobus, 6. 64 James Capps, 7. 50 ® Dave Cliff, 8. 06 Barry Kingsley, 9. ® 98T Tyler Thompson, 10. 23 ® Kali Spaulding, 11. 47 ® Jon Tesoriero
Heat 1 (10-laps): 1. 20 ® Kyle Perry, 2. 22 Mike Bruce, 3. 08 Dalton Doyle, 4. 45 ® Brian Sobus, 5. 06 Barry Kingsley, 6. 47 ® Jon Tesoriero
Heat 2 (10-laps): 1. 98T ® Tyler Thompson, 2. 7 ® Nick Kinney, 3. 64 James Capps, 4. 50 ® Dave Cliff, 5. 23 ® Kali Spaulding
Group Time Trials: 1. 7 ® Nick Kinney - 17.071, 2. 08 Dalton Doyle - 17.296, 3. 98T ® Tyler Thompson - 17.327, 4. 45 ® Brian Sobus - 17.402, 5. 50 ® Dave Cliff - 17.406, 6. 22 Mike Bruce - 17.435, 7. 23 ® Kali Spaulding - 17.747, 8. 20 ® Kyle Perry - 17.673, 9. 47 ® Jon Tesoriero - 17.886, 10. 64 James Capps - 17.936, 11. 06 Barry Kingsley - 17.946
D&S Landscaping Hard Charger: #64 James Capps
Lighthouse Lanes Up & Comer: #20 Kyle Perry
Submitted By: OSWEGO ADMIN