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Story By: CAMDEN PROUD / OSWEGO SPEEDWAY – OSWEGO, NY – Oswego Speedway returns to action this weekend with the always exciting, historic and action packed Novelis Supermodified Twin 35’s presented by Burke’s Do-It-Best Home Centers and A&P Auto Parts along with the first driver autograph session of the season on Saturday, June 10.
Saturday night’s schedule of events, which includes two 35-lap Novelis Supermodified features and a 30-lap main for the Pathfinder Bank Small Block Supermodifieds, will see the popular driver autograph session at 5:15 p.m.
The driver autograph session will follow the completion of hot laps at 5pm. Fans of all ages are welcomed to join the speedway’s competitors and teams on the track’s front straightaway to meet their favorite driver and get an autograph card, candy, or merchandise. The autograph session is free with the price of admission.
Heat racing action will get underway at 7pm on Saturday following group time trials for both divisions. Supermodified heats will be first to see action followed by the SBS before feature attractions get underway shortly thereafter with the first Novelis Supermodified Twin 35, the Pathfinder Bank SBS 30-lapper and the second Novelis Supermodified Twin 35.
The speedway’s Twin 35s began in 1976 and have been a fan favorite for over 20 years. Twin features have been ran at Oswego as far back as the year 1970, when Jim Shampine claimed double wins in May of that year.
Before the Twin 35’s took the speedway by storm in 1976, the very unique Triple 33’s were held in 1973 and 1974 with Shampine claiming five of the six features.
With that said, it is no surprise to see that Shampine has won more scheduled Twin events than any other driver in the speedway’s history with 21 victories in total. After Keith Shampine picked up his first career victory two weeks ago, watch for the driver of the Osetek Racing Technologies No. 55 to have two opportunities to go back to back and join his Uncle Jim as one of the few drivers to double up in victory lane on Twin night.
Bentley Warren (17), Doug Heveron (12), Eddie Bellinger Jr. (12), and Steve Gioia Jr. (10) join Shampine as the only drivers to have double digit victories in Twin events.
In 1975 two sets of Twin 30’s were contended, before Oswego adapted the Twin 35 distance from 1976 through 1998. The race then went away in 1999 and 2000.
In 2001 the Twins returned, with 30-laps being the distance, and they were ran off and on up until the 2011 racing season.
In 2014 the historical Twin 35 format returned for the first time since 1998 with Randy Ritskes and Michael Barnes driving to victory lane.
A total of 14 drivers have won their first Supermodified feature in Twin Supermodified events at the speedway, with the most recent being last season as Jeff Abold held off Brandon Bellinger for his first career victory in the second Twin of the night.
Since 1971 Fred Graves, Gary Albritain, Brian Herb, Mike McLaughlin, Dean Hoag, Howard Page, Greg Furlong, Otto Sitterly, Jeff Holbrook, Gary Morton, Jerry Curran, Pat Lavery, and Muldoon have all won their first, and in some cases only, Supermodified feature during a Twin event.
This weekend, Dan Connors, Logan Rayvals, and Lou LeVea Jr. will all search for their first victory in each of the twin events for the Supermodifieds while Jesse Bearup, Camden Proud, Greg O’Connor, and more all aim for their first Pathfinder Bank SBS glory.
Barnes and Sitterly are tied atop the Novelis Supermodified standings heading into the weekend ahead of Dave Shullick Jr, Shampine, and Abold.
Dave Cliff leads the Pathfinder Bank SBS contingent over Andrew Schartner, Jack Patrick, Kreig Heroth and Cameron Rowe.
WHAT:
Novelis Supermodified Twin 35’s, Pathfinder Bank SBS 30 plus Autograph Night presented by Burke’s Do It Best Home Centers and A&P Auto Parts.
WHEN:
Saturday June 10, at Oswego Speedway in Oswego, NY. Pit gates will open at 2:30pm, grandstands at 4pm, hot laps at 4pm, autographs at 5:15pm, time trials at 6:30pm, racing at 7pm.
WHERE:
Oswego Speedway is located at 300 East Albany St. in Oswego, NY.
TICKETS:
Padded reserved seats $25, general admission $20, Pit Passes $35, VIP $90. Tickets can be purchased in advance by calling (315) 342-0646. Kids 16 and under are free with paid adult. Active military are free with proper ID.
