OSWEGO, NY – Six weeks into the ‘Road to the Championship’ for the Pathfinder Bank SBS, a total of 31 different drivers have scored points in what has become one of the most competitive fields in recent memory.
After a half dozen races, the top twenty drivers in the current championship standings sit behind the wheel of either a Hedger Racing Chassis or an FFB Chassis, with the Hedger gang currently holding the front five positions in the title hunt.
Throughout the years, and especially in recent history, the Hedger Chassis and FFB Chassis have become the prominent racecars in the SBS division at Oswego Speedway.
Currently of the top twenty drivers in the standings, twelve are sporting an FFB Chassis, while eight pilot a machine built by Hedger.
In what has turned into a storied chassis rivalry, Hedger currently holds the edge with Russ Brown, defending champion Kreig Heroth, two-time feature winner Dalton Doyle, Tony White Memorial winner Jason Simmons, and JJ Andrews leading the way in the yearlong race for the title.
Brown has yet to win a feature event behind the wheel of the No. 13 but does hold a 13-point advantage on Heroth in the standings. With four top five finishes so far this season, Brown leads the way in the category, coupled with a total of five top ten finishes in six starts. Eyeing a record breaking fifth SBS championship at Oswego Speedway, Brown looks to continue to hold court not only over his FFB combatants, but also his Hedger team members.
Heroth is moving through 2013 much the same as 2012, slow and steady. The only driver with a top ten finish in every feature event this season, Heroth has just one top five, coming in the year’s most recent event on June 15. With two qualifying heat race wins on the season in the Won4Racing No. 04, Heroth is likely sitting right where he wants to be heading into the summer stretch run of the season.
Catapulting to third in the standings with two consecutive main event wins is the driver of the No. 01, Dalton Doyle. Doyle inherited the lead of the June 1 make-up main run on June 15 after Anthony Losurdo and Josh Kerr tangled, giving him a clear path to victory just one week after leading every lap to earn his first career win on June 8. The former Oswego Kartway pilot holds a 10-point edge on the other Hedger Chassis driver to reach victory lane this season, Jason Simmons.
After several years of trying, Simmons finally reached Oswego victory lane back on May 25 in the Tony White Memorial. With a feature win, two top five finishes, and four top ten runs, Simmons is the next Hedger in line riding fourth in the point standings currently 31-markers out of the championship lead.
Trailing Simmons by only three points is his Team Tapout Racing teammate JJ Andrews in the No. 93. A longtime pilot of Hedger racecars, Andrews rounds out the manufacture’s top five stranglehold with a total of three top five finishes to start the year. Consecutive podium finishes in the month of June has Andrews in prime position to continue his climb toward the top of the standings.
The sixth position is where the first FFB Chassis can be found, as Mike Bond saw a recent free fall in the standings after a rough evening on June 15 driving the Four Sevens Motorsports No. 74. Riding as high as second in the standings this season, Bond had rear end issues with his machine in the second feature two weeks ago, resulting in a dismal 24th place finish. Now, despite two top five finishes and four top ten runs, Bond sits four points out of the top five and a total of 38-points behind Brown.
Another FFB Chassis trails Bond in seventh with Rob Pullen only four points back in the No. 2. Pullen has the most top five finishes of any FFB racer with three, but has failed to finish in the top ten in the other three events this season.
Another Hedger driver in Andrew Schartner rides eighth overall with FFB’s Jon Tesoriero in ninth, and Hedger’s Jack Patrick in tenth.
Arguably the most consistent of the FFB regulars in 2013 has been Tesoriero in the No. 47. Well on his way to most improved driver of the season, Tesoriero has five top ten finishes in six starts, more than any other driver in the FFB camp. Coupled with two top five finishes on the year, only a lowly 20th place finish on June 15 has kept Tesoriero down in the standings. In that event, Tesoriero climbed behind the wheel of the Dennis Rupert No. 99 in the eleventh hour, after the No. 47 was damaged beyond immediate repair in a heat racing incident.
With a total of eight races remaining, the Pathfinder Bank SBS ‘Road to the Championship’ is still wide open, with a list of unknowns ahead. The battle for the championship will no doubt come down to the wire in one of the most competitive open-wheel divisions, anywhere in the country.
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WHAT:
RJ Caruso Tax & Accounting/C’s Farm Market & Beverage Center ‘Road to the Champiosnship’ featuring a 50-lap Novelis Supermodified main event and a 30-lap Pathfinder Bank SBS feature.
WHEN:
Saturday, June 29. Pit gates will open at 2 p.m., grandstand gates open at 4 p.m., hot laps begin at 4 p.m., with racing beginning at 6:30 p.m.
WHERE:
Oswego Speedway is located at 300 East Albany St. in Oswego, NY
TICKETS:
Padded reserved seats $20, general admission $15, Pit Passes $30. Tickets can be purchased in advance by calling (315) 342-0646. Kids 16 and under are free with paid adult. Price Chopper Tickets to Go are available for only $14.
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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 wing Supermodified track record is 15.164 seconds, set by Lou Cicconi in May of 2013.
SBS STAT ATTACK:
Hoosier/Sunoco/Corr-Pak SBS Driver’s Standings 6-15-13
Pos ## Driver Pts
1 13 Russ Brown 557
2 O4 Kreig Heroth 544
3 O1 Dalton Doyle 536 **
4 98 Jason Simmons 526 *
5 93 Jay Andrews 523
6 74 Mike Bond 519
7 2 Rob Pullen 515
8 18 Andrew Schartner 515
9 47 Jon Tesoriero 511
10 9 Jack Patrick 505
11 22 Mike Bruce 502
12 17 Tim Gareau 473
13 77 Cameron Rowe 459
14 24 A.J. Bernys 457 *
15 67 Mark Castiglia 454 **
16 14 Jeremy Pitcher (R) 450
17 1 Anthony Losurdo (R)421
18 8 Josh Kerr 404
19 57 Dan Abt (R) 390
20 76 Scott Shafer (R) 380
21 90 Greg O’Connor (R) 378
22 99 Dennis Rupert 365
23 19 Nathan Noto ® 353
24 O7 Justin Connell 326
25 44 Zach Amo (R) 249
26 6 Brian Sobus 162
27 27 David LaTulip 151
28 3 Chris Proud 135
29 32 Scott Black (R) 84
30 10 Josh Blackwell (R) 43
31 28 Stan Gates 40
Butler Disposal Services ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
14 Jeremy Pitcher 450
1 Anthony Losurdo 421
57 Dan Abt 390
76 Scott Shafer 380
90 Greg O’Connor 378
19 Nate Noto 353
44 Zach Amo 249
32 Scott Black 84
10 Josh Blackwell 43
Pathfinder Bank SBS Top 5 Finishes
13 Russ Brown 4
2 Rob Pullen 3
O1 Dalton Doyle 3
93 JJ Andrews 3
98 Jason Simmons 2
47 Jon Tesoriero 2
18 Andrew Schartner 2
67 Mark Castiglia 2
74 Mike Bond 2
22 Mike Bruce 2
24 AJ Bernys 1
77 Cameron Rowe 1
14 Jeremy Pitcher 1
9 Jack Patrick 1
O4 Kreig Heroth 1
Pathfinder Bank SBS Top 10 Finishes
O4 Kreig Heroth 6
13 Russ Brown 5
47 Jon Tesoriero 5
74 Mike Bond 4
9 Jack Patrick 4
18 Andrew Schartner 4
93 JJ Andrews 4
98 Jason Simmons 4
17 Tim Gareau 3
14 Jeremy Pitcher 3
2 Rob Pullen 3
22 Mike Bruce 3
O1 Dalton Doyle 3
24 AJ Bernys 2
67 Mark Castiglia 2
77 Cameron Rowe 2
76 Scott Shafer 1
6 Brian Sobus 1
27 David LaTulip 1
SUPERMODIFIED STAT ATTACK:
Hoosier/Sunoco/Corr-Pak Driver’s Standings 6-15-13
Pos ## Driver Pts
1 99 Michael Barnes 399
2 7 Otto Sitterly 394 *
3 OO Joe Gosek 387
4 26 Shaun Gosselin 363
5 51 Michael Muldoon 348
6 50 David Gruel 344
7 35 Jeff Holbrook 340
8 52 Dave Danzer 324
9 O1 Dan Connors Jr. 319
10 21 Kody Graham 317 *
11 22 Pat Lavery 312 *
12 O2 Brandon Bellinger 311
13 5 Tim Devendorf 296
14 0 Tim Snyder 275
15 3 Brian Sweeney 269
16 60 Tim Jedrzejek 264
17 83 Lou Levea Jr 258
18 O7 Tony Steiner (R) 253
19 66 Lou Levea Sr. 226
20 37 Jeff Locke 207
21 23 Clayton Brewer III (R) 207
22 24 Jerry Curran 198
23 O6 Dave Cliff 195
24 55 Keith Shampine 194
25 56 Hal LaTulip 166
26 37 Randy Ritskes 141
27 6 Davey Hamilton 115 *
28 O5 Jeff Abold 97
29 71 Bill Sharkey 80
30 82 Jared Bellinger (R) 63
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
O7 Tony Steiner 253
23 Clayton Brewer III 207
82 Jared Bellinger 63
Novelis Supermodified Top 5 Finishes
99 Michael Barnes 4
7 Otto Sitterly 3
52 Dave Danzer 2
OO Joe Gosek 2
50 Dave Gruel 2
26 Shaun Gosselin 2
6 Davey Hamilton 1
60 Tim Jedrzejek 1
51 Michael Muldoon 1
22 Pat Lavery 1
21 Kody Graham 1
Novelis Supermodified Top 10 Finishes
99 Michael Barnes 4
51 Michael Muldoon 4
OO Joe Gosek 4
35 Jeff Holbrook 4
50 Dave Gruel 3
26 Shaun Gosselin 3
7 Otto Sitterly 3
52 Dave Danzer 2
60 Tim Jedrzejek 2
5 Tim Devendorf 2
O2 Brandon Bellinger 2
O1 Dan Connors Jr. 2
6 Davey Hamilton 1
22 Pat Lavery 1
21 Kody Graham 1
O Tim Snyder 1
37 Randy Ritskes 1
UP NEXT:
Saturday, July 6th – Days Inn/Knights Inn ‘Christmas in July’ presented by Toys for Tots featuring a 75-lap Novelis Supermodified main and a 35-lap Pathfinder Bank SBS feature. Pits open at 2pm, grandstands at 4pm, racing at 6:30pm. General admission seating $17, padded reserved seating $22, pit passes $30, VIP seating $75. Price Chopper Tickets to Go will be available for only $14.
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.
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