Sports

Just ahead of the 2018 racing season, Oswego Speedway and Turning Stone Resort Casino announced the return of the very popular ‘Favorite Driver’ contest. The exciting weekly contest will kickoff on May 26, Oswego Speedway’s 68th annual opening day.

Once again, at the conclusion of standard hot lap sessions each week, Supermodified and SBS competitors will take to the racing surface once again for their 15 minute long time trial session, which will still be held in ‘open pit’ format, allowing five to six cars on the track at a time.

We came out flat as we went to Nottingham High School. The first half we did not take care of the ball and our shot placement for the first half was not on point. Before the first whistle we talked about coming out quick and hard and shooting with a purpose and we stormed out quickly against Cortland.

The 2018 Bruce Racing Chicken BBQ Fundraiser set to benefit Oswego Speedway Pathfinder Bank SBS veteran Mike Bruce will be held April 14 from 1-6 p.m. at Woodchuck Saloon in Oswego.

The management of the Brewerton and Fulton speedways is pleased to announce Big Block Modified racer Billy Whittaker and his Billy Whittaker Cars & Trux, located just minutes north of the Brewerton Speedway on Route 11, will continue their major support of both tracks during the 2018 racing season.

Dave, of Burger Construction and brother, Mike, of Burger Masonry, are teaming up to become main sponsors on their cousin, Steve Flack, small block super this season.

Oswego Speedway will offer a special Harborfest camping rate this summer during the four-day festival which will run from July 26 to 29. The ‘flats’ camping lot located at the bottom of the hill on East Albany Street will be made available for any campers at a rate of $100 for four days which includes full utilities throughout the week.

After nearly three months in the works, the 2018 Proud Motorsports / Camden Proud Chicken BBQ Fundraiser is set to go April 8 at Lighthouse Lanes in Oswego. Festivities will get under way at 1 p.m.

In 2017 the E&V Energy Novice Sportsman not only provided tight and close racing, the class grew to the point in car counts where the majority of the season two features were run to give the racers experience and laps on the speedway. Some of the fast SUNY Canton DIRTcar Sportsman racers saw their experience in the Novice division pay off when they moved up.