Teenage up-and-comer Tyler Thompson had never driven a TQ Midget before arriving at the PPL Center in Allentown, Pa., on January, 5. By the end of the weekend, Thompson earned the right to battle wheel to wheel with some of the biggest names in short track racing as a part of the Indoor Auto Racing Championship fueled by VP Racing Fuels.
For the past 31 years, the $10,000 to win Mr. Novelis Supermodified has become a trademark at Oswego Speedway as one of the must-see events on the track’s schedule. To add to the excitement, in 2018, Mr. Supermodified will return to a unique distance of 75-laps for only the fifth time in speedway history.
The Oswego State women’s ice hockey team put on an offensive show on Sunday afternoon, defeating the Utica Pioneers 5-2. With the win, the Lakers improve to 6-7 this season and the Pioneers move to 7-5. A little more than 13 minutes into the first period, the Lakers captured the lead.
The No. 4 Oswego State men’s ice hockey team fell 4-1 to Manhattanville College in the title game of the PathFinder Bank Hockey Classic on Saturday night in the Marano Campus Center Arena. Oswego is now 10-3-1 on the year while the Valiants go to 8-4-2.
The Oswego State men’s basketball team took just its second SUNYAC loss of the season in a tough 68-64 road battle at Oneonta on Saturday afternoon. With the slip-up, the Lakers drop to 7-6 overall and 4-2 in the league while the Red Dragons improve to 7-5, 3-3.
The nationally-ranked Oswego State men’s ice hockey team opened 2018 and the PathFinder Bank Hockey Classic with a 4-1 win over Skidmore College (1-12-1) on Friday night in the Marano Campus Center Arena. With the victory, No. 4 Oswego improves to 10-2-1 on the year and advances to Saturday’s title game, scheduled for 7 p.m.
The Oswego State men’s basketball team defeated New Paltz on Friday night, 84-69, behind Tyler Pierre’s double-double. With the victory, the Lakers move to 7-5 overall and win their fourth straight conference game to improve to 4-1.
A newly formed two-car team is preparing for competition at Oswego Speedway in 2018. However, the names and faces will be familiar to anyone who follows the Pathfinder Bank SBS series. Greg O’Connor and Tony Pisa will handle the driving duties for the G.O. Premiere Motorsports team, co-owned by O’Connor and Stephen Flack.
Opened up with a triple header of Supermodified, Race of Champions Modified and Small Block Supermodified action back on May 13, Oswego Speedway’s 2017 campaign did not disappoint as fans were treated to fantastic racing each and every Saturday night. All in all, there was a brand new champion plus six new feature winners throughout the course of the season including a brand new Budweiser International Classic champion.
To start the season, for the first time since 1972, the speedway will hold Jim Shampine Memorial Twin 50 events for the Novelis Supermodifieds alongside a 35-lap Tony White Memorial lid lifter for the Pathfinder Bank SBS division on Opening Day. These two races on Memorial Day Weekend will kick off the speedway’s 2018 ‘Road to the Championship’ points campaign on a rather exciting note.
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