NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week, Oct. 5-9, will move to the historic Oswego Speedway in 2016. Oswego, a historic paved, half-mile track 35 miles north of Syracuse, will be covered with dirt for the first time since 1952 to accommodate the Napa 300 and all of the week’s events and festivities.
For the first time since 1952, Oswego Speedway’s racing surface will be covered in dirt, as the ‘Steel Palace’ will officially play host to NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week XLV running from October 5-9, including the featured NAPA 300. The official announcement from the World Racing Group comes on the heels of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s press conference held earlier this afternoon at Oswego’s Lake Ontario Event and Conference Center, in which Governor Cuomo not only announced the city of Oswego as the winner of a $10 million Downtown Revitalization initiative, but also confirmed a plan to move Super DIRT Week from Central New York Raceway Park to Oswego Speedway
Cuomo announced during a visit to Oswego today (July 14) that the Super DIRT Week racing event intends to be held at Oswego Speedway this year.
Due to a couple fast paced rain showers last week, Oswego Kartway’s ‘King of the Kartway’ championship has been moved to this Friday, July 15. The first round in the Kartway’s Triple Crown, the ‘King of the Kartway’ is a staple event at the Bullring and is expected to draw some outside competition this week.
Saturday night at the Fulton Speedway Mother Nature threw a few curve balls but not enough to dampen the spirits of the racers and fans in attendance on a successful family autograph night presented by McDonald’s Restaurants and the JPW Companies.
ISMA Supermodified King of Wings VIII (50 laps): 1. 19 – Trent Stephens, 2. 84 – Mike Lichty, 3. 78 – Mark Sammut, 4. 76 – Moe Lilje, 5. 97 – Tim Jedrzejek, 6. 22 – Mike McVetta
(Tracey Road Equipment DIRTcar Modifieds 35 Laps) – LARRY WIGHT, Chad Phelps, Mike Bowman, Billy Whittaker, Jimmy Phelps, Chris Hile
When the checkered flag falls on Oswego Speedway’s Summer Championship, set for July 16 and presented by Crop Production Services, the return of the fan favorite Demolition Derby will take center stage. Drivers in the derby must be 16 years of age or older, participating in a six- or eight-cylinder vehicle. The last car running will be declared the winner of the Derby, with $1,000 going to the winner.
Yet another 120 entries took the green flag during Friday night’s Independence Weekend Grand Prix events at Oswego Kartway, with young Jake Holmes earning his first Kartway victory of the season in the No. 21H.
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