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Stephen Gioia III led Tuesday night's Budweiser Classic Week testing at Oswego Speedway in the No. 9.
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Gioia, Simmons Lead Budweiser Classic Week Tuesday Testing

August 27, 2014 Contributor

A total of 10 race cars clocked official times during Tuesday night’s Budweiser Classic Week test session at Oswego Speedway with Stephen Gioia III and Jason Simmons topping the charts in Supermodified and Small Block Super hot laps. Gioia was sporting a new engine in the No. 9, owned by former Oswego Speedway Supermodfied car owner Ed LaPrade. Struggling with low horsepower all season long, the Gioia team struck a deal to run the LaPrade engine just before the richest and most prestigious Supermodified race in the world.

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Fulton Speedway Outlaw 200 Tickets On Sale Now

August 27, 2014 Contributor

On-line ticket sales to the prestigious Sunoco Fulton Ethanol Facility Outlaw 200 Weekend by SUNY Canton at Fulton Speedway are now available at www.fultonspeedway.com. If you do not have internet access you may leave a message at 315-552-6199 and someone will get back to you soon. In its 29th year, this event ranks among the leading events on the Northeastern dirt racing calendar annually, headlined by the $20,000-to-win Outlaw 200.

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It’s On For The Modified Championship This Saturday At Fulton Speedway

August 27, 2014 Contributor

The lines have been drawn in the sand and there are no such thing as teammates or friends when the Tracey Road Equipment DIRTcar Modified track championship get settled this Saturday on the ‘High Banks’. Coming into the 35-Lap finale Saturday teammates Billy Decker and Larry Wight are separated by one single point with former track champion Jimmy Phelps just 25 points back.

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Pride tryout – commitment day scheduled

August 27, 2014 Contributor

The Pride travel softball program will have a tryout/commitment day from 3 – 5 p.m. on September 14 at the Oswego High School varsity softball field for any girl interested in playing Pride travel softball next summer. In case of rain, the session will be held at the following week, September 21 at the same time and location.

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From the pit area, Jim Shampine cheers on his car and driver Warren Coniam as they attempt to win the 1979 International Classic.
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‘Classic Moments’ Countdown: #5 Warren Coniam’s Classic Ride in Shampine’s Rear Engine “6-Ball” – 1979 International Classic

August 26, 2014 Contributor

With 5 days remaining until the International Classic, the countdown continues with No. 5, featuring the iconic last ride of Jim Shampine’s rear engine 8-ball at Oswego Speedway with Warren Coniam at the controls in the 1979 International Classic. Going into the ’79 Classic, Shampine had a decision to make as to whether he would drive the rear engine 8-ball, or his winning front engine radical offset machine in the 200. Shampine chose to drive the front engine roadster, tabbing Canadian Classic champion Coniam to drive the pusher.

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Matt Hirschman (60) battles Chuck Hossfeld (22) for the win in Oswego Speedway's Richie Evans Memorial held on May 24 at the 'Steel Palace.'
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Race of Champions Modifieds to Open Budweiser Classic Weekend with Mod Classic 100

August 26, 2014 Contributor

The first official main event of Oswego Speedway’s 58th annual Budweiser International Classic Weekend will be the Corr/Pak Merchandising Modified Classic 100 featuring the Race of Champions Modifieds on Friday. Affectionately known as the “Ground Pounders,” the asphalt Modifieds have long been a staple of Budweiser International Classic Weekend and that tradition continues in 2014.

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Oswego Kartway Classic, Party in the Pits Launch Official Budweiser Classic Week Track Activity

August 25, 2014 Contributor

The eighth annual RJ Kart Sales Oswego Kartway Classic will kick-off racing directly behind Oswego Speedway during Budweiser International Classic Week on Thursday 28 at 6:30 p.m. The Kartway Classic has become a staple event for kart racers throughout New York State, and with increasing weekly kart counts at Oswego Kartway during the regular season, the Classic looks to be on its way to a record number of entries this week.

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Mike Muldoon and Eddie Bellinger Jr. battle side by side for the lead of the 1997 International Classic at Oswego Speedway, just before colliding and handing the lead over to third place running Davey Hamilton.
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‘Classic Moments’ Countdown: #6 Hamilton Inherits Classic Win as Muldoon and Bellinger Collide – 1997 International Classic

August 25, 2014 Contributor

With six days remaining until the International Classic, the countdown continues with No. 6, the 1997 International Classic which saw Indy Car star Davey Hamilton inherit the lead after Mike Muldoon and Eddie Bellinger Jr. collided while battling at the point. The exciting conclusion to the 1997 International Classic all got started with 10 laps to go.

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Phelps Holds Off Hard-Charging Decker For Fulton Speedway Modified Win

August 24, 2014 Contributor

Saturday night at the Fulton Speedway there were two big winners in the Tracey Road Equipment DIRTcar Modifieds. First was Chad Phelps. Phelps battled in the top-five all race long in the 35-Lap feature that had the winner in doubt until the checkers. The second winner of the night was Billy Decker. In his heat race he took a wild ride that had his car at least 15 feet in the air, landing hard on the front and then ending up on his roof. He pulled out his back-up car and brought home a second place finish on a broken left-rear shock.

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