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Nolan Swift leads Bentley Warren on his way to Oswego Speedway's International Classic win in 1968.

‘Classic Moments’ Countdown: #13 Nolan Swift’s Most Improbable Classic Win – 1968 International Classic

August 18, 2014 Contributor

With 13 days remaining until the International Classic, the countdown continues with No. 13, Nolan Swift’s most improbable International Classic win, coming in 1968. The 1968 season was a most humbling experience for 1967 track champion, Swift. After selling his seven year old Modified/converted to Supermodified, Swift and his partner Bill Wright unveiled a rear engine car, which proved to be a failure.

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Oswego Speedway – Box Score 8/17/2014

August 17, 2014 Contributor

Novelis Supermodified Main (50-laps): 1. 90 – Kody Graham, 2. 68 – Michael Barnes, 3. 37 – Randy Ritskes
Pathfinder Bank SBS Twin #1 (20-laps): 1. 04 – Kreig Heroth, 2. 18 – Andrew Schartner, 3. 57 – Dan Abt

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Oswego Speedway Racing Postponed to August 17; Racing to Start at Noon

August 16, 2014 Contributor

Rain showers began to fall on the Speedway during hot laps at 4:30 p.m., bringing all warmup periods to an end. Speedway officials made the call some 90 minutes later to postpone racing to the posted raindate of Sunday. Pit gates will open Sunday at 10 a.m. with grandstand gates opening and hot laps beginning at 11 a.m.

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Oswego Speedway to Start Half Hour Early, SBS Heats Green at 6 p.m.

August 16, 2014 Contributor

Oswego Speedway’s racing action, presented by Oswego County Federal Credit Union and Bosco’s Famous Italian Sausage, will start 30 minutes early tonight with Pathfinder Bank Small Block Super heats taking the green at 6 p.m. Most regional weather models are showing weather moving into the area later tonight. As a result Speedway officials have decided to bump up the start time for tonight’s event to 6 p.m.

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Jack Murphy spins into the first corner after winning the inaugural International Classic in a photo finish over Nolan Swift.

‘Classic Moments’ Countdown: #16 Murphy Over Swift – 1957 International Classic

August 15, 2014 Contributor

With 16 days remaining until the International Classic, the countdown continues with No. 16, Jack Murphy and Nolan Swift’s photo finish in the inaugural International Classic. The Murphy/Swift battle of ’57 was the race that launched the International Classic into an annual and very successful event. As the first 100-lap Classic neared its completion, Swift and Murphy, two of stock car racing’s most famous drivers, were hooked in a bitter battle.

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Nine weeks after suffering a back injury in a racing incident, three time SBS Classic champion Mike Bond plans to return to the seat Saturday night in preparation for the Bud Light SBS Classic on August 30.

Bond to Return from Injury, Enters Bud Light Small Block Super Classic

August 15, 2014 Contributor

Nine weeks after suffering a compression fracture to his lower back in a June 14 Pathfinder Bank Small Block Super incident at Oswego Speedway, Mike Bond has entered the Bud Light SBS Classic 75 at the ‘Steel Palace.’ Bond, a three time series champion and three time SBS Classic champion, plans to return to the seat in a limited role during the Speedway’s Small Block Super Twin 20 events this Saturday in preparation for Budweiser International Classic Weekend.

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Oswego Kartway’s Justin Lamb Memorial Postponed to Track Championship Night on August 22

August 15, 2014 Contributor

Prolonged lake effect rains overnight and into Friday have forced Oswego Kartway officials to postpone the Justin Lamb Memorial to the Kartway’s Track Championship Night on August 22. With cool and cloudy conditions expected throughout the day, the track surface was deemed too saturated to be turned around for clean and effective racing tonight (Aug. 15). The Kartway returns to action on August 22 with the second annual Justin Lamb Memorial as well as Track Championship night.

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The 2013 Budweiser International Classic 200 field files in front of the Gary Witter Memorial rear grandstand.

Ticket Renewals for 58th annual Budweiser Classic Weekend Close on Aug. 18

August 14, 2014 Contributor

Ticket renewals for the upcoming 58th annual Budweiser International Classic Weekend at Oswego Speedway August 29-31 will close at the end of business on August 18. Renewal forms have been available for reserved seating on all three days of Budweiser International Classic Weekend since last year’s running of the richest and most prestigious Supermodified race in the world.

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Otto Sitterly's fourth place finish on August 9 was enough to move him back into the Novelis Supermodified championship point lead at Oswego Speedway.

Sitterly Regains Supermodified Point Lead in Search of Historical Seventh Championship

August 14, 2014 Contributor

With a fourth place finish in last weekend’s Novelis Supermodified main event, Otto Sitterly has regained the series point lead in search of his historical seventh Speedway title. Despite a point penalty earlier this season which withdrew 19 markers from Sitterly’s overall total, the driver of the Nicotra Racing No. 7 has rebounded, now leading championship runner-up Dave Gruel by 7 points.

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Ingison, Natoli Add Names to First-Time Winners List at Oswego Kartway

August 14, 2014 Contributor

In a year of first time winners at Oswego Kartway, Ron Ingison and Rusty Natoli added their names to the list last Friday night at the Bullring. Ingison, driving his No. 114 in Clone Heavy, would actually double up on the night picking up wins in the RJ Kart Sales Battle at the Bullring make-up main as well as in the regular 25-lap Chavis Motorsports main on Friday.

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