Oswego Kartway Returns to Action on Friday Night

by Contributor | August 8, 2013 10:41 am

OSWEGO, NY  – The countdown continues toward the 7th annual Oswego Kartway Classic with the eighth point race of the season this Friday night at the tight clay “Bullring.”

A total of 100 entries filed through the main gate last Friday night at the Kartway, and as the Friday nights continue to wind down before Budweiser Classic Week, Oswego’s weekly kart racers are looking to fine tune their machines before the coveted Classic main events coming on August 29.

With only three point races remaining in the season, a number of championship battles remain close as the series heads down the stretch run of the year.

Alex Losurdo managed to gain three points over Ryan Perkins in their tight race for the Jr. Blue Clone championship.  Losurdo grabbed the ‘Battle at the Bullring’ main event win one week ago and how holds a 27-point edge on Perkins.  Seth Perrin, Sean Simmons, and Katelynn Stevens round out the top five.

Dan Kapuscinski regained the point lead in Stock Heavy with a ‘Battle at the Bullring’ feature win last Friday, and now leads Ron Abbott by 25-points.   Paul Fountaine, Kirk Smith, and Chris Natoli currently hold the top five positions in the Stock Heavy division.

Cris Lane extended his point lead in the Animal division last Friday and now leads Ron Billings by 14-points.

Clone Light continues to see a back and forth battle as Kaylynn Simmons now regains the top spot over Takota Jacobson by 25-points.  Jacobson had an off night last Friday in the ‘Battle at the Bullring’ with Simmons driving on to her third feature win of the season.  Bruce Simmons, Aaron Sheldon, and Aaron LaTulip round out the top five in Clone Light.

Jake Sivers continues to lead the way in Stock Light over Tom Perrin.  Sivers has one main event win on the season and has used consistency to his advantage to hold the division lead, as six different drivers have earned victories in the Stock Light class.  Robbie Bruce, Chris Natoli, and Darrick Cutway are the top five.

Other division point leaders include Josh Ostrander (Sr. Blue Clone), Dylan Trump (Jr. Silver Clone), Matthew Barbour (Gold Plate), Joe Hayden (Clone Heavy), Corey Norton (Open), and DJ Shuman (Clone Super Heavy).

Friday night’s action at the Kartway will see pit gates open at 4:30 p.m., hot laps begin at 6:30 p.m., and the first heat race of the night at 7:30 p.m.

Entry fees are $15 for members, $18 for non-members, and pit passes will be sold for $10.

Spectator entry is $5 per car load.

For more information on Oswego Kartway visit online at www.oswegokartway.com, LIKE on Facebook at www.facebook.com/OswegoKartway, or FOLLOW on Twitter @OswegoKartway.

To speak with a Kartway representative call Oswego Speedway at (315) 342-0646.

Oswego Kartway Championship Standings (Top5):

Sr. Blue Clone

Pos     ##     Driver Pts

1        41J     Joshua Ostrander    746    ****

2        10      Nate Schultzkie       678    *

3        115    Matthew Barbour     656    *

4        9        Tyler Trump            646

5        56      Robert Stevens       619

Jr. Silver Clone

Pos     ##     Driver Pts

1        28      Dylan Trump           763    ****

2        3        Carl Emmons III      724    **

3        57      Camren Clark                    694

4        52      Justin Wright           647

5        25L    Logan Abbott                   628

Jr. Blue Clone

Pos     ##     Driver Pts

1        14      Alex Losurdo           747    *****

2        14P    Ryan Perkins           720    *

3        O1      Seth Perrin             686    *

4        98S    Sean Simmons        661

5        58      Katelynn Stevens     654

Gold Plate

Pos     ##     Driver Pts

1        115    Matthew Barbour     780    ****

2        5        Kelsey Wright         672

3        O1      Ryan Shanahan       607

4        11      Brandon Demling    529    **

5        41J     Joshua Ostrander    217    *

Stock Heavy

Pos     ##     Driver Pts

1        OO     Dan Kapuscinski      676    ******

2        48R    Ron Abbott             651

3        8F      Paul Fountaine        637

4        14K    Kirk Smith               599

5        33      Chris Natoli             418    *

Clone Heavy

Pos     ##     Driver Pts

1        5        Joe Hayden             738    **

2        3        Chris Knight            672    *

3        62      DJ Shuman             670    **

4        138    Matt Fay                 667

5        83      Eric Raponi             655    *

Animal

Pos     ##     Driver Pts

1        73      Cris Lane                743    **

2        20      Ron Billings             729    **

3        40      BJ Ingersoll             728    *

4        1        Ryan Coleman         332    **

Clone Light

Pos     ##     Driver Pts

1        44      Kaylynn Simmons    727    ***

2        34      Takota Jacobson     702    ***

3        3        Bruce Simmons       686

4        14      Aaron Sheldon        668

5        27      Aaron LaTulip         650

Open

Pos     ##     Driver Pts

1        22      Corey Norton                    754    *****

2        30      Alan Lane               675    *

3        21X    Lewis Lewis             505

4        3        Mike Lane               422

5        29      Paul Fountaine        349

Stock Light

Pos     ##     Driver Pts

1        18      Jake Sivers              671    *

2        16      Thomas Perrin        630

3        19      Robbie Bruce           624

4        33      Chris Natoli             608    *

5        38      Darrick Cutway       598

Clone Super Heavy

Pos     ##     Driver Pts

1        62      DJ Shuman             744    **

2        86      Dick Dann               693    **

3        14      Ken Sheldon            571

4        56      Larry Kaylor            545

5        75      Mike Desimone        527    **

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