OSWEGO — Oswego Speedway recognized its 2026 track champions, rookies and Hall of Fame inductees during its Oct. 16 awards event, documented in photographs and captions submitted by Jim Feeney.
Johnny Bennett received the GTR Super Stock track championship trophy. Bryan Haynes was honored as the PathFinder Bank SBS track champion, with car owner Jeff Carson also joining the presentation. Otto Sitterly received the Novelis Supermodified track championship trophy alongside car owner John Nicotra.
Eric and John Torrese presented the championship trophies.
Team and rookie honors
Hawksby Racing received Car Owner and Crew of the Year honors in the Oswego County Tourism 350 Super division. Dawson Hawksby accepted for the team. He also finished second in the division’s points standings, according to Feeney’s captions.
Savannah Simmons received Rookie of the Year honors in the Oswego County Tourism 350 Super division. Trevor Haynes received the Rookie of the Year award in the PathFinder Bank SBS division. Eric and John Torrese presented those awards.
Hall of Fame class of 2026
The Hall of Fame honorees documented in Feeney’s report were:
- Bud and Barb Skinner, longtime track employees.
- Bill Samuels, mechanic and car owner.
- Daryl Nichols, SBS driver.
- Dave McKnight Jr., longtime Supermodified driver.
- Joe Hawksby Jr., car builder.
- Ronnie Graves, mechanic.
- Pat Strong and his late wife, Terry Strong, longtime car owners.
- Eric and John Torrese, Oswego Speedway track owners.
The supplied group photograph shows Pat Strong, Dave McKnight Jr., Eric Torrese, John Torrese, Barb Skinner, Bud Skinner, Daryl Nichols, Joe Hawksby Jr., Bill Samuels and Ronnie Graves with their Hall of Fame plaques.
Photo and reporting details supplied by Jim Feeney. Featured photograph:
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