OSWEGO, NY (February 3, 2024) - As we inch closer to the start of the 2024 Oswego Super Challenge, excitement is building for the season opening 75-lap, $4,000 to win Jim Shampine Memorial on May 25.
John Brush from Corr/Pak Merchandising and Tammy Ten Media and Ed Cloce from TJ Toyota of Potsdam, NY have again teamed up with Challenge promoter John Nicotra to raise the stakes to $4,000 to win and $1,200 to start for Novelis Supermodified teams.
“We want to give another special shoutout to our outstanding partners John Brush at Corr/Pak Merchandising and Tammy Ten Media, and Ed Cloce at TJ Toyota, for their unwavering support of the Challenge,” said Nicotra. “It is their commitment to Supermodified racing, along with the Oswego Speedway, that allows us to offer a generous $36,000 purse for the second year in a row.”
The 2024 Oswego Super Challenge also introduces a fresh format, with three Oswego / Novelis Supermodified tail wing shows in the lineup including the $4,000 to win Shampine Memorial, the $10,000 to win Mr. Novelis Supermodified event in August, and the 68th Budweiser International Classic 200 which will again pay $20,000 to the winner on Labor Day Weekend.
Beyond the tail wing portion of the Challenge, the two June events featuring the ISMA/MSS top wing Supermodifieds will maintain a substantial $6,000 prize for the winner of each race as well as $1,200 to start for all cars that qualify for the 50-lap feature event(s).
“Teams are reaching out, and we're in talks with more potential partners that are making all of this possible,” Nicotra shared. “Soon we’ll reveal more sponsors for the pill draw, a quick time sponsor for all five races, and more. These additions will not only boost individual race purses but also enhance the end-of-year point fund. It's shaping up to be an exciting season.'"
All five shows; tail wing and top wing, are part of the combined Oswego Super Challenge points race. Teams will again contest for a grand prize of $5,000 paid out to the overall champion with $20,000-plus distributed across the remainder of the top 10 for a $25,000 total point fund.
New this year, every Challenge event, including the three Oswego Novelis Supermodified shows and the two ISMA / MSS top wing shows will both utilize the ISMA / MSS points system to decide the Challenge champion.
Come 2025, tentative plans are that the five-race format will switch back to (3) top wing races and (2) tail wing races, alternating each year.
Race fans can expect defending Oswego Super Challenge champion Otto Sitterly, International Classic champion Dave Danzer, 2023 Oswego Speedway track champion Dave Shullick Jr. and more Speedway regulars such as Tyler Thompson, Michael Barnes, Jeff Abold, Dan Connors Jr, Brandon Bellinger, Mike Bruce, Joe Gosek, Tim Snyder, Camden Proud, Louie LeVea Jr. and Sr, Jack Patrick, Logan Rayvals, and more at the Opener on May 25.
ISMA/MSS owners and drivers that have expressed interest in invading to pursue the $4,000 winner’s share include Clyde Booth and Mike Ordway Jr, Vic Miller and Ben Seitz, Aric Iosue, and Mike McVetta, with more surprises anticipated.
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About Oswego Speedway: Oswego Speedway is a 5/8 mile semi-banked pavement racing oval located off the shores of Lake Ontario in scenic Oswego, NY. The speedway has been a continuously run weekly racing venue since August 1951. The premier open-wheel pavement short track cars in the world, Supermodifieds, run weekly at the Oswego Speedway making it the only weekly Supermodified racing venue in the world. The Small Block Supermodifieds and 350 Supermodifieds accompany the full blown Supers on a weekly Saturday night schedule which runs from May through September. Oswego Speedway is mentioned in racing circles as the “Indy of the East,” as no fewer than a dozen past and present competitors have competed at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway including Mario Andretti, two-time Indy 500 champion Gordon Johncock, and former International Classic Champions Bentley Warren, Joe Gosek, and Davey Hamilton.
2024 OSWEGO SPEEDWAY SUPERMODIFIED CHALLENGE SCHEDULE:
May 25 - 73RD SEASON KICKOFF - $4,000 to win Novelis Supermodified Jim Shampine Memorial - Challenge Race #1 (75), Pathfinder Bank SBS Tony White Memorial (35), J&S Paving 350 Supers (30)
June 1 - ISMA / MSS WINGED CHALLENGE #2 - ISMA / MSS / Oswego Novelis Supers Challenge Race #2 (50), Pathfinder Bank SBS (35), J&S Paving 350 Supers (30)
June 29 - ISMA / MSS WINGED CHALLENGE #3 - ISMA / MSS / Oswego Novelis Supers Challenge Race #3 (50), Pathfinder Bank SBS (35), J&S Paving 350 Supers (30)
August 10 - 37TH ANNUAL $10,000 TO WIN MR. NOVELIS SUPERMODIFIED - Challenge Race #4 (75), 32nd Annual $1,500 to win Mr. Pathfinder Bank SBS (35), 4th Annual $2,000 to win Mr. J&S Paving 350 Supermodified (30)
September 1 - 68TH ANNUAL BUDWEISER CLASSIC SUNDAY - 68th Annual Budweiser International Classic for Novelis Supermodifieds - Challenge Race #5 (200), 33rd Annual Bud Light Classic for Pathfinder Bank SBS (60), 7th Annual Bud Light Classic for J&S Paving 350 Supermodifieds (50)
33RD ANNUAL JIM SHAMPINE MEMORIAL 75 PURSE STRUCTURE FOR NOVELIS SUPERMODIFIEDS (SATURDAY, MAY 25, - OSWEGO SPEEDWAY):
- $4,000
- $2,500
- $2,200
- $2,000
- $1,800
- $1,600
- $1,400
- $1,300
9-24. $1,200
TOTAL PURSE = $36,000
2024 OSWEGO SPEEDWAY SUPER CHALLENGE POINT FUND (THREE OSWEGO TAIL WING SHOWS, TWO ISMA/MSS TOP WING SHOWS):
- $5,000
- $3,500
- $3,000
- $2,500
- $2,200
- $2,000
- $1,800
- $1,800
- $1,600
- $1,600
TOTAL POINT FUND = $25,000
- OSWEGO ADMIN on Feb 03, 2024
- Article Date: 2/3/2024