OSWEGO, NY (August 11, 2019) - It's hard to find someone in the pit area as determined as Pathfinder Bank SBS competitor Brad Haynes. For nine years, he has worked tirelessly in hopes of finally visiting feature victory lane. Finally, last Saturday was his night.
In a tremendous last lap battle for the lead, as Haynes avoided disaster when he and second place Anthony Losurdo brushed wheels going into turn one. Haynes kicked the car sideways, but held on to join his brother Bryan as a Small Block Super winner at Oswego.
“This has been a long time coming,” Haynes said. “I told the wife if we won I was going to retire, so I guess we’ll see what the rest of the years brings. I just wanted this one win. I got the heat win and was pumped about that, but this means a ton to me. I’m so happy my family and kids were here tonight to see it
Haynes, the current president of the Oswego County Quarter Midget Club, started on the pole for the 20-lap feature and lead the field into the first corner, but lost the lead to Losurdo heading down the back stretch.
Right away, Haynes found himself in between the two fastest cars all season long, Losurdo in the lead and third starting Dave Cliff who was hot on his heels. Behind them, Jesse Bearup and Russ Bartlett were duking it out for positions four and five.
On lap 5, Cliff was able to get under Haynes for second, but the yellow flag came out for an incident in turn three involving Steve Flack and Travis Bartlett. Both of those cars sustained considerable damage and wound up parked for the remainder of the 20-lap feature.
The early double file restart changed everything. Haynes and Bearup, both on the outside lane, were able to drive around race leader Losurdo to take over second and third. David LaTulip was also able to join the high side hustle, coming out of nowhere to get Cliff for fourth.
Coming to complete lap 6, Losurdo was able to get back under Bearup for second, but still had to catch and pass new race leader Haynes with only fifteen circuits remaining in the shortened main event.
The top five cars remained nose to tail for the balance of the 20-lapper. Each and every lap, Losurdo tried the outside in between turns three and four, but was unable to make it work, having to pull back low to keep Bearup behind him.
Just at the field took the white flag, Losurdo found an opening coming off of turn four. Both leaders touched it in turn one, but Haynes made a tremendous save to hang on to the lead for one more lap and pick up his first career feature win.
Losurdo finished a close second with Bearup third in his first appearance of the season. LaTulip and Cliff rounded out the top five with Bartlett, Joshua Sokolic, Cameron Rowe, Tony Pisa, and James Babcock filling in the top ten.
Oswego Speedway’s regular season will conclude this Saturday, August 17 with $5 Admission Track Championship Night for the Novelis Supermodifieds, Pathfinder Bank SBS, and the 350 Supermodified division.
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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.
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Oswego Speedway
Oswego, NY
Saturday, August 10, 2019
Pathfinder Bank SBS
Feature 1 (20-laps): 1. 88 BRAD HAYNES, 2. 1 Anthony Losurdo, 3. 37 Jesse Bearup, 4. 27 David LaTulip, 5. 50 Dave Cliff, 6. 02 Russ Bartlett, 7. 26 Joshua Sokolic, 8. 77 Cameron Rowe, 9. 89 Tony Pisa, 10. 15 James Babcock, 11. 93 Steve Wood, 12. 01 ® Ken Moody Jr, 13. 03 ® Travis Bartlett, 14. 32 Steve Flack
Heat 1 (10-laps): 1. 88 Brad Haynes, 2. 02 Russ Bartlett, 3. 1 Anthony Losurdo, 4. 26 Joshua Sokolic, 5. 32 Steve Flack, 6. 89 Tony Pisa, 7. 93 Steve Wood
Heat 2 (10-laps): 1. 37 Jesse Bearup, 2. 27 David LaTulip, 3. 50 Dave Cliff, 4. 03 ® Travis Bartlett, 5. 01 ® Ken Moody Jr, 6. 90 Greg O’Connor
D&S Landscaping Hard Charger Feature 1: #77 Cameron Rowe
Lighthouse Lanes Up and Comer Feature 1: #88 Brad Haynes
White’s Car Care 4th Place Award Feature 1: #27 David LaTulip
- CAMDEN PROUD on Aug 13, 2019
- Article Date: 8/13/2019