Aug
31
2008
Chris Porter 43 supermodifieds took part in time trials on Saturday night at the Oswego Speedway, with only 14 earning their way into the starting field for Sunday’s International Classic 200. Oswego’s Joe Gosek captured the pole with a lap 16.865 seconds. The only other driver able to break into the 16-second bracket was Canada’s [...]
Aug
30
2008
By Chris Porter After winning three in a row, it took him 11 years to win No. 4, proving that not even the most successful supermodified driver racing today can take any win for granted. The “Rowley Rocket,” Chris Perley captured the checkered flag in the 50-lap winged Burke’s Do-It Best/Budweiser Super Nationals to kick [...]
Aug
17
2008
By Carol Haynes Waterford, CT – It had been almost a year since Lou Cicconi was behind the wheel of an ISMA supermodified but he certainly didn’t lose anything in that time. Saturday at Waterford Speedbowl he slipped behind the wheel of the Wentworth 10 and came home with a win at that Connecticut oval [...]
Aug
17
2008
By Carol Haynes Lee, NH – Ohio’s Dave Shullick Jr. had to fight off a lot of adversaries to win his third-career ISMA event at the Lee USA Speedway Friday night. Not only did he have twenty-two competitive drivers to contend with, he also had to beat the rain and a midnight curfew. And, [...]
Aug
17
2008
By Chris Porter Otto Sitterly won his second Novelis Supermodified Track Championship at the Oswego Speedway on Saturday night, but it was the 1992 Rookie of the Year that stole the show. Jerry Curran piloted his No. 24 “Nuclear Banana” to his first supermodified feature win in the first of twin 30-lap main events. For [...]
Aug
12
2008
By Carol D. Haynes Photos – Jim Feeney Mansfield, OH – It took two days to get in the ISMA 75 lapper at Mansfield Motorsports Park as torrential downpours stopped the Saturday night racing after the qualifying heats were in. It gave the 25 drivers on hand an extra day to try and figure out [...]
Aug
10
2008
By Gerald Laurie The Supermodified Racing Association brought their offset winged roadsters into Madera Speedway Saturday for the fifth of six scheduled shows at the Central California Speed Plant. When all the smoke cleared, Super Sophomore Bryan Warf had scored his first ever Supermodified Victory during the exciting fifty lap feature. [...]
Aug
10
2008
By Chris Porter New Hampshire’s Tim Snyder and Canadian Craig Rayvals took turns in victory lane at the Oswego Speedway Saturday night, each picking up feature wins in 45-lap main events. Both drivers have struggled in 2008, yet both long-time seasoned vets were able to overcome their season-long adversities by taking top honors in front [...]
Aug
06
2008
By Keith Shampine After nearly a two-month hiatus, three-time Oswego Speedway supermodified feature-winner Michael Barnes made his return to racing Saturday for the annual $10,000-to-win Mr. Supermodified night at the lakeside oval. But Barnes, driving a No. 91 Hawk Jr. Chassis owned by Ray Graham and Johnny Torrese, didn’t get a chance at the cool [...]
Aug
04
2008
By - Chris Porter Double Deuce Racing’s Bob Magner powered his No. 22 supermodified to the checkered flag at the Oswego Speedway Saturday night, claiming the title of Mr. Supermodified, edging out fellow Oswego native Shawn Muldoon by a mere .034 seconds. Magner collected the $10,000 prize for winning the 50-lap main event, presented by Fleet [...]