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| Super DIRTcar Series | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Oswego Speedway |
| Location | Oswego, New York, United States |
| First race | 1972 Syracuse Mile |
| Laps | 200 |
| Most wins (driver) | Brett Hearn, Stewart Friesen (6) |
| Circuit information | |
| Surface | Clay |
| Length | .625 mi (1.006 km) |
| Turns | 4 |
Super Dirt Week is a modified racing event held annually on Columbus Day weekend in Central New York state.
The first event was scheduled over three days, from September 29, through October 1, 1972 at the New York State Fairgrounds. Inspection and qualifying races were conducted on Friday and Saturday, and the Championship race was held on Sunday. [1]
In 1976 a fourth day was added to the schedule, and a 100 mile race the USAC Champ Cars was held on Saturday October 2. [2] The date of the event was eventually changed to Columbus Day weekend, and expanded to 6 days and championships for 5 car classes. The Syracuse Mile remained the featured race track until 2015, and companion races were added over the week at the nearby race tracks in Elbridge, Weedsport Speedway, and Brewerton Speedway. [3]
After the 2015 event the grandstands at the Syracuse Mile were torn down and the track was eliminated. Oswego Speedway began hosting the primary races the following year. [4]
Oswego Speedway is a five-eighths-mile asphalt track that runs weekly supermodified races. Each year following the Budweiser Classic Weekend, the oval coverts into a dirt track. That process requires placement of over 200 jersey barriers around the inside hub rail, and then 10-wheel dump trucks that bring in between four and five hundred loads are spread around the racing surface. [5]
Super Dirt Week is now the largest economic event for Oswego, New York as more than 30,000 fans attend. [6] Racing rules may be adjusted as necessary, and in 2023 new pit stop strategies were introduced allowing teams to remain on the track while others pit to improve their cars. [7]
The event was first televised live on ESPN in 1980. During the next 35 years, broadcast rights went to TNN, the Empire Sports Net, SPEED, to CBS Sports Network, and more recently to MAVTV. Presently, streaming services are produced by the World Racing Group and are available on all DIRTVisions OTT platforms from iOS to Android, to Samsung, to ROKU. [8]
| Year | Modified [9] | 358 Modified [10] | Sportsman [11] | Late Model* Pro-Stock [11] | Sprint Car [11] | Supermodified** Champ Car [11] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Buzzie Reutimann | |||||
| 1973 | Buzzie Reutimann | |||||
| 1974 | Billy Osmun | |||||
| 1975 | Toby Tobias | |||||
| 1976 | Gary Balough | |||||
| 1977 | Gary Balough | Pancho Carter | ||||
| 1978 | Gary Balough | Bentley Warren | Larry Dickson | |||
| 1979 | Jack Johnson | Smokey Snellbaker | ||||
| 1980 | Gary Balough | Jeff Heotzler | Steve Kinser | |||
| 1981 | Merv Treichler | Steve Makocy | Doug Wolfgang | |||
| 1982 | Merv Treichler | Pete Bicknell | Sammy Swindell | |||
| 1983 | Alan Johnson | Pete Bicknell | Doug Wolfgang | |||
| 1984 | Jack Johnson | Bob McCreadie | Sammy Swindell | |||
| 1985 | Brett Hearn | Doug Hoffman | Sammy Swindell | |||
| 1986 | Bob McCreadie | Brett Hearn | Donnie Moran* | Steve Kinser | Joe Gosek** | |
| 1987 | Jimmy Horton | Billy Pauch | Donnie Moran* | Dave Blaney | Gene Lee Gibson** | |
| 1988 | Kenny Brightbill | Kenny Tremont Jr. | Steve Kinser | Joe Gosek** | ||
| 1989 | Alan Johnson | Brett Hearn | Doug Wolfgang | |||
| 1990 | Brett Hearn | Brett Hearn | Sammy Swindell | |||
| 1991 | Brett Hearn | Billy Decker | Sammy Swindell | |||
| 1992 | Toby Tobias, Jr. | Kenny Tremont Jr. | Steve Kinser | |||
| 1993 | Brett Hearn | Mike Ricci | Dave Blaney | |||
| 1994 | Jimmy Horton | Danny Johnson | Billy Pauch | |||
| 1995 | Brett Hearn | Jimmy Hauser | Steve Kinser | |||
| 1996 | Doug Hoffman | Kenny Tremont Jr. | ||||
| 1997 | Danny Johnson | Kenny Tremont Jr. | Jim Sorensen, Jr. | Kenny Martin | ||
| 1998 | Billy Decker | Pete Bicknell | Chris Kokosa | Tom Cannizzaro | ||
| 1999 | Kenny Tremont Jr. | Pete Bicknell | Chad Brachmann | Frank Twing | Mike Woodring | |
| 2000 | Billy Decker | Pete Bicknell | Matt Sheppard | Jipp Ortiz | Lance Young | |
| 2001 | Billy Decker | Bud Christmann | Ryan Godown | Jipp Ortiz | Curt Michael | |
| 2002 | Vic Coffey | Billy Decker | Dave Schulz | J.J. Yeley | ||
| 2003 | Alan Johnson | Matt Sheppard | Jamie McGannon | J.J. Yeley | ||
| 2004 | Tim Fuller | Wayne Jelley | Tim Hindley | Dave Schulz | ||
| 2005 | Billy Decker | Tim Fuller | Kenny Stafford | Dave Schulz | ||
| 2006 | Danny Johnson | Danny Johnson | John Ferrier | Louie Jackson, Jr. | ||
| 2007 | Vic Coffey | Brett Hearn | Sammy Reakes, IV | Don Carlson | ||
| 2008 | Frank Cozze | Billy Decker | Erick Rudolph | Sean Corr | ||
| 2009 | Matt Sheppard | Billy Decker | Matt Billings | Pete Stefanski | ||
| 2010 | Stewart Friesen | Billy Decker | Ryan Susice | Rocky Warner | ||
| 2011 | Stewart Friesen | Billy Decker | Neal Williams | Rocky Warner | ||
| 2012 | Brett Hearn | Tim McCreadie | Rocky Warner | Pete Stefanski | ||
| 2013 | Billy Dunn | Brett Hearn | Brad Rouse | Rob Yetman | Kody Swanson | |
| 2014 | Stewart Friesen | Brett Hearn | Jimmy Spellmon | Rob Yetman | Kody Swanson | |
| 2015 | Stewart Friesen | Jimmy Phelps | Rocky Warner | Rob Yetman | ||
| Oswego Speedway | ||||||
| 2016 | Stewart Friesen | Tim Fuller | Dave Marcuccilli | Rob Yetman | ||
| 2017 | Matt Sheppard | Matt Sheppard | Dave Marcuccilli | Rob Yetman | ||
| 2018 | Larry Wight | Pete Britten | Shane Pecore | Charles-David Beauchamp | ||
| 2019 | Mat Williamson | Billy Decker | Kyle Inman | Josh Coonradt | ||
| 2021 | Mat Williamson | Stewart Friesen | Zach Sobotka | Chad Jeseo | ||
| 2022 | Matt Sheppard | Matt Sheppard | Cody McPherson | Nick Stone | ||
| 2023 | Mat Williamson | Mat Williamson | Matt Janczuk | Luke Horning | ||
| 2024 [12] [13] | Stewart Friesen | Mat Williamson | Matt Janczuk | Beau Ballard | ||
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