Archive for: August 2009

By - Chris Porter
Photo - Jim Feeney

Stan Gates lost the race lead at the halfway mark of Saturday night’s small block supermodified 35-lap feature at the Oswego Speedway. However, the lead would later find him - on the …

By - Chris Porter

First and foremost, congratulations to Stan Gates on his first small block supermodified victory. Not only was it the first top-five finish for the No. 28 car in 2009, it was Stan’s first top 10 of …

By - JJ Andrews

It’s been a long time since I picked this guy as the SuperStar of the Week. And by a long time, I mean never.

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By - Chris Porter
Photo - Jim Feeney

Brian Sobus won the NORA-sanctioned 30-lap small block supermodified event at the Oswego Speedway Thursday night, leading the final 28 laps en route to pocketing the checkered flag. It was the second …

By - JJ Andrews
Photo - Pinner Johnson

Back on June 13th, rookie Andrew Schartner nearly won his first career small block super modified feature, in just his fourth feature ever try in a small block supermodified.  Schartner was passed …

By - Chris Porter

Don’t be surprised to see Chris Proud back behind the wheel of the former John Moore-owned No. 44 this weekend.  Proud drove the No. 44 in the NORA/USAC show last Thursday, but took the weekend off. …

By - JJ Andrews

A small block supermodified is a very difficult machine to drive, if you‘re going fast.  People wreck them every week. Constantly.

But every now and then, some young whippersnapper jumps into a fast car, and makes it …

By - Chris Porter
Victory Lane Photo - Pinner Johnson

Saturday night, Weedsport’s Andrew Schartner proved that last week’s feature win was no fluke for the rising rookie star. Starting in the sixth position, Schartner dropped back as far as …

By - Chris Porter

NEWS FLASH! Dave Gruel did NOT win his heat race. Why? My best guess is that it was because he was running in heat race No. 2. Gruel had yet to even start in the second …

By - JJ Andrews

I put a lot of thought into this SuperStar of the Week business. Usually, it’s not about the racing - it’s more about whose chops I want to bust, or what I want to crack wise …