$15,000 in Payout, Contingencies and Driver Bonuses Set For Largest Pathfinder Bank SBS Classic Field Since 2005

$15,000 in Payout, Contingencies and Driver Bonuses Set For Largest Pathfinder Bank SBS Classic Field Since 2005

Story By: Camden Proud/Oswego Speedway

Photos By: Chris Burgess/RacersGuide.com

OSWEGO, NY (August 28, 2017) – With Oswego Speedway’s contingencies for this Sunday, September 3rd’s Budweiser International Classic 200 for the Novelis Supermodifieds announced a bit earlier this afternoon, track management is pleased to reveal the payout, contingencies, and driver bonuses for the 26th Bud Light Classic 75 for the Small Block Supermodifieds.

Approximately $1,200 in lap money will be distributed and over $1,000 in driver bonuses, which includes the CNY Chevy Dealers Front Row Qualifier Awards, the D&S Landscaping Hard Charger Award, Lakeside Property Services Last Car on the Lead Lap Award in Memory of Ida Hollenbeck and the ‘11th Place Award’ given to the 11th place finisher in Memory of Justin Lamb. Other bonuses include the $125 Mike Kapuscinski Memorial ‘Rookie of the Race,’ and the $200 Last Car Running Award courtesy of Oswego Classic Can-Am Camping Group in Memory of Norm and Vi Helbock.

Lap money pays a minimum of $25 a lap, this season adding up to over $1,200. The purse will also remain the same for the 26th running of the Bud Light Classic 75, with $12,195 in cash being paid out to the 24 guaranteed starters. For the second year in a row, the Bud Light SBS Classic 75 will be held on Sunday afternoon.

All together, over $15,000 will be handed out to Small Block Supermodified competitors this weekend with 34 cars already pre-registered to take part in qualifying, making this the largest Small Block Super Classic field since 2005, when there were 36 cars on hand.

Classic Weekend action gets started this Friday, September 1 as Central New York Chevy Dealers ‘Pole Day’ Qualifying will take place for the Supermodifieds and Small Block Supers ahead of the Bud Light Classic 75 and Budweiser International Classic 200 which will both take place this Sunday, September 3. A ‘Party in the Pits’ featuring a performance by Dirtroad Ruckus along with the top 6 Pathfinder Bank SBS redraw will take place at the infield stage to conclude the evening’s program.

For a full Classic Weekend schedule and ticketing information, be sure to visit online at OswegoSpeedway.com or phone a box office representative at (315)-342-0646. You can also FOLLOW on Twitter @OswegoSpeedway or LIKE on Facebook at Facebook.com/OswegoSpeedway.

Minimum Bud Light Classic 75 Purse (2017)

1st Place – $2,000

2nd Place – $1,400

3rd Place – $1,000

4th Place – $800

5th Place – $600

6th Place – $500

7th Place – $475

8th Place – $450

9th Place – $400

10th Place – $370

11th Place – $350

12th Place – $330

13th Place – $320

14th Place – $310

15th Place – $300

16th Place – $290

17th Place – $280

18th Place – $275

19th Place – $270

20th Place – $265

21st Place – $260

22nd Place – $255

23rd Place – $250

24th Place – $245

2017 Small Block Supermodified Contingencies

Advance Auto Parts, Oswego NY:

Last Chance Winner – 1 Case of 20w-50w Motor OIl

Area Auto Racing News, Trenton NJ:

Best Car and Crew Award

1 year subscription to owner

Contingent Upon – Judge’s Choice

Beyea Performance Headers, Genoa, NY:

1st Place – $100 Mdse. Cert.

Enders Racing Engines, Phoenix NY: 

1st Place – $250 Mdse. Cert.

2nd Place – $100 Mdse. Cert.

3rd Place – $50 Mdse. Cert.

Contingent Upon – Use of of Enders Racing Engine and Display of Decal

Finger Lakes Auto Machine, Auburn NY:

1st Place – $250 Mdse. Cert.

2nd Place – $150 Mdse. Cert.

Contingent Upon – Use of Doug Holmes Motor

Hawk Jr. Fabrication and Design, Minetto NY:

Best Finishing Hawk Jr. Fabrication and Design Built Chassis

$250 Mdse. Cert.

Holley Performance

1st Place – Holley 4412 Carb

Hard Charger – Holley 4412 Carb

Contingent Upon – Display of Decal

ND Tech Shock Dyno, Cutler Ridge FL:

1st Place – $400 off Racer’s Price

Saldana Racing Products, Brownsburg IN:

Top Ten – $50 Merchandise Certificate

Contingent Upon – Display of Decal l

Seals-It, East Hartford CT:

3rd Place – $50 Mdse. Cert.

Contingent Upon – Display of Decal

Sherwood Racing Wheels, Oswego NY:

Lap Leader Award – $100 Merchandise Certificate

Contingent Upon – Display of Decal

Classic Weekend Small Block Supermodified Driver Bonuses

CNY Chevy Dealers: Front Row Qualifiers will be paid $200 and $100 for the pole and outside pole.

D&S Landscaping: The Hard Charger Award recipient will receive $125.

Eagle Beverage and Budweiser Beer: One 12-pack of Bud Light shall go to each one of the starters in the Bud Light Small Block Classic.

JP Jewelers Classic Ring: JP Jewelers of Oswego, NY presents the Classic Ring to the winner of the Bud Light SBS Classic. The hand crafted keepsake ring is valued at $3,000.

Lakeside Property Services: The last car on the lead lap will receive $100 in Memory of Ida Hollenbeck. The 11th place finisher in the bud Light Small Block Super Classic will receive $100 in Memory of Justin Lamb.

Mike Kapuscinski Memorial: The highest finishing rookie of the Bud Light SBS classic will receive $125.

National Speed Sport News: The winner of the Bud Light SBS Classic will receive a one-year subscription.

Oswego Classic Can-Am Camping Group: The Last Car Running in the Bud Light Classic 75 will receive $200 in Memory of Norm and Vi Helbock.

Pyrotect Racing Cells: The top 5 in the Bud Light SBS Classic 75 will receive $50 in merchandise certificates.

White’s Car Care: The 4th place finisher in the bud Light Classic 75 will receive $50.

Money: Bud Light Classic 75 lap money is approximately $1,200, paying a minimum of $20 per lap. Only sold laps will be paid.

About Oswego Speedway: Oswego Speedway, a sports entertainment company, is a 5/8 mile semi-banked pavement racing oval located off the shores of Lake Ontario in scenic Oswego, NY. Oswego 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 Oswego Speedway making Oswego the only weekly Supermodified racing venue in the world. The Small Block 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, arguably the greatest driver of all time, two-time Indy 500 champion Gordon Johncock, along with former International Classic Champions Bentley Warren, Joe Gosek, and Davey Hamilton.