60th Budweiser International Classic to Air on MAVTV’s SPEED SPORT this Thursday
Story By: DAN KAPUSCINSKI / OSWEGO SPEEDWAY MEDIA
Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF
OSWEGO, NY -September 28, 2016 – For the third consecutive year Oswego Speedway’s prestigious Budweiser International Classic 200 for Novelis Supermodifieds will air nationally on Suzuki presents SPEED SPORT on MAVTV this Thursday, September 29 at 7:00 & 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.
The one hour broadcast, featuring the world’s most unique open-wheel short track racecars and the richest race in the world of Supermodified racing, will display 34 of the best open-wheel drivers in the country battling for 200-laps and a total purse of over $100,000.
The 60th annual International Classic broadcast will be led in the analyst’s booth by motorsports broadcasting veterans Ralph Sheheen and Derek Pernesiglio.
Oswego Speedway Public Relations Director and former Novelis Supermodified driver Dan Kapuscinski, who finished 5th in the 2006 edition of the International Classic, will provide insight and reports from pit lane.
“We’re proud to continue this partnership with SPEED SPORT and MAVTV,” said Oswego Speedway co-owner John Torrese. “Being able to showcase our biggest asphalt event of the season on national television is testament to our facility, drivers, teams, and fans. We thank them all for their support in helping to make this happen.”
Top Supermodified racers Mike Muldoon and Pat Lavery will lead the International Classic field to the green in Thursday night’s broadcast after time trialing on the front row of the 200 ahead of Oswego Speedway track champion Michael Barnes, ISMA champion Dave Shullick Jr., former Classic winner Davey Hamilton, and the nephew of Supermodified legend Jim Shampine, Keith Shampine.
Continued Budweiser International Classic Weekend coverage on Suzuki presents SPEED SPORT on MAVTV will roll on in the month of October with the Bud Light ISMA Super Nationals on October 13 and the Bud Light SBS Classic on October 27.
For more information on MAVTV as well as Suzuki presents SPEED SPORT visit online at www.mavtv.com and www.nationalspeedsportnews.com.
For more information on Oswego Speedway visit online at www.oswegospeedway.com, follow on Twitter @OswegoSpeedway, or like on Facebook at facebook.com/OswegoSpeedway.
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.
