OSWEGO, NY (September 1, 2023) – On a picture-perfect Friday afternoon in the ‘Port City,’ 32 Novelis Supermodifieds and 24 Pathfinder Bank SBS partook in time trials for the 67th edition of Budweiser Classic Weekend at Oswego Speedway.
At the conclusion of time trials, it was Michael Barnes with a lap of 15.428 and Jesse Bearup with a lap of 18.436 that took home pole awards for the 67th Budweiser International Classic 200 and 32nd Bud Light SBS Classic 60.
Joining Barnes on the front row will be Dave Danzer; the other only other car to his a sub-15.5 lap, followed by Dan Connors Jr, Alison Sload, Dave Shullick Jr, Tyler Thompson, Otto Sitterly, Jeff Abold, Mike Bruce, and Brandon Bellinger in the top 10.
Bearup, Mike Bond, Noah Ratcliff, Shaun Gosselin, Griffin Miller, Robbie Wirth, Tony DeStevens, Mike Bruce, Cameron Rowe, and Dan Kapuscinski made up the top 10 on the SBS speed charts.
Supermodifieds will start straight up in the order they qualified on Sunday afternoon, with the top 26 already locked in for the 200-lap Classic. The remaining 6 cars that did not qualify will re-time trial for the final four spots on Sunday morning.
Non-qualified Supermodifieds include Russ Wood, Dave McKnight, Lou LeVea Sr, Mark Sammut, Dave Duggan, and Joey Payne.
For the SBS division, there will be a draw to reset the starting field for Sunday’s 60-lap feature event, with the full lineup to be announced.
Oswego Speedway’s Classic Friday program continues this evening with the ‘Stock Car Spectacular’ featuring the 50-lap Midstate Basement Authorities Dave London Memorial XV for DLM Super Stocks and the 3rd annual Rusty Diamond Cores New York State Compact Championship. Grandstands will re-open for warmups at 5:00pm and racing starts at 6:30pm.
For more information, please visit the Speedway website online at OswegoSpeedway.com, you can also LIKE on Facebook at Facebook.com/OswegoSpeedway or FOLLOW on Twitter @OswegoSpeedway or Instagram @OfficialOswegoSpeedway.
67th Annual Budweiser International Classic 200 Time Trials for Novelis Supermodifieds:
1. 68 Michael Barnes – 15.428
2. 52 Dave Danzer – 15.491
3. 01 Dan Connors Jr. – 15.519
4. 39 Alison Sload – 15.561
6. 98T Tyler Thompson – 15.608
7. 7 Otto Sitterly – 15.612
8. 05 Jeff Abold – 15.626
9. 22 Mike Bruce – 15.663
10. 02 Brandon Bellinger – 15.746
11. 22M Mike McVetta – 15.761
12. 01S Bobby Santos III – 15.774
13. 11 Ben Seitz – 15.824
14. 37 Ryan Locke – 15.829
15. 0 Tim Snyder – 15.863
16. 54 Camden Proud – 15.884
17. 15 Michael Muldoon – 15.910
18. 00 Joe Gosek – 15.920
19. 61 Mike Ordway Jr. – 15.921
20. 94 Logan Rayvals – 15.972
21. 83 Lou LeVea Jr. – 15.995
22. 90 Jack Patrick – 16.123
23. 75 Brian Osetek – 16.152
24. 99 Jerry Curran – 16.212
25. 27 Aric Iosue – 16.351
26. 32 Moe Lilje – 16.434
27. 41 Russ Wood – 16.472
28. 70 Dave McKnight – 16.673
29. 66 Lou LeVea Sr. – 16.750
30. 78 Mark Sammut – 16.855
31. 51 Dave Duggan – 16.930
32. 99Q Joey Payne – 16.969
32nd Annual Bud Light Classic 60 Time Trials for Pathfinder Bank SBS:
1. 37 Jesse Bearup – 18.436
2. 74 Mike Bond – 18.592
3. 73 Noah Ratcliff – 18.702
4. 29 Shaun Gosselin – 18.753
5. 9 Griffin Miller – 18.767
6. 4 Robbie Wirth – 18.875
7. 24 Tony DeStevens – 18.919
8. 22 Mike Bruce – 18.923
9. 77 Cameron Rowe – 18.925
10. 23 Dan Kapuscinski – 18.939
11. 18 Andrew Schartner – 18.947
12. 72 Drew Pascuzzi – 19.008
13. 62 DJ Shuman – 19.149
14. 35 AJ Larkin – 19.160
15. 00 Jude Parker – 19.290
16. 86 Bryan Haynes – 19.303
17. 88 Brad Haynes – 19.335
18. 10 Mike Fowler – 19.340
19. 90 Tony Pisa – 19.438
20. 2 Jordan Sullivan – 19.741
21. 01 Greg Richardson – 19.826
22. 20 Tessa Crawford – 20.007
23. 55 Carter Gates – 20.157
24. 67 Ken Pierce – 20.339