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OSWEGO, NY (April 11, 2024) – The dates for all three rounds of the 19th annual Novelis Fan Can Chase at the Oswego Speedway have been announced ahead of the track’s 73rd Season Kickoff scheduled for Saturday, May 25.
The first round of the 2024 Fan Can Chase will be held on Chase Enterprises Autograph Night on June 22. Round two will take place on Independence Day Weekend as part of Burke’s Do It Best Home Centers Twin 40’s for Novelis Supermodifieds July 6, and finally, the 19th edition of the Fan Can Chase comes to a close when Novelis and C’s Beverage Center present the 37th annual $10,000 to win Mr. Novelis Supermodified 75-lapper on August 10.
Once again, the person that donates the most cans by Track Championship Night will have the choice of one of the following three grand prizes; (2) 2025 Oswego Speedway regular season reserved tickets, (2) regular season pit passes or (2) regular season Sky Deck Passes.
Positions two and three in the final Fan Can Chase standings will have the opportunity to select from one of the remaining two Grand Prizes. All households that donate 1,000 cans or more will receive (1) GA pass for the 68th annual edition of Budweiser International Classic Weekend.
Tentative can collection times will be 2:30 to 4:00pm, however, this is subject to change based on the Speedway’s starting time.
For the fourth straight season, last year’s Novelis Fan Can Chase again set a new record, with a total of 148,853 cans turned in across the three collection dates. The amount broke the previous record of 147,168 cans set in 2022.
Proceeds from the Fan Can Chase are donated to several local organizations such as Oswego Renaissance, P-TECH, Oswego County Opportunities, The Child Advocacy Center, and more.
In Fall 2023, employees of Novelis and representatives from the Oswego Speedway presented Oswego County Opportunities (OCO) with a $10,000 donation for the agency’s Services to Aid Families (SAF) program.
SAF is Oswego County’s licensed domestic violence and rape crisis program and provides crisis, supportive, advocacy and educational services. Last year, SAF served more than 600 victims and survivors.
To date, the Novelis Fan Can Chase has raised more than $185,000 for organizations in our community.
If you have any questions regarding the Novelis Fan Can Chase, please contact Joe Schultzkie at joe.schultzkie@novelis.adityabirla.com.
Oswego Speedway’s 73rd season of racing will take the green flag on Saturday, May 25th, with the 75-lap Jim Shampine Memorial for Novelis Supermodifieds, 35-lap Tony White Memorial for Pathfinder Bank SBS, and a 30-lap Memorial Day Weekend special for J&S Paving 350 Supers serving as the lid lifters.
The Speedway is very close to making 2024 ticket sales and driver registration available in a new portal on the track homepage.
For more information, stay connected with the Oswego Speedway online. Visit our website at OswegoSpeedway.com, FOLLOW us on Facebook or X / Twitter (@OswegoSpeedway), and also on Instagram (@OfficialOswegoSpeedway).
About Oswego Speedway: Oswego Speedway is a 5/8 mile semi-banked pavement racing oval located off the shores of Lake Ontario in scenic Oswego, NY. The 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 the Oswego Speedway making it the only weekly Supermodified racing venue in the world. The Small Block Supermodifieds and 350 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, two-time Indy 500 champion Gordon Johncock, and former International Classic Champions Bentley Warren, Joe Gosek, and Davey Hamilton.
2024 19TH ANNUAL NOVELIS FAN CAN CHASE COLLECTION DATES:
Saturday, June 22 – AUTOGRAPH NIGHT
Saturday, July 6 – SUPERMODIFIED TWIN 40’s / FIREWORKS
Saturday, August 10 – $10,000 TO WIN MR. NOVELIS SUPERMODIFIED
2023 18TH ANNUAL NOVELIS FAN CAN CHASE FINAL TOP 10:
- Jim Larkin – 30,027
- Ron Gunther – 16,605
- Marty Beeman – 10,434
- George Geroux – 4,200
- Ernie Seymour – 4,090
- Bill Ostrander – 4,031
- Jeff Cobb – 4,020
- Lester Smart – 4,000
- Robbie Gunther – 3,275
- Gary Rookey – 3,230
TOTAL CANS 2023 – 148,853 (NEW RECORD)
