8/9/09
Doug Didero and Andrew Schartner Pick Up Oswego Checkers
By Dan Johnson
Doug Didero and Andrew Schartner Pick Up Oswego Checkers
By Dan Johnson
Victory Lane reached all ages Saturday night at Oswego Speedway, while rookie Andrew
Schartner took his first ever Oswego Speedway feature win in the SBS division, twenty five year
veteran Doug Didero claimed the checkerds in the supermodified feature event.
Tim Snyder and Didero paced the supermodified field to Donnie Forbes starter sticks, with
Didero racing out front quickly. Joe Gosek and Keith Shampine elected to go low early, while Pat
Lavery and Otto Sitterly went up top to move through traffic early on. Yellow came over the
speedway for the first time on lap 4, as Louie Levea spun and tapped the outside fourth turn wall
in the new Osetek 61. The car was tweaked, but just enough to put it out of the race.
Back green, the scoreboard read Didero, Snyder, Gosek, Keith Gilliam, Lavery, Jason Spaulding,
Stephen Gioia, Sitterly, Shampine and Joey Payne early on. Gosek flashed the 00 into the runner
up spot, in lap 5, 1.36 seconds behind the high flying 3 car, with an inside front straightaway
pass on the 0 car.
Defending speedway champ Sitterly began to catch fans attention as he wheeled and dealed the
Nicotra 7 car by Gioia and Spaulding on lap 6 for sixth place. Up front, the Xtreme #3 stopped
watches at 17.14 consistently, as he maintained his three second gap over Gosek.
A few laps later Sitterly moved into the top five as he got by the Gilliam 87. Another fourth turn
tango brought out caution #2, as Jerry Curran slapped the outer wall in 4, ending the night of the
Nuclear Banana. Sitterly picked off Lavery on the get go, to move to fourth, while Didero
stepped out on the field once again.
Didero held a 1.42 second gap on Gosek, who was just ahead of the Snyder, Sitterly, Lavery
quartet. Sitterly moved to a podiu m spot on lap 20, as he cranked by Snyder as they entered
turn three.
As fans wondered if Sitterly could catch the two Xtreme Chassis, Didero turned in the fastest
times in recent weeks with 16.98 and 16.91 laps. Didero’s closest moment of the race came on
lap 24, as Louie Levea Jr spun just feet ahead of Didero, as the #3 came around to lap the 04.
Didero pulled the car to the right, barely avoiding the spinning rookie.
A pair of fourth turn cautions for Bobby Magner and Keith Shampine slowed the pace, but this
show was Doug Didero’s. He again blazed the surface with 17.05 and 16.86 laps, enroute to the
45 lap romp. Gosek held on for second, with Sitterly home in third.
“I thought the speedway screwed up and put us in the front row tonight,” a happy Didero joked
after his win. “Seriously, the car was really good, and the track was fast tonight. It kept getting
quicker and quicker, and it felt really good tonight.”
Schartner took his first ever Oswego Speedway feature win in the SBS division, twenty five year
veteran Doug Didero claimed the checkerds in the supermodified feature event.
Tim Snyder and Didero paced the supermodified field to Donnie Forbes starter sticks, with
Didero racing out front quickly. Joe Gosek and Keith Shampine elected to go low early, while Pat
Lavery and Otto Sitterly went up top to move through traffic early on. Yellow came over the
speedway for the first time on lap 4, as Louie Levea spun and tapped the outside fourth turn wall
in the new Osetek 61. The car was tweaked, but just enough to put it out of the race.
Back green, the scoreboard read Didero, Snyder, Gosek, Keith Gilliam, Lavery, Jason Spaulding,
Stephen Gioia, Sitterly, Shampine and Joey Payne early on. Gosek flashed the 00 into the runner
up spot, in lap 5, 1.36 seconds behind the high flying 3 car, with an inside front straightaway
pass on the 0 car.
Defending speedway champ Sitterly began to catch fans attention as he wheeled and dealed the
Nicotra 7 car by Gioia and Spaulding on lap 6 for sixth place. Up front, the Xtreme #3 stopped
watches at 17.14 consistently, as he maintained his three second gap over Gosek.
A few laps later Sitterly moved into the top five as he got by the Gilliam 87. Another fourth turn
tango brought out caution #2, as Jerry Curran slapped the outer wall in 4, ending the night of the
Nuclear Banana. Sitterly picked off Lavery on the get go, to move to fourth, while Didero
stepped out on the field once again.
Didero held a 1.42 second gap on Gosek, who was just ahead of the Snyder, Sitterly, Lavery
quartet. Sitterly moved to a podiu m spot on lap 20, as he cranked by Snyder as they entered
turn three.
As fans wondered if Sitterly could catch the two Xtreme Chassis, Didero turned in the fastest
times in recent weeks with 16.98 and 16.91 laps. Didero’s closest moment of the race came on
lap 24, as Louie Levea Jr spun just feet ahead of Didero, as the #3 came around to lap the 04.
Didero pulled the car to the right, barely avoiding the spinning rookie.
A pair of fourth turn cautions for Bobby Magner and Keith Shampine slowed the pace, but this
show was Doug Didero’s. He again blazed the surface with 17.05 and 16.86 laps, enroute to the
45 lap romp. Gosek held on for second, with Sitterly home in third.
“I thought the speedway screwed up and put us in the front row tonight,” a happy Didero joked
after his win. “Seriously, the car was really good, and the track was fast tonight. It kept getting
quicker and quicker, and it felt really good tonight.”
Dave Danzer and Rob Pullen were the front row starters in the 30 lap SBS main event Saturday
evening, with Pullen wasting no time taking top spot in the race. Pullen, Danzer, and Schartner
broke away early, while a lap 4 jam up slowed the field. Top runner Mike Bond saw his night end
as he ran out of race track in turn one as the track was blocked, and walled the #26 in turn one.
Mike was ok, but the car was OFN.
Pullen, Danzer, Schartner, Steve Abt, Shawn Walker, Kevin Knopp. Dave Gruel, jack Patrick, and
Jason Simmons all looked for room early to advance. A third turn accident changed the race as
it included Simmons, Gruel, and Cliff. Schartner grabbed second from Danzer after a restart, and
set sail after Pullen.
Russ Brown began to make his presence felt as he raced the #60 up to the fourth spot, after
starting back in 20th position Brown kept the momentum going as he pulled past Danzer on lap
11, and caught right up to the 25, and 18 lead pack.
At halfway, the lead trio held a 1.61 second gap over Danzer and Patrick. Gates and Sobus ran
hard, while trying to get to top five spots. Back up front, Pullen maintained his line, while
Schartner tried him on the inside numerous times, to no avail. Lap 27, Schartner tried an inside
move off turn four, this time the pass stuck and Schartner beat Pullen to turn one in a drag race.
The 18 was now out front, and pulled comfortably away. Rookie Andrew Schartner picked up
his first ever Oswego Speedway win, with Rob Pullen second. Russ brown rounded out podium
spots with Brian Sobus and Stan gates top five as well.
“You don’t know how much this means to me,” the jubilant victor stated. “All my guys worked
their tails off, and we put a lot of work into this. I can’t thank the guys enough for racing me
clean, as that’s how I like to do it.:”
News and Notes...21 supers and 22 SBS cars were pitside. Dave Gruel, Tim Barbeau and
Andrew Schartner won SBS heats, with Pat Lavery, Joe Gosek and Doug Didero won
supermodified heats. Many time track and classic champ Greg Furlong qualified his familiar #72
for the feature, but left the speedway grounds before the feature to be with his wife who was
reportedly in labor.
SBS 30 finish
1)Andrew Schartner 18, 2)Rob Pullen 25, 3)Russ Brown 60, 4)Brian Sobus 79, 5)Stan Gates 28, 6)
Tim Barbeau 58, 7)Jack Patrick 9,, 8)Mark Castiglia 90, 9)Chip wood 2, 10)Brian Haynes 86, 11)
Dave Danzer 52, 12)Brian Osateck 95, 13)Steve Abt 85, 14)Barry Kingsley 23, 15)Dave Gruel 50,
16)Kevin Knopp 04, 17)Shawn Walker 68, 18)Jason Simmons 91, 19)Dave Cliff 06, 20)Mike Bond
26, 21)Ken Pierce 67, 22)Guard Nearbin 78
Supermodified finish 45
1)Doug Didero 3, 2)Joe Gosek 00, 3)Otto Sitterly 7, 4)Tim Snyder 0, 5)Pat Lavery 2, 6)Keith Gilliam
87, 7)Todd Stowell 89, 8)Jason Spaulding 23, 9)Joey Payne 99, 10)Dan Connors 01, 11)Lou
Levea Jr 04, 12)Keith Shampine 88, 13)Bob Magner 22, 14)Stephen Gioia 9, 15)Jerry Curran 24,
16)Hal Latulip 56, 17)Lou Levea sr 61, 18)Dave Iosue 90, 19)Jamie Ingersoll 72, 20)Craig Rayvals
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evening, with Pullen wasting no time taking top spot in the race. Pullen, Danzer, and Schartner
broke away early, while a lap 4 jam up slowed the field. Top runner Mike Bond saw his night end
as he ran out of race track in turn one as the track was blocked, and walled the #26 in turn one.
Mike was ok, but the car was OFN.
Pullen, Danzer, Schartner, Steve Abt, Shawn Walker, Kevin Knopp. Dave Gruel, jack Patrick, and
Jason Simmons all looked for room early to advance. A third turn accident changed the race as
it included Simmons, Gruel, and Cliff. Schartner grabbed second from Danzer after a restart, and
set sail after Pullen.
Russ Brown began to make his presence felt as he raced the #60 up to the fourth spot, after
starting back in 20th position Brown kept the momentum going as he pulled past Danzer on lap
11, and caught right up to the 25, and 18 lead pack.
At halfway, the lead trio held a 1.61 second gap over Danzer and Patrick. Gates and Sobus ran
hard, while trying to get to top five spots. Back up front, Pullen maintained his line, while
Schartner tried him on the inside numerous times, to no avail. Lap 27, Schartner tried an inside
move off turn four, this time the pass stuck and Schartner beat Pullen to turn one in a drag race.
The 18 was now out front, and pulled comfortably away. Rookie Andrew Schartner picked up
his first ever Oswego Speedway win, with Rob Pullen second. Russ brown rounded out podium
spots with Brian Sobus and Stan gates top five as well.
“You don’t know how much this means to me,” the jubilant victor stated. “All my guys worked
their tails off, and we put a lot of work into this. I can’t thank the guys enough for racing me
clean, as that’s how I like to do it.:”
News and Notes...21 supers and 22 SBS cars were pitside. Dave Gruel, Tim Barbeau and
Andrew Schartner won SBS heats, with Pat Lavery, Joe Gosek and Doug Didero won
supermodified heats. Many time track and classic champ Greg Furlong qualified his familiar #72
for the feature, but left the speedway grounds before the feature to be with his wife who was
reportedly in labor.
SBS 30 finish
1)Andrew Schartner 18, 2)Rob Pullen 25, 3)Russ Brown 60, 4)Brian Sobus 79, 5)Stan Gates 28, 6)
Tim Barbeau 58, 7)Jack Patrick 9,, 8)Mark Castiglia 90, 9)Chip wood 2, 10)Brian Haynes 86, 11)
Dave Danzer 52, 12)Brian Osateck 95, 13)Steve Abt 85, 14)Barry Kingsley 23, 15)Dave Gruel 50,
16)Kevin Knopp 04, 17)Shawn Walker 68, 18)Jason Simmons 91, 19)Dave Cliff 06, 20)Mike Bond
26, 21)Ken Pierce 67, 22)Guard Nearbin 78
Supermodified finish 45
1)Doug Didero 3, 2)Joe Gosek 00, 3)Otto Sitterly 7, 4)Tim Snyder 0, 5)Pat Lavery 2, 6)Keith Gilliam
87, 7)Todd Stowell 89, 8)Jason Spaulding 23, 9)Joey Payne 99, 10)Dan Connors 01, 11)Lou
Levea Jr 04, 12)Keith Shampine 88, 13)Bob Magner 22, 14)Stephen Gioia 9, 15)Jerry Curran 24,
16)Hal Latulip 56, 17)Lou Levea sr 61, 18)Dave Iosue 90, 19)Jamie Ingersoll 72, 20)Craig Rayvals
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