T.J. Toyota/Waite Toyota Modified All-Star Event Oswego Speedway

          Friday, September 24^th – Sunoco Race of Champions Weekend

The 2nd Annual Modified All-Star Event will pit the best Modified drivers in the business against each other with an opportunity to start on the pole in the Sunoco Race of Champions Modified 200 on Saturday, September 25^th.  The 30 lap event will certainly be a shootout.

The All-Star Event will feature all of the Modified drivers that won either a RoC Dart Asphalt Modified Tour event or qualifying trail race in 2010.  The winner of the 2010 Oswego Speedway Super Modified Classic Bobby Bond has also earned a spot in the event.  The Defending Sunoco Race of Champions 200 Winner Billy Putney has also been added. 

A minimum of 16 starters will make up the 30 lap All-Star event on Friday, September 24^th.  The top five finishers in the event will become guaranteed starters in the Sunoco Race of Champions Modified 200 on Saturday.  The All-Star event top five drivers will have an opportunity to draw a pill and possibly earn the pole in the 200 on Saturday.

Starting positions 1, 6, 8, 10 and 12 will be placed in the draw bucket.  The winner of the race has the option to draw a chip or attempt to qualify through time.  The second, third, fourth and fifth place finishers will also have a chance to draw or take their best shot in time trials. 

Each team that participates in the Modified All-Star event will receive one free tire to start the event. The race winner will also earn $2,000 with $1,000 for second and a complete payout for the entire field.   

T.J. Toyota/Waite Toyota Modified All-Star Event Qualifier

Driver                                    Track Representative of...

Rowan Pennick                    Albany Saratoga Speedway

Pete Brittain                          Wall Township Speedway

Chuck Hossfeld                    Shangri La II Motor Speedway

Bill Hebing                            Oswego Speedway

Matt Hirschman                    Spencer Speedway

Erick Rudolph                       Dunn Tire Raceway Park

J.R. Kent                               Chemung Speedrome

Earl Paules                           Wyoming County International Speedway

Tom McGrath                        Dunn Tire Raceway Park

Billy Putney                            Defending Sunoco Race of Champions 200 winner

Jan Leaty                               Spencer Speedway - RoC Tour

Jimmy Zacharias                  Shangri La II Motor Speedway - weekly Modified program

Eric Beers                             Mahoning Valley Speedway - weekly Modified program

Bobby Bond                          Oswego Speedway - International Classic

Karl Hehr                               Dunn Tire Raceway Park - weekly Modified program

T.J. Potrzebowski                    Former Sunoco RoC 200 Race Winner.

* as of this release Eric Beers, Rowan Pennick and Jimmy Zacharias are not expected to compete in the All-Star Event.  Alternate starters will be (in order):  Daren Scherer, Rusty Smith, Mike Leaty, Rick Kluth.  The next alternates would be Kyle Ebersole and Mike Speeney. 

T.J. Toyota/Waite Toyota Modified All-Star Event To Determine Top Qualifiers for 60^th Sunoco Race of Champions.  Starting Field Beginning To Take Shape.

BINGHAMTON, NY…The summer long qualifying trail for the second running of the Modified-All Star event is ongoing as the top Modified teams look to lock their name in to the 30 lap Friday, Sept. 24^th special event.  The top finishing teams will not only secure their spot in the 60^th running of the Sunoco Race of Champions they could also find their way in to the front row.

The early list of All-Star drivers is already impressive and will certainly grow in the extremely important month of August.  Chuck Hossfeld will represent the Shangri-La II Speedway after his victory back in May during the inaugural visit by the RoC Tour.  Rowan Pennick, a top five finisher in last year’s All-Star Event has secured his place in the event after winning the “East versus West” RoC/MRS Shootout at the Albany Saratoga Speedway.

Chuck Hossfeld was the winner of the Richie Evans Memorial on Memorial Day Weekend at Oswego Speedway which turns the starting spot over to runner-up Bill Hebing.  Matt Hirschman took runner-up honors at Spencer Speedway and will represent the Williamson, NY oval at Oswego.

Erick Rudolph finished third at Dunn Tire Raceway Park but that was good enough to land him a spot in to the All-Star Event as both Hossfeld and Hirschman were already locked in to the race.  Rudolph gets to represent his local race track at Oswego.

J.R. Kent will also get to represent his weekly track – The Chemung Speedrome, after finishing third behind Matt Hirschman and Erick Rudolph back on July 18^th.   Pete Brittain is also locked in to the event after an early season victory at the Wall Township Speedway in New Jersey and Billy Putney will be entered in the Modified All-Star event as the Defending Winner of the Sunoco Race of Champions 200.

A number of qualifiers will be on tap in August and September leading up to the 60^th running of the Sunoco Race of Champions.  Once again T.J. Toyota and Waite Toyota have signed on as weekend partners of the RoC activities. 

Alternate starters for the event will once again be based on drivers in the RoC Dart Asphalt Modified Tour Point Standings entering that weekend.  Recent drivers added to the field include:  Tom McGrath, Jimmy Zacharias, Eric Beers, Bobby Bond and Jan Leaty.  The final qualifier is this Sunday at Dunn Tire Raceway Park for the "U.S. Open".  A past winner of the Race of Champions 200 will be randomly drawn this Saturday at the "U.S. Open" for the final entry in to the All-Star 30.

The Sunoco Race of Champions Weekend is set for Friday and Saturday, September 24^th and 25th.  An open practice will occur on Thursday, September 23^rd. For a complete schedule of events and pricing please log on to www.raceofchampions.net or www.oswegospeedway.com.

To order your tickets please phone the Oswego Speedway box office at 315-342-0646.