It has been a more than memorable month of August for the Jake’s Automotive / Ratcliff Racing team starting with teenaged driver Noah Ratcliff winning his first ever Pathfinder Bank SBS feature at Oswego on August 5 - and it hasn’t stopped there.
At the Races
Jeffrey Battle, a three-time Classic champion from Westford, Massachusetts, invaded the Steel Palace for a Championship Night shakedown and once again made the trip back home victorious following his ninth to first drive at Oswego.
Following the inception of Oswego’s Pathfinder Bank SBS class in 1992, it has been long since used as a stepping stone for drivers to make their way up to the Novelis Supermodified ranks.
Dave Cliff started in fifth, first drove by Kyle Perry and Jason Spaulding - and after an exciting battle with teenaged rookie Talen Hawksby, took over second with 11 laps remaining before capitalizing on a turn three slip by race leader Robbie Wirth with four to go to win his second J&S Paving 350 Super main of the season in the Barbeau No. 50.
Drew Pascuzzi of Oswego, NY started in fourth and with 11 laps remaining in Sunday afternoon’s 35-lap Pathfinder Bank SBS main, had himself in position to contend for the win.
Second generation Supermodified standout Mike Ordway Jr. raced the Clyde Booth-built and owned No. 61 “Silver Bullet” to his second ISMA / MSS feature win of the season Sunday afternoon in the rain delayed Circle T Ready Mix / Shea Concrete Oswego / ISMA / MSS Challenge Race #4 at Oswego Speedway.
Oswego Kartway officially opened its 2023 JP Jewelers three race mini-series on Friday night with Tanner Emmons earning a $500 victory in PRO Clone 360.
Nick Barzee of Burnt Hills, NY became the third different first time winner in the J&S Paving 350 Supermodified division this season with a wire to wire victory from the pole for his first career win at Oswego Speedway this past Saturday night.
