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NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week will move from the unfinished Central New York Raceway Park to Oswego Speedway on October 5-9.
The move was announced Thursday afternoon by New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo and later confirmed by DIRTcar Racing CEO Brian Carter.
“The plan is to hold Super DIRT Week at the Oswego Speedway,” said Cuomo Thursday afternoon.
Oswego, a historic paved, half-mile track 35 miles north of Syracuse, will be covered with dirt for the first time since 1952 to accommodate the NAPA 300 and all of the week’s events and festivities.
In addition to assisting with the three-week process of covering the track with some 9,600 cubic yards of clay, the State of New York and DIRTcar are also making improvements to the grandstands and camping facilities at Oswego. The investment in the speedway will not only benefit NAPA Super DIRT Week but future use of the facility, including Oswego’s Budweiser International Classic, the third largest motorsports event in New York behind only the NASCAR weekend at Watkins Glen Internatioinal and Super DIRT Week.
“With support from Governor Cuomo, the State of New York, and incredible fans and sponsors, we are excited to write a new chapter in the history of Racing’s Biggest Party,” said Carter. “We’ve developed a great relationship with John Torrese and his team over the past several months, and Super DIRT Week is going to be a lot of fun at Oswego this year.”
Following the demolition of the New York State Fairgrounds ‘Moody Mile,’ which had been the home of NAPA Super DIRT Week since its inception, an agreement was struck between DIRTcar Racing and the State of New York to keep the annual event in New York for the next 10 years. As part of the agreement, Super DIRT Week was committed to the Central New York Raceway Park under the condition that the facility be fully completed. Committed to keeping the event in New York, the state agreed to assist in moving the event to Oswego if needed and is putting that plan in action in recognition of the importance of motorsport to the State of New York.
“While we are disappointed CNYRP will not yet be ready for 2016, we understand the challenges of building a new facility,” Carter said. “Glenn Donnelly’s vision for CNYRP will be an incredible addition to the racing landscape in Central New York when complete.”
The format and schedule for NAPA Super DIRT Week at Oswego Speedway will remain the same as previous years with on-track action every day from Oct. 5-9 at Oswego, including a return of Friday Night Lights. Other municipalities will get in on the action with traditional nighttime events slated for Weedsport Speedway on Oct. 5; Brewerton Speedway in Central Square, N.Y., on Oct. 6; and the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series will be racing at Fulton (N.Y.) Speedway on Oct. 8.
The move was announced Thursday afternoon by New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo and later confirmed by DIRTcar Racing CEO Brian Carter.
“The plan is to hold Super DIRT Week at the Oswego Speedway,” said Cuomo Thursday afternoon.
Oswego, a historic paved, half-mile track 35 miles north of Syracuse, will be covered with dirt for the first time since 1952 to accommodate the NAPA 300 and all of the week’s events and festivities.
In addition to assisting with the three-week process of covering the track with some 9,600 cubic yards of clay, the State of New York and DIRTcar are also making improvements to the grandstands and camping facilities at Oswego. The investment in the speedway will not only benefit NAPA Super DIRT Week but future use of the facility, including Oswego’s Budweiser International Classic, the third largest motorsports event in New York behind only the NASCAR weekend at Watkins Glen Internatioinal and Super DIRT Week.
“With support from Governor Cuomo, the State of New York, and incredible fans and sponsors, we are excited to write a new chapter in the history of Racing’s Biggest Party,” said Carter. “We’ve developed a great relationship with John Torrese and his team over the past several months, and Super DIRT Week is going to be a lot of fun at Oswego this year.”
Following the demolition of the New York State Fairgrounds ‘Moody Mile,’ which had been the home of NAPA Super DIRT Week since its inception, an agreement was struck between DIRTcar Racing and the State of New York to keep the annual event in New York for the next 10 years. As part of the agreement, Super DIRT Week was committed to the Central New York Raceway Park under the condition that the facility be fully completed. Committed to keeping the event in New York, the state agreed to assist in moving the event to Oswego if needed and is putting that plan in action in recognition of the importance of motorsport to the State of New York.
“While we are disappointed CNYRP will not yet be ready for 2016, we understand the challenges of building a new facility,” Carter said. “Glenn Donnelly’s vision for CNYRP will be an incredible addition to the racing landscape in Central New York when complete.”
The format and schedule for NAPA Super DIRT Week at Oswego Speedway will remain the same as previous years with on-track action every day from Oct. 5-9 at Oswego, including a return of Friday Night Lights. Other municipalities will get in on the action with traditional nighttime events slated for Weedsport Speedway on Oct. 5; Brewerton Speedway in Central Square, N.Y., on Oct. 6; and the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series will be racing at Fulton (N.Y.) Speedway on Oct. 8.
