OSWEGO, NY (June 30, 2022) - Get your cans to the Speedway! Continuing the longstanding partnership between Oswego Speedway and Supermodified division sponsor, Novelis, the 17th annual Novelis Fan Can Chase will get underway this Saturday, July 2 at the Steel Palace.
Held every year since 2005, last season’s Novelis Fan Can Chase saw a record breaking total of 128,837 cans donated across just two dates - including an incredible 24,645 cans turned in by 10-time Fan Can Chase champion, Jim Larkin, alone.
The can drive held during the Mr. Novelis Supermodified event in August 2021 brought nearly six figures worth of cans to the Speedway in a single evening for a total of 96,655, which also had broken the previous record of 32,182 set last July.
Once again, the winner of the 2022 Fan Can Chase will be granted the opportunity to choose between three big grand prizes; two 2023 Oswego Speedway regular season reserved tickets, two 2023 regular season pit passes, or two 2023 regular season Sky Deck Passes.
After the winner selects his or her prize, those who finished second and third in the 2022 Fan Can Chase will be able to select one of the remaining two prizes.
All households that donate a total of 1,000-plus cans throughout the 2022 Fan Can Chase will receive a pair of GA passes to the 66th Annual Budweiser International Classic 200 on Sunday, September 4, along with Saturday of Classic Weekend as well.
Additionally, those finishing fourth through twelfth in the final Fan Can Chase standings will also be rewarded with GA passes to Saturday and Sunday of Classic Weekend.
As the seventeenth season of the Novelis Fan Can Chase begins, Novelis and the Speedway have already broken the $100,000 mark in all-time money raised.
Funds from the Fan Can Chase are donated to several local organizations such as Oswego Renaissance, P-TECH, Oswego County Opportunities, The Child Advocacy Center, ARISE, Blessings in a Backpack, and more.
This Saturday’s can drive will take place from 2:30pm to 4:00pm outside of the Speedway’s main entrance.
Other 2022 Fan Can Chase dates include Mr. Novelis Supermodified Night July 23 and Track Championship Night on August 20.
If you have any questions regarding the Novelis Fan Can Chase, please contact Joe Schultzkie at joe.schultzkie@novelis.adityabirla.com.
The Fan Can Chase will help to kickoff the huge Best Western Plus and Clarion Hotel & Suites Riverfront Independence Weekend Spectacular featuring Grand Prix feature events for Novelis Supermodifieds, Pathfinder Bank SBS and J&S Paving 350 Supers with fireworks to cap off the night.
Tickets are available online at OswegoSpeedway.com by clicking ‘buy tickets’ or you can make purchases at the box office or any ticket window on raceday.
For more information, please visit OswegoSpeedway.com, or you can connect with the track on social media by clicking LIKE on Facebook at Facebook.com/OswegoSpeedway, or FOLLOW on Twitter @OswegoSpeedway or 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.
FINAL 2021 NOVELIS FAN CAN CHASE STANDINGS:
- Jim Larkin - 24,645
- Ron Gunther - 14,517
- Marty Beeman - 11,238
- Gary Rookey - 4,350
- Chris Cote - 3,042
- David Corey - 3,000
- Mary Spaulding - 2,840
- George Geroux - 2,423
- Lester Smart - 2,200
- Ricky Pritchard - 2,000
- Lori Pritchard - 2,000
- Mike Howard - 1,260
- Stan Kucharski - 1,200
- John Gray - 1,175
- Rocky Baker - 1,155
- Dave Demling - 1,150
- Cary Rookey - 1,100
- Emily Howard - 1,080
- John Reynolds - 1,057
- Chick Vickery - 1,055
- Ron Cahill - 1,050
- Jeff Cobb - 1,025
- Mike Johnson - 1,024
- John Proctor - 1,010
- Tim Myers - 1,010
- Don Myers - 1,010
- Brad Smart - 1,005
- Patrick Cady - 1,001
- Robert Myer - 1,000
- Mark Johnson - 1,000
- Keri Susino - 1,000
- Mike Cleery Sr. - 1,000
- Mike Gunther Sr. - 1,000
- Mike Gunther Jr. - 1,000
- Ryan Beeman - 1,000
- Mike Chwalek - 1,000
- Jessica Slight - 1,000
- September Bennett - 1,000
- Mark Denny Sr. - 1,000
- Karen Vincent - 1,000
- Amanda March - 1,000
- Nick March - 1,000
- Mark Denny Jr. - 1,000
- Jason Kingsley - 1,000
- Mike Denny - 1,000
- Jackie Bruce - 1,000
- James Wallace - 1,000
- Aaron Vincent - 1,000
- Brian Finnegan - 1,000
- Steve Sixbeery - 1,000
- Austin Vincent - 1,000
- Amanda Beemen - 1,000
- Bernie Johnson - 1,000
- Dan Lupa - 1,000
- Bob Lupa - 1,000
- Haley Baker - 1,000
- Len Fowler - 1,000
- Timothy Clifford - 1,000
- Dave Buskey - 1,000
- Jamie Fancett - 1,000
- Dan Woodard - 1,000
- Bill Ostrander - 1,000
- Ann Marie Cliff - 1,000
- Courtney Olson - 1,000
- Sean Lucas - 1,000
- Bob Lowery - 350
- Robert Crissafuli - 150
- Dan Buskey - 100
- Matt Vashaw - 100
- Jim Grant - 100
- Dorothy Bonney - 100
- Charles Kruel - 100
- Ben Hughes - 100
- Mike Jadus - 75
- Len Lagoe - 40
TOTAL - 128,837
- CAMDEN PROUD on Jun 30, 2022
- Article Date: 6/30/2022