Sep 4th, 2006

Greg Furlong wins his fifth Budweiser International Classic at Oswego since 199

Posted by Oswego Speedway - 50th Budweiser Classic week is in the books at the Oswego Speedway. For the first time in twenty five years, the Classic was pushed back until Monday and for the first time ever the Saturday events were rained out. The wait for good weather was well worth it as a sun drenched Monday afternoon greeted the start of the 50th Budweiser International Classic 200.

Front row starters Otto Sitterly and Greg Furlong settled in off the lead pace which was their strategy going into the race, only after Sitterly led the first thirteen laps of the event. Other race leaders included Lou Cicconi, Brandon Bellinger and Dave McKnight. The most bizarre incident of the race occurred to Otto Sitterly when it appeared that something broke sending his car into the inside hubrail and then back out into the groove in turn one. The throttle became stuck as Sitterly's machine began to spin in circles. Safety crew members tried to hit the kill switch but to no avail. Finally the engine power was shut off. Sitterly was transported to the Oswego Hospital to be checked out.

As the race started to wear down fuel mileage became an issue with several cars. Joe Gosek was among the lead group when he ran out of fuel as he was positioning himself for a run to the front. Leader Dave McKnight spun into the fourth turn foam while battling with second place runner Lou Cicconi just past the 150 lap mark. McKnight and Cicconi were no longer factors for the win. Greg Furlong was never challenged over the remaining distance as he picked up his third consecutive and fifth overall International Classic win. Second place went to Mike Ordway in the #61. Doug Heveron picked up third place in the #01 as he passed Pat Abold in the #95 at the end of the race. The most amazing ride was turned in by Danny Kapuscinski in the Bliss Brothers #65 as he came home in fifth place.