May 13, 1995
- The biggest opening-night crowd in Oswego Speedway history saw
a typical opening-night race,a crash-filled program. Anticipation
was high for the first feature of the year as local favorites Ed
Bellinger and Joe Gosek sat on the front row. Bellinger kept the
lead until he hit the wall as he got into the speedy dry left over
from Dave McKnights blown motor in the McLaughlin 48. Abold then
took over the top spot until defending track champion Doug Didero
caught him. Didero was on the 05's bumper with 10 to go, and two
laps later took the lead when Abold pushed out entering the second
turn. Jamie Moore gave the 44 a good ride as he caught Abold and
got by three laps later. Didero held on for the win in the 50-lap
race ahead of Moore, Abold, Russ Wood, Todd Stowelland Steve Gioia
tied for fifth place.
May 20, 1995
- Eddie Bellinger's opening night disappointment translated into
a good starting spot and he turned that into a first place finish.
Tim Gareau, in only his second Oswego supermodified race, led the
first seven laps of the race until he spun in the fourth turn.
Jeff West then took over and was strong, but restarts proved to be
what hurt the 01. Bellinger took the lead from West on a lap-12
restart and ran away from the field. Abold, Wood, and Muldoon got
past West eventually and chased Bellinger but couldn't pass the
defending Classic champion. This was the night that Mike Muldoon
put the 50 into competition for the first time as a broken right
front hub on the 80 sidelined that car. After two weeks of
competition, Pat Abold and Russ Wood were tied for the point lead.
May 27, 1995
- The normal Port City weekend race was changed this year to an
all-Saturday affair, and Fultonian Eddie Bellinger made it two
feature wins in a row as he won the 100-lap main event from his
pole position. Danny Soule took the lead at the start of the
race and held the top spot for the first 21 laps. Bellinger took
the lead from the 32 and held it until Pat Abold challenged and
took over the top spot on lap 41. Bellinger and Abold swapped the
lead around the halfway point with Abold remaining up front for
the next 20 laps. Mike Muldoon began to pick his way through
traffic at this point in his new 50. Bellinger finished playing
his waiting game and shot past Abold, driving away from the rest
of the field for the comfortable win. Muldoon went from sixth to
second in the last 10 laps and showed a bit of what was to come
from his new creation. Abold held on for third while the top five
was rounded out by Jamie Moore and Doug Didero. With is two wins,
Eddie Bellinger took over the point lead going into the break for
the Kalamazoo-Toledo swing for the ISMA Tour. A few days prior,
Bentley Warren won the much-anticipated east vs west showdown at
Indianapolis Raceway Park.
June 10, 1995
- Mike Muldoon became the first driver since Pat Abold in 1992 to
win both ends of a twin 35s night, and he did it in dominating
fashion. He won the first featureevent, which was a caution-flag
free event, from his pole position. It appeared to he an easy race
for Muldoon in the 50 as he drove inside and outside of lapped
traffic and won after 35 laps by 3.5 seconds over Didero, Wood,
Abold, and Dave McKnight. In the second 35-lap feature, Muldoon
had to work a little harder as he came from 12th starting spot to
the lead injust 10 laps. Once in front, Muldoon again pulled away
by substantial margins, as no one on this night was going to beat
the 50. The same drivers who finished in the top five in the first
race did in the second, just in different order, as McKnight came
in second with Wood, Didero, and Abold following.
June 17, 1995
- Mike Muldoon made it three in a row as he put on another dominant
performance in the 50. Howie Page jumped out to a substantial lead
in the early going, but a major front straightaway pileup on the
first lap sidelined Russ Wood, Pat Abold, Dave McKnight, and Eddie
Bellinger. When racing resumed Page jumped out again to a big lead.
Muldoon took control of the race on lap 33, while Page's fine run
ended in the 2nd turn with a broken panhard bar. Muldoon kept the
lead through the later stages, with second place Didero unable to
catch the high-flying Muldoon. Mcknight, Gioia, and Soule finished
in the top five. The point race started to turn into a Muldoon and
Didero race as they held the top spots after the fifth night of
racing.
June 24, 1995
- Mike Muldoon made it four wins in a row as he again came from the
back of the pack, but this week it took a little longer - 31 laps.
Cliff Graves was in control of the race for the first few laps. On
lap 14, the red flag came out as the track was blocked in the third
turn by the cars of Bellinger, Gioia, Letcher, McKnight, Abold,
Didero, Mazzoni, and Page. All of the cars restarted. Randy Ritskes
took over the lead with Joe Gosek on his rear deck. Muldoon and
Didero were right in tow, waiting for a mistake. Muldoon moved past
Gosek on lap 30, then stayed in his lane and went to the lead past
Ritskes. Didero followed him through and thenheld on for his third
second place in four weeks. Gosek, Ritskes, and Todd Stowell came
home third through fifth.
July 1, 1995
- Mike Muldoon's four-race winning streak was broken as Doug Didero
captured the 75-lap midsummer championship. Danny Soule once again
led the field in the early stages of the race, while fans had their
attention on the Muldoon and Didero cars. Muldoon took the lead from
Soule on lap 33, then shortly had a tire going flat. Wood moved into
second on a mid-race restart, then chased Muldoon. On lap 41,Muldoon
lost the lead for the first time in five races as Russ Wood took over.
In 10 laps, Wood's lead was up to a full straightaway and it looked
like he would be the one to break the streak. That all came to an end
in the first turn as a right front bolt broke on the 27 sending it
hard into the first turn foam. The car was severely damaged. This put
Muldoon back up front, but Didero took over the lead on the restart
and never gave it up, coming away with his second feature win of the
season. Muldoon and his soft tire held on for second, with Soule,
McKnight, and West completing the top five. Muldoon and Didero broke
away from the rest of the pack in the point race as the top two held
a 240-point lead over third place Eddie Bellinger. This was the night
that Pat Abold struggled all night long in the 05 and then took out
Jeff West's backup car in the consolation race and ended up in the
third-turn wall.
July 8, 1995
- Doug Didero started a winning streak of his own as he came away with
his second straight victory in the 45-lap feature.Pat Abold started on
the front row and took the lead at the start. Howie Page caught up to
Abold, took over the lead on lap 10, then Abold got back by Page on a
lap 16 restart. Muldoon came through the field from his 15th starting
spot and took over the lead on lap 17. Didero slowly came through the
field and on lap 37 the 50 and 3 were running first and second. On lap
42, Didero pinned Muldoon behind Eddie Bellinger in the third turn and
raced down the front straightaway with the lead. He kept the 50 at bay
the last few laps and came away with his second win in a row and third
of the season. Howie Page finished third, a career best, with Gosek
and Tim Gareau fourth and fifth.
July 15, 1995
- Doug Didero came away with his third straight main event win and
Muldoon finished second. On lap two of the feature, Joe Gosek caught a
wheel from the Tim Gareau 5 and slammed into the first turn foam,doing
a reverse spin inthe process. Joe was knocked unconscious momentarily
by the hit and was taken to the hospital for a checkup. Abold held the
lead on the restart with Steve Gioia second.Didero came from his consi
win to fourth place in 20 laps. He then picked off Ritskes and Gioia
in the next few laps, and set sail on Abold. It only took Didero one
lap to catch and pass Abold for the lead. Fans attention then shifted
to Muldoon who, after two early race pit stops, was up to second by
lap 40. Mike needed a caution to catch Doug who had a fullstraightaway
ahead. That caution flag never came and Didero came away with his 3rd
Oswego win in a row. Abold and Gioia heldon for third and fourth while
Todd Stowell continued to impress as he turned in a fine fifth-place
run. The win put Didero was within 13 points of Muldoon - 1216 to 1203.
July 22, 1995
- The ISMA Tour came to Oswego Speedway for it's first of two visits
of the year. Russ Wood made his initial visit to Oswego with the
Dunigan 29 successful as he came from his second-row starting spot to
take the win. His Auto Pal ace teammate Mike Ordway finished right
behind in second. Abold took the lead from his front row starting spot,
with Gosek taking the lead from him on lap three. Wood stayed on Goseks
rear deck, then took the lead from the Dewalt 00 on lap 10. On lap 17,
Ohioan Joe Grunda blew the motor in his 7 down the front straightaway,
and several cars piled into the first-turn wall. Doug Didero was shaken
when he hit the steel wall, as the foam was thrown in the air and the 3
piled in under the foam. Wood had the field in check as he was never
seriously challenged throughout the race and finished 2.13 seconds
ahead of teammate Ordway. Fellow New Englander Chris Perley finished
third with Oswego's Joe Gosek in fourth and Lorain, Ohio's Jim Shirey
in fifth.
August 5, 1995
- Doug Didero has put his own four-race win streak together as he won
the richest race to this point of the season, the Mr. Supermodified
$10,000-to-win race. Didero and Muldoon both started in the third row
with Didero getting to the front first. He had the lead by lap 5 and
staved off a late race charge by mike Muldoon. A 12-car pileup on the
original start brought out the red flag. After that, the race went all
50 laps caution-free. Didero dedicated his win to his sister Bev, who
passed away in their native Canada just a few days before the race.
Muldoon remained in the point lead at the end of the night, but the
difference was now just three points, with three point races left. Joe
Gosek, Dave McKnight, and Pat Abold filled out positions three through
five. In his heat race, Muldoon was timed for a lap at 16.5, the
fastest lap ever recorded without a wing at Oswego Speedway.
August 12, 1995
- Jeff West pulled the shocker of the summer at Oswego Speedway as he
won his first supermodified main event in the caution-flag free feature.
West took the lead from Todd Stowell on lap 1 and held off Steve Gioia,
Doug Didero, and Mike Muldoon throughout the race for the popular win.
West became the 59th driver to win a supermodified main event at Oswego
Speedway. The win broke the eight-race win streak by the Muldoon or
Didero teams . Didero's third-place finish, ahead of Muldoon's fourth
place, gave the Mooresville, North Carolina, driver a 1- point lead in
the battle for the track championship.
August 19, 1995
- Doug Didero took a giant step toward defending his 1994 track cham
pionship by winning both ends of the twin 35lap features, matching Mike
Muldoon's feat earlier in the season. With the point leaders starting
up front in the first race, Muldoon led for 27 laps, but faded to third
as Didero and Gosek got by. In the second feature, Didero slipped past
Dave McKnight on the last lap while Muldoon finished further back after
a spin in the fourth turn.
August 26, 1995
- Didero cruised to a sixth place finish in the rain-shortened feature,
flagged after 36 laps, to clinch the point title while Pat Abold
returned to his 1992 championshp form to win the main event. Muldoon was
second, Gosek third, Page fourth, and Gioia fifth. Jeff West was involved
in one of the season's worst wrecks when his 01 along the 27 of Gary
Allbritain, rammed the first-turn wall, West then flipped over. He was
unhurt, but faced considerable work to get the car ready for Classic
Weekend.
September 2, 1995
- Chris Perley and his #11 won the ISMA portion of Classic weekend.
Mike Ordway's 26 was second. Gosek, McKnight and Scott Martel followed.
September 3, 1995
- Muldoon used Bellinger's pit strategy to roar into the lead late in
the Classic, passing Mike Ordway to claim his first Classic victory.
Muldoon used a lap 139 caution to make his stop and finally squeezed
under leader Mike Ordway on lap 197. He had to sweat out late cautions
that caused the race to go extra distance, but prevailed at the checkers.