1966 Records

Track Champions: Sam Carista (Modified Late Model)
                             Bob Sprague (Overhead)
                             George Mowry (Figure 8)
                             Red Weigand (Inverted 8)

Modified Late Model Results
Date Laps Winner 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
5/7 30 Gary Shepard Sam Carista Fran Elderbroom Harold Terpening  
5/14 30 Johnny Roberts Sam Carista Gary Shepard Harold Terpening Dave Walter
5/21 30 Fran Elderbroom Gary Shepard      
5/28 30 Sam Carista Gary Shepard Don Secor    
6/4 30 Johnny Roberts Sam Carista Jack Naum    
6/11 30 Sam Carista Jack Naum Don Secor    
6/18 30 Sam Carista Dave Walter Johnny Roberts    
6/25 50 Sam Carista Jack Naum Gary Shepard Al Clark Fran Elderbroom
7/2 30 Dean Hubbs Jack Naum Dick Murtaugh Gary Shepard Fran Elderbroom
7/9 30 Johnny Roberts Jack Naum Roger Taylor Fran Elderbroom Sam Carista
7/16 30 Johnny Roberts Jack Naum Sam Carista Al Clark Ron Fazio
7/23 30 Johnny Roberts Gary Shepard John Thayer Al Clark Ernie Graham
7/30 30 Sam Carista Dave Vernier      
8/6 30 Johnny Roberts Dave Walter Jack Naum Gary Shepard John Thayer
8/13 30 Joe Orso Johnny Roberts Jack Naum Dave Walter Sam Carista
8/20 30 Johnny Roberts Joe Orso Sam Carista Ron Fazio Dave Vernier
8/27 30 Rain
9/3 30 Johnny Roberts Jack Naum Dave Kotary    
9/10 30 Joe Orso Johnny Roberts Dick Murtaugh Sam Carista Dave Walter
9/17 30 Johnny Roberts Sam Carista Dave Walter Chico Rhines Jack Naum
9/24 30 Rain
10/1 100 ?        
10/2 200 * Kenny Shoemaker Jerry Cook Bill Wimble Ron Wallace Chuck Boos

 

Modified Late Model 
Feature Wins
Driver Wins
Johnny Roberts 9
Sam Carista 5
Joe Orso 2
Gary Shepard 1
Fran Elderbroom 1
Dean Hubbs 1
Kenny Shoemaker 1*
7 Drivers 20 Events **

Notes:

* Open Competition Race for Modified Sportsmen, the very first "Fulton 200" starting 33 cars.  It featured the infamous "V" flip in turn two with Gordy Wood and Bob Sweeney.  The race paid $1,250 to win with a five foot tall trophy, and it was promoted by Bub Benway of Fulton Raceway and Jim Vollertson of Spencer and Lancaster Speedways.
** Missing 10/1 Results.
Point standings for 1966 were not available for all divisions.

 

Late Model Overhead Results
Date Laps Winner 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
5/28   Fred Reichard,Jr.        
7/2   Bob Sprague Tom Newton Lou Chauvin    
7/9   Bob Sprague George Hyde Bill Wilson    
7/16   Bob Sprague Dick Wall Bill Wilson    
7/23   Don Bushbacker Dick Wall Bill Wilson Bob Bell  
7/30   George Magee George Mowry Bill Wilson    
8/6   Bob Sprague Don Bushbacker Frank Basile    
8/13   Russ Cusson Greg Cunningham Lou Chouvin    
8/20   Russ Cusson Bob Sprague Fred Reichard    
8/27   Rain
9/3   Chico Rhines        
9/10   Bob Weigand Bob Sprague Joe Grosso John Holbrook Bill Wilson
9/17   Bob Sprague Stan Johanski Jim Blair    
9/24   Rain
10/1            

 

Overhead Feature Wins
Driver Wins
Bob Sprague 5
Russ Cusson 2
Fred Reichard,Jr. 1
Don Bushbaker 1
George Magee 1
Chico Rhines 1
Bob Weigand 1
7 Drivers 12 Events

Notes:

Class debuted on May 28.  Feature laps unknown.

 

Figure 8 Results
Date Laps Winner 2nd 3rd 4th
5/7 30 George Mowry Gus Pitcher    
5/14 30 Phil Pallesolli      
5/21 30 George Mowry      
5/28 30 Gus Pitcher      
6/4 30 Dennis Tracy      
6/11 30 Joe Avery,Jr. Ron Armstrong Gus Pitcher  
6/18 30 Chuck Jameison      
6/25 30 Don Dana      
7/2 30 Dick Murtuagh      
7/9 30 Brian Herb      
7/16 30 Brian Herb Erwin Learned    
7/23 30 Dennis Tracy Brian Herb    
7/30 30 Charlie Demott Brian Herb Gene Halstead  
8/6 30 Brian Herb Larry Mossow Gene Halstead  
8/13 30 Dick Ashby Brian Herb Erwin Learned  
8/20 30 Brian Herb Ed Mason Dick Clothier Bob Bice
8/27 30 Rain
9/3 30 Erwin Learned      
9/10 30 Bud Hotchkiss      
9/17 30 George Mowry      

 

Figure 8 Feature Wins
Driver Wins
Brian Herb 4
George Mowry 3
Dennis Tracy 2
Phil Pallesolli 1
Gus Pitcher 1
Joe Avery,Jr. 1
Chuck Jameison 1
Don Dana 1
Dick Murtaugh 1
Charlie Demott 1
Dick Ashby 1
Erwin Learned 1
Bud Hotchkiss 1
13 Drivers 19 Events

Notes:

Figure 8 track was located right in front of the grandstands.

 

Inverted 8 Results
Date Laps Winner 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
7/9   Red Weigand Roy Hilton Bobby Lockwood    
7/16   Roy Hilton Tony Banack John Morrison    
7/23   Fred Thompson Bob Goodson Tony Banack Tracy Hotaling Red Weigand
7/30   Tony Banack Doug Johnson John Morrison    
8/6   John Morrison Tracy Hotaling Bill Goodson    
8/13   Red Weigand Neil Weigand John Morrison    
8/20   Red Weigand Wayne Royal John Morrison    
8/27   Rain
9/3   Red Weigand        
9/10   Red Weigand John Shackleter      
9/17   Red Weigand        

 

Inverted 8 Feature Wins
Driver Wins
Red Weigand 6
Roy Hilton 1
Fred Thompson 1
Tony Banack 1
John Morrison 1
5 Drivers 10 Events

Notes:

Class began on July 9.

Records compiled and researched in the Oswego Palladium-Times by Doug Zupan.
Admission prices for regular shows was $1.50 for adults and children under 10 were free with an adult.  Drag Racing was run on the 1/8 mile dragstrip in the pit area under the lights on Thursday nights.

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