Super Dirt Week is a modified racing event held annually on Columbus Day weekend in Central New York state.
History The first event was scheduled over three days, from September 29, through October 1, 1972 at the New York State Fairgrounds. Inspection and qualifying races were conducted on Friday and Saturday, and the Championship race was held on Sunday.
In 1976 a fourth day was added to the schedule, and a 100 mile race the USAC Champ Cars was held on Saturday October 2. The date of the event was eventually changed to Columbus Day weekend, and expanded to 6 days and championships for 5 car classes. The Syracuse Mile remained the featured race track until 2015, and companion races were added over the week at the nearby racetracks Rolling Wheels Raceway in Elbridge, Weedsport Speedway, and Brewerton Speedway.
After the 2015 event the grandstands at the Syracuse Mile were torn down and the track was eliminated. Oswego Speedway began hosting the primary races the following year.
Oswego era Oswego Speedway is a five-eighths-mile asphalt track that runs weekly supermodified races. Each year following the Budweiser Classic Weekend, the oval coverts into a dirt track. That process requires placement of over 200 jersey barriers around the inside hub rail, and then 10-wheel dump trucks that bring in between four and five hundred loads are spread around the racing surface.
Super Dirt Week is now the largest economic event for Oswego, New York as more than 30,000 fans attend. Racing rules may be adjusted as necessary, and in 2023 new pit stop strategies were introduced allowing teams to remain on the track while others pit to improve their cars.
Media coverage The event was first televised live on ESPN in 1980. During the next 35 years, broadcast rights went to TNN, the Empire Sports Net, SPEED, to CBS Sports Network, and more recently to MAVTV. Presently, streaming services are produced by the World Racing Group and are available on all DIRTVisions OTT platforms from iOS to Android, to Samsung, to ROKU.
List of winners + Super Dirt Week Champions Year Modified 358 ModifiedSportsmanLate Model* Pro-StockSprint CarSupermodified** Champ Car 1972 Buzzie Reutimann 1973 Buzzie Reutimann 1974 Billy Osmun 1975 Toby Tobias 1976 Gary Balough 1977 Gary Balough Pancho Carter 1978 Gary Balough Bentley WarrenLarry Dickson 1979 Jack Johnson Smokey Snellbaker 1980 Gary Balough Jeff HeotzlerSteve Kinser 1981 Merv Treichler Steve Makocy Doug Wolfgang 1982 Merv Treichler Pete Bicknell Sammy Swindell 1983 Alan Johnson Pete Bicknell Doug Wolfgang 1984 Jack Johnson Bob McCreadie Sammy Swindell 1985 Brett Hearn Doug Hoffman Sammy Swindell 1986 Bob McCreadie Brett Hearn Donnie Moran*Steve KinserJoe Gosek** 1987 Jimmy Horton Billy Pauch Donnie Moran*Dave BlaneyGene Lee Gibson** 1988 Kenny Brightbill Kenny Tremont Jr. Steve KinserJoe Gosek** 1989 Alan Johnson Brett Hearn Doug Wolfgang 1990 Brett Hearn Brett Hearn Sammy Swindell 1991 Brett Hearn Billy Decker Sammy Swindell 1992 Toby Tobias, Jr. Kenny Tremont Jr. Steve Kinser 1993 Brett Hearn Mike Ricci Dave Blaney 1994 Jimmy Horton Danny Johnson Billy Pauch 1995 Brett Hearn Jimmy Hauser Steve Kinser 1996 Doug Hoffman Kenny Tremont Jr. 1997 Danny Johnson Kenny Tremont Jr. Jim Sorensen, Jr.Kenny Martin 1998 Billy Decker Pete Bicknell Chris KokosaTom Cannizzaro 1999 Kenny Tremont Jr. Pete Bicknell Chad BrachmannFrank TwingMike Woodring 2000 Billy Decker Pete Bicknell Matt SheppardJipp OrtizLance Young 2001 Billy Decker Bud Christmann Ryan GodownJipp OrtizCurt Michael 2002 Vic Coffey Billy Decker Dave SchulzJ.J. Yeley 2003 Alan Johnson Matt Sheppard Jamie McGannonJ.J. Yeley 2004 Tim Fuller Wayne Jelley Tim HindleyDave Schulz 2005 Billy Decker Tim FullerKenny StaffordDave Schulz 2006 Danny Johnson Danny Johnson John FerrierLouie Jackson, Jr. 2007 Vic Coffey Brett Hearn Sammy Reakes, IVDon Carlson 2008 Frank Cozze Billy Decker Erick RudolphSean Corr 2009 Matt Sheppard Billy Decker Matt BillingsPete Stefanski 2010 Stewart Friesen Billy Decker Ryan SusiceRocky Warner 2011 Stewart Friesen Billy Decker Neal WilliamsRocky Warner 2012 Brett Hearn Tim McCreadie Rocky WarnerPete Stefanski 2013 Billy Dunn Brett Hearn Brad RouseRob YetmanKody Swanson 2014 Stewart Friesen Brett Hearn Jimmy SpellmonRob YetmanKody Swanson 2015 Stewart Friesen Jimmy PhelpsRocky WarnerRob Yetman Oswego Speedway 2016 Stewart Friesen Tim FullerDave MarcuccilliRob Yetman 2017 Matt Sheppard Matt Sheppard Dave MarcuccilliRob Yetman 2018 Larry Wight Pete Britten Shane PecoreCharles-David Beauchamp 2019 Mat Williamson Billy Decker Kyle InmanJosh Coonradt 2021 Mat Williamson Stewart Friesen Zach SobotkaChad Jeseo 2022 Matt Sheppard Matt Sheppard Cody McPhersonNick Stone 2023 Mat Williamson Mat WilliamsonMatt JanczukLuke Horning2024Stewart FriesenMat WilliamsonMatt JanczukBeau Ballard2025Mat WilliamsonMat WilliamsonRichard MurtaughDevon Camenga
References
External links Super Dirt Week