Shullick and Seitz Fast in Afternoon Practices Before the Rain 

By Brandon Paul; Speed51.com - ISMA PR

OSWEGO, N.Y. (May 4, 2014) - On a day when 25 International Supermodified Association race teams were hoping to begin their 2014 season in victory lane, Mother Nature stole the checkered flag at New York's Oswego Speedway Saturday. Despite a valiant effort from ISMA officials, Oswego Speedway officials and race teams to complete the Irish Jack Murphy Memorial on Saturday, pesky rain showers in the Oswego, New York area forced race officials to cancel the season-opening event.

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A number of light rain showers in the early afternoon on Saturday caused slight delays and small adjustments to the practice schedule. Track crews, ISMA officials, and race teams took to the track after each small rain shower to help expedite the track drying process early on.

In an attempt to get as much racing in as possible with the radar showing more showers approaching the race track, race officials made the call to not run time trials and lineup ISMA qualifying heats by combined practice times.

It wasn't until around 6 p.m. EST, when ISMA qualifying heats were set to begin, that the heaviest shower hit the track and took away the racing surface. Despite everyone's best efforts, the decreasing temperatures throughout the evening made it increasingly difficult to prepare the racing for the 145+ MPH speeds exhibited by the ISMA Supermodified machines.

Due to more rain being projected through the weather forecast, race officials made the decision to forego the originally scheduled rain date of Sunday, May 4 and cancel the event. Saturday night's cancellation marked the first time Oswego Speedway has been forced to cancel an event since 2011 when the Torrese family took over the facility.

Grandstand rain checks from Saturday's event will be honored at Oswego Speedway on either Saturday, May 25 or June 7 when ISMA returns for their season-opening event.

ISMA Supermodified teams will be able to redeem their pit passes on Saturday, June 7. In order for a rain check to be honored it must be presented along with the coinciding wristband. There will be no exceptions in this policy. If a rain check is returned without a wristband, or vice versa, the pit pass redemption will not be honored.

Prior to the cancellation of Saturday's event and before the heavy rain showers, ISMA teams were able to participate in two separate practice sessions at the 5/8-mile New York oval. A full list of combined results from those two practice sessions can be found below.

ISMA will return to action on Saturday, June 7 at Oswego Speedway for a 50-lap feature event.

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INTERNATIONAL SUPERMODIFIED ASSOCIATION
Irish Jack Murphy Memorial
Overall Practice Results
Oswego Speedway
Oswego, NY
May 3, 2014
 

Pos.    Car    Driver    Time
1    94s    Dave Shullick, Jr.    15.272
2    17    Ben Seitz    15.331
3    84    Mike Lichty    15.338
4    39    Allison Cumens    15.395
5    37    Jeff Locke    15.459
6    11    Chris Perley    15.487
7    79    Jon McKennedy    15.547
8    61    Lou Cicconi    15.561
9    8    Moe Lilje    15.603
10    25    Dan Bowes    15.752
11    78    Mark Sammut    15.934
12    21    Eddie Witkum, Jr.    15.955
13    02    Brandon Bellinger    16.016
14    97    Ryan Gath    16.041
15    64    Jim Paller    16.057
16    65    Tim Ice    16.114
17    74    Rob Summers    16.126
18    55    Mike Keeler    16.204
19    94    Craig Rayvals    16.419
20    1    Kyle Edwards    16.645
21    27    Jamie Timmons    16.699
22    96    Lou LeVea, Sr.    16.816
23    71    Dan McKnight    17.025
24    48    Rich Reid    17.845
25    83    Lou LeVea, Jr.    No Time