For Bentley Warren, racing never gets old.

The 67-year-old supermodified legend chuckles when he’s asked about his future plans.

“Who knows?” he said. “I still love it.”

What’s not to love?

Supermodified racing has been good to Warren, and he has been great for the sport.

His numbers alone are staggering. He has six wins in Oswego Speedway’s signature event, the International Classic. He has logged 66 supermodified wins, second only to Jim Shampine’s 87.
He is a seven-time Oswego Speedway supermodified track champion.

And the Maine resident is just as competitive now as he was when he got his first International Classic win in 1969. He proved that by winning the 2006 ISMA Super Nationals during Classic Weekend at Oswego.

Warren said he won’t be driving in the Burke’s Do-It Best Super Nationals winged race this Friday, but he will be vying for his seventh Classic triumph on Sunday. He will be driving the Ed LaPrade-owned, NAPA-sponsored #15 supermodified for the Classic.

Does he expect to time trial high into the field?

“Who knows?” Warren said. “It’s a real good race car.”

He has raced in a record 33 Classics, but Warren said there is no set strategy for running the race.

“You kind of feel it by what the car is doing,” he said. “You go by the seat of your pants. You’ve got to go real hard because everybody else is going fast. But you’ve got to remember to be there at the end.”

It’s tough to be patient when you consider the competition in the Classic, Warren said.

“You’ve got to race. A lot of cars take 10 laps to pass. You’ve got to work hard because it’s a competitive field with a lot of good cars and a lot of good drivers.”

This year’s track champion, Otto Sitterly, and four-time defending Classic champion Greg Furlong will be among the top contenders for the Classic win, Warren said. The veteran added that having an excellent race team can make a big difference.

“If the crew can do something to make the car handle better and the tires last for 200 laps, that’s a key,” he said. “It’s a crew and driver situation.”

Asked which of his Classic wins stands out the most, Warren declines to name one.

“Probably every one. I can give you a blow by blow for every one,” he said. “It’s a great place with a lot of mystique. It’s been great to me. The track has so much fame.”

Warren hopes to add to that fame with another Classic victory.

Can he do it?

Who knows?