When pole-sitter Moe Lilje’s car slowed and went to the pits on lap 18, Dave Shullick Jr. inherited the lead went on to win the 40-lap Burke’s Do-It Best MSA-Oswego Wing Series race on Sunday at Oswego Speedway.

Shullick, of the Midwest Supermodified Association, took the checkered flag ahead of Timmy Jedrzejek, Charlie Schultz, Denny Fisher, and Bob Bond.

Completing the top 10 in the feature were Jack Smith, Jason Spaulding, Bob Dawson, Shawn Muldoon, and Otto Sitterly.

Jedrzejek, who set a track record with his lap time of 15.542 seconds in time trials, was closing in on Shullick late in the race. On lap 35, it appeared both cars were going for the same spot in turn 2, and Jedrzejek’s #8 car lost a piece of its nose wing, bringing out the caution flag.

That threw off Jedrzejek’s car just enough that he could no longer challenge Shullick.

Earlier, a crash took a few of the top contenders out of the race. On lap 16, Randy Ritskes, driving the #32 winged super, was riding in the top five and trying get under the lapped #21 car of Matt Palmer coming out of turn 4. The cars bumped tires, and the #32 car made a right turn into the outside wall, right in front of the cars of Greg Furlong and Randy Burch. The #32 car was not only heavily damaged, but it caught on fire.
Ritskes escaped and the quick-acting speedway safety crew was there right away to put out the fire. The drivers were apparently OK, but the Ritskes and Furlong cars were heavily damaged, and Burch’s car was also knocked out of action.

In the 30-lap feature for the Pathfinder Bank Small-Block Supermodifieds, Mexico’s Mike Bond turned in a dominating performance for the win over Kevin Knopp, Brian Sobus, Josh LaRochelle, and Shawn Walker.

For additional coverage, see Tuesday’s edition of The Palladium-Times.