OSWEGO, N.Y. — The historic 50th NAPA Super DIRT Week at Oswego Speedway is set to provide a chance for milestone accomplishments throughout the week of Oct. 3-9, and this year will see several drivers leave with more money in the process.
Combined, more than $30,000 will be added to the DIRTcar 358 Modifieds, DIRTcar Sportsman and DIRTcar Pro Stock feature events.
In addition to the feature purse increases, each DIRTcar Sportsman and DIRTcar Pro Stock heat race will pay throughout the field with $500 going to each winner.
The 358 heats will pay $1,000-to-win and the big-block modified heats will pay $4,000-to-win with both paying throughout the field as well.
Unique to the 50th running of NAPA Super DIRT Week, will be a one-time special event — a Big Block Past Champions race — which will feature a more than $9,500 overall purse with invitations extended to the drivers who have conquered the main event throughout the decades.
“This is an important year for the Northeast and its most iconic dirt racing event, so we want to make sure we reflect that in as many ways possible,” said DIRTcar CEO Brian Carter. “The drivers and teams have been a key part to the success of NAPA Super DIRT Week. We’re excited to be able to give back to them with these purse increases.”
The Past Champions race, scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 6, and set to feature several Super DIRT Week Super DIRTcar Series champions, is an extra chance for some to leave with more money in their pockets in addition to the marquee $50,000-to-win Billy Whittaker Cars 200, which runs on Sunday, Oct. 9.