The Super Late Model East Regional Series heads into Race 3 at Dirt, and this stop is one of the biggest wild cards on the schedule—not because it’s unknown in general, but because ICL has only run two Super Late Model sim races here. With such a small history, every trend stands out, and the early pattern at Oswego is hard to ignore: when someone gets out front, they’ve tended to control the entire night.

Start with the two names at the top of Oswego’s short winner list: Colton Zimmer and Brayden E Carter. Each has one start at Oswego and each has one win, which means the track has produced two events and two different winners so far. Even more telling, both of those wins have been the definition of “clean air matters”—Zimmer has 35 laps run and 35 laps led at Oswego (100%), while Carter has 25 laps run and 25 laps led at Oswego (100%). On a track where clean air has meant everything, that puts extra emphasis on how important qualifying speed and early track position can be.

The most recent East Regional visit to Oswego (Season 1, Race 3) is a great example of that theme. Zimmer started P1, earned the qualifying bonus point, and led 35 laps on the way to a 13-point night. Behind him, Jonathan McGuire kept the pressure on and finished 2nd—while also posting the quickest lap among the top finishers shown with a 17.565, slightly faster than Zimmer’s best of 17.621. The rest of the visible top five that night—TJ Majors, Blake Bailey, and Devin Gullo—rounded out a compact result sheet that still underlines what Oswego can reward: getting into position early and staying there.

For this season’s championship picture, Oswego arrives at a perfect time. After two races, Aidan Strawberry leads the standings with 22 points, fueled by back-to-back 2nd-place finishes. The pressure immediately behind him is intense: Carter and Jake Silvia are tied at 13 points, and both have proven they can hit the maximum single-race score (13) by combining a win with the qualifying bonus. With five races left after Oswego, the math makes the storyline obvious—if someone stacks another “12 + 1” type night while Strawberry lands a few positions back, the points lead can compress quickly. That bonus point is not just a footnote; at places like Oswego, it can be a momentum lever.

Carter, in particular, enters with real momentum after winning the most recent race at Charlotte, and he’s already proven he can win at Oswego historically. Strawberry, meanwhile, isn’t giving anything away in points and also has Oswego track history on the books—meaning the top of the standings isn’t walking into this week blind. And don’t overlook what this round can mean for the next tier in the top 10: Robert Hentschel and Chance Sealy2 sit at 10 points, with Sealy coming off an immediate statement run in his first start of the season. Just behind, Kamden Gossard and Samuel Wright5 are at 9, while Ty Bumgarner and Easton Zent sit at 8—exactly the kind of group that can jump multiple spots with one strong night when the schedule is only seven races long.

The main things to watch at Oswego are straightforward, and the history backs them up: qualifying execution, who gets to the front first, and whether anyone can break the “lead-every-lap” pattern that Zimmer and Carter have set here so far. With the points battle already taking shape and five races still left to chase, Race 3 is a chance for the contenders to either tighten the fight—or for someone to start creating separation with another high-score night.

CURRENT TOP 10 IN POINTS (After 2 Races — ties included)

  1. Aidan Strawberry — 22

  2. Brayden E Carter — 13

  3. Jake Silvia — 13

  4. Robert Hentschel — 10

  5. Chance Sealy2 — 10

  6. Kamden Gossard — 9

  7. Samuel Wright5 — 9

  8. Ty Bumgarner — 8

  9. Easton Zent — 8

  10. Thomas Enger — 7

  11. Dennis Holley — 7

OSWEGO SPEEDWAY DIRT — PREVIOUS EAST REGIONAL RESULTS PROVIDED (Season 1, Race 3)

  1. Colton Zimmer — Started 1 — Finished 1 — 13 pts — Led 35 laps — Best Lap 17.621

  2. Jonathan McGuire — Started 2 — Finished 2 — 11 pts — Best Lap 17.565

  3. TJ Majors — Started 3 — Finished 3 — 10 pts — Best Lap 17.658

  4. Blake Bailey — Started 5 — Finished 4 — 8 pts — Best Lap 17.639

  5. Devin Gullo — Started 6 — Finished 5 — 7 pts — Best Lap 18.294