Great post on the supers. As a kid I had the opportunity to meet Jim Shampine and he was an extremely nice guy and fan friendly, which made him all the more popular. I was at Oswego Speedway about two weeks after he was killed and the mood was very somber. It was a blow that is still being felt in Oswego today. As an FYI, Shampine was as good on dirt as he was on asphalt.
Before his death, Jim Shampine had a protege who also dominated Oswego for the two or three years he raced there. His name is Doug Heveron. He raced at Oswego from about 1979 to 1982. During that time he racked up an incredible 33 wins, including 2 classic victories and 2 track championships in a row. He then left Oswego to pursue a career in NASCAR, but was not as successful. He is currently running ashalt sprint cars in Florida. He has returned to Oswego for the Classic in the past two years, but has been plagued with lesser equipment.
The reigning designer at Oswego is Clyde Booth. The number 61 is an amazing vehicle which set the track qualifying record at 16.4 this year. That is a winged supermodified speed, without the wing! The car is quite impressive and the only thing that prevented this car from repeating at the Classic was a faulty ignition.
Another fabricator of note at Oswego is Joe Hawksby, Jr. who put together a car similar to Booth's 61, but on a much smaller budget. Even though Joe is only in his early 20's he is still considered a great car builder in the super ranks.
If ever you have a chance to check out Oswego, especially the Classic or the "Mr. Supermodified" race, it is an experience. The track is under new ownership and hopefully a rebirth