09/09/2026
6️⃣ SIX CLASSIC WINS.
Otto Sitterly’s victory in Sunday’s 70th Budweiser International Classic 200 put him alongside Nolan Swift, Bentley Warren and Greg Furlong as the only drivers in Oswego Speedway history with SIX Classic victories.
Swift reached six in 1972, Warren in 1998 and Furlong in 2007. It had been 19 years since a driver joined that exclusive group.
And there are plenty of SIX connections surrounding Otto’s historic victory.
Bentley Warren went eight years between his fifth and sixth Classic wins – 1990 to 1998. Otto did exactly the same, winning his fifth in 2018 before finally capturing No. 6 in 2026.
Warren’s sixth Classic victory came on September 6, 1998. Otto’s sixth came on September 6, 2026 – the same date on which he won his first Classic in 2009.
There’s another connection in this 2007 podium photo. Otto’s first-ever Classic podium came with a second-place finish in 2007, the day Greg Furlong won his record-tying sixth Classic. Otto can be seen pictured over Furlong’s shoulder that day.
Now, 19 years later, Sitterly has SIX Classic wins of his own.
So, what comes next?
Will Otto return in the No. 7 and chase Classic win No. 7 to become the winningest driver in Classic history?
That remains to be seen.
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