Bob Gangwer on Pole, Rob Warren Outside for SUPRS Summit Classic 125 at Madera Speedway
Madera, CA – May 6, 2019… For the fourth time in five years, Indiana’s Bob Gangwer has won the pole position for the Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, (SUPRS), Summit Classic 125 at Madera Speedway. Gangwer’s lap time of 11.723 in the Belfab Racing Products house car was enough to give him the top spot and a front row start for the fifth straight year. For the third time in his career, Rob Warren of Pulaski, NY will take the green flag from outside of row one with a time of 11.746
Happy to Take Top Spot
Goshen, IN native, Bob Gangwer, was more than happy to set fast time and take his fourth Summit Classic pole. “It’s hard to express how much I wanted to put this thing on the pole this year for Jimmy Belfiore, and how happy I am that I could do it over the two guys that battled all season for the championship,” said Gangwer.
“There’s a lot of history for the Belfab Chassis, and the Belfiore name at Madera, some of it good, some of it not so good,” Gangwer explained. “Tonight, even though it’s just sim racing, it’s a car that was modeled from Jim Belfiore’s blueprints, and has a graphic designed by his son Justin on it, that’s on the pole for the biggest supermodified sim race of the year at Madera. So win, lose or draw, tomorrow night, I’ll take this one right now, because it feels like vindication for Jimmy. Thanks to 1st to Finish Race Servers, Hairbag Studios, Icings on Top, BreezeGraphics, my sponsor RW Woodworking, and the Good Lord for helping get me here tonight.”
Slight Mistake Costs Warren
2017 Summit Classic 125 winner, Rob Warren is noted for his fast qualifying runs, but at Madera, he seems to always be the bridesmaid and this year was no different. Coming up just shy of the pole position after a small mistake on his first lap didn’t have him too upset though. “Not disappointed,” he said. “I just over drove the entry into turn on and couldn’t rattle off a second lap. Congrats to Bob on the pole.”
Powell Wins Heat Race
Keith Powell of Carrolton, OH won the the Qualifying Heat Race. Powell led from green to checkered while Rob VanTuinen and Carl Becker had a spirited battle for second. VanTuinen in the Ratman Racing #47 was able to hold Becker at bay and take second place. That puts him outside of row two for his first Summit Classic 125 start at his home track tomorrow night. Becker will line up fifth.
Guaranteed starters, Dave Ohh, and Derek Backus failed to show for Time Trials and have relinquished their status as a Guaranteed Starter. Drivers showing up for the Summit Classic 125 tomorrow night, that did not qualify through the Heat Race, have to start from the back of the field based on the SUPRS points won handicapping system
Summit Classic 125 Tuesday Night
The 15th Annual Summit Classic 125 is May 7, 2019 at Madera Speedway. Action gets underway at 7:45pm with practice. A final Warm-Up session is at 8:45pm. Driver introductions and pre-race festivities will lead up the to drop of the green flag at 9:15pm for this iconic supermodified sim racing event.
Summit Classic 125 for the Fans
Live video streaming is available for the 15th Annual Summit Classic 125 on the SUPRS Twitch channel. Additionally, two in-car cameras, timing, scoring, and track telemetry data are available on SUPRS LIVE!
Fans can enjoy driver interviews, an inside look at Race Control, fan chat, and racing of this very special supermodified sim race. Get ready for 125 action packed laps from Madera Speedway and don’t forget to bookmark SUPRS LIVE!
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SUPRS RACE RESULTS
- SUPRS 15th Annual Season Summit Classic 125 Time Trials
- Race 46 of 46
- May 6, 2019
- SUPRS rFactor W v7.3 mod
- Madera Speedway
Supermodified Time Trials (showing car number, driver name, hometown, sponsors, lap 1, lap 2-best lap bold)
- 25-Bob Gangwer; Goshen, IN; B&G Racing Photos, RW Woodworking: 11.749, 11.723
- 35-Rob Warren; Pulaski, NY; 1st to Finish Race Servers, Designs of Elegance: 11.746, 11.827
- 41-Keith Powell; Carrollton, OH; Icings on Top, CPR Motorsports: 12.158, 12.014
- 42-Carl Becker; Lansing, MI; Wholesale Diamond Exchange, Michigan Hill Gang: 12.312, 12.353
- 47-Rob VanTuinen; Modesto, CA; USS Balthasar, Ratman Racing: 12.570, 12.388
Supermodified Qualifying Heat Race – 10 Laps (showing car number, driver, name)
- 41-Keith Powell
- 47-Rob VanTuinen
- 42-Carl Becker
Time of Race: 3:54.24
SUPRS Summit Classic 125 History – A SUPRS Triple Crown Race – LaPorte/Cayuga/Madera Speedways
- 2005 Summit Classic 125 Champion-LaPorte Speedway: John Davidson
- 2006 Summit Classic 125 Champion-LaPorte Speedway: John Davidson
- 2007 Summit Classic 125 Champion-LaPorte Speedway: Ray Sand, Jr.
- 2008 Summit Classic 125 Champion-LaPorte Speedway: Ray Sand, Jr.
- 2009 Summit Classic 125 Champion-LaPorte Speedway: Ray Sand, Jr.
- 2010 Summit Classic 125 Champion-Cayuga Speedway: Myles Maxon
- 2011 Summit Classic 125 Champion-Madera Speedway: Ray Sand, Jr.
- 2012 Summit Classic 125 Champion-Madera Speedway: John Davidson
- 2013 Summit Classic 125 Champion-Madera Speedway: Steve Callahan
- 2014 Summit Classic 125 Champion-Madera Speedway: Ray Sand, Jr.
- 2015 Summit Classic 125 Champion-Madera Speedway: Bob Gangwer
- 2016 Summit Classic 125 Champion-Madera Speedway: Bob Gangwer
- 2017 Summit Classic 125 Champion-Madera Speedway: Rob Warren
- 2018 Summit Classic 125 Champion-Madera Speedway: Bob Gangwer
