Author: John Davidson

SUPRS Copper World Classic XVI presented by Kern Motorsports Has Wing and Non-Wing Supermodifieds at Phoenix International Raceway

March 27, 2020 – Maricopa, AZ…The stars and cars of the Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, (SUPRS), are ready to offer a slight distraction from the chaos of the world as they close out the month of March with the SUPRS Copper World Classic XVI presented by Kern Motorsports on March 31 at Phoenix International Raceway.

Marquee Event

The SUPRS Copper World Classic has been held since the first year of the sanction and is one of the marquee events on the SUPRS schedule, with exciting 25-lap features for both the wing and non-wing supermodifieds.

The event means so much to a supermodified sim racer because it is modeled after the popular Copper World Classic held annually at PIR, (now called ISM Raceway), from 1977-2009. With Phoenix International Raceway, (now known as ISM Raceway), being built specifically to be the home of open-wheel racing in the west, it was only natural that the mighty supermodifieds would eventually find a home there.

The supermodifieds were a part of the Copper World Classic from 1984 to 2002 with one year off in 1991. On a couple of occasions the supermodifieds ran without wings, and on others both wing and non-wing supers could be seen on track at the same time. So the SUPRS version tries to give fans the best of both worlds by running both types of cars on the same night.

Davey Hamilton has the most Copper World Classic wins with five and Troy Regier has the record for most wins in a row at three. Doug Saunier was the very first winner and Lonnie Adamson was the last supermodified winner of the Copper World Classic.

SUPRS Copper World Classic Details

Practice for the SUPRS Copper World Classic XVI presented by Kern Motorsports begins at 7:30pm with non-wing supermodifieds. The wing supermodifieds practice from 7:45 to 8:00pm before the Drivers Meeting. Time Trials for the wing supers are at 8:15pm and non-wing Time Trials follow at 8:30pm.

The format for SUPRS Copper World Classic XVI presented by Kern Motorsports is nearly identical to the old WSST, NSRA formats and has been used at Kern’s request since coming on board as a race sponsor in 2004. Racing on “The Desert Mile” begins with the eight lap heat races for wing supermodifieds at 9:05pm. Immediately following the redraw for the finishers of the heat race, the the wing supers head onto the mile for their 25 lap feature first at around 9:15pm. Then the non-wing 25 lap feature should take the green flag around 9:30pm ET.

Points for both feature finishes are added up to determine the overall SUPRS Copper World Classic XVI presented by Kern Motorsports Champion.

Watch Live Supermodified Sim Racing from PIR

Cheer on your favorite SUPRS racers while you view timing, scoring, track telemetry , stats and live streaming video of all the racing from the SUPRS Copper World Classic XVI presented by Kern Motorsports at Phoenix International Raceway when we go “Live @ 9pm est via the SUPRS LIVE! page.

Get Social with SUPRS

Fans can learn more about the supermodified division and the original supermodified sim sanction, the Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, by visiting www.SUPRS.net. Join SUPRS active and vibrant Social Media channels by  “Liking” SUPRS on Facebook, Following @SUPRSOnline on Twitter, and viewing SUPRS videos on YouTube. See us live and join our chat on Twitch.

SUPRS Copper World Classic-Wing Winners/Champions-Phoenix International

• 2005 SUPRS Copper World Classic Champion: JP Curry-PA
• 2006 SUPRS Copper World Classic Champion: John Davidson-CA
• 2007 SUPRS Copper World Classic Champion: Chuck Russell-MO
• 2008 SUPRS Copper World Classic Champion: Kris Heveron-FL
• 2009 SUPRS Copper World Classic Champion: Bobby Gangwer-IN
• 2010 SUPRS Copper World Classic Champion: Chad Phelps-NY
• 2011 SUPRS Copper World Classic Champion: Jeff Weber-IN
• 2012 SUPRS Copper World Classic Champion: Ray Sand, Jr.-NY
• 2013 SUPRS Copper World Classic Champion: John Davidson-CA
• 2014 SUPRS Copper World Classic Champion: Ray Sand, Jr.-NY
• 2015 SUPRS Copper World Classic Champion: Steve Callahan-OH
• 2016 SUPRS Copper World Classic Winner: Bobby Gangwer-IN
• 2017 SUPRS Copper World Classic Winner: Nelson Rodrigues-MA
• 2018 SUPRS Copper World Classic Winner: Nelson Rodrigues-MA
• 2019 SUPRS Copper World Classic Winner: Keith Powell-OH

SUPRS Copper World Classic-Non-Winged Winners – Phoenix International Raceway

• 2014 SUPRS Copper World Classic Winner: Steve Callahan-OH
• 2015 SUPRS Copper World Classic Winner: Myles Maxon-NY
• 2016 SUPRS Copper World Classic Winner: Ray Sand, Jr.-NY
• 2017 SUPRS Copper World Classic Winner: Joe Achzet-NY
• 2018 SUPRS Copper World Classic Winner: Rob Warren-NY
• 2019 SUPRS Copper World Classic Winner: Dave Ohh-CT

SUPRS Copper World Classic Wing/Non-Wing Combined Champions

• 2016 SUPRS Copper World Classic Champion: Ray Sand, Jr.
• 2017 SUPRS Copper World Classic Champion: Joe Achzet
• 2018 SUPRS Copper World Classic Champion: Nelson Rodrigues
• 2019 SUPRS Copper World Classic Champion: Dave Ohh

(Note: Before 2016, the winner of the wing supermodified race was the SUPRS Copper World Classic Champion)

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