October 9, 2018… Looking more like a super hero frantically dodging bullets than the calm steady supermodified sim racer he is, Steve Callahan was in the right place at the right time to avoid being collected in a late race crash that took out leader Rob Warren and came home the winner of the Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, (SUPRS), Bluegrass 50 Tuesday at Redball Raceway. Bob Gangwer came home in second and Kyle Clark was third.
Steve Callahan masterfully missed a wreck that took out leader Rob Warren, then went on to win the Bluegrass 50 at Redball Raceway. (Victory Lane Art by BreezeGraphics.com)
Callahan Happy but Humble
For the soft-spoken Callahan, the win was a sweet one this early in the season. Even so he remained humble in victory lane saying, “I didn’t do anything special, I just held it straight and that old adage of “aim for them, (when they are crashing in front of you), and hopefully they won’t be there when you get there” worked. That was nuts man, that was totally unexpected.”
Hear more of Steve Callahan’s post race interview in this video that also has race highlights.
Win Slips from Warren’s Grasp.
The Bluegrass 50 had Rob Warren signing the blues after the lap 46 spin and ensuing crash with Keith Powell took him out of contention for the win. Warren had led the entire race up to that point, and looked to be the sure victor until the car got loose on him and he looped the 1st to Finish Race Servers rocket going into turn one.
SUPRS Heads to Virginia Next
The next track on the schedule is one where Steve Callahan has more wins than any other driver in SUPRS history, New River Valley Speedway in Radford, VA. Callahan goes for two SUPRS wins in a row and his fifth career win at NRV at the Old Dominion 50 ,October 16, 2018.
Practice beings at 8:00pm followed by Time Trials at 8:30pm. The green flag flies for the Fast Car Dash at 9:05pm, with Heat Races and the 50 lap feature to follow. The race is scheduled to be broadcast on SUPRS LIVE! starting at 9:00pm.
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SUPRS RACE RESULTS:
- Blue Grass 50
- October 9, 2018
- SUPRS rFactor W v7.2 mod
- Redball Raceway
- Coyote Junction, KY
Time Trials – (showing car number, driver name, hometown, sponsors, fast lap underlined-Fast 4 eligible for Fast Car Dash)
- 41-Keith Powell; Carrolton, OH; Icings on Top, CPR Motorsports: 10.754, 10.749
- 55-Steve Callahan; Cuyahoga Falls, OH; Exide Battery, CPR Motorsports; 10.889, 10.888
- 35-Rob Warren; Pulaski, NY; 1st to Finish Race Servers, Designs of Elegance: 11.181, 10.908
- 7-Nelson Rodrigues; Stoneham, MA; Star Speedway: 11.288, 11.150
- 25-Bob Gangwer; Goshen, IN; B&G Racing Photos, Wing Side Up Enterprises: 11.682, 11.294
- 38-Kyle Clark; Mexico, NY; Coors’ Light, Disturbed Motorsports: 11.433, 11.349
Fast Car Dash– 6 Laps (showing car number, driver name)
- 35-Rob Warren
- 7-Nelson Rodrigues
- 55-Steve Callahan
- 41-Keith Powell
Feature-50 Laps (showing car number, driver, name, bonus, fastest lap, distance behind winner)
- 55-Steve Callahan !/*/3/11.170
- 25-Bob Gangwer; 5/11.345/+0.527
- 38-Kyle Clark; 6/11.280/+0.775
- 35-Rob Warren; */**/1/11.277/+2.337
- 41-Keith Powell; 4/11.193/+1 Lap
- 7-Nelson Rodrigues; 2/11.371/+4 Laps
Time of Race: 13:24.893
- * Denotes Lap Led
- ** Denotes Most Laps Led
- ! Denotes Fastest Lap of Race
Race Notes:
- There were two cautions for a total of seven laps. The first coming on lap 26 and the last on lap 46.
- Steve Callahan had the fastest speed of the race of 173.984 mph
- Nelson Rodrigues had the most incidents of the night at 100 but also had the best consistency at 65.94%
- Bob Gangwer had the least amount of incidents at seven.
- Kyle Clark and Bob Gangwer both advanced the most places from where they started at three.
