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Non-Wing Mid-Season Championship Could Shake Up Points Battle

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July 6, 2018 – Goshen, IN…The Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, (SUPRS), has reached the half-way point of their summer season of supermodified sim racing and the upcoming Gold Crest Non-Wing Supermodified Mid-Season Championship race on July 10 at Oswego Speedway could easily shake up an already tight points battle.

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Top Five in Points Close

The race that features a big 100 lap feature paying double points is just the ticket that some drivers would love to cash in With first to fifth in Gold Crest Non-Wing Season Championship Points separated by just 95 points, the racing should be some of the most intense to date this summer.

Extra points, bonuses, and special points for being deemed Mid-Season Champion, mean this is the race that the SUPRS drivers look forward to as they try to make some major championship moves.

Warren, Powell, Clark Sit Up Top

At the top of the championship is 2015, 2017 Gold Crest Non-Wing Supermodified Champion Rob Warren. Not surprisingly 2016 champ Keith Powell has his sights set squarely on Warren, as the only other driver to have won a feature so far this summer. However, Powell is in third, 46 points off the top and it’s the driver that sits in second place a the moment that might be the most hungry for a good points night on July 10 – Kyle Clark.

CURRENT POINT STANDINGS

After flipping back and forth with Powell in the first three races of the season, Clark, who has been off the podium just twice, has yet to finish out of the top five, has consistently put the pressure on the defending and former series champion, and is only 36 points out of first place overall, could easily find himself atop the heap at the of the night if he keeps his streak going.

Callahan Could Make History

Steve Callahan is coming from a great run in the last event where he scored two podium finishes in the Independence Day Twin 35s. And while he is some distance back in the overall points chase, if he can win this race he would make history as the first SUPRS driver to win more than two Gold Crest Non-Wing Supermodified Mid-Season Championship crowns.

Callahan is tied with John Davidson (2006, 2010 Non-Wing Mid-Season Champion), and Kris Heveron ( 2007-08 Non-Wing Mid-Season Champion), and Ray Sand, Jr., (2011, 2012 Non-Wing Mid-Season Champion), for most wins in this important event. Jim Crannell (2005), Devin Gee (2009), Domenic Gioia (2014), and Rob Warren (2017), are the only other racers to have scored Mid-Season Championships for the Non-Wing season. There was no race held in 2013.

Race Details

Official practice for the SUPRS “Gold Crest Non-Wing Supermodified Mid-Season Championship” begins at 8:30pm. There is a Drivers meeting at 8:45pm. Racing is set to start at 9:05pm with the first of two 10 lap qualifying heat races. The green flag for the first 100 lap feature should fly at about 9:20pm.

More details, including full format and schedule of events are available on the SUPRS Schedule. SUPRS members should check the Forums for the latest info on server times and passwords.

Watch, Listen, Enjoy

Supermodified and online racing fans can watch live streaming video of the “Gold Crest Non-Wing Supermodified Mid-Season Championship” with SUPRS LIVE! You’ll be able to keep up with your favorite SUPRS racer as you follow along with instant timing and scoring, stats,a nd track telemetry at www.SUPRS.net/site/live.

Get Social with SUPRS

Fans of supermodified racing and online sim racers alike can learn more about the Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series by visiting www.SUPRS.net, “Liking” SUPRS on Facebook, Circling SUPRS on Google+, Following @SUPRSOnline on Twitter, and Viewing SUPRS videos on YouTube.

Non-Winged Supermodified Mid-Season Champions

  • 2005 Non-Wing Mid-Season Champion: Jim Crannell
  • 2006 Non-Wing Mid-Season Champion: John Davidson
  • 2007 Non-Wing Mid-Season Champion: Kris Heveron
  • 2008 Non-Wing Mid-Season Champion: Kris Heveron
  • 2009 Non-Wing Mid-Season Champion: Devin Gee
  • 2010 Non-Wing Mid-Season Champion: John Davidson
  • 2011 Non-Wing Mid-Season Champion: Ray Sand, Jr.
  • 2012 Non-Wing Mid-Season Champion: Ray Sand, Jr.
  • 2013 No Race
  • 2014 Non-Wing Mid-Season Champion: Domenic Gioia
  • 2015 Non-Wing Mid-Season Champion: Steve Callahan
  • 2016 Non-Wing Mid-Season Champion: Steve Callahan
  • 2017 Non-Wing Mid-Season Champion: Rob Warren

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SUPRS Celebrates America’s Birthday with Independence Day Twins

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June 30, 2018 – Goshen, IN…The Supermodified Pavement Racing Series, (SUPRS), celebrates America’s birthday with the Independence Day Twin 35s on July 3 at Oswego Speedway.

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Oldest Race on Non-Wing Schedule

The very first points race for the SUPRS Gold Crest Non-Wing Supermodified Championship came on July 6, 2005 with the running of the Independence Day Twin 25s at Jennerstown Speedway. 2006 Gold Crest Non-Wing Champion John Davidson and Canadian Sean Gibbs won those races.

Since then, the event has been held at Jennerstown Speedway two other times. Beginning in 2008 the race moved to the newly designed Oswego Speedway and has been held there since except for 2011 when Bristol Motor Speedway hosted the show and 2012 and 2015 when the event was not held.

Drivers Sweep Both Features Last Two Years

Because of the format and the short race distance, sweeping both features for the night has been very uncommon, with Kris Heveron the only driver to carry out the tall order, that is until the last two installments of this event. In 2016 Chad Phelps surprised many of his competitors when, after being locked out of the win column for over six years, he picked up both features on Independence Day that year.

Then just last year, Rob Warren, after starting fourth in the first 35 and sixth in the second, joined Heveron and Phelps in that rare club of drivers that have swept both races of the Independence Day Twins.

Race Details

Official practice for the SUPRS “Independence Day Twin 35s” begins at 8:00pm. There is a Drivers meeting at 8:15pm. Racing is set to start at 8:30pm with the first of two 10 lap qualifying heat races. The green flag for the first 35 lap feature is schedule to fly at about 9:05pm.

More details, including full format and schedule of events are available on the SUPRS Schedule. SUPRS members should check the Forums for the latest info on server times and passwords.

Watch, Listen, Enjoy

Supermodified and online racing fans can watch live streaming video of the “Independence Day Twin 35s” with SUPRS LIVE! You’ll be able to keep up with your favorite SUPRS racer as you follow along with instant timing and scoring, stats,a nd track telemetry at www.SUPRS.net/site/live.

Get Social with SUPRS

Fans of supermodified racing and online sim racers alike can learn more about the Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series by visiting www.SUPRS.net, “Liking” SUPRS on Facebook, Circling SUPRS on Google+, Following @SUPRSOnline on Twitter, and Viewing SUPRS videos on YouTube.

SUPRS Independence Day Twins History:

Date Track Format Race 1 Winner Race 2 Winner
7/6/2005* Jennerstown Speedway Twin 25s John Davidson Sean Gibbs
7/5/2006* Jennerstown Speedway Twin 40s Kris Heveron Gary Waldron
7/3/2007* Jennerstown Speedway Twin 45s Kris Heveron Kris Heveron
6/25/2008* Oswego Speedway Twin 30s Dave Soja Kris Heveron
7/1/2009* Oswego Speedway Twin 30s Devin Gee Dave Biro III
7/7/2010* Oswego Speedway Twin 35s Domenic Gioia Steve Callahan
 7/5/2011* Bristol Motor Speedway Twin 35s  Dave Biro III  Dave Soja
 2012 No Race    
7/2/2013* Oswego Speedway Twin 35s Domenic Gioia Steve Callahan
7/3/2014* Oswego Speedway Twin 35s Chris Meyers Myles Maxon
2015 No Race    
7/5/2016** Oswego Speedway Twin 35s Chad Phelps Chad Phelps
7/5/2017** Oswego Speedway Twin 35s Rob Warren Rob Warren

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CURRENT POINT STANDINGS

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1st to Finish IrReGuLaR 45 Keeps Sim Racers Busy

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June 24, 2018 – Goshen, IN…The Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, (SUPRS), will have a busy night of supermodified sim racing with the 1st to Finish “IrReGuLar 45” and a format on June 26 that brings back the good old days of Oswego Speedway.

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Throwback to Great Days at Oswego Speedway

1st to Finish “IrReGuLar 45” format is a throwback to the greatest days of racing at the Oswego Speedway. Each week large fields of supermodifieds would try to make the starting line up of the feature. To do so drivers had to race their way through a heat race, a semi-feature and sometimes even a consolation race.  It truly was one of the hardest shows in open wheel racing to make each week.

Why Retro?

Starting in 2012 SUPRS member Rob Warren thought it would be a cool idea to emulate that qualifying process for one night a year as a way to pay homage to the good old days. Warren’s company 1st to Finish, SUPRS official race server supplier, has sponsored the race since the beginning.

“I thought we’d call it “IrReGuLaR” because Oswego, nor SUPRS runs a show that way anymore so it’s out of the norm. Plus it just sounded fun,” Warren stated. “This format is what made Oswego Speedway what it is today,” he continued. “You really had to work hard to make the feature, there was no coasting around saving your equipment like there is today and to me that’s how it should be.”

Race Details

Official practice for the 1st to Finish “IrReGuLar 45” begins at 8:00pm. There is a Drivers meeting at 8:15pm. Racing is set to start at 9:05pm with the first of two 10 lap qualifying heat races after which two 12 lap semi-features precede the 45 lap feature.

More details, including full format and schedule of events are available on the SUPRS Schedule. SUPRS members should check the Forums for the latest info on server times and passwords.

Watch, Listen, Enjoy

Supermodified and online racing fans can watch live streaming video of the 2018 1st to Finish “IrReGuLar 45” with SUPRS LIVE! You’ll be able to keep up with your favorite SUPRS racer as you follow along with instant timing and scoring, stats,a nd track telemetry at www.SUPRS.net/site/live.

Get Social with SUPRS

Fans of supermodified racing and online sim racers alike can learn more about the Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series by visiting www.SUPRS.net, “Liking” SUPRS on Facebook, Circling SUPRS on Google+, Following @SUPRSOnline on Twitter, and Viewing SUPRS videos on YouTube.

1st to Finish “IrReGuLar 45” History

  • 2012-Ray Sand, Jr. (50 laps)
  • 2013-Domenic Gioia
  • 2014-No Race
  • 2015-Joe Achzet
  • 2016 Ray Sand, Jr.
  • 2017 Keith Powell

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SUPRS Jim Shampine Memorial Pays Homage to Supermodified Legend

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SUPRS Honors Supermodified Builder, Racer, Innovator Jim Shampine with Annual Event

June 16, 2018 – Goshen, IN…The Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, (SUPRS),  13th Annual Jim Shampine Memorial on June 19, 2018 at Oswego Speedway pays homage to the man and the legend that helped shape supermodified racing as we know it today.

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The Legend

Jim Shampine was a seven-time Oswego Speedway Champion that not only won more feature events at Oswego Speedway, (87), than any other driver, but also has three Oswego Speedway International Classic 200 wins to his name, is a two-time winner of the Star Speedway International Classic 200, helped found and was the 1977 International Supermodified Association champion and is known as the father of the modern radical off-set supermodified. Prior to his death in the 1982 Modified 200 at Oswego Speedway, Shampine’s legacy was already well established and continues on to this day as one the one most talked about in all supermodified circles across the country.

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Race Details

Official practice for the SUPRS 13th Annual Jim Shampine Memorial begins at 8:00pm. Drivers meeting is at 8:15pm. Time Trials lock in the Elite 8 qualifiers at 8:30pm and racing is set to start at 9:05pm with the first of two 10 lap heat races, (if needed) prior to the 80 lap feature.

Full details for the Jim Shampine Memoria are on the SUPRS Schedule. SUPRS members should check the Forums for the latest info on server times and passwords.

Watch, Listen, Enjoy

Supermodified and online racing fans can watch live video streaming along with timing, scoring, and track telemetry of the SUPRS 13th Annual Jim Shampine Memorial and every SUPRS race again this season with SUPRS LIVE! You’ll be able to keep up with your favorite SUPRS racer in an instant by going to www.SUPRS.net/site/live.

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For fans that miss the live stream, they’ll be able to catch the full replay on the SUPRS Twitch channel for up to 14 days and the edited version on the SUPRS YouTube Channel within 72 hours of each event.

Get Social with SUPRS

Fans of supermodified racing and online sim racers alike can learn more about the Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series by visiting www.SUPRS.net, “Liking” SUPRS on Facebook, Circling SUPRS on Google+, Following @SUPRSOnline on Twitter, and Viewing SUPRS videos on YouTube.

SUPRS Jim Shampine Memorial Champions

  • 2006 Jim Shampine Memorial Champion-Jennerstown Speedway: Dave Soja
  • 2007 Jim Shampine Memorial Champion-Jennerstown Speedway: Myles Maxon
  • 2008 Jim Shampine Memorial Champion-Oswego Speedway: Myles Maxon
  • 2009 Jim Shampine Memorial Champion-Oswego Speedway: Kris Heveron
  • 2010 Jim Shampine Memorial Champion-Oswego Speedway: John Davidson
  • 2011 Jim Shampine Memorial Champion-Oswego Speedway: John Davidson
  • 2012 Jim Shampine Memorial Champion-Oswego Speedway: Dave Biro III
  • 2013 Jim Shampine Memorial Champion-Oswego Speedway: Ray Sand, Jr.
  • 2014 Jim Shampine Memorial Champion-Oswego Speedway: Myles Maxon
  • 2015 Jim Shampine Memorial Champion-Oswego Speedway: Ray Sand, Jr.
  • 2016 Jim Shampine Memorial Champion-Oswego Speedway: Rob Warren
  • 2017 Jim Shampine Memorial Champion-Oswego Speedway: Rob Warren

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