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Mid-Season Championship Features Double Points for SUPRS
Tight Season Points Battle Could See Shakeup
July 7, 2014 – Goshen, IN…The Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series will run its Mid-Season Championship for the Gold Crest Non-Wing Supermodifieds on Tuesday and the season point standings may see a big shake up with double points and bonuses on the line.
After a year off, SUPRS will once again return to Oswego Speedway to crown a Mid-Season Champion with a 50 lap feature race.
Reigning SUPRS Gold Crest Non-Wing Champion Ray Sand, Jr. has yet to win a race this season. However, with two straight wins in this event, and a total of eight Mid-Season Championships counting the Gold Crest Wing season, he may be considered the favorite to take the 5o lap feature and grab the double points for winning as well as the bonus points for being crowned Mid-Season Champion.
If Sand, Jr. is able to pull off his third Non-Wing Mid-Season Championship, he would become the first SUPRS racer to do so. As of now he is tied with John Davidson (2006, 2010 Non-Wing Mid-Season Champion), and Kris Heveron ( 2007-08 Non-Wing Mid-Season Champion), for most wins in this important event. Jim Crannell (2005), and Devin Gee (2009), are the only other racers to have scored Mid-Season Championships for the Non-Wing season. There was no race held in 2013.
Sand’s main challenge will most likely come in the form of “Mighty” Myles Maxon as he has now won more than any other driver this season, racking up three feature wins to date. Maxon has never won the Mid-Season Championship for the Non-Wing supermodifieds, but other than one bad night, has kept Sand, Jr. and the rest of the competitors in check and now sets a solid 66 points ahead of nearest challenger Rob Warren.
Warren, while looking to gain points on Maxon has to do what he can to keep Sand, Jr. behind him. “Rocket” Rob has one win so far this season and is just one scant point ahead of Sand, Jr. in the points chase.
The SUPRS 10th Anniversary season continues on July 8 with the running of the Mid-Season Championship at Oswego Speedway. Practice starts at 8:30 pm with the green flag dropping for racing action at 9:00 pm.
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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
Event Status: WE ARE RACING TONIGHT!
WE ARE RACING TONIGHT! July 3, 2014. Everything is back in service & ready to roll for the running of the 10th Ann. #IndependenceDay Twin 35s at Oswego Speedway online.
Pract 8:30 pm – Drivers Meeting 8:45 pm – Racing 9:00 pm
Event Status:Independence Day Twin 35s
UPDATE July 2, 2014 6:00PM-Due to continued lack of internet service tonight’s running of the 10th Annual Independence Day Twin 35s at Oswego Speedway have been tentatively postponed until tomorrow Thursday, July 3, 2014.
Event times will remain the same with practice will beginning at 8:30pm, drivers meeting 8:45 pm and Racing 9:00 pm.
Follow @SUPRSOnline for further updates. Again our apologies for any inconvenience this schedule change may have caused.
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UPDATE July 1, 2014 6:00PM-Tonight’s running of the 10th Annual Independence Day Twin 35s at Oswego Speedway have been tentatively postponed until tomorrow Wednesday, July 2, 2014.
Event times will remain the same with practice will beginning at 8:30pm, drivers meeting 8:45 pm and Racing 9:00 pm.
Follow @SUPRSOnline for further updates. Again our apologies for any inconvenience this schedule change may have caused.
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Members-With the storms in the midwest leaving some without power and/or internet we are now in a holding pattern waiting to decide if tonight’s Independence Day Twin 35s will be run.
We will make a decision by 6pm whether or not we will be running the race tonight. Our best option would be to push out at least a day and run this event on Wednesday July 2.
At the latest we would re-schedule for Thursday July 3. After that we will wait to see what works best as we do not want to take members away from their families for Independence Day celebrations.
Our apologies for any inconvenience that this may cause and send our best wishes to those dealing with the issues caused by this storm and are thankful that power and internet are the only major problems members are facing.
Stay tuned to the Twitter feed as well as right here where we will post our 6pm decision.
