Florida Speedweeks Crown to Sand, Jr.

Curry Wins Race 5 of Florida Speedweeks but Bows out to Sand for Champion’s Crown

FEBRUARY 17, 2007 – DAYTONA BEACH, FL…Rochester, New York’s Ray Sand, Jr. is no stranger to big wins in SUPRS competition, but winning the 3^rd Annual Florida Speedweeks Championship presented by Beachland Cleaning Services, Showplace Landscaping, and HGI which concluded after five nights of intense competition on February 15, 2007 is being heralded as his greatest accomplishment yet in online racing.

“I think this is the sweetest win yet,” began “The Sandman”. “Ya know I won the Dion Parish Memorial and the Randy Witkum Memorial which were huge to me,  but this was the toughest one of all and I’m still not sure how I pulled it off.”

“Five nights five races, man it was a real workout and very challenging, there was a lot of luck involved in getting that five-pound bag of Florida Oranges, (one of the awards for winning Florida Speedweeks), I knew that JP was really fast and all the DRT and SUPRS regulars are so fast. I don’t know if I could have done it if JP hadn’t of had those connection issues so I’m going to savor this one for a while,” said Sand.

Sand joins the élite company of AJ Truax and Sean O’Kane as Speedweeks Champions in what has become one of the most sought after Crowns in online racing.

JP Curry of Ottsville, PA is a hard charger second to none in SUPRS competition and it propelled him to 4 New Track Records and two wins in the five race swing, but it wasn’t enough to top the consistent finishes of Ray Sand, Jr. for the overall Speedweeks Championship.

“What can I say?” wondered Curry. “I knew going into the last race what I had to do to pull this thing off and it was going to be tough, but I did what I had to and it just wasn’t enough to beat Ray, my hat’s off to him for a great Speedweeks run.”

The 2007 version of Speedweeks will be remembered for some of the closest racing ever and featured 25 drivers hailing from NH, NY, NJ, IN, MI, OH, MO, AL, PA, FL, and Canada, two first time winners, five new track records, and exceptionally tough contests at five very distinctive tracks.

Current SUPRS Winged Championship Division points leader Myles Maxon had his fair share of struggles throughout Speedweeks and stated, “I’m just glad Speedweeks is over, it was a tough one and even though I had a couple good runs, it wasn’t my best showing out there.”

Maxon who finished up the swing in sixth overall and had three top five finishes went on to say, “With Ray going so well and having those consistent finishes, he’s really started to put the pressure on me now for the points battle so I’m ready to move on down the road and get back to some good podium finishes.”

Maxon will have that opportunity this week, (2/21/07) in the 3^rd Annual President’s Day Special 25 at New Hampshire Int. Speedway in a race sponsored by one of his own supporters, Tamarack Golf Club. All of the stars and cars of SUPRS will join “Mighty Myles” at this flat 1 mile oval to compete in “The Ultimate Online Sim Race Car”. Practice gets underway at 7:30pm with Time Trials at 8:45pm and racing promptly at 9:00pm.

Follow all of your favorite SUPRS stars by logging onto www.suprs.net where “We Race Online to Give Back Real Time!”

SUPRS Results-Race 5 Rebel Raceway presented by HGI-3^rd Annual Florida Speedweeks-

-Qualifications-

1. #33 JP Curry; Ottsville, PA; Rage Karts, Mychron Data, Ward Karting, Simpson, Mongoose Racing Chassis, Twisted Metal Fab.: 14.741 NTR
2. #54j Mike Jackson; Leroy, NY; Advance Auto, Twisted Metal Fab., Precision Unibody, High Speed Radio, Pizza Logs: 14.765
3. #76 Jamie Goudge; London, ONT, CAN; www.theracechasers.com, Curry Steel, Wirtgen: 14.770
4. #79 Myles Maxon; Oswego, NY; Tamarack Golf Club, www.jimmyv.org, The Swamp: 14.835
5. #04 Larry Russell; Moody MO; Butler Carpet, DRT: 14.837
6. #08 Adam Roper; Alabaster, AL; DRT:14.861
7. #23 Chris Meyers; Amherst, OH; Charlies Towing, www.racewiz.com, Ziggy’s Sports Bar and Grill: 14.885
8. #05 Chris Nicastro; Cleveland, OH; NRP Sim Graphix, Nicastro Racing Productions, www.team52racing.com: 14.893
9. #68 Kris Heveron; Jenson Beach, FL; Webber Surfboards, Monster Energy Drink, Showplace Landscaping, Billabong, NRP, IWS, Deep Six: 14.902
10. #18 Ray Sand, Jr.; Rochester, NY; Peevey’s Auto, Budweiser, Ontario Truck Parts, Roto Rooter, Ken’s Auto, RT 104 Ford, H20Leck Plumbing: 14.905
11. #27 Jim Crannell; Oswego, NY; JRC Construction, Chico’s Bail Bonds; 14.908
12. #09r Chuck Russell; West Plains, MO; Butler Carpet, West Plains Truss Co. Butler Crain Service: 14.916
13. #25 Bob Gangwer; Goshen, IN; B&G Racing Photos, Wing Side Up Enterprises, RW Woodworking, Grote’s Pub, Borderline Ent., Jim Beam: 14.965
14. #10 Gary Waldron; Wyoming, MI; Michigan Hill Gang, Ada Automotive, Wholesale Diamond Exchange, YES! Michigan: 14.969
15. #06 Tommy Sakic; Toronto, ONT, CAN; Pennzoil, KTech: 14.974
16. #55 Steve Callahan; Cuyahoga Falls, OH; Exide, Cingular Cellular: 15.007
17. #83 Frank Keene; Scranton, PA; Coca-Cola, No Fear: 15.025
18. #45 Joe Payne, Jr.; Fairlawn, NJ; www.jerseyjet.com, Bell Helmets: NT

-Feature 50 Laps-

1. #33 JP Curry
2. #54j Mike Jackson
3. #18 Ray Sand, Jr.
4. #23 Chris Meyers
5. #79 Myles Maxon
6. #04 Larry Russell
7. #27 Jim Crannell
8. #05 Chris Nicastro
9. #25 Bob Gangwer
10. #09r Chuck Jackson
11. #10 Gary Waldron
12. #55 Steve Callahan
13. #45 Joey Payne
14. #83 Frank Keene DNF
15. #68 Kris Heveron DNF
16. #76 Jamie Goudge DNF
17. #06 Tommy Sakic DNF
18. #08 Adam Roper DNF

-Final 3rd Annual Florida Speedweeks Points-

1. #18 Ray Sand, Jr.-Rochester, NY-355 pts
2. #33 JP Curry-Ottsville, PA-321 pts
3. #04 Larry Russell-Moody, MO-275 pts
4. #54j Mike Jackson-Leroy, NY-275 pts
5. #08 Adam Roper-Alabaster, AL-230 pts
6.  #79 Myles Maxon-Oswego, NY-225 pts
7. #27 Jim Crannell-Oswego, NY-210 pts
8. #23 Chris Meyers-Amherst, OH-166 pts
9. #55 Steve Callahan-Cuyahoga Falls, OH-163 pts
10. #25 Bob Gangwer-Goshen, IN-148 pts
11. #10 Gary Waldron-Wyoming, MI-127 pts
12. #71jr. Bud Flath-Brick, NJ-105 pts
13. #76 Jamie Goudge-London, ONT, CAN-100 pts
14. #09r Chuck Russell-West Plains, MO-90 pts
15. #05 Chris Nicastro-Cleveland, OH-70 pts
16. #24 Danny Kapuscinski-Oswego, NY-54
17. #7 Charlie Schultz-Lorain, OH-50
18. #9 Domenic Gioia-Oswego, NY-48 pts
19. #63 Dave Soja-Amherst, OH-36 pts
20. #39 Ed Riley-Elyria, OH-28 pts
21. #45 Joe Payne, Jr.-Fairlawn, NJ-34 pts
22. #52 Dave Brigandi-Syracuse, NY-18 pts
23. #68 Kris Heveron-Jensen Beach, FL-10 pts
24. #06 Tommy Sakic-Toronto, ONT, CAN-10 pts
25. #69 Jimmy Billcliff-Epping, NH-10 pts

-Current 2006-07 SUPRS Winged Championship Division Point Standings after Race 33-(*denotes feature wins)

1. #79 Myles Maxon-Oswego, NY-2432*******
2. #18 Ray Sand, JR-Rochester, NY-2241****
3. # 23 Chris Meyers-Amherst, OH-1749***
4. #68 Kris Heveron-Jenson Beach, FL-1739**
5. #27 Jim Crannell-Oswego, NY-1678**
6. #25 Bob Gangwer-Goshen, IN-1554*
7. #63 Dave Soja-Amherst, OH-1424*
8. #66 Tom Heveron-Vero Beach, FL-1394*
9. #10 Gary Waldron-Wyoming, MI-1162
10. #7 Charlie Schultz-Lorain, OH-1093
11. #71jr Bud Flath-Brick, NJ-1009*
12. #33 JP Curry-Ottsville, PA-884**
13. #55 Steve Callahan-Cuyahoga Falls, OH-792
14. #01 Doug Heveron-Jensen Beach, FL-690
15. #02 Sean O’Kane-Oswego, NY-670*
16. #54j Mike Jackson-Leroy, NY-662**
17. #05 Chris Nicastro-Cleveland, OH-593
18. #04 Larry Russell-Moody, MO-531*
19. #78 Devin Gee-St. Johnsville, NY-480*
20. #09r Chuck Russell-West Plains, MO-443*
21. #24 Danny Kapuscinski-Oswego, NY-423
22. #5 John Davidson-San Diego, CA-419
23. #08 Adam Roper-Alabaster, AL-414*
24. #83 Frank Keene-Scranton, PA-270
25. #61 Pat Sommers-Lorain, OH-261
26. #9 Domenic Gioia-Oswego, NY-242
27. #45 Joe Payne, Jr.-Fairlawn, NJ-225
28. #76 Jamie Goudge-London, ONT, CAN-219
29. #89 John Trenca-Syracuse, NY-205
30. #07 Rick Ware-Columbus, NE-185
31. #44 Ricky Sapp-Goshen, IN-161
32. #06 Tommy Sakic-Toronto, ONT, CAN-157
33. #30 Jared Turnbull-Paris, ONT, CAN-151
34. #36 Jon Henes-LaGrange, OH-127
35. #22 Jim Davidson-Chicago, IL-96
36. #88 Randy Ritskes-Oswego, NY-83
37. #32 Matt Palmer-North Olmsted, OH-82
38. #13 Mike Soja-Elyria, OH-53
39. #39 Ed Riley-Elyria, OH-50
40. #11 Brian Dull-Lorain, OH-47
41. #3 Mark Pasquale-Jamison, PA-44
42. #00 Merrill Matchett-Linwood, NE-38*
43. #52 Dave Brigandi-Syracuse, NY-30
44. #93 Ted Starr-Fulton, NY-17
45. #69 Jimmy Billcliff-Epping, NH-10
46. #33b David Biro III-Oberlin, OH-6