Gangwer at the Line for Third Summit Classic 125 Victory

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Bob Gangwer Holds off Rob Warren to Claim Third SUPRS Summit Classic 125 in Four Years

May 1, 2018 – Madera, CA…Bob Gangwer won his third Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, (SUPRS), Summit Classic 125 Tuesday night at Madera Speedway after holding a hard-charging Rob Warren at bay for the last 10 laps.  Warren, the defending Summit Classic 125 winner finished just .140 seconds behind Gangwer with Steve Callahan taking home third place for the second straight year.

SUPRS 2018 Summit Classic 125 VL

Bob Gangwer(25) held off two former winners to claim his third Summit Classic 125 victory. Rob Warren(35), and Steve Callahan(55) were second and third. (Victory Lane art by BreezeGraphics.com)

Gangwer Elated by Win

“This is fantastic and I’m really very happy to be able to pull this off,” said the driver of the B&G Racing Photos, RW Woodworking number 25. “It’s pretty cool to be able to win the opener and the Summit and to be honest I’m ecstatic to know I was able to hold Rob off at the end.

“Let me tell you though, beating him, (Warren), was one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do. He just ran me very clean and so did Steve when he was behind me. I think it truly was one of the best races we put on all season and we sure have had some great ones.

“I want to say thank you to my sponsors, WAGs Custom Machine Shop for the awesome Shelby 427 that got the power down tonight, MaG. for being my number one cheerleader, RW Woodworking, my crew Dnett, Shelby, Sheldon, Taylor, Pudge, Smiles, & Nora Nora and of course Icings on Top for sponsoring the Triple Crown races. What a night!”

Post Race Interviews
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/257355482?collection=6aFfZpQrKxX-bg

Notes and Stats

Nelson Rodrigues won the 10 lap heat race on Monday night.  Steve Callahan had the fastest lap of the race and picked up the SUPRSCharger Award for advancing the most places from his starting spot.

Gangwer and Achzet led the race with only one exchange of the front spot. Four cautions for a total of 23 laps slowed the race. The first yellow flag flew on lap ??? four for a spinning

May Break

The SUPRS racers will take a much-needed break for the month of May so that many of the members can enjoy the start of the real supermodified season, including the Oswego Speedway season opener, Star Speedway and Lee USA Speedway 350 Supermodified openers, the first race of the new Midwest Supermodified Series and the Vukovich Classic at Madera Speedway. Several others plan to make their way to Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the 102nd Indianapolis 500 Mile Race.

SUPRS will fire up the 14th season of non-wing online supermodified sim racing the first week of June when they take to an updated version of Oswego Speedway for the fourth year using the SUPRS rFactor and NASCAR Heat modifications.

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RACE RESULTS

  • 14th Annual Summit Classic 125
  • Race 42 of 42
  • May 1, 2018
  • SUPRS rFactor W v7.2 mod
  • Madera Speedway
  • 125 Laps -Cautions do not count

Supermodified Time Trials (showing car number, driver name, hometown, sponsors, lap 1, lap 2-best lap underlined)

  1. 25-Bob Gangwer; Goshen, IN; B&G Racing Photos, RW Woodworking: 11.933, 11.938
  2. 14-Joe Achzet; Utica, NY; Cottontail Designs, GraphX: 12.053, 11.934
  3. 35-Rob Warren; Pulaski, NY; 1st to Finish Race Servers, Designs of Elegance: 11.982, 11.938
  4. 41-Keith Powell; Carrollton, OH; Icings on Top, CPR Motorsports: 12.071, 11.943
  5. 38-Kyle Clark; Mexico, NY; Coors’ Light, Disturbed Motorsports:  12.062, 11.988
  6. 7-Nelson Rodrigues; Stoneham, MA; Star Speedway: 12.050, 12.070
  7. 55-Steve Callahan; Cuyahoga Falls, OH; Exide Battery, CPR Motorsports: 12.061, 12.098
  8. 42-Carl Becker; Lansing, MI; Wholesale Diamond Exchange, Michigan Hill Gang: 12.502, 12.484

Supermodified Qualifying Heat Race – 10 Laps (showing car number, driver, name)

  1. 7-Nelson Rodrigues
  2. 38-Kyle Clark
  3. 42-Carl Becker

Supermodified Feature 125 Laps (showing car number, driver name, bonus, starting place, distance behind winner)

  1. 25-Bob Gangwer: * | ** | P1 | 11.948
  2. 35 Rob Warren: P3 | 11.911 | +0.140
  3. 55 Steve Callahan:  ! | ^ | P5 | 11.903 | +1.903
  4. 41-Keith Powell: | P4 | 11.916 | +2.280
  5. 7-Nelson Rodrigues: P6 | 11.955 | +4.274
  6. 38-Kyle Clark: P7 | 12.052 | +5.551
  7. 42-Carl Becker: P8 | 12.549 | +16 Laps
  8. 14-Joe Achzet: * | P2 | 11.924 | DNF (Incident Rule) +20 Laps

Time of Race:  33:42.401

  • * Denotes Lap Led
  • ** Denotes Most Laps Led
  • ! Denotes Fastest Lap of Race
  • ^ Denotes SUPRSCharger

 

About Bobby G.

Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series co-founder. "Voice of the Supermodifieds" Owner Bob Gangwer's Wing Side Up on the World Wide Web http://www.wingsideup.wordpress.com Christian, father, cigar smoker, bourbon drinker & race fan.
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