Florida Speedweeks Win for Bob Gangwer No Easy Task
February 5, 2018 – New Smyrna Beach, FL…The Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, (SUPRS), Florida Speedweeks opened Florida Speedweeks 2018 with a thriller Monday night at New Smyrna Speedway and when the dust settled Bob Gangwer emerged as the winner by just .183 of a second. Keith Powell claimed second and Rob Warren recovered from a pit stop to come home third.
Bob Gangwer sits in Victory Lane after a hard-fought win Monday at New Smyrna Speedway to open Florida Speedweeks 2018.
Not Over Until It’s Over
The racing action was as close as could be with the outcome being anyone’s guess right down to the checkered flag. As Gangwer somehow escaped unscathed from many close calls, he watched as his foes dropped by the wayside. Even so, Keith Powell had one last shot at Gangwer nearly stealing the win away as the due crossed the finish line to complete the 50th circuit.
One of Three Leaders
Gangwer was the last of three different people to lead the race, taking the lead from Steve Callahan with just four laps left of the 50 lap feature when Callahan lost traction on a late race restart. Early leader Nelson Rodrigues also fell victim to a bumpy track after leading for 28 laps.
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Different Winner a Tradition
This was the fifth feature race at New Smyrna Speedway for SUPRS and Gangwer is now the fifth different driver to see New Smyrna Speedway Victory Lane. He is also the first to win a winged supermodified sim race at this track using the rFactor gaming platform.
Black Creek Next
The Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series to Black Creek Raceway for night two of the 2018 SUPRS Florida Speedweeks for a 25 lap feature at the big 3/4 mile. Joe Achzet is the defending winner of this race.
Black Creek Raceway is one of only two tracks that have held a SUPRS Florida Speedweeks race every year that there has been a Speedweeks.
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SUPRS RACE RESULTS:
- SUPRS Florida Speedweeks Night 1
- Race 22 of 42
- Monday, February 5, 2018
- SUPRS rFactor W v7.2 mod
- New Smyrna Speedway
- 50 laps
Time Trials (showing car number, driver name, hometown, sponsors, lap 1, lap 2, best lap underlined)
- 7-Nelson Rodgrigues: Stoneham, MA; Star Speedway: 14.179, 13.871
- 25-Bob Gangwer; Goshen, IN; B&G Racing Photos, RW Woodworking 14.256, 13.915
- 35-Rob Warren; Pulaski, NY; 1st to Finish Race Servers, Designs of Elegance: 14.230, 13.977
- 61-Derrick Backus; Mexico, NY; Disturbed Motorsports:14.238, 14.100
- 41-Keith Powell; Carrollton, OH; Icings on Top, CPR Motorsports: 14.329, 14.112
- 38-Kyle Clark; Mexico, NY; Coors’ Light, Disturbed Motorsports: 14.221, 14.238
- 55-Steve Callahan; Cuyahoga Falls, OH; Exide Battery, CPR Motorsports: 14.894, 14.274
- X-Chad Phelps; New Haven, NY; Haun Welding Supply, Disturbed Motorsports: 14.958, 14.986
- 42-Carl Becker; Lansing, MI; Wholesale Diamond Exchange, Michigan Hill Gang: 15.344, 15.026
Feature 50 Laps (showing car number, driver name, sponsors, bonus, starting position, fastest lap, distance behind winner)
- 25-Bob Gangwer: * | P2 | 13.937
- 41-Keith Powell: ! | P5 | 13.895 | +o.183
- 35-Rob Warren: P6 | 13.899 | +0.191
- 55-Steve Callahan: * | P3 | 14.072 | +1.628
- 38-Kyle Clark: P4 | 14.039| +1.807
- 7-Nelson Rodrigues: * | ** | P1 | 13.916 |+2.893
- X-Chad Phelps: P8 | 14.408 | + 1 Lap
- 61-Derrick Backus: P7 | 13.928 | +1 Lap
- 42-Carl Becker: P9 | 14.886 | +3 Laps
Time of Race: 17:57.043
- * Denotes Lap Led
- ** Denotes Most Laps Led
- ! Denotes Fastest Lap of Race
****2018 SUPRS Florida Speedweeks Schedule****
Tuesday 02/06/2018
SUPRS Florida Speedweeks Race 2
- Black Creek Raceway-25 laps-3/4 Mile
- 8:00pm Practice
- 8:15pm Drivers Meeting
- 8:30pm Time Trials
- 9:00pm Racing
- Current Track Record: Ray Sand, Jr.; 17.016 sec. Set: 02/10/2009(NH)-Defending Race Winner: Joe Achzet
- NASCAR Heat platform SUPRS W v6 mod
