December 8, 2018…The winner of the Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, (SUPRS), 15th Christmas Special on December 11 at Rander Speedway can expect some good eats from Burgers’ Smokehouse in time for Christmas dinner.
Burgers’ Ham Valued by SUPRS Racers
As has been the case, nearly since the beginning of this race, a Burgers’ Smokehouse Christmas Ham is awarded to the winner* for his accomplishment. This is one of the reasons the SUPRS racers look forward to this race as much as any other on the schedule.
The fine folks at Burgers’ Ozark Country Hams have been providing simple traditions since 1952 when they built their first “ham house” on their farm in Missouri. With complete attention to quality and customer service, this family owned company continues to do things the old-fashioned way taking great care in the time-honored traditions of curing, aging, and smoking superior quality products.
Back to Rander Speedway
SUPRS will race at Rander Speedway for the first time since 2016 at this year’s Christmas Special. Historically, Rander was always the site of the Dion Parish Memorial, but once the rFactor sim racing platform started being used, a move to Dion Parish’s favorite track, Kalamazoo Speedway happened, and Rander was dropped from the schedule.
Rander is a fictional, high-banked, half-mile paved oval built by Mike Jackson for the DSES sim racing leagues many years ago and has always proved to be a fine track for supermodifieds.
HeatFinder.net Open Show
The 15th Christmas Special is part of the 14 race SUPRS NASCAR HeatFinder.net Open Show Challenge. This should increase the car count and add several drivers that are specifically focused on winning a NASCAR Heat supermodified sim race. This added twist of having drivers that excel at this particular sim racing platform should make the night more interesting from the aspect of the SUPRS regulars going for the Gold Crest Wing Championship, are up against some very talented sim racers.
Christmas Special Last Show of 2018
The SUPRS 15th Christmas Special is the last show before a two week break in the sim racing action. This annual break allows members the opportunity to spend time with their families during Christmas and New Year’s without concentrating on turning left in their sim racing supermodified.
More Details
SUPRS 15th Christmas Special takes place December 11, 2018 beginning with practice which starts at 8:00pm. Qualifying follows at 8:45pm and Racing gets underway at 9:05pm with the Reindeer Dash.
The Christmas Special will be availabe on SUPRS LIVE! Fans, friends and family can enjoy live commentary, interviews, and all the racing action with streaming video via the SUPRS LIVE! page.
Keep Up to Date
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Christmas Special Race History:
| Year | Winner | Track | Laps | Platform |
| 2004 | Chris Nicastro | Derry Raceway Park | 25 | NASCAR Heat |
| 2005 | Sean O’Kane | Bracket Hill Raceway | 25 | NASCAR Heat |
| 2006 | Kris Heveron | Bracket Hill Raceway | 25 | NASCAR Heat |
| 2007 | Tom Heveron | Bracket Hill Raceway | 25 | NASCAR Heat |
| 2008 | Rand Sand, Jr. | Bracket Hill Raceway | 50 | NASCAR Heat |
| 2009 | Dave Biro III | Bracket Hill Raceway | 25 | NASCAR Heat |
| 2010 | Steve Callahan | Bracket Hill Raceway | 50 | NASCAR Heat |
| 2011 | John Davidson | Bracket Hill Raceway | 50 | NASCAR Heat |
| 2012 | Bobby Gangwer | Bracket Hill Raceway | 50 | NASCAR Heat |
| 2013 | Gary Waldron | Bracket Hill Raceway | 50 | NASCAR Heat |
| 2014 | Rob Warren | Bracket Hill Raceway | 25 | NASCAR Heat |
| 2015 | Rob Warren | Bracket Hill Raceway | 25 | NASCAR Heat |
| 2016 | Rob Warren | Mopar Speedway | 25 | rFactor |
| 2017 | Rob Warren | Airborne Raceway Park | 25 | rFactor |
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