The Groundhog Day Derby is always one of the most interesting and intense races that the Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series runs each season and this year is sure to be no different.
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Letting Punxsutawney Phil find the format for the night may sound a bit odd, but SUPRS has done it that way for this race for 11 years and it always keeps things just as unpredictable as trying to judge what the weather will do.
The racing at Derry Raceway Park is so unpredictable in fact, that there has never been a repeat winner of the race. A lot of that has to do with the racetrack as much as the format of this event. Derry Raceway Park features two completely different ends with turn one and two having a good deal of banking and turn three and four being almost off-camber creating a challenge to racers on each lap.
Ray Sand, Jr. finally has his season rolling after being crowned SUPRS Mid-Season Champion at Oswego Speedway last week and is the defending winner of the race. Sand, Jr., Steve Callahan, (the current track record holder), and Chris Meyers, and Myles Maxon are all hoping to become the first multi-time winner. The rest of the field will be looking for their first as well as grabbing some of the extra bonus points that are available for this race.
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Here’s a look at the Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series Groundhog Day Derby History:
- 2005 Groundhog Day Derby Winner: 71jr.-Bud Flath (No TT)
- 2006 Groundhog Day Derby Winner: 2-Sean Gibbs (TT)
- 2007 Groundhog Day Derby Winner: 54j-Mike Jackson (TT)
- 2008 Groundhog Day Derby Winner: 66-Tom Heveron (No TT)
- 2009 Groundhog Day Derby Winner: N/A
- 2010 Groundhog Day Derby Winner: 58-Keith Powell (N/A)
- 2011 Groundhog Day Derby Winner: 37-Dave Biro III (TT)
- 2012 Groundhog Day Derby Winner: 55-Steve Callahan (No TT)
- 2013 Groundhog Day Derby Winner: 23-Chris Meyers (TT)
- 2014 Groundhog Day Derby Winner: 18-Ray Sand, Jr. (No TT)
Current Track Record: Derry Raceway Park: Steve Callahan 12.459 sec. Set 02/02/11
