Important Details You Need to Know about SUPRS Florida Speedweeks Supermodified Sim Racing Swing

February 3, 2023 – Goshen, IN…Five fast nights of fun await the Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, (SUPRS), competitors at the 2023 edition of SUPRS Florida Speedweeks supermodified sim racing swing and we’ve got the details you need to know about “The Gator Grind.”

Variety Abounds

Variety abounds in the week-long trek through the Sunshine State. With different sized tracks, two sim racing platforms, and different methods to set the feature grid, there’s something for everyone.

SUPRS Florida Speedweeks is contested at five tracks, some real, some fictional. Those tracks range in size from ⅓ mile to ¾ mile and includes: Desoto Super Speedway, Black Creek Raceway, Dodge Raceway Stadium, USA International Speedway, and 5 Flags Speedway.

The swing uses both the NASCAR Heat and rFactor sim racing platforms, and lap lengths vary from 25 to 50.

Each night the Elite 8 qualifiers from Time Trials are eligible for the Feature inversion using methods ranging from full inversions from Time Trials, to a random pill draw, to dice roll, to lining up by Speedweeks points.

Those Speedweeks points add up all week long while drivers aim for the SUPRS Florida Speedweeks crown.

Hot laps get underway each night at 8pm ET with feature racing slated to take the green flag at 8:30. While there will be no official live video stream of this year’s SUPRS Florida Speedweeks, fans can still tune in each night for live scoring and timing along with stats and track telemetry via SUPRS LIVE! at www.SUPRS.net/site/live.

SUPRS Florida Speedweeks – 5 Nights, 5 Tracks, ONE Speedweeks Champ! 

****2023 SUPRS Florida Speedweeks Schedule****

Sunday 02/05/2023

Open Practice All Speedweeks Tracks 7:30pm

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Monday 02/06/2023

SUPRS Florida Speedweeks Race 1

• Track: Desoto Super Speedway-50 laps-3/8 Mile
• Platform: rFactor
• Mod: SUPRS W v7.3 mod
• 8:00pm Practice
• 8:15pm Mandatory Drivers’ Meeting
• 8:20pm Time Trials
• 8:30pm Racing
• Current Track Record: Brad Keysor – 11.258
• Defending Race Winner: Dave Ohh

Special Notes:

• Group practice
• Pits closed at all times during race conditions. Drivers are not allowed to enter or exit the pits once the Feature Race goes green.
• Elite 8 inverted in Feature by Time Trials

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Tuesday 02/07/2023

SUPRS Florida Speedweeks Race 2

• Track: Black Creek Raceway-by Splashman-25 laps-3/4 Mile
• Platform: NASCAR Heat
• Mod: SUPRS W v6 mod
• 8:00pm Practice
• 8:10pm Mandatory Drivers’ Meeting
• 8:20pm Time Trials
• 8:30pm Racing
• Current Track Record: Ray Sand, Jr.; 17.016 sec. Set: 02/10/2009(NH)
• Defending Race Winner: Dave Ohh

Special Notes:

• SUPRS/HeatFinder.net public event-all welcome that have registered at SUPRS.net within 24 hours of race.
• Elite 8 qualifiers inverted based on die roll

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Wednesday 02/08/2023

SUPRS Florida Speedweeks Race 3

• Track: Dodge Raceway Stadium-by Gator-50 laps-0.375 Miles
• Platform: rFactor
• Mod: SUPRS W v7.3 mod 
• 8:00pm Practice
• 8:15pm Mandatory Drivers’ Meeting
• 8:20pm Time Trials
• 8:30pm Racing
• Current Track Record: Brad Keysor; 10.710; Set: 02/02/22(rF)
• Defending Race Winner: Dave Ohh

Special Notes:

• Group Practice. 
• Pits closed at all times during race conditions. Drivers are not allowed to enter or exit the pits once the Feature Race goes green.
• Elite 8 qualifiers inverted for feature based on pill draw

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Thursday 02/09/2023

SUPRS Florida Speedweeks Race 4

• Track: USA International Speedway-by Sim Factory LLC-25 laps-3/4 Mile
• Platform: rFactor
• Mod: SUPRS W v7.3 mod 
• 8:00pm Practice
• 8:10pm Mandatory Drivers’ Meeting
• 8:20pm Time Trials
• 8:30pm Racing
• Current Track Record: Brad Keysor; 14.657 sec.; Set: 02/03/2022(rF)
• Defending Race Winner: Brad Keysor

Special Notes:

• All-Skate Practice. 
• Pits Closed during caution until opened by Race Control, except to pull off track. Cars may not re-enter track from pits once white flag is shown.
• Elite 8 qualifiers inverted for feature based on pill draw

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Friday 02/10/2023

SUPRS Florida Speedweeks Race 5

• Track: 5 Flags Speedway-by RFN-50 laps-½ Mile
• Platform: rFactor
• Mod: SUPRS W v7.3 mod 
• 8:00pm Practice
• 8:10pm Drivers’ Meeting
• 8:20pm Time Trials
• 8:30pm Racing
• Current Track Record: Dave Ohh; 13.442 sec.; Set: 02/04/2022(rF)
• Defending Race Winner: Dave Ohh

Special Notes:

• All-Skate Practice
• Pits Closed during caution until opened by Race Control, except to pull off track. Cars may not re-enter track from pits once white flag is shown.
• Elite 8 qualifiers inverted for feature based on Florida Speedweeks points standings after four races.

RACE CONTEST HISTORY and STATISTICS

Florida Speedweeks STATISTICS

There have been nine Florida Speedweeks Champions in 15 editions of the swing. Myles Maxon and Ray Sand, Jr. each have three. Rob Warren and Keith Powell have two ,and are the only drivers to win Speedweeks in consecutive years.

Just four states are represented in the Champions column. New York dominates with ten total while Keith Powell’s Championships account for Ohio’s two. Florida has just one-Kris Heveron, as does Connecticut-Dave Ohh.

Florida Speedweeks Champions:

• 2005 Florida Speedweeks Champion: AJ Truax – NY
• 2006 Florida Speedweeks Champion: Sean O’Kane – NY
• 2007 Florida Speedweeks Champion: Ray Sand, Jr. – NY
• 2008 Florida Speedweeks Champion: Myles Maxon – NY
• 2009 Florida Speedweeks Champion: Kris Heveron – FL
• 2010 Florida Speedweeks Champion: Myles Maxon – NY
• 2011-2013: No Races
• 2014 Florida Speedweeks Champion: Ray Sand, Jr. – NY
• 2015 Florida Speedweeks Champion: Myles Maxon – NY
• 2016 Florida Speedweeks Champion: Ray Sand, Jr. – NY
• 2017 Florida Speedweeks Champion: Keith Powell – OH
• 2018 Florida Speedweeks Champion: Keith Powell – OH
• 2019 Florida Speedweeks Champion: Rob Warren – NY
• 2020 Florida Speedweeks Champion: Rob Warren – NY
• 2021 Florida Speedweeks Champion: Dave Ohh – CT
• 2022 Florida Speedweeks Champion: Brad Keysor – NY

10 different states are represented in the SUPRS Florida Speedweeks All-Time Win List with New York being the state with the most wins. Connecticut and Ontario, Canada have had one driver win.

SUPRS Florida Speedweeks All-Time Win List by State/Province

• New York: 31
• Connecticut: 11
• Ohio: 10
• California: 5
• Indiana: 5
• Florida: 4
• Massachusetts: 3
• Michigan: 3
• Alabama: 1
• Missouri: 1

Canadian Provinces:

• Ontario: 1

There have been 26 different drivers who have won a SUPRS Florida Speedweeks feature. Of those, six drivers, (Larry Russell, Adam Roper, Dave Brigandi, Kevin Timmins, Kyle Clark, and Nelson Rodrigues), won their first SUPRS feature during Speedweeks.

On four of the 15 previous SUPRS Florida Speedweeks, there have been four occasions where there were five different feature winners on five different nights-2018, 2017, 2015, 2014.

No driver has ever swept all five nights of SUPRS Florida Speedweeks.

Most Feature Wins of the Week:

Dave Ohh (2021, 2022)-4

John Davidson (2005), Ray Sand, Jr. (2016), Rob Warren (2019): 3

SUPRS Florida Speedweeks All-Time Win List:

• Dave Ohh: 11
• Ray Sand, Jr. : 9
• Rob Warren: 7
• John Davidson: 5
• Bob Gangwer: 5
• Kris Heveron: 4
• Myles Maxon, Dave Biro III, Nelson Rodrigues, Keith Powell: 3
• Sean O’Kane, Chris Meyers, Kyle Clark, Steve Callahan, Brad Keysor: 2
• Chris Lucas, Larry Russell, Adam Roper, AJ Truax, Gary Waldron, Jamie Hartley, Carl Becker, Joe Achzet, Dave Brigandi, Kevin Timmins, Chad Phelps: 1

In all, 12 different tracks have been used to contest a SUPRS Florida Speedweeks race. Seven of those tracks are based on real Florida race tracks. Only Black Creek Raceway and USA International Speedway have been on the schedule every time Speedweeks has been run. And of those two, Black Creek is the only track that’s hosted only NASCAR Heat events.

SUPRS Florida Speedweeks All-Time Tracklist:

1. Black Creek Raceway (NASCAR Heat): 15
2. USA International Speedway (NASCAR Heat & rFactor): 15
3. Sunrise Raceway (NASCAR Heat: 7 (first race 2005, last race 2016)
4. New Smyrna Speedway (NASCAR Heat & rFactor): 7 (first race in 2014, most recent race in 2020)
5. Rebel Raceway (NASCAR Heat): 6 (first race in 2005, most recent 2010)
6. Orlando Speedworld (NASCAR Heat): 6 (first race in 2006, most recent 2017)
7. Dodge Raceway Stadium (rFactor) 6 (first race in 2017)
8. 5 Flags Speedway (rFactor): 5 (first race in 2018)
9. Budville Speedway (NASCAR Heat): 3 (first race in 2008, most recent in 2010)
10. Ocala Speedway (NASCAR Heat): 2 (first race in 2005, most recent in 2010)
11. DeSoto Super Speedway (rFactor) 2 (first race in 2021)
12. Paradise Speedway (NASCAR Heat) 1 (first race in 2006)

Of those tracks that have hosted a SUPRS Florida Speedweeks feature event, six have had repeat winners:

• USA Speedway (John Davidson 2006, 2009, Ray Sand, Jr. 2014, 2015, 2016, Keith Powell 2018, 2020, Brad Keysor, 2021, 2022)
• Black Creek Raceway (Bob Gangwer: 2010, 2011, 2016, Rob Warren: 2018, 2019, Dave Ohh: 2020, 2021, 2022)
• Dodge Raceway Stadium (Nelson Rodrigues: 2017, 2018, 2019, Dave Ohh: 2020, 2021, 2022)
• Rebel Raceway (Ray Sand, Jr.: 2008, 2010)
• Sunrise Raceway (Rob Warren 2015, 2016)
• 5 Flags Speedway (Dave Ohh: 2021, 2022)

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