Keysor is Victor in Closest Buckeye 50 Ever

Brad Keysor Dodges Late Race Buckeye Bullet to Beat Dave Ohh by just .076 of a Second

January 19, 2021-Mansfield, OH… Brad Keysor narrowly beat Dave Ohh to the finish line to win the Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, (SUPRS), Buckeye 50  by just .076 of a second Wednesday at Mansfield Speedway. Keysor was able to hold off Ohh after a late race restart for the smallest margin of victory in the history of the race. Last year’s winner, Keith Powell staved off multiple challenges throughout the race to come home on the podium again, albeit over two seconds behind the top two. Rob Warren and Nelson Rodrigues rounded out the top five.

Redemption

For Keysor, who led 32 of the 50 laps last year only to spin late in the race, winning the 2021 edition of the Buckeye 50 felt like redemption. “This feels good,” said Keysor. “It’s a little redemption after doing so good before only to take myself out of the win.”

When the final caution came out for rookie Ryan Cloonan, who had spun coming out of turn two and slid to a grinding halt against the inside pit wall further down the backstretch, a short three lap duel was set up between Keysor and Ohh. “Dave was quicker up top and I liked the bottom, but I wasn’t going to give him the top,” explained Keysor concerning his restart strategy. “He pushed me all the way down the backstretch on the last lap and it kind of got me up higher than I wanted to be in the last turn, but I also think he couldn’t go to the bottom, and I had the momentum to beat him to the line. It was a lot of fun racing Dave, and I have the utmost respect for him.”

“It was a great race on a fun, fast track,” he stated. “I have to say thanks to 1^st to Finish Race Servers, Hairbag Studios, BreezeGraphics.com and Icings on Top for all they do. Of course I want to give a shout out to SUPRS for putting this on, and B&K Logistics for giving me the night off to do this and Chasing Cameras for taking the victory lane shot.”

Hayduk Happy

Brad Keysor and Bobby Hayduk won the two heat races. Hayduk, driving the American Heart Association #14, has struggled a lot lately trying to find his groove. Mansfield is a track he is very familiar with after having stood on it’s flag stand many times to fly the silks for the real supermodifieds. Maybe that’s why he was in the right place at the right time when Danny Ray slid high off of turn four on the last lap of their, excruciatingly long running, heat race after leading from the drop of the green.

“I had a great time,” explained Hayduk, who with Ray led the field to the green flag for the 50 lap feature. That great time has led to a rejuvenation of sorts for the Brook Park, OH racer. He explained his newfound attitude stating, “It was fun, I raced the track, not the drivers. I know you are used to me being in last place, but you better look over your shoulder because I’m coming for ya’ll!”

Mid-Season Championship Next

The SUPRS racers head east now to New York for the Gold Crest Wing Supermodified Mid-Season Championship at “The Home of the Supermodifieds,” Oswego Speedway. The Twin 35 lap features are part of the 2020-21 Empire State Super Series Regional Tour. In addition, each feature pays double championship points, there’s multiple other bonus points available and there’s also a bonus for the driver that is crowned Mid-Season Champion.

SUPRS LIVE! video streaming, track telemetry, statistics and standings will be available for this race at “The Home of the Supermodifieds” beginning at 9:05pm est. on January 26, 2021.

Fans can learn more about the original online supermodified sim racing sanction, the Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, when they visit www.SUPRS.net.

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SUPRS RACE RESULTS

• The Buckeye 50
• Tuesday January 19, 2021
• Mansfield Motorsports Park
• Mansfield, OH
• Race 19
• SUPRS rFactor W v7.3 mod
• 50 Laps

Time Trials (showing car number, driver name, hometown, sponsors, lap 1, lap 2, fast lap highlighted)

1. 11-Dave Ohh; Union, CT; TMS Wolfpack: 12.275, 12.237
2. 3-Brad Keysor; Liverpool, NY; Southern Hills Storm Football, Justice League: 12.706, 12.457
3. 13-Ryan Cloonan^R; Oswego, NY; Simability: 12.702, 12.780
4. 28-Steven Vincent^R; Cicero, NY; Creative Assistant: 12.922, 12.721
5. 41-Keith Powell; Crestline, OH; Icings on Top, CPR Motorsports: 12.834, 12.776
6. 35-Rob Warren; Pulaski, NY; 1^st to Finish Race Servers, Designs of Elegance: 12.986, 12.809
7. 27-Erich Becker; Shelby, MI; Mahle Pistons, Plante Moran Tax: 13.010, 12.842
8. 25-Bob Gangwer; Goshen, IN; RW Woodworking, B&G Racing Photos 13.169, 12.932
9. 17-John Held^R; Hagersville, ON, CAN; NAPA Auto Parts, Coca-Cola: 13.493, 13.016
10. 42-Carl Becker; Lansing, MI; Wholesale Diamond Exchange, Michigan Hill Gang: 13.236, 13.120
11. 14-Bobby Hayduk; Brook Park, OH; American Heart Assoc., American Diabetes Assoc.: 13.204, 13.345
12. 10-Gary Waldron; Wyoming, MI; Kenowa Auto Supply, Michigan Hill Gang: 13.344, 12.296
13. 08-Danny Ray; Goshen, IN; Smokie Bone’s Downhome Kitchen, Masterbrand: 13.685, 13.469
14. 56-Dick Schuler; Chisago City, MN; Gooby Beer, Schu Racing: 13.770, 13.552
15. 7-Nelson Rodrigues; Stoneham, MA; Star Speedway: DQ (failure to follow procedure)

Heat Race 1-Slow Heat-10 Laps (showing car number, driver, name)

1. 14-Bobby Hayduk
2. 17-John Held^R
3. 08-Danny Ray
4. 7-Nelson Rodrigues
5. 42-Carl Becker
6. 56-Dick Schuler
7. 10-Gary Waldron-DNF

Time of Race: 8:46.624

Heat Race 2-Fast Heat-10 Laps (showing car number, driver, name)

1. 3-Brad Keysor
2. 41-Keith Powell
3. 27-Erich Becker
4. 35-Rob Warren
5. 11-Dave Ohh
6. 13-Ryan Cloonan^R-DNF
7. 28-Steven Vincent^R-DNF (Suspension)
8. 25-Bob Gangwer-DNF (Accident)

Time of Race: 3:45.377

Feature-50 Laps (showing car number, driver, name, bonus, starting position, fastest lap, distance behind winner)

1. 3-Brad Keysor; * | ** | P6 | 12.442
2. 11-Dave Ohh; * | ! | P8 | 12.435 | +.076
3. 41-Keith Powell; P5 | 12.807 | +2.263
4. 35-Rob Warren; P7 | 12.914 | +3.28
5. 7-Nelson Rodrigues; P12 | 12.827 | +7.148
6. 25-Bob Gangwer; P11 | 12.943 | +1 Lap
7. 10-Gary Waldron; P15 | 13.139 | +1 Lap
8. 42-Carl Becker; P13 | 13.255 | +1 Lap
9. 13-Ryan Cloonan^R; P9 | 12.866 | +1 Lap
10. 14-Bobby Hayduk; P2 | 13.015 | +2 Laps
11. 27-Erich Becker; P4 | 13.100 | +2 Laps
12. 17-John Held^R; P3 | 13.282 | +3 Laps
13. 08-Danny Ray; P1 | 13.290 | +3 Laps
14. 56-Dick Schuler; P14 | 13.917 | DNF-(Black Flag-10% Rule)
15. 28-Steven Vincent^R-P10 | 13.079 | DQ-(Rules Infraction-Replaced Wheel)

Time of Race:   29:05.943

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

Race Notes:

• Brad Keysor led 42 green flag laps
• Dave Ohh led 8 green flag laps
• Keith Powell had the fastest speed of the race-161.3 mph
• Dick Schuler had the best lap consistency of 65.09%
• Carl Becker and Danny Ray had the most incidents of the race at 30
• Bob Gangwer and Brad Keysor had the least incidents of the race at 1
• Gary Waldron advanced the most positions at 8