SUPRS Thanksgiving BreakFebruary 2, 2021 – Enterprise, FL…Dave Ohh triumphed for the second night in a row, and the second year in a row on the second night of the Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, (SUPRS), Florida Speedweeks 2021, Tuesday at Black Creek Raceway in Enterprise. Three-time Black Creek winner Bob Gangwer finished second, while Gary Waldron ran a great race and came home in third place.
Clean Nose and Opened Doors for Ohh
Ohh, who has plenty of experience in NASCAR Heat, knew that the key to getting to the front from his eighth starting spot was to keep the nose clean, and wait for some open doors. “My main priority was to keep the car clean,” he said. “I was thankful that I was able to do that. I just followed the 35, (defending Florida Speedweeks Champion Rob Warren), through the doors he opened.”
Ohh then got another break after he passed Warren for third. “I got into third and I had a fresh car and I could see the top two battling,” he said. “I followed Bob under Gary in turn three, (and into second place), but I knew it would be tough to get by Bob.”
The TMS Wolfpack driver waited for just the right moment and was able to get a great run down the front stretch under the leader. “I got a better run into three and I just held it under Bob,” explained Ohh.
“I have to give a shout out to The Mod Squad and HeatFinder.net and I have to say thanks to the lapped cars tonight. There weren’t a lot of them, but they held their line and didn’t race the leaders.”
Michigan Hill Gang Leads the Pack
Michigan Hill Gang members and SUPRS veterans Gary Waldron and Carl Becker brought the 12 car field down for the green flag, with Waldron getting the jump into turn one, and Becker falling comfortably into second place. Waldron held the lead for the first 14 laps until fellow Midwesterner Bob Gangwer, who had passed Becker, eventually made his way past Waldron as well. Waldron didn’t give up though and hung on for a fine third place finish. “I’m going to bed happy tonight,” said Waldron who has been a SUPRS member since 2004.
Time Trials
Rob Warren set the fast time for the second year in a row when he clicked off a 17.118. Dave Ohh with a 17.133, Gary Waldron at 17.172 and Bob Gangwer at 17.196 were the only other drivers in the 17.1s.
Stadium Racing on Third Night
After stretching their legs on the big 3/4 at Black Creek, the battle for the SUPRS Florida Speedweeks 2021 Championship continues tomorrow night from within the tight confines of the 1/3 mile Dodge Raceway Stadium.
After dominating the win column for the first three years that Dodge was on the Speedweeks schedule, Stoneham, MA resident Nelson Rodrigues was unable to run the event last year and it was won by fellow New Englander Dave Ohh of Union, CT.
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SUPRS RACE RESULTS
- SUPRS Florida Speedweeks 2021
- Night 2
- February 2, 2021
- Black Creek Raceway
- Enterprise, FL
- Race 23 of season
- SUPRS NASCAR Heat W v6 mod
- 25 Laps
Time Trials (showing car number, driver name, hometown, sponsors, lap 1, lap 2-best lap highlighted, Elite 8 eligible for Feature Inversion)
- 35-Rob Warren; Pulaski, NY; 1st to Finish Race Servers, Designs of Elegance: 17.263, 17.118
- 11-Dave Ohh; Union, CT; TMS Wolfpack: 11.133, 11.314
- 10-Gary Waldron; Wyoming, MI; Kenowa Auto Supply, Michigan Hill Gang: 17.511, 17.172
- 25-Bob Gangwer; Goshen, IN; RW Woodworking, B&G Racing Photos: 17.196, 17.220
- 3-Brad Keysor; Liverpool, NY; Southern Hills Storm Football, Justice League: 17.413, 17.250
- 13-Ryan CloonanR; Oswego, NY; Simability: 17.310, 17.573
- 42-Carl Becker; Lansing, MI; Wholesale Diamond Exchange, Michigan Hill Gang: 17.381, 17.694
- 41-Keith Powell; Crestline, OH; Icings on Top, CPR Motorsports: 17.462, 17.576
- 56-Dick Schuler; Chisago City, MN; Gooby Beer, Schu Racing: 17.763, 17.763
- 28-Steven VincentR; Cicero, NY; Creative Assistant: 17.824, 17.880
- 08-Danny Ray; Goshen, IN; Smokie Bone’s Downhome Kitchen, Masterbrand: 17.884, 18.049
- 14-Bobby Hayduk; Brook Park, OH; American Heart Assoc., American Diabetes Assoc.: 18.208, 18.332
Feature-25 Laps (showing car number, driver, name, bonus, starting place/best lap time/distance behind winner)
- 11-Dave Ohh; ! | * | P8 | 17.038
- 25-Bob Gangwer; * | P3 | 17.168 | +0.728
- 10-Gary Waldron; * | ** | P1 | 17.152 | +2.526
- 35-Rob Warren; P6 | 17.208 | +5.009
- 41-Keith Powell; P5 | 17.238 | +5.496
- 3-Brad Keysor; P7 | 17.206| +8.674
- 13-Ryan CloonanR; P4 | 17.151 | +9.782
- 42-Carl Becker; P2 | 17.358 | +11.983
- 28-Steven VincentR; P10 | 17.319 | +13.104
- 56-Dick Schuler; P9 | 17.482 | +16.615
- 08-Danny Ray; P11 | 17.597 | +17.793
- 14-Bobby Hayduk; P12 | 17.940 | +1 Lap
Time of Race: 8:44.768
- * Denotes Lap Led
- ** Denotes Most Laps Led
- ! Denotes Fastest Lap of Race
- R Denotes Icings on Top Rookie of the Year Contender
Race Notes:
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- Lap Leaders: Gary Waldron-L1-14, Bob Gangwer L15-18, Dave Ohh L19-25
- Dave Ohh’s win moves him into a three-way tie with John Davidson and Bob Gangwer for third on the All-Time SUPRS Florida Speedweeks win list with five.
- It was the best car count for this race since 2017 when there was also 12 drivers that started the feature.
- It was the fourteenth time that Black Creek Raceway hosted a SUPRS Florida Speedweeks event.
****SUPRS 2021 Florida Speedweeks Schedule****
Wednesday 02/03/2021
SUPRS Florida Speedweeks Race 3
- Dodge Raceway Stadium-50 laps-0.375 Miles
- 8:00pm Practice
- 8:15pm Drivers Meeting
- 8:30pm Time Trials
- 9:05pm Racing
- Current Track Record: Dave Ohh; 10.850; Set: 02/05/20(rF)
- Defending Race Winner: Dave Ohh
- rFactor platform SUPRS W v7.3 mod
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Thursday 02/04/2021
SUPRS Florida Speedweeks Race 4
- USA International Speedway-25 laps-3/4 Mile
- 8:00pm Practice
- 8:15pm Drivers Meeting
- 8:30pm Time Trials
- 9:05pm Racing
- Current Track Record: Joe Achzet; 14:707 sec. Set: 02/10/2016 (rF)
- Defending Race Winner: Keith Powell
- rFactor platform SUPRS W v7.3 mod
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Friday 02/05/2021
SUPRS Florida Speedweeks Race 5
- 5 Flags Speedway-50 laps-½ Mile
- 8:00pm Practice
- 8:15pm Drivers Meeting
- 8:30pm Time Trials
- 9:00pm Racing
- Current Track Record: Dave Ohh – 13.833 – 2/7/2020 (rF)
- Defending Race Winner: Brad Keysor
- rFactor platform SUPRS W v7.3 mod
