Ovid Racers Overwhelmed by Sand, Jr.

Ovid Raceway Park Win is Eighth Victory of Season for Ray Sand, Jr.

Ovid, NY – January 19, 2016…Ray Sand, Jr. wasted no time getting to the front and when he did, he sailed off into the Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, (SUPRS), sunset and didn’t stop until he parked his sim racing supermodified in victory lane at the first round of the 2015-16 Empire State Super Series Tuesday night at Ovid Raceway Park.

Ray Sand, Jr. easily won the ESS opener at Ovid Raceway Park.

“I had a really good run and I was trying to keep my left side tires near the grass and not in the grass because you’ll spin the tires here,” said the winner.

Passing pole sitter Dave Brigandi on lap two, Sand, Jr. stretched his lead to over five seconds by the end of the race and said “I got a good jump there on Dave and once I passed him this thing was just on a rail tonight.”

It was the first time the SUPRS racers had visited the track since April of 2008 and Sand, Jr. was glad they did saying, “Man this place is like an outdoor banked Atlantic City, (an indoor track set up for TQ midget racing at the Atlantic City, NJ Boardwalk Hall), we’re doing 8 or 9  second laps and it’s my kind of track. I’d love to race this place in life.”

SEE THE ACTION THAT HAPPENED BEHIND SAND!

The closest Bob Gangwer and Steve Callahan could get to Sand, Jr. all night is when they took the second and third steps of the podium in victory lane.

Sand, Jr. set fast time at the track where he is also the one lap record holder. Gangwer won the heat race.

The SUPRS competitors will be hanging out in New York again next week as they take the track known as “The Home of the Supermodifieds” for the Mid-Season Championship. Oswego Speedway will be the site of Twin 35 lap features that are also part of the 2015-16 Empire State Super Series. Both features pay double SUPRS Gold Crest Wing Championship points. Practice gets underway at 8pm.

Fans of supermodified racing and online sim racers alike can learn more about the Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series by visiting www.SUPRS.net, “Liking” SUPRS on Facebook, Circling SUPRS on Google+, Following @SUPRSOnline on Twitter, and Viewing SUPRS videos on YouTube.

SUPRS RACE RESULTS:

Empire State Super Series Race 1

January 19, 2016

Ovid Raceway Park

Time Trials (showing car number, driver name, hometown, sponsors, lap 1, lap 2-best lap underlined)

1. 18-Ray Sand, Jr.; Rochester, NY; SandmanRacing.com: 14.395, 14.352
2. 55-Steve Callahan; Cuyahoga Falls, OH; Ice Oil, CPR Motorsports: 14.480,  14.467
3. 25-Bob Gangwer; Goshen, IN; Wing Side Up Enterprises, RW Woodworking: 14.465, 14.570
4. 9-Domenic Gioia; Oswego, NY; Lizard Lick Towing, Genesee Beer: 10.114, 10.119
5. 35-Rob Warren; Pulaski, NY; 1^st to Finish Docks & Hoists, Designs of Elegance: 14.455, 14.528
6. 52-Dave Brigandi; Syracuse, NY; Buffalo Bio-Diesel, Terry: 14.736, 14.737

Heat Race-10 Laps (showing car number, driver name. top three get time back, eligible for feature invert)

1. 25-Bob Gangwer
2. 18-Ray Sand, Jr.
3. 52-Dave Brigandi
4. 35-Rob Warren
5. 55-Steve Callahan
6. 9-Domenic Gioia

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

1. 25-Bob Gangwer; * | 14.379 | 25:09.717
2. 35-Rob Warren; * ** | ! | 14.338 | +0.574
3. 18-Ray Sand, Jr.;  ^  | 14.347 | +6.193
4. 55-Steve Callahan; 14.388 | +10.300
5. 52-Dave Brigandi; 14.734 | +3 laps

Time of Race:  25:09.717

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