Port City Kickoff Picked Up by Warren

Rob Warren Joins Sand, Jr., Maxon, Davidson as Multi-Time Winner of Port City Kickoff

June 12, 2018 – Oswego, NY…Defending Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, (SUPRS), champion Rob Warren began the defense of his title when he picked up the Port City Kickoff Tuesday evening at Oswego Speedway.

Not a Sure Thing

Warren’s win was no sure thing. He ran the first eight laps behind pole-sitter Steve Callahan, looking high and low to pass the C.P.R. Motorsports racer. He eventually worked his way around Callahan down the front stretch, but Callahan hung close until he spun in turn four on lap 19.

That spin also involved Kyle Clark who was in third at the time. With Clark out of the top three, Warren now had to contend with defending Port City Kickoff winner Keith Powell.

Powell Under Pressure

With 12 laps to go, Nelson Rodrigues brought out the caution when he spun out on the backstretch. The ensuing restart provided Powell with one last shot at getting around Warren. However, it was Powell that came under pressure from third place running Bob Gangwer and Kyle Clark who had moved back up to fourth. Because of trying to hold those two at bay, Powell was never able to get closer than .5 of a second to Warren.

Port City Kickoff YouTube Playlist

SUPRS Remembers Shampine

Next week on June 19,  SUPRS remembers Jim Shampine, the father of the modern radical offset supermodified. Shampine won more feature events at Oswego Speedway, (87), than any other driver and prior to his death in 1982, had already become a legend in real supermodified racing.

Official practice for the SUPRS 13^th Annual Jim Shampine Memorial begins at 8:00pm. Drivers meeting is at 8:15pm. Time Trials lock in the Elite 8 qualifiers at 8:30pm and racing is set to start at 9:05pm with the first of two 10 lap heat races, (if needed) prior to the 80 lap feature.

Full details for the Jim Shampine Memorial are on the SUPRS Schedule. SUPRS members should check the Forums for the latest info on server times and passwords.

Watch, Listen, Enjoy

Supermodified and online racing fans can watch live video streaming along with timing, scoring, and track telemetry of the SUPRS 13^th Annual Jim Shampine Memorial and every SUPRS race again this season with SUPRS LIVE! You’ll be able to keep up with your favorite SUPRS racer in an instant by going to www.SUPRS.net/site/live.

SUPRS RACE RESULTS:

• SUPRS 14^th Annual Port City Kickoff
• Race 1 of 12
• June 12, 2018
• SUPRS rFactor NW v1.3 mod
• SUPRS Oswego Speedway v1.4

Supermodified Heat Race 1 – 10 Laps (showing car number, driver name, hometown, sponsors-Top 2 eligible for feature invert)

1. 38-Kyle Clark; Mexico, NY; Coors’ Light, Disturbed Motorsports
2. 41-Keith Powell; Carrollton, OH; Icings on Top, CPR Motorsports
3. 42-Carl Becker; Lansing, MI; Wholesale Diamond Exchange, Michigan Hill Gang
4. 10-Gary Waldron; Wyoming MI; Kenowa Auto Supply, Michigan Hill Gang

Time of Race:  04:07.649

Supermodified Heat Race 2 – 10 Laps (showing car number, driver name, hometown, sponsors-Top 2 eligible for feature invert)

1. 35-Rob Warren; Pulaski, NY; 1^st to Finish Race Servers, Designs of Elegance
2. 55-Steve Callahan; Cuyahoga Falls, OH; Exide Battery, CPR Motorsports
3. 25-Bob Gangwer; Goshen, IN; B&G Racing Photos, RW Woodworking
4. 7-Nelson Rodrigues; Stoneham, MA; Star Speedway

Time of Race:  02:48.930

Feature 45 Laps (showing car number, driver name, starting place, bonus, fastest lap, distance behind winner)

1. 35-Rob Warren; P3 | ** | * |16.419
2. 41-Keith Powell; P4 | 16.429 | +0.657
3. 38-Kyle Clark; P7 | 16.331 | +1.979
4. 25-Bob Gangwer; P6 | ! | 16.409 | +3.295
5. 10-Gary Waldron; P7 | 16.520 | +6.448
6. 7-Nelson Rodrigues; P8 | ⇑ | 16.716 | 11.894
7. 55-Steve Callahan; P1 | * | 16.503 | +1 Lap
8. 42-Carl Becker; P5 | 17.063 | +1 Laps

Time of Race:  17:10.895

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

RACE NOTES:

• There were two caution periods for a total of five laps
• The race went green for 19 laps before the first caution
• Nelson Rodrigues, Gary Waldron, Bob Gangwer and Rob Warren all advanced two places from their starting spot. Rodrigues started deepest in the field (P8) and received the SUPRSCharger Award
• Gary Waldron of Wyoming, MI made his first SUPRS start in over a year and ran a clean race to finish fourth.