October 12 2021 – Kalamazoo, MI..Dave Ohh of Union, CT, won the Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, (SUPRS), 18th Annual Dion Parish Memorial Tuesday night at Kalamazoo Speedway in his first try, and lapping up to third place before taking the checkers. Defending race winner Brad Keysor sliced through the field from eleventh starting position to finish second and claim the SUPRS Charger award and Greg Breen ran a fantastic race in his first visit to Kalamazoo to end up in third place.
Shortened Race
The race was shortened to 50 laps from the scheduled 62 due to an oversight by SUPRS officials. When attempting to lock in the grid after a server crash, the lap count was set wrong, causing some confusion for the drivers and the broadcast booth. All’s well that ends well though and most agreed that it was an enjoyable race to run.
Counts and Crashes
Fourteen drivers took the green flag for the prestigious supermodified sim racing event and 12 finished with three on the lead lap. Five of the starters were former Dion Parish Memorial winners.
Steven Vincent led early but spun out in turn one on lap six while leading. He dropped out a few laps later. Dick Schuler was holding his own, but calamity struck when the car got loose out of turn four, did a reverse spin, then slammed into the front-stretch wall just past the starting line. Schuler’s spectacular crash, that saw the Chisago City, MN driver flip into the air higher than the front-stretch wall, ripped a wheel off and ended in a grinding halt in turn one.
Earlier in the evening, Ohh set fast time at 9.815 seconds, making him the only driver to break into the nines during time trials. Bobby Hayduk of Brooke Park, OH claimed the 15 lap B-Main.
Next Race
Next up on the SUPRS schedule is the 18th Annual North Carolina Swing taking place October 19-21, 2021. The three night extravaganza of supermodified sim racing takes place at five different tracks using two different sim racing platforms. Night one is all NASCAR Heat with 40 lap features at Dasera Speedway and Caraway Speedway, while night two is all rFactor racing and 50 lap features at Southern National Raceway Park and Concord Motorsports Park.
Points will be tallied after the first four nights and the top eight, (plus two alternates), will receive invitations to the the fifth and final night and the 75 lap Hickory Hustle at Hickory Motor Speedway. The winner will be crowned the SUPRS 2021 North Carolina Swing Champion.
Practice beings at 7:30pm each night followed by Time Trials at 8:20pm. The green flag flies for the first feature at 9:05pm, with the projected time of the second feature around 9:30pm. All three nights will feature live racing action on the SUPRS Broadcasting Network.
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SUPRS Race Results-Box Score
- SUPRS 18th Annual Dion Parish Memorial
- Tuesday October 12, 2021
- Kalamazoo Speedway
- Kalamazoo, MI
- SUPRS rFactor W v7.3 mod
- 62 laps
Time Trials (showing car number, driver name, hometown, sponsors, lap 1, lap 2-best lap highlighted, Elite 8 Eligible for Feature Inversion)
- 11-Dave Ohh; Union, CT; TMS Wolfpack: 9.927, 9.815
- 26-Greg Breen; Liverpool, NY; Lindsey Aggregates: 10.148, 10.099
- 35-Rob Warren; Pulaski, NY; 1st to Finish Docks & Hoists, Designs of Elegance: 10.391, 10.253
- 13-Ryan Cloonan; Oswego, NY; Simability: 10.273, 10.400
- 12-Anthony Corsoniti; N. Syracuse, NY; TsForecast.com: 10.469, 10.347
- 28-Steven Vincent; Cicero, NY; Creative Assistant: 10.350, 18.673
- 25-Bob Gangwer; B&G Racing Photos, RW Woodworking: 10.459, 10.353
- 02-Kyle Perry; Fulton, NY; Bellinger Auto, Orange Crate Brewing: 10.379, 10.363
- 14-Bobby Hayduk; Brook Park, OH; Gannon Auto, American Heart Assoc.: 10.707, 10.456
- 41-Keith Powell; Crestline, OH; Icings on Top, CPR Motorsports: 10.577, 10.457
- 10-Gary Waldron; Wyoming, MI; Kenowa Auto Supply, Michigan Hill Gang: 10.550, 10.592
- 08-Danny Ray; Goshen, IN; Smokie Bone’s Downhome Kitchen, Masterbrand: 10.899, 11.169
- 56-Dick Schuler; Chisago City, MN; Gooby Beer, Schu Racing: 11.209, 11.087
- 3-Brad Keysor; Liverpool, NY; Southern Hills Storm Football, Justice League: DQ-Failure to enter pits
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Supermodified B-Main – 15Laps (showing place, car number, driver name)
- 14-Bobby Hayduk
- 41-Keith Powell
- 3-Brad Keysor
- 10-Gary Waldron
- 56-Dick Schuler
- 08-Danny Ray
Time of Race: 2:39.611
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Feature – 50 Laps (showing car number, driver, name, bonus, starting place/best lap time/distance behind winner)
- 11-Dave Ohh; * / ** / ! / P3 / 9.815
- 3-Brad Keysor; ^ / P11 / 10.031 / +5.963
- 26-Greg Breen; P8 / 10.217 / +9.428
- 25-Bob Gangwer; P4 / 10.266 / +1 Lap
- 35-Rob Warren; P6 / 10.273 / +1 Lap
- 12-Anthony Corsoniti; P1 / 10.319 / +1 Lap
- 02-Kyle Perry; P7 / 10.273 / +2 Laps
- 41-Keith Powell; P10 / 10.413 / +2 Laps
- 13-Ryan Cloonan; P5 / 10.396 / +2 Laps
- 14-Bobby Hayduk; P10 / 10.359 / +2 Laps
- 10-Gary Waldron; P12 / 10.623 / +3 Laps
- 08-Danny Ray; P14 / 10.856 / +5 Laps
- 56-Dick Schuler; P13 / 10.708 / DNF-Accident
- 28-Steven Vincent; * / P2 / 10.225 / DNF-Pulled Off
Time of Race: 15:56.598
- Lap Leaders: Steven Vincent-L0-6, Dave Ohh-L7-50
- Top Speed: Rob Warren-134.200
- Best Lap Consistency: Danny Ray-62.4%
- Least Incidents: Dave Ohh, Greg Breen, Rob Warren, Anthony Corsoniti, Keith Powell -0
- Most Positions Gained: Brad Keysor- +9
- Most Incidents: Ryan Cloonan-9
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- * Denotes Lap Led
- ** Denotes Most Laps Led
- ! Denotes Fastest Lap of Race
- ^ Denotes SUPRSCharger
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