October 13, 2020 – Kalamazoo, MI..Brad Keysor of Liverpool, NY, won the Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, (SUPRS), 17th Annual Dion Parish Memorial Tuesday night at Kalamazoo Speedway. Defending race winner Rob Warren worked his way up to second after starting in tenth place and rookie Ryan Cloonan ran a great race to come home third in his first Dion Parish Memorial start.
Sixteen drivers took the green flag for the prestigious supermodified sim racing event and 13 finished. 2011 winner Steve Callahan led 41 laps, but had the heartbreak of the night when he couldn’t miss an errant lapped car just after Keysor had passed him for the lead and crashed.
Earlier in the evening, Fulton, NY’s Kyle Perry set fast time at 10.312 seconds. Icings on Top Rookie of the Year contender Ryan Cloonan, and defending SUPRS champion Rob Warren won the 10 lap heat races. Warren also won the SUPRS Charger award for advancing the most places from where he started.
Next Race
Next up on the SUPRS schedule is the 17th 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.
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SUPRS Race Results-Box Score
- SUPRS 17th Annual Dion Parish Memorial
- Tuesday October 13, 2020
- 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)
- 02-Kyle Perry; Fulton, NY; Bellinger Auto, Orange Crate Brewing: 10.586, 10.312
- 41-Keith Powell; Crestline, OH; Icings on Top, CPR Motorsports: 10.528, 10.371
- 25-Bob Gangwer; B&G Racing Photos, RW Woodworking: 10.411, 10.492
- 7-Nelson Rodrigues; Stoneham, MA; Star Speedway: 10.625, 10.449
- 3-Brad Keysor; Liverpool, NY; Southern Hills Storm Football, Justice League: 10.765, 10.461
- 55-Steve Callahan; Brooklyn, OH; Exide Battery; CPR Motorsports: 10.478, 10.523
- 28-Steven VincentR; Cicero, NY; Creative Assistant: 10.663, 10.545
- 27-Erich Becker; Shelby, MI; Mahle Pistons, Plante Moran Tax: 10.554, 10.739
- 17-John HeldR; Hagersville, ON, CAN; NAPA Auto Parts, Coca-Cola: 10.635, 10.569
- 13-Ryan CloonanR; Oswego, NY; Simability: 10.838, 10.580
- 35-Rob Warren; Pulaski, NY; 1st to Finish Docks & Hoists, Designs of Elegance: 10.704, 10.605
- 14-Bobby Hayduk; Brook Park, OH; American Heart Assoc., American Diabetes Assoc.: 11.173, 10.697
- 42-Carl Becker; Lansing, MI; Wholesale Diamond Exchange, Michigan Hill Gang: 10.878, 10.898
- 10-Gary Waldron; Wyoming, MI; Kenowa Auto Supply, Michigan Hill Gang: 11.377, 11.103
- 56-Dick Schuler; Chisago City, MN; Gooby Beer, Schu Racing: 11.338, 11.104
- 08-Danny Ray; Goshen, IN; Smokie Bone’s Downhome Kitchen, Masterbrand: 11.181, 11.216
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Supermodified Heat Race 1 – 10 Laps (showing place, car number, driver name)
- 13-Ryan CloonanR
- 10-Gary Waldron
- 14-Bobby Hayduk
- 08-Danny Ray
- 28-Steve VincentR
Time of Race: 1:45.758
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Supermodified Heat Race 2 – 10 Laps (showing place, car number, driver name)
- 35-Rob Warren
- 42-Carl Becker
- 17-John HeldR
- 56-Dick Schuler
Time of Race: 1:48.147
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Feature – 75 Laps (showing car number, driver, name, bonus, starting place/best lap time/distance behind winner)
- 3-Brad Keysor; * / ! / P4 / 10.221
- 35-Rob Warren; ^ / P10 / 10.347 / +0.180
- 13-Ryan CloonanR; P9 / 10.344 / +0.407
- 41-Keith Powell; P7 / 10.361 / +1.107
- 7-Nelson Rodrigues; P5 / 10.299 / +6.592
- 25-Bob Gangwer; P6 / 10.398 / +0.736
- 10-Gary Waldron; P11 / 10.746 / +11.237
- 55-Steve Callahan; * / ** / P3 / 10.355 / +1 Lap
- 28-Steven VincentR; P2 / 10.688 / +1 Lap
- 17-John HeldR; P16 / 10.558 / +1 Lap
- 02-Kyle Perry; P8 / 10.376 / +2 Laps
- 08-Danny Ray; P15 / 10.945 / +3 Laps
- 14-Bobby Hayduk; P13 / 10.571 / +3 Laps
- 27-Erich Becker; * / P1 / 10.439 / DNF
- 56-Dick Schuler; P14 / 10.972 / DNF-Accident
- 42-Carl Becker; P12 / 10.757 / DNF-Accident
Time of Race: 25:16.467
- Lap Leaders: Steven Vincent-L0-4, Steve Callahan-L4-43, Brad Keysor-L44-62
- Top Speed: Steven VincentR-136.800
- Best Lap Consistency: Danny Ray-62.01%
- Least Incidents: Keith Powell, Ryan CloonanR-1
- Most Positions Gained: Rob Warren-8
- Most Incidents: Bobby Hayduk-39
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- * Denotes Lap Led
- ** Denotes Most Laps Led
- ! Denotes Fastest Lap of Race
- ^ Denotes SUPRSCharger
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