Rocket Rob Races to Victory on Regular 45 Night

June 8, 2021 – Oswego, NY…He may not have been the fastest driver on the track, but “Rocket” Rob Warren, of Pulaski, NY, did what he had to do and raced his way to victory driving the #35 1^st to Finish Race Servers “Rocket Roadster” at the Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, (SUPRS), 45 lap NASCAR Heat feature event for non-wing supermodifieds Tuesday night at Oswego Speedway. Early leader, Bob Gangwer, came home for second place about a car length back, and Brad Keysor, after recovering from a computer glitch that most probably cost him the win, rallied back to finish third.

Wasn’t the Best, But Good Enough

Warren took the lead from Bob Gangwer on lap seven, then, after making contact and losing the lead to Brad Keysor, was the grateful benefactor of Keysor’s bad luck, inherited the lead back with less than a dozen laps to go, and went on to win. In victory lane the all-time SUPRS winner admitted that he didn’t have the best car on the track. “I have to say it’s bittersweet,” he said about the win. “For the second week in a row the fastest car didn’t win. Brad had the fastest car for sure.”

“It was an awesome race for me, a fun race,” Warren said. “Not my fastest or best, but you don’t have to be fast, just consistent and good. I have to thank Hairbag Studios, BreezeGraphics.com, and of course Cindy Lou-“whoo” for everything Icings on Top does, and of course SUPRS for giving me a place to race.”

Shampine Memorial Next

Next week on June 15 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 16^th Annual Jim Shampine Memorial begins at 8:00pm. Drivers meeting is at 8:30pm. Time Trials lock in the Elite 8 qualifiers at 8:345pm 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.

See Shampine Memorial Live

Friends, fans, family and curious onlookers are all invited to be a part of the worldwide audience for SUPRS 16^th Annual Jim Shampine Memorial with SUPRS LIVE! It’s a great way for everyone to keep up with their favorite SUPRS driver while enjoying live streaming video, track telemetry and scoring and timing.

Special guest Tom Bunten from Grid Finder will join the broadcast during the Show Open to talk about the growth of sim racing, and how Grid Finder helps sim racers “find their place on the grid,” no matter what kind of gaming platform they choose. SUPRS has received the “Grid Finder Approved” badge for being a sim racing sanction that meets their exacting standards for fair, well organized, high performing, friendly sim racing communities.

For fans that have a Twitch.tv account, the SUPRS Chat is a great place to make new friends, talk sim racing, or real supermodified racing and enjoy the broadcast all on one page!

Those that miss the live show can see the full length, on-demand replay which is available on the SUPRS Twitch channel for up to 14 days. The highlighted, and edited, version of all previosly aired live broadcasts are uploaded to the SUPRS YouTube Channel within 72 hours of each event.

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SUPRS RACE RESULTS:

• Regular 45
• June 8, 2021
• SUPRS Oswego Speedway v2
• Oswego, NY
• Race 2 of 13
• SUPRS NASCAR Heat NW2 modification
• 45 Laps

Supermodified Heat Race 1 – 11 Laps (showing car number, driver name, hometown, sponsors-Top 4 eligible for feature invert)

1. 25-Bob Gangwer; Goshen, IN; B&G Racing Photos, RW Woodworking
2. 42-Carl Becker; Lansing, MI; Wholesale Diamond Exchange, Michigan Hill Gang: DNF
3. 35-Rob Warren; Pulaski, NY; 1^st to Finish Race Servers, Designs of Elegance
4. 41-Keith Powell; Crestline, OH; Icings on Top, CPR Motorsports
5. 02-Kyle Perry; Fulton, NY; Bellinger Auto, Orange Crate Brewing
6. 14-Bobby Hayduk; Brook Park, OH; American Heart Assoc., American Diabetes Assoc.
7. 08-Danny Ray; Goshen, IN; White Lightening Transportation, Smokie Bone’s Down Home Kitchen

Time of Race: 4:15.557

Supermodified Heat Race 2 – 11 Laps (showing car number, driver name, hometown, sponsors-Top 4 eligible for feature invert)

1. 3-Brad Keysor; Liverpool, NY; Southern Hills Storm Football, Chasing Cameras
2. 13-Ryan Cloonan; Oswego, NY; Simability
3. 28-Steven Vincent; Cicero, NY; Creative Assistant
4. 12-Anthony Corsoniti^(R); N. Syracuse, NY; T’s Forecast
5. 10-Gary Waldron; Wyoming, MI; Kenowa Auto Supply, Michigan Hill Gang
6. 56-Dick Schuler; Chisago City, MN; Gooby Beer, Schu Racing

Time of Race: 4:36.327

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

1. 35-Rob Warren; * | P4 | 16.249
2. 25-Bob Gangwer; * | P3 | 16.332 | +0.401
3. 3-Brad Keysor; ! | * | ** | P6 | 16.161 | +5.974
4. 13-Ryan Cloonan; P7 | 16.228 | +6.036
5. 41-Keith Powell; P7 |  16.302 | +6.307
6. 42-Carl Becker; P2 | 16.306 | +9.072
7. 28-Steven Vincent; * | P1 | 16.391 | +12.622
8. 10-Gary Waldron; P8 | 16.318 | +14.732
9. 12-Anthony Corsoniti^(R); P12 | 16.520 | +1 Lap
10. 14-Bobby Hayduk; P11 | 16.633 | +1 Lap
11. 56-Dick Schuler; P10 | 17.816 | +2 Laps
12. 08-Danny Ray; P13 | 16.853 | DNF
13. 02-Kyle Perry; P9 | 16.362 | DNF

Time of Race:  13:58.024

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

RACE NOTES:

• Lap Leaders: Vincent; 3, Gangwer; 4, Warren; 12, Keysor; 26
• Keysor, Corsoniti each advanced three places from their starting spots, the most of any other drivers
• Brad Keysor recorded the fastest lap of the race of 16.161