SUPRS Heads to Sandusky for Two-Night Event Honoring Gibson Family

January 8, 2023 -Goshen, IN…The Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, (SUPRS), heads to Ohio and “The North Coast Home of the Supermodifieds” – Sandusky Speedway for a big two-night event on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The Gibson Fast 50 will be held on Tuesday, January 10, 2023, and is a supermodified sim race to honor members of a family of racers that have given much to the real supermodified division. Todd, Brenda, Jeff, and Terry have all passed on, but Gene Lee, Larry, Deb and third generation racer Zack continue to be respected members of the supermodified community.

This race is a quick warm-up to the following night’s Terry Gibson Memorial 100, the winner of which
becomes a guaranteed starter for the season ending 2023 Summit Classic 125. Practice gets underway at 8:00 pm with racing set for 8:20 pm. The winner of this race becomes a guaranteed starter for the the big 100 lap feature on Wednesday.

Terry Gibson Memorial on Wednesday

That big 100 lap show on Wednesday, January 11, 2023 is the 15^th Annual Terry Gibson Memorial 100. This race is run to honor the memory of Terry Gibson, a supermodified racer that lost his life at Toledo Speedway while racing his real supermodifed.

Everything gets underway with practice at 8:00 pm, followed by the driver’s meeting at 8:10 pm. After that drivers take to the track for time trials at 8:20 pm with racing slated to begin with heats at 8:30 pm. The green flag drops on the main event at 9:00 pm after driver introductions and pre-race festivities.

This NASCAR Heat race at Sandusky is also part of SUPRS season long “Ohio State 500 Series” consisting of five 100 lap races across the Buckeye state. Dave Ohh is the current point leader in that series after winning the first race at Toledo Speedway back in October.

The winner of the 100 lap feature becomes a guaranteed starter for the season ending 19^th Annual Summit Classic 125 at Madera Speedway in April.

See Live Supermodified Sim Racing from Sandusky

Enjoy the Gibson Fast 50, as well as the 15^th Annual Terry Gibson Memorial, and learn more about the iconic first family of real supermodified racing when you tune in to SUPRS LIVE! It’s our one of a kind, live, sim racing broadcast that features live streaming video, up to the second Time and Scoring, and insightful, fun commentary. It’s the perfect place to watch all the action with friends and family as you cheer on your favorite SUPRS racers.

Visit www.SUPRS.net/site/Live or watch on SUPRS Twitch Channel at Twitch.tv/SUPRSOnline.

Both races are part of the SUPRS/HeatFinder.net NASCAR Heat Supermodified Challenge Series and are open to all drivers that have registered at SUPRS.net and downloaded the proper car and track files within 24 hours of race time.

SUPRS Terry Gibson Memorial Stats:

• Seven Different Winners

• Most Wins: Ray Sand, Jr.-4
• Multi-Time Winners: Ray Sand, Jr. (4), Dave Ohh (3), Myles Maxon (2), Rob Warren (2)
• Back to Back Winners: Ray Sand, Jr. (2012-2015), Rob Warren (2017-2018), Dave Ohh (2021-2022)
• Wins by State: New York-8, CT-3, CA-1, IN-1, OH-1
• Largest Car Count: 22 – 2009

SUPRS Sandusky Speedway One Lap Track Record: Ray Sand, Jr. – 14.239sec – February 9, 2011

SUPRS Sandusky Speedway 100 Lap Track Record: Ray Sand, Jr. – 24:44.013 – January 15, 2014

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