This fantastic looking trophy will be awarded to the Jim Shampine Memorial Champion courtesy of 1st to Finish Docks & Hoists
Ray Sand, Jr. became the third Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, (SUPRS), competitor to win two Jim Shampine Memorial races Tuesday night. He joins Myles Maxon (2007-08), and John Davidson (2010-11) as the only other multiple winner of this prestigious event that honors the father of the modern radical off-set supermodified.
Steve Callahan and Chris Meyers rounded out the podium finishers, with AJ Bernys returning to SUPRS competition for fourth and Rob Warren coming home fifth in the field of 12.
Domenic Gioia won the 12 lap heat race for cars not qualifying in the Elite 8.
The race had seven lead changes among three different drivers. There were five cautions for a total of 18 laps with the race taking just a little over 35 minutes to run. Full race results and story will be posted soon.
| Pos | Start | Driver | Vehicle | Best Lap |
Interval | Laps Led |
Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 18 Ray Sand Jr | Sandman Racing | 16.945 (17) | 35:12.743 | 11 | Finished |
| 2 | 1 | 55 Steve Callahan | CPR Motorsports #55 | 16.817 (13) | -0.651 | 85 | Finished |
| 3 | 4 | 23 Chris Meyers | Meyers Motorsports | 16.915 (34) | -1.348 | 0 | Finished |
| 4 | 8 | #24 AJ Bernys | Thorsport Menards Racing | 17.102 (15) | -5.149 | 0 | Finished |
| 5 | 2 | 35 Rob Warren | 1st to Finish | 17.050 (14) | -6.525 | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | 12 | 41 Keith Powell | CPR Motorsports #41 | 16.952 (32) | -1 Laps | 0 | Finished |
| 7 | 11 | 14 Joe Achzet | Pat Pending Racing | 17.450 (45) | -1 Laps | 0 | Finished |
| 8 | 10 | 61 Dan Shupe | Clyde Booth Racing | 17.000 (8) | -2 Laps | 0 | Finished |
| 9 | 7 | 58 Dave Vance | The Gruesome Twosome | 17.510 (15) | -15 Laps | 0 | Finished |
| 10 | 6 | 85 Perry Vance | AWOL Racing | 17.022 (21) | -28 Laps | 0 | DNF |
| 11 | 5 | 29 Dave Soja | Soja Motorsports | 17.029 (16) | -32 Laps | 0 | DNF |
| 12 | 9 | 9 Domenic Gioia | Team Domination Motorsports | 17.149 (30) | -51 Laps | 0 | DNF |
| Race Report: Lap 2: Contact made between 61 Dan Shupe and 29 Dave Soja. 61 Dan Shupe incident. 29 Dave Soja incident. Lap 26: Driver 85 Perry Vance made contact with Immovable. 85 Perry Vance incident. Lap 44: 58 Dave Vance received Drive Thru penalty Lap 49: Driver 9 Domenic Gioia made contact with Immovable. 9 Domenic Gioia incident. Lap 49: Yellow flag Lap 59: 14 Joe Achzet received Drive Thru penalty Lap 61: 14 Joe Achzet received Drive Thru penalty Lap 62: Yellow flag Lap 65: 58 Dave Vance served 1st Drive Thru penalty Lap 65: 14 Joe Achzet served 1st Drive Thru penalty Lap 65: 61 Dan Shupe received Stop/Go penalty Lap 68: Contact made between 29 Dave Soja and 41 Keith Powell. 29 Dave Soja incident. 41 Keith Powell incident. Lap 68: Yellow flag Lap 71: 61 Dan Shupe served 1st Stop/Go penalty Lap 71: Contact made between 61 Dan Shupe and 85 Perry Vance. 61 Dan Shupe incident. 85 Perry Vance incident. Lap 71: Contact made between 85 Perry Vance and 14 Joe Achzet. 14 Joe Achzet incident. Lap 71: Contact made between 58 Dave Vance and 61 Dan Shupe. 58 Dave Vance incident. Lap 74: Yellow flag Lap 84: 14 Joe Achzet received Drive Thru penalty Lap 84: Yellow flag Lap 86: 14 Joe Achzet served 1st Drive Thru penalty Lap 91: 61 Dan Shupe received Drive Thru penalty Lap 92: 61 Dan Shupe received Drive Thru penalty Lap 95: Driver 61 Dan Shupe made contact with Immovable. 61 Dan Shupe incident. Lap 97: 61 Dan Shupe received Drive Thru penalty Lap 98: 61 Dan Shupe finished before serving penalty Lap 98: Contact made between 23 Chris Meyers and 61 Dan Shupe. 23 Chris Meyers incident. 61 Dan Shupe incident. |
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