13 Race Non-Wing Supermodified Sim Racing Season Begins June 4
May 14, 2019 – Goshen, IN… The Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, (SUPRS), 2019 15th Anniversary Gold Crest Non-Wing Supermodified sim racing schedule has been released and shows 13 race season that begins on June 4.
Focused on Oswego, Other Tracks Added
Starting with the Port City Opener 75 on 6/4/19, the season runs through August 13, and while focused mainly on dates at “The Home of the Supermodifieds,” Oswego Speedway, there are a couple of different venues that SUPRS will visit.
Included in the additional tracks is SUPRS Pantucky Speedway for rFactor, and Jennerstown Speedway for NASCAR Heat. Pantucky is a fictional track originally built for NASCAR Heat by Flash Tracks and converted to rFactor. Currently, it’s being finished by BreezeGraphics.com and SUPRS Member Nelson Rodrigues.
Jennerstown, on the other hand, is no stranger to the SUPRS competitors. The first SUPRS points race for the non-wing supermodified sim racing was contested on this real track in July of 2005. SUPRS used Jennerstown as home base for the non-wing supers for almost three years before SUPRS Oswego Speedway for NASCAR Heat was completed. Jennerstown is also the home of The Randy Witkum Memorial 125 for the wing supermodifieds.
Great Diversity in Schedule
The schedule once again shows a great deal of diversity with SUPRS utilizing three different sim racing platforms. The rFactor racing sim makes up the bulk of the season, with three NASCAR Heat dates, and two rFactor 2 races.
Adding to the challenge of three different sim racing platforms, is the addition of two wing supermodified races during the season
Special Night for 15th Anniversary of First Non-Wing Race
Similar to what was done to celebrate the date of SUPRS first race as a sanction during the recently completed Gold Crest Wing Supermodified Championship, SUPRS is going to run a three in one show on the date of their first non-wing supermodified race.
The Independence Day Triple 33s, on July 2, features all three sim racing platforms, (NASCAR Heat, rFactor, and rFactor 2), and three different tracks along with a special format for the night.
SUPRS first non-wing points event was run on July 6, 2005 at Jennerstown Speedway and was a “twin 25” lap affair. The first race was won by SUPRS co-founder John Davidson, while the second went to Sean Gibbs of Canada. Davidson and Gibbs conquered a field of cars that topped 19 and were joined by four other drivers that led laps in the very competitive evening on that first night of non-wing racing
Popular Races Stay on Schedule
Popular and long-standing races are staying on the schedule for 2019. These races include the Jim Shampine Memorial on June 18, the 1st to Finish Race Servers “IrReGuLar 45” on June 25, the Mid-Season Championship 100 on July 9, the two-day Mr. Online Supermodified show on July 30-31, and “The Whistler” Pete Trenca Memorial on August 6.
Summer Break Planned
SUPRS will take its annual break from online supermodified sim racing for the popular International Supermodified Association Hy-Miler Supermodified Nationals at Sandusky Speedway. This race is part of the real supermodified “Triple Crown” and many SUPRS members will be in attendance on July 26-27.
15th Season Concludes with Topless! 200
To close out the 15th consecutive year of SUPRS non-wing supermodified sim racing, Topless! 200 week begins on Sunday August 11 with SUPRS Sunday Night Test-N-Tune. Also tentatively scheduled for Sunday night is the Rising Star 50 for drivers that have never won a SUPRS non-wing supermodified feature. The winner of the Rising Star earns a guaranteed starting place for the 15th Annual Topless! 200.
Then on Monday, August 12, the racers will strap on the wing to go for the win in the 50 lap SUPRSNationals race. This race puts the checkered flag on the 2017-18 Empire State Supermodified Series regional tour which pays 15 bonus points to the overall points champion of that tour.
On Tuesday, August 13 the SUPRS racers will turn up the wick to run for the pole of the 15th Annual Topless! 200. Just the top two drivers with the top two times are locked into the race. Everyone else has to get to the big show through 10 lap heat races and, if needed, a B-Main.
Everything leads up to Wednesday, August 14, when it’s time to go Topless! Up to 20 of the finest supermodified sim racers in the country will try to add their name to the long list of Topless! 200 champions. The 200 lap grind at Oswego Speedway is also the third and final leg of the 2019 SUPRS Triple Crown of Supermodified Sim Racing presented by Icings on Top.
Follow the Action with SUPRS LIVE!
Fans of SUPRS can follow along with their favorite SUPRS racers via SUPRS LIVE! Live streaming video, timin, scoring and stats shows multiple cameras, instantaneous position changes, lap times, penalties, race status, and commentating. Throughout the non-wing season, anytime there is rFactor racing on the SUPRS race server, fans will also be able to quickly check up on how things are going by watching the scrolling ticker throughout the site.
If fans can’t make it to SUPRS.net for the live action, they can always catch up with the SUPRS rFactor Results page showing every race of the season in complete detail at night’s end. SUPRS YouTube page also has all the replays within 72 hours of the original broadcast.
Fans of supermodified racing and online sim racers alike can learn more about the original and oldest online supermodified sim racing sanction when they visit www.SUPRS.net, The Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series is very active on social media where fans can “Like” SUPRS on Facebook, Follow @SUPRSOnline on Twitter, and View over 600 real supermodified racing videos, and archived SUPRS races on SUPRS YouTube. Fans can also enjoy chatting with each other and win prizes on SUPRS Twitch page.
SUPRS-“Supermodified Sim Racing for the Right Reasons since 2004”
SUPRS Gold Crest Non-Wing Supermodified Champions
- 2005 Non-Wing Supermodified Champion: Jim Crannell
- 2006 Non-Wing Supermodified Champion: John Davidson
- 2007 Non-Wing Supermodified Champion: Kris Heveron
- 2008 Non-Wing Supermodified Champion: Kris Heveron
- 2009 Non-Wing Supermodified Champion: Devin Gee
- 2010 Non-Wing Supermodified Champion: John Davidson
- 2011 Non-Wing Supermodified Champion: Ray Sand, Jr.
- 2012 Non-Wing Supermodified Champion: Ray Sand, Jr.
- 2013 Non-Wing Supermodified Champion: Ray Sand, Jr.
- 2014 Non-Wing Supermodified Champion: Myles Maxon
- 2015 Non-Wing Supermodified Champion: Rob Warren
- 2016 Non-Wing Supermodified Champion: Keith Powell
- 2017 Non-Wing Supermodified Champion: Rob Warren
- 2018 Non-Wing Supermodified Champion: Rob Warren
Learn more about SUPRS History HERE
