August 11, 2019 – Goshen, IN…The Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, (SUPRS), brings its 15th Anniversary Season to a close with on track action at Oswego Speedway this week from Sunday August 11 through Wednesday August 14. Topless! 200.
Tune Up Sunday
Starting at 6pm on Sunday August 11, drivers have a chance to get tuned up in all three divisions of cars. The night starts with the non-wing supermodifieds, then the wing supermodifieds and finally the racers strap into their Super HEAT Tour modifieds.
This Test-N-Tune also gives the SUPRS and Mod Squad admins a chance to get a feel for how race night will go, as well as affording the opportunity to help any sim racers that may need it.
Racing Starts Monday
Racing action starts on Monday, August 12 with two exciting types of race cars on the same night. First up is the final race of the 2018-19 Empire State Super Series Regional Tour.
The ESS tour, which started back in January, has had three races and three different winners so far. Rob Warren and Keith Powell are in a neck and neck battle for the tour championship which pays 15 bonus points to the overall champion. The wing supers take to the track at 6pm for Systems Checks with the expected feature start time around 7:30pm.
The SUPRS Mod 200 returns to Topless! 200 Week after a six year hiatus. (Poster by Borderline Enterprises)
Following the ESS 50 lap feature is the return of the SUPRS Mod 200. In a joint sanctioning venture with The Mod Squad and Heat Finder, the SUPRS Mod 200 features the Super HEAT Modified Tour going for 200 action packed laps at Oswego Speedway using the NASCAR Heat sim racing platform.
Organizers are expecting a good turnout of talented sim racers from all three sanctions, as well as outsiders and outlaws, who will be showcasing their skills in the ground pounding pavement modifieds. The last time the SUPRS Mod 200 was run, Myles Maxon was the winner.
Hot laps for the modifieds start at 8:00pm on The Mod Squad NASCAR Heat race server, with the drivers meeting taking place on the Heat Finder TeamSpeak3 voice server.
Go Fast Night
On Tuesday, all focus switches to going as fast as possible with the 15th Annual Topless! 200 Pole Night show. While everyone will have a shot at the pole position only the top two qualifiers will be locked into the 2019 Gold Crest Non-Wing Championship marquee event.
Bob Gangwer and Steve Callahan both went under the existing Oswego Speedway rFactor non-wing supermodified track record to put their cars on the front row of the 14th Annual Topless! 200. (Victory Lane art by BreezeGraphics.com)
Recently, Dave Ohh man-handled his TMS Wolfpack “Black Beauty” roadster to a new track record of 15.920 seconds, topping the nearly, one-year-old mark set by Bob Gangwer of 16.099. The speed and thrill of Pole Night begins at 7:30pm with Systems Checks. Practice starts at 7:45pm and the run for the Topless! 200 pole position starts with the slowest driver from practice at 9:00pm eastern.
TOPLESS! 200 POLE NIGHT SCHEDULE
Speed and Patience Needed on Wednesday
The Topless! 200 is the longest, and toughest non-wing supermodified sim race of the season, and also SUPRS last points show of their 15th consecutive season. 200 laps is a long way to go without a pit stop, so strategy, tire maintenance, as well as speed, will be the defining keys to a win in this always eventful race.
The night begins with Systems Checks at 6:30pm. The first practice session is at 7:00 pm for qualified cars. Non-qualified cars hit the track at 7:15 and the track opens for everyone at 7:30pm.
Final Warmups are at 8:00pm after the Drivers Meeting and pre-race festivities including interviews, National Anthem, and Driver Introductions are at 8:15pm.
The green flag for the 15th Annual Topless! 200 is scheduled to drop over a fine field of supermodified sim racers at 8:30pm.
Topless! 200 Part of Triple Crown
Adding to the pressure of just finishing the big race, is the fact that it’s also the third race of the 2019 Triple Crown of Supermodified Sim Racing presented by Icings on Top. To date, just two drivers have won the Triple Crown which also includes the SUPRS All-Star 200, and the Summit Classic 125 for winged supermodifieds.
Triple Crown Winners:
- Ray Sand, Jr.: 2011
- Rob Warren: 2017
Championship Down to Wire
One of the most interesting aspects of this action packed week of sim racing is who will wear the 15th Anniversary Gold Crest Non-Wing Supermodified Championship crown. There’s been a see-saw battle throughout the top five all summer, but it’s come down to two of the best sim racers around.
Three-time and defending series champion Rob Warren has a scant 33 point lead over 18-time ARL HeatFinder.net champ Dave Ohh. With a lot of bonus points on the line throughout the week’s events, it’s truly anyone’s guess who could come out on top.
Ohh is the newcomer to supermodified racing and always has a lot of speed, but Warren’s experience in the supermodifieds, as well as his ability to buckle down and focus when the going gets tough, is going to make it hard for Ohh to pull off his first SUPRS championship. Either way, it should be a thrilling finish to a fantastic 15th Anniversary Season for SUPRS.
Topless! 200 for the Fans
Fans, family and friends can take in all the 15th Annual SUPRS Topless! 200 action, all week long with SUPRS LIVE!
Follow your favorite SUPRS driver all night long Monday through Wednesday with live in-car video, track telemetry, scoring and timing (with rFactor), as you make new friends in our chat room.
Get Social with SUPRS
Supermodified racing fans and online sim racers alike can learn more about the Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series by visiting www.SUPRS.net, “Liking” SUPRS on Facebook, Following @SUPRSOnline on Twitter, and Viewing SUPRS videos on YouTube.
***2019 15th Annual Topless! 200 Week Schedule of Events***
Sunday 08/11/2019
Topless! 200/SUPRSNationals ESS 50/SUPRS Mod 200 Test-n-Tune
- SUPRS Oswego Speedway v1.4/SUPRS Oswego Speedway V2
- 6:00pm-6:30pm Sync and Installation Laps
- 6:30pm Practice non-wing supermodifieds
- 7:00pm Drivers Meeting
- 7:05pm Time Trials non-wing supermodifieds
- 7:10pm 100 lap simulation non-wing supermodifieds
- 7:40-8:00pm Open track practice for wing supermodifieds
- 8:00pm switch to HeatFinder.net TeamSpeak 3 Channel & TMS NASCAR Heat server
- 8:05-8:15pm Practice modifieds
- 8:15pm 50 lap simulation modifieds
- 9:00pm All servers closed
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Monday 08/12/2019
- SUPRSNationals 50 – Empire State Super Series Regional Championship Final
- SUPRS Mod 200
- Platform: rFactor, NASCAR Heat
- Modification: SUPRS W v7.3/TMS Super HEAT Modifieds
- Track: SUPRS Oswego Speedway v1.4/SUPRS Oswego Speedway v2
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-Race Night Times and Schedule of Events-
- Systems Checks/Installation Laps (3 on-track laps max): 6:00pm
- Official Practice (All-Skate, Open Pit, Wing Supermodifieds): 6:15-6:30pm
- Drivers Meeting: 6:30pm
- Time Trials: 6:45pm
- SUPRS LIVE! Broadcast Window: 9:00pm-10:00pm (Tentative)
- Drivers to Cars: 6:54pm
- Green Flag Heat 1: 6:55pm
- Green Flag Heat 2: 7:05pm
- Final Warmup: N/A
- Drivers to Cars: 7:14pm
- Driver Introductions: 7:14pm
- National Anthem: N/A
- Green Flag Feature SUPRSNationals 50 laps: 7:15pm
- Hot Laps SUPRS Mod 200 8:00pm
- Drivers Meeting: 8:15pm
- Time Trials: 8:25pm
- Drivers to Cars: 8:28pm
- Driver Introductions: 8:28pm
- Green Flag SUPRS Mod 200: 8:30pm
- SUPRS LIVE! Broadcast Post-Race & Close: 9:55pm
- All Servers Closed: 10:00pm
Tuesday – 08/13/2019
- 15th Annual Topless! 200 Pole Night & Qualifying Heat Races
- Platform: rFactor
- Modification: SUPRS NW v1.4
- Track: SUPRS Oswego Speedway v1.4
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-Race Night Times and Schedule of Events-
- Systems Checks/Installation Laps (3 on-track laps max): 7:30pm
- Official Practice (Alternating groups-10 laps): 7:45-8:00pm
- Official Practice (All Skate, open pit): 8:00-8:30pm
- Drivers Meeting: 8:30pm
- SUPRS LIVE! Broadcast Window: 9:00pm-10:00pm
- Drivers to Cars: 9:04pm
- 15th Annual Topless! 200 Time Trials: 9:05pm
- Green Flag Qualifying Heat 1: 9:20pm
- Green Flag Qualifying Heat 2: 9:25pm
- Green Flag B-Main, (if needed): 9:30pm
- SUPRS LIVE! Broadcast Post-Race & Close: 9:45pm
- All Servers Closed: 10:00pm
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Wednesday 08/14/2019
- 15th Annual Topless! 200
- Platform: rFactor
- Modification: SUPRS NW v1.3
- Track: SUPRS Oswego Speedway v1.4
-Race Night Times and Schedule of Events-
- Systems Checks/Installation Laps (3 on-track laps max): 6:30pm
- Official Practice – Qualified Cars (Alternating groups-10 lap sessions): 7:00-7:15pm
- Official Practice – Non-Qualified Cars (10 lap sessions): 7:15-7:30pm
- Official Practice – All Skate (Open Pit): 7:30-7:45pm
- Drivers Meeting: 7:45-7:55pm
- SUPRS LIVE! Broadcast Window: 8:00pm-10:00pm
- Final Warmups: 8:00pm-8:10pm
- Drivers to Cars: 8:15pm
- 15th Annual Topless! 200 Driver Introductions and Pre-Race Festivities: 8:15
- National Anthem: 8:25pm
- 15th Annual Topless! 200 Green Flag: 8:30pm
- SUPRS LIVE! Broadcast Post-Race & Close: 9:30pm
- All Servers Closed: 10:00pm
Topless! 200 – Non Wing – A SUPRS Icings on Top Triple Crown Race – Jennerstown/Oswego Speedways
- 2005 Topless! 200 Champion-Jennerstown Speedway: John Davidson
- 2006 Topless! 200 Champion-Jennerstown Speedway: John Davidson
- 2007 Topless! 200 Champion-Jennerstown Speedway: Myles Maxon
- 2008 Topless! 200 Champion-Oswego Speedway: Jamie Hartley
- 2009 Topless! 200 Champion-Oswego Speedway:JR Radcliff
- 2010 Topless! 200 Champion-Oswego Speedway: Dave Biro III
- 2011 Topless! 200 Champion-Oswego Speedway: Ray Sand, Jr.
- 2012 Topless! 200 Champion-Oswego Speedway: Ray Sand, Jr.
- 2013 Topless! 200 Champion-Oswego Speedway: Ray Sand, Jr.
- 2014 Topless! 200 Champion-Oswego Speedway: Myles Maxon
- 2015 Topless! 200 Champion-Oswego Speedway: Chris Meyers
- 2016 Topless! 200 Champion-Oswego Speedway: Rob Warren
- 2017 Topless! 200 Champion-Oswego Speedway: Rob Warren
- 2018 Topless! 200 Champion-Oswego Speedway: Bob Gangwer
Topless! 200 All-Time Pole History:
- 2005 Topless! 200 Pole-Jennerstow
n Speedway-NASCAR Heat: Jim Crannell-16.752 - 2006 Topless! 200 Pole-Jennerstow
n Speedway-NASCAR Heat: Myles Maxon-16.726 - 200
7 Topless! 200 Pole-Jennerstow n Speedway-NASCAR Heat: Tom Heveron-16.752 - 2
008 Topless! 200 Pole-Oswego Speedway-NASCAR Heat: Buddy Cottom-16.983 - 20
09 Topless! 200 Pole-Oswego Speedway-NASCAR Heat: JR Radcliff-N/A - 201
0 Topless! 200 Pole-Oswego Speedway-NASCAR Heat: Ray Sand, Jr.-16.092 - 2011 Topless! 200 Pole-Oswego Speedway-NASCAR Heat: Jeff Weber-16.098
- 201
2 Topless! 200 Pole-Oswego Speedway-NASCAR Heat: Ray Sand, Jr.-16.131 - 2013 Topless! 200 Pole-Oswego Speedway-NASCAR Heat: Ray Sand, Jr.-16.056
- 2014 Topless! 200 Pole-Oswego Speedway-NASCAR Heat: Myles Maxon- 16.056
- 2015 Topless! 200 Pole-Oswego Speedway-rFacto
r: Chris Meyers- 16.371 - 2016 Topless! 200 Pole-Oswego Speedway-rFacto
r: Keith Powell- 16.681 - 2017 Topless! 200 Pole-Oswego Speedway-rFacto
r: Rob Warren-16.154 - 2018 Topless! 200 Pole-Oswego Speedway-rFactor: Bob Gangwer-16.099
To
- 2005 Topless! 200 Front Row: Jim Crannell-Gary Waldron
- 2006 Topless! 200 Front Row: Myles Maxon-Devin Gee
- 2007 Topless! 200 Front Row: Tom Heveron-Kris Heveron
- 2008 Topless! 200 Front Row: Buddy Cottom-Chris Meyers
- 2009 Topless! 200 Front Row: JR Radcliff-Myles Maxon
- 2010 Topless! 200 Front Row: Ray Sand, Jr.-Joe Achzet
- 2011 Topless! 200 Front Row: Jeff Weber-Joe Achzet
- 2012 Topless! 200 Front Row: Ray Sand, Jr.-John Davidson
- 2013 Topless! 200 Front Row: Ray Sand, Jr.-Myles Maxon
- 2014 Topless! 200 Front Row: Myles Maxon-Ray Sand, Jr.
- 2015 Topless! 200 Front Row: Chris Meyers-Art Palmer
- 2016 Topless! 200 Front Row: Keith Powell-Joe Achzet
- 2017 Topless! 200 Front Row: Rob Warren-Bob Gangwer
- 2018 Topless! 200 Front Row: Bob Gangwer-Steve Callahan
SUPRSNationals History:
- 2005-2007No Race
- 2008-Devin Gee
- 2009-Myles Maxon
- 2010-Chris Meyers
- 2011-N/A
- 2012-No Race
- 2013-Myles Maxon
- 2014-Rob Warren
- 2015-No Race
- 2016-Derrick Backus
- 2017-Kyle Clark (rFactor)
SUPRS Mod 200 History:
- 2005-No Race
- 2006-NA
- 2007-NA
- 2008-Kris Heveron
- 2009-NA
- 2010-2012: No Race
- 2013-Myles Maxon
- 2014-2018: No Race
Empire State Super Series Champion-Wing:
- 2005-06 Empire State Super Series Champion: Sean Gibbs; ONT
- 2006-07 Empire State Super Series Champion: Myles Maxon; NY
- 2007-08 Empire State Super Series Champion: John Davidson; CA; 593 pts
- 2008-09 Empire State Super Series Champion: Ray Sand, Jr.; NY
- 2009-10 Empire State Super Series Champion: Ray Sand, Jr.; NY
- 2010-11 Empire State Super Series Champion: Ray Sand, Jr.; NY
- 2011-12 Empire State Super Series Champion: Ray Sand, Jr.; NY
- 2012-13 Empire State Super Series Champion: John Davidson; CA; 200 pts
- 2013-14 Empire State Super Series Champion: Steve Callahan; OH; 525 pts
- 2014-15 Empire State Super Series Champion: Myles Maxon; NY; 360 pts
- 2015-16 Empire State Super Series Champion: Bob Gangwer; IN; 435 pts
- 2016-17 Empire State Super Series Champion: Rob Warren; NY; 465 pts
- 2017-18 Empire State Super Series Champion: Rob Warren; NY; 555 pts
