1st to Finish IrReGuLaR 45 Uses Old Oswego Speedway Race Format
July 11, 2020 – Goshen, IN…The Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, (SUPRS), 1st to Finish “IrReGuLar 45” on July 14 goes “old school cool” with a format that is modeled after the same one that helped maked Oswego Speedway famous in the short-track racing world.
Tough Format
1st to Finish Race Servers owner, Rob Warren, came up with the idea to run a race that used the old Oswego format.
“I remember being a kid at Oswego Speedway,” Warren said. “Back then a driver really had to work his tail off to make the feature.”
Warren remembers nights where supermodified ‘greats’ struggled. “There were some nights when the greats like Bellinger, Shampine, Gioia and Ciprich had a hard time getting out of their heats.”
Oswego is known around the world as “The Home of the Supermodifieds.” Until the 1990s, a driver had to work his way through a heat, a semi-feature, and sometimes a consi just to make the feature event.
If he had a high handicap, a driver would have to start deep in the field of each race. Fans watched some of the best supermodified racers from around the country battle each other, just hoping to make the next race. If they did, they would have a shot at winning the largest weekly paying short-track purse in the country if they got to the feature race.
IrReGuLaR Though?
Why is the SUPRS version called “IrReGuLaR?” Because that’s how the sponsor wanted. Warren picks up the story, “I thought we’d call it “IrReGuLaR” because Oswego, nor SUPRS runs a show that way anymore so it’s out of the norm. Plus it just sounded fun,” Warren stated.
The guy that came up with the idea for the race, is the same one that has more SUPRS wins than any other, and eight SUPRS Gold Crest Season Championship rings. Yet, he has never won the event. Rob Warren will do his best to try to break the seven-race win streak of defending 1st to Finish “IrReGuLar 45” winner Dave “SpeedyMan” Ohh when the racers hit the track on July 14. Keith Powell is the only two-time winner of this race.
Race Details
Official practice for the 1st to Finish “IrReGuLar 45” begins at 8:30pm. There is a Drivers meeting at 8:45pm. Racing starts at 9:05pm with the first of two 10 lap qualifying heat races after which two 15 lap semi-features precede the 45 lap feature.
More details, including full format and schedule of events are available on the SUPRS Schedule. SUPRS members should check the Forums for the latest info on server times and passwords.
Watch, Listen, Enjoy
For the first time in the history of the race, supermodified and online racing fans can watch all of the action from heat races on with live streaming video on SUPRS LIVE! This year, because of efforts by Hairbag Studios and video production manager, Kevin Timmins, fans can cheer their favorite driver on as he tries to make it out of each event.
Along with the live streaming video of the supermodified sim racing action, Twitch chat, instant timing and scoring, stats, and track telemetry awaits everyone that visits www.SUPRS.net/site/live at 9pm on race night.
Get Social with SUPRS
Fans of supermodified racing and online sim racers alike can learn more about the Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series by visiting www.SUPRS.net, “Liking” SUPRS on Facebook, Circling SUPRS on Google+, Following @SUPRSOnline on Twitter, and Viewing SUPRS videos on YouTube.
1st to Finish “IrReGuLar 45” History
- 2012-Ray Sand, Jr. (50 laps)
- 2013-Domenic Gioia
- 2014-No Race
- 2015-Joe Achzet
- 2016-Ray Sand, Jr.
- 2017-Keith Powell
- 2018-Keith Powell
- 2019-Dave Ohh
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