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North Carolina Swing Tests SUPRS Racers

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Three Nights, Five Tracks, One Champion, North Carolina Swing Toughest on Schedule

November 1, 2015 – Goshen, IN…The Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, (SUPRS), 12th Annual North Carolina Swing is rightfully considered the toughest multi-race swing on the schedule.

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The three-night extravaganza of supermodified sim racing features five different tracks in three nights of racing all based in North Carolina. As the racers vie for the coveted North Carolina Swing Championship Crown they will also be racing for points in the Gold Crest Wing Supermodified Championship.

The series kicks off Tuesday, November 3rd at Dasera Speedway and Caraway Speedway, moves to Concord Motorsports Park and Coastal Plains Speedway the next night and finishes off  at Hickory Motor Speedway on Thursday, November 5th where the winner of challenging “Hickory Hustle 75″ will be crowned North Carolina Swing Champion.

To date, there has been just one driver to win the North Carolina Swing Championship more than once. “Mighty” Myles Maxon. He first did it back to back in 2009 and 2010. Last year Maxon was on a hot-streak with his Tamarack Golf Club. “Swamp Monster” having won three of the first four races of the season.

Without winning a race during the Swing, he battled his way through the pack to take the lead from 2012 NC Swing Champion Carl Becker on lap 38, and then went on to win the Hickory Hustle and claim his third North Carolina Swing Championship.

The most recent winner on the SUPRS trail, Rob Warren, has swept the second night of the Swing for the last two years and will be just as much of a threat to win the overall championship again this year.

Steve Callahan has one of the best finishing records in the history of The Hickory Hustle, yet has never been able to win the race or the North Carolina Swing Championship. He had another great run last year and his third place finish was not indicative of the incredible race he ran.

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With 20 bonus points on the line to the driver that can pull off this challenging feat, the SUPRS stars will be out in full force vying for an invitation to the Hickory Hustle.

The Hickory Hustle takes the top eight in points after the first four races and pits them against each other with a random start at Hickory Motor Speedway. It’s just one more reason the North Carolina Swing crown is one of the most sought after, and hardest to win, for the SUPRS drivers.

Further details can be found on the SUPRS schedule page and by visiting the Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series Facebook page by clicking facebook.com/SUPRSOnline and by following @SUPRSOnline.

 SUPRS North Carolina Swing History-

  • 2005 North Carolina Swing Champion: JP Curry
  • 2006 North Carolina Swing Champion: Sean O’Kane
  • 2007 North Carolina Swing Champion: Mike Jackson
  • 2008 North Carolina Swing Champion: Gary Waldron
  • 2009 North Carolina Swing Champion: Myles Maxon
  • 2009-10 North Carolina Swing Champion: Myles Maxon
  • 2010-11 North Carolina Swing Champion: Ray Sand, Jr.
  • 2011-12 North Carolina Swing Champion: Chris Meyers
  • 2012-13 North Carolina Swing Champion: Carl Becker
  • 2013-14 North Carolina Swing Champion: Bob Gangwer
  • 2014-15 North Carolina Swing Champion: Myles Maxon

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Former winners Meyers, Becker, Callahan, and Gangwer expected to compete December 8, 2014 – Goshen, IN… The Dion Parish Memorial 62 is the longest running and most prestigious memorial event for the Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing League and will take place at Rander Speedway on December 9, 2014. This race honors the late Dion Parish. Dion was a supermodified racer that lost his life in a testing accident at Kalamazoo Speedway in 2002 while preparing for a… Keep Reading

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Carl Becker Wins 11th Annual Turkey Shoot 50 at Tri-Park Speedway Johnsonville, TN – November 18, 2014…Carl Becker of Lansing, MI had perfect aim as he set his sights on the finish line and a win in the 11th Annual Turkey Shoot 50 for  the Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series at Tri-Park Speedway. Becker’s shot was straight as an arrow as he led all but one lap and claimed victory as well as a Thanksgiving Turkey… Keep Reading

“Bonzia” Becker, Bobby G. Bag North Carolina Swing Wins

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Carl Becker and Bob Gangwer Win Thrillers on North Carolina Swing Opening Night Caraway, NC – November 4, 2014…Carl Becker and Bob Gangwer kicked off the Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series 11th Annual North Carolina Swing with wins in the first two races at Dasera Speedway and Caraway Speedway Tuesday night. Carl “Bonzia” Becker, in his Dowker Titanium Roadster, qualified poorly at Dasera Speedway for the first race but by virtue of handicapping was able… Keep Reading

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