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April 24, 2020 – Clovis, CA…The Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, (SUPRS), winged supermodified sim racing season draws to a close  with the 16^th Annual Season Summit Classic Week April 26-29, 2020 at Madera Speedway. The 16^th Annual Summit Classic 125 is the forty-third race of the 2019-2020 Gold Crest Wing Championship and the second leg of the SUPRS Triple Crown of Supermodified Sim Racing presented by Icings on Top.

In 15 previous races, only seven drivers have won this challenging race, with Ray Sand, Jr. being the all-time winner with five Summit Classic wins. Last year, Brad Keysor of Liverpool, NY won the race as a rookie.

SUPRS officials are expecting a good car count of drivers hailing from upwards of 10 different states competing for the crown jewel of the winged supermodified sim racing season.

Cars on Track Begining Sunday 4/26

SUPRS Sunday Night Test-N-Tune kicks off the on-track action April 26. This special edition starts at 7:00pm ET with a sytems checks then the Super HEAT Modified Tour hit the track first for hot laps and a 25 lap race sim as they prepare for the exciting return of the “Ground Pounder Modified 75 on Monday.”

After the modifieds complete their race sim, the NASCAR Heat winged supermodifieds take to the 1/3 mile to allow drivers that are eligible for the Cherry Breaker 63 to get up to speed at 7:30pm. The Cherry Breaker is a race just for drivers that have never won a SUPRS winged supermodified feature.

Finally, to close out this special Sunday Night Test-N-Tune, the drivers will slide into their rFactor winged supermodifieds to get tuned up for the Summit Classic 125. The rFactor part of the night begins at 9pm.

NASCAR Heat Monday Night

Racing action starts on Monday, April 27 with two NASCAR Heat races and two different types of race cars on the same night. First up is the Cherry Breaker 63.

This special, invitation only, race is for registered SUPRS Silver Crest and Gold Crest Members that have never won a SUPRS sanctioned winged supermodified feature event, and have finished at least three SUPRS features, and the winner becomes the last guaranteed starter of the 16^th Annual Summit Classic 125.

The wing supers take to the track at 7:15pm for Hot Laps, and the expected start time for the 63 lap feature is around 8:10pm.

Following the Cherry Breaker 63 is the return of the SUPRS Ground Pounder Modified 75. In a joint sanctioning venture with The Mod Squad and Heat Finder, the Ground Pounder Modified 75 features the Super HEAT Modified Tour going for 75 action packed laps at Madera 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 Ground Pounder Modified 75 was run in 2013, Myles Maxon was the winner.

Hot laps for the modifieds start at 8:45pm on The Mod Squad NASCAR Heat race server, with the drivers meeting taking place on the Heat Finder TeamSpeak3 voice server. The feature event is scheduled to take the green flag at 9:05pm ET.

Go Fast Night on Tuesday

On Tuesday, all focus switches to going as fast as possible at the 16^th Summit Classic Pole Night.  Drivers will be fighting for the best seat in the house when the field takes the green flag for the 125 lap feature on Wednesday because only the top two qualifiers are locked into the Summit Classic. If they don’t make the front row, they’ll be headed for the qualifying Heat Races and B-Main later in that same night

Practice for the pole starts on Tuesday 4/28 at 8:00pm. The drivers take to the track at 9:05pm for single car time-trials and the run for the Summit Classic 125 pole. The qualifying heat races will follow at approximately 9:15pm.

Season Summit on Tuesday

Then on Wednesday April 29, the season finale’ for the 43 race, SUPRS Gold Crest Wing Supermodified Championship takes place with the running of the 16th Annual Summit Classic 125 at Madera Speedway. The SUPRS racers will attempt to add their name to the elite list of just seven different drivers that have won the one this race around the “West Coast Home of the Supermodifieds.”

The night begins with Systems Checks at 7:30pm. The first practice session is at 7:45 pm for qualified cars. Summit Classic Rookies hit the track at 8:00 and the track opens for everyone at 8:15pm. The Drivers Meeting follows hot laps from 8:30-8:40pm.

The B-Main is set for 8:45pm for non-qualified cars, but if that isn’t needed a final warmup will take it’s place and go until 8:55pm. At 9:00pm pre-race festivities including interviews, National Anthem, and Driver Introductions begin when SUPRS LIVE! @ 9 goes on the air.

The green flag for the 15^th Annual Topless! 200 is scheduled to drop over a fine field of supermodified sim racers at 8:30pm.

Summit Classic Part of Triple Crown

Adding to the pressure of just finishing the big race, is the fact that it’s also the second race of the 2020 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 Not Decided

While it looks like Rob Warren has a lock on his fourth Gold Crest Wing Supermodified Championship and seventh overall since he’s been a Gold Crest member, there is still a mathamatical chance that Keith Powell could overcome the 30 point deficit he’s looking at going into the final race of the season. Last year Powell finished second at this race, and traditionally does well in the longer races. Last week after winning the Golden State Classic at Buckley Speedway Powell said, “I’m going into Summit week with some momentum. I’m usually a top three care there, but I have to do a little more work before that. I’ll make a couple small changes, but it’s a long race and I love those.”

Warren is a master at getting around the tricky Madera oval having set on the front row for the Summit Classic three times, and won the race in 2017, so it’s really up in the air as to who the 2019-20 SUPRS Gold Crest Wing Supermodified Champion will be.

In fact, there’s a real battle throughout the top five, and while nobody other than Warren or Powell have a shot at the championship, there’s plenty of possibilities of the rest of the top runners swapping places before the checkered flag falls on the season.

See the Summit

Fans, family and friends can take in all the 16^th Annual SUPRS Summit Classic action, all week long with SUPRS LIVE! and Twitch. Featuring a pre-race show, live video, timing, scoring and stats, along with interviews and replays during the post-race wrap up all three nights, the SUPRS LIVE! page is your one stop source for family friendly fun and exclusive live coverage of supermodified sim racing from Madera Speedway.

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***2020 16th Annual Summit Classic 125 Schedule of Events***

Sunday April 26,  2020

16^th Annual Summit Classic 125 Week-Madera Speedway

• NASCAR Heat Super HEAT Modified Tour
• NASCAR Heat Wing Supermodified 
• rFactor Wing Supermodified
• -Sunday Night Test-N-Tune

• 7:00pm-Systems Checks (NASCAR Heat Tour Modifieds-TMS Servers)
• 7:10pm-Warmups (NASCAR Heat Tour Modifieds-TMS Servers)
• 7:15pm-Simulated Feature (NASCAR Heat Tour Modifieds-25 Laps-TMS Servers)
• 7:30pm-Systems Checks (NASCAR Heat Wing Supermodifieds)
• 7:45pm-Warmups (Cherry Breaker 63 eligible drivers only)
• 8:00pm-Simulated Feature (NASCAR Heat Wing Supermodifieds-25 Laps-Cherry Breaker 63 eligible drivers only)
• 8:30pm-BREAK-Load rFactor
• 8:45pm-Systems Checks (rFactor SUPRS W v7.3 – SUPRS Madera Speedway)
• 9:00pm-Warmups (rFactor Wing Supermodifieds)
• 9:15pm-Time Trial Test (rFactor Wing Supermodifieds)
• 9:30pm-Full 125 lap simulated feature test (rFactor Wing Supermodifieds)
• 10:00pm-ALL SERVERS CLOSED

Monday April 27, 2020

16^th Annual Summit Classic 125 Week-Madera Speedway

• NASCAR Heat Wing Supermodified 
• NASCAR Heat Super HEAT Modified Tour
• -Cherry Breaker 63
• -Ground Pounder 75

• 7:00pm-Systems Checks (NASCAR Heat Wing Supermodifieds)
• 7:15pm-Hot Laps (Cherry Breaker 63 eligible drivers only)
• 7:30pm-Drivers Meeting (Cherry Breaker 63 eligible drivers only)
• 7:45pm-Time Trials 2020 Cherry Breaker 63
• 8:00pm-SUPRS LIVE! Broadcast Open (TENT)
• 8:04pm-Driver Introductions
• 8:06pm-National Anthem
• 8:10pm-Green Flag 2020 Cherry Breaker 63 feature
• Commercial Break: 8:30pm (move to TMS servers-reset broadcast)
• 8:45pm-Hot Laps TMS Modified Tour (6 Lap sessions)
• 8:50-Drivers Meeting
• 8:55pm-Time Trials
• 9:04pm-Drivers to Cars
• 9:04pm-Driver Introductions
• 9:05pm-Green Flag Ground Pounder 75
• 9:30pm-SUPRS LIVE! Broadcast Post-Race & Close
• 10:00pm-ALL SERVERS CLOSED

Tuesday April 28, 2020

16^th Annual Summit Classic 125 Week-Madera Speedway

• rFactor Wing Supermodified
• -Time Trials
• Qualifying Heats

• 7:30pm-Systems Checks
• 8:00-8:15pm-Group A Hot Laps (no more than six cars per group)
• 8:15-8:30pm-Group B Hot Laps (no more than six cars per group)
• 8:30-8:45pm-All-Skate, Open Pit Hot Laps
• 8:45pm-Drivers Meeting
• 9:00pm-10:00pm – SUPRS LIVE! Broadcast Window
• 9:05pm-Time Trials: 16th Annual Summit Classic (Private-one car at a time)
• 9:15pm- Qualifying Heats 16th Annual Summit Classic
• 9:35pm-SUPRS LIVE! Broadcast Post-Race & Close
• 10:00pm-ALL SERVERS CLOSED

Wednesday April 29, 2020

16th Annual Summit Classic 125 Week-Madera Speedway

• rFactor Wing Supermodifieds
• -B-Main(if needed)
• -16th Annual Summit Classic 125

• 7:30pm-8:00pm – Systems Checks
• 7:45pm-8:00pm – Hot Laps: Qualified Cars
• 8:00pm-8:15pm – Hot Laps: Summit Classic Rookies
• 8:15pm-8:30pm – Hot Laps: All-Skate/ Open Pit
• 8:30pm-8:45pm – Driver’s Meeting
• 8:45pm – 25 Lap B-Main (if needed)
• 8:45-8:55pm – Final Warmups: All-Skate/Open Pit if no B-Main
• 9:00pm -10:15pm – SUPRS LIVE! Broadcast Window
• 9:00pm – 16th Annual Summit Classic 125 Driver Introductions and Pre-Race Festivities
• 9:10pm – 16th Annual Summit Classic 125 GREEN FLAG
• 9:40pm-SUPRS LIVE! Broadcast Post-Race & Close
• 10:00pm-ALL SERVERS CLOSED

Guaranteed Starters for 16^th Annual Summit Classic 125

• Rob Warren – 2019 Dion Parish Memorial 62
• Steve Callahan – 2020 Terry Gibson Memorial 100
• Keith Powell – 2020 Randy Witkum Memorial 125
• Dave Ohh – 2020 Billy Vukovich III Classic 100
• ????- 2020 Cherry Breaker 63

Summit Classic 125 History:

• 2005 Summit Classic Champion: John Davidson
• 2006 Summit Classic Champion: John Davidson
• 2007 Summit Classic Champion: Ray Sand Jr
• 2008 Summit Classic Champion: Ray Sand Jr
• 2009 Summit Classic Champion: Ray Sand Jr
• 2010 Summit Classic Champion: Myles Maxon
• 2011 Summit Classic Champion: Ray Sand Jr
• 2012 Summit Classic Champion: John Davidson
• 2013 Summit Classic Champion: Steve Callahan
• 2014 Summit Classic Champion: Ray Sand Jr
• 2015 Summit Classic Champion: Bob Gangwer
• 2016 Summit Classic Champion: Bob Gangwer
• 2017 Summit Classic Champion: Rob Warren
• 2018 Summit Classic Champion: Bob Gangwer
• 2019 Summit Classic Champion: Brad Keysor

Summit Classic 125 Front Row History:

Cherry Breaker 63 History:

• 2005 Cherry Breaker 63 Champion-LaPorte Speedway: Mark Pasquale
• 2006 Cherry Breaker 63 Champion-LaPorte Speedway: Steve Callahan
• 2007 Cherry Breaker 63 Champion-LaPorte Speedway: Doug Heveron
• 2008 Cherry Breaker 63 Champion-LaPorte Speedway: Josh Crannell
• 2009-2012: No Race 
• 2013 Cherry Breaker 63 Champion-Madera Speedway: Doug Forgue
• 2014-2019: No Race

Ground Pounder Modified 75 History

• 2013-Myles Maxon

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