Third Straight Win for Dave Ohh Comes at SUPRS St. Patrick’s Day Grab O’ the Green March 12, 2019 – West Valley, UT…Union, CT resident Dave Ohh has taken a liking to the Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, (SUPRS), “Winter Western Swing,” and now has three straight wins in the seven race series after taking the St. Patrick’s Day Grab O’ the Green victory at Rocky Mountain Raceways Tuesday. Keith Powell finished second over two… Keep Reading
Second Year for SUPRS St. Patrick’s Day Grab o’ the Green Race at Rocky Mountain Raceways
March, 8, 2019 – Dragon, UT…The Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, (SUPRS), St. Patrick’s Day “Grab o’ the Green” takes place on Tuesday March 12, 2019 for the second year in a row at Rocky Mountain Raceways. The race at the West Valley, UT track is the next to the last on the seven race SUPRS “Winter Western Swing” that started in February at Phoenix International Raceway.
SUPRS heads to UT for the St. Patrick’s Day Grab O’ the Green. (Poster by BreezeGraphics.com)
Callahan Only Two-Time Winner
In all the years that the St. Patrick’s Day Grab o’ the Green race has been run, (11 in all with a break from 2011-2013), only Steve Callahan has won the race more than once. Callahan found the gold in 2014 on the “Monster Mile” of Dover Downs International Speedway, then again last year in SUPRS first visit to Rocky Mountain Raceways, 3/8th mile paved oval.
St. Patrick’s Day Schedule
Practice begins at 8:00pm for the SUPRS St. Patrick’s Day Grab o’ the Green with a 15 minute open session for all drivers. After the Driver’s Meeting at 8:15pm, Time Trials take place at 8:30pm. The six lap Fast Car Dash follows at 8:45pm prior to the start of the SUPRS LIVE! broadcast. Two ten lap qualifying Heat Races go off at 9:05pm, and the 50 lap feature which should take the green flag around 9:20pm.
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SUPRS St. Patrick’s Day Grab O’ the Green History:
2005: Kevin Marine-Dover Downs International Speedway*
2006: Randy Ritskes-Dover Downs International Speedway*
2007: Kris Heveron-Dover Downs International Speedway*
2008: Bud Flath-Stafford Mountain Raceway*
2009: Ray Sand, Jr.-Stafford Mountain Raceway*
2010: Jamie Hartley-Buckley Speedway*
2011-2013: No Race
2014: Steve Callahan-Dover Downs International Speedway*
2015: Rob Warren-Dover Downs International Speedway*
2016: Clinton Cyr-Mosport Speedway** (non-wing)
2017: Joe-Achzet-Dover Downs International Speedway**
Rocky Mountain Raceways Scene of 2018 Supermodified Sim Race
March, 10, 2018 – Dragon, UT…The Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, (SUPRS), St. Patrick’s Day “Grab o’ the Green” winged supermodified sim race takes place on Tuesday March 13, 2018 and moves to Rocky Mountain Raceways for the first time. It is also the first time that this particular event has been held west of the Mississippi River since 2010.
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Rock Mountain Raceways Carries on Real Supermodified Tradition
For many years the Salt Lake, UT and the surrounding areas were a hot bed of supermodified racing. That tradition continues each year at Rocky Mountain Raceways with the running of the prestigious Copper Cup Classic open competition supermodified race. Though, it’s unsure whether the real tradition will continue with the demise of RMR after the 2018 season, SUPRS hopes to keep the history of supermodified racing in the area alive with this sim race.
Racing at RMR “Makes Sense”
With an expanded “Winter Western Swing” for the 2017-18 Gold Crest wing Supermodified Championship, an event at Rocky Mountain Raceways in March not only fit the schedule, but according to SUPRS Co-Founder Bob Gangwer also helps fulfill the SUPRS Mission Statement.
“We always try to educate and inform current members and others in the sim racing world about the real supermodified division and this is a good way to remind everyone that RMR continues the Utah and to some degree the C.AM.R.A. supermodified tradition each year with the Copper Cup Classic,” he explained.
“The move to Rocky Mountain Raceways for this particular race only made sense considering the long, rich, and storied tradition of supermodified racing in Utah and fit into our schedule very nicely,” stated Gangwer.
St. Patrick’s Day Grab o’ the Green History
In the first three years of the race Dover Downs played host to the online supermodifieds with wins going to Kevin Marine, Randy Ritskes and Kris Heveron. Most of those races were 25 lap features, but on at least one occasion a 40 lap show was run.
Dover Dropped
For the 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons, after a three-year run on the mile, SUPRS officials decided to move away from the longer tracks and the St. Patrick’s day event moved to Stafford Mountain Speedway as part of the Empire State Super Series races. Bud Flath and Ray Sand, Jr. picked up the wins at the high-banked half-mile New York venue.
Continuing with a focus on short tracks, the race moved west of the Mississippi to Buckley Speedway in California. Canadian Jamie Hartley was victorious in the one and only time the St. Patrick’s Day Grab o’ the Green ran there.
From 2011-2013 SUPRS dropped the race simply due to a shorter schedule.
On Again Off again at Dover
When the race came back to the schedule in 2014 Dover was the site and Steve Callahan became the seventh different winner of the race. The race stayed at the famed Delaware speed plant in 2015 and Rob Warren turned in a stellar performance making a pass on the last lap to claim his first St. Pat’s Day win.
In 2016, the race moved to Mosport Speedway to take advantage of SUPRS rFactor based non-wing supermodified modification. Rookie Clinton Cyr of Florida won his first SUPRS career feature in a 50 lap feature that went 37 laps before the first caution flag flew. Joe Achzet and Ray Sand, Jr. finished on the podium the only time the race ran north of the US border.
Then last year, the race returned to Dover Downs, Joe Achzet became the tenth different winner after taking the lead from arch rival Rob Warren on lap 14 and driving the rest of the race unchallenged.
Follow the Action Live
The SUPRS St. Patrick’s Day Grab o’ the Green rfactor supermodified sim race at Rocky Mountain Raceways is a fan friendly affair. With all the Heat Race and 50 lap feature being broadcast on SUPRS LIVE! beginning at 9:00pm est, friends can see all the action and keep track of stats, track telemetry and official scoring and timing charts.
Race Schedule
Practice begins at 8:00pm with Time Trials 8:30pm. The Fast Car Dash follows at 8:45pm prior to the start of the SUPRS LIVE! broadcast. Heat races go off at 9:05pm and the feature which should take the green flag around 9:20pm.
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