{"id":13388,"date":"2019-10-08T09:41:12","date_gmt":"2019-10-08T13:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/suprs.net\/site\/?p=13388"},"modified":"2025-06-23T16:46:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T20:46:45","slug":"dion-parish-memorial-honors-racer-with-never-give-up-attitude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/suprs.net\/site\/dion-parish-memorial-honors-racer-with-never-give-up-attitude\/","title":{"rendered":"Dion Parish Memorial Honors Racer with Never Give Up Attitude"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><strong>October 4, 2019 \u2013 Goshen,<\/strong> <strong>IN\u2026<\/strong><\/em>The Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, (SUPRS), honors the memory of <a href=\"https:\/\/suprs.net\/site\/about\/#AboutDionParish\">Dion Parish<\/a>, the supermodified racer that would &#8220;Never Give Up&#8221; with the running of the 16<sup>th<\/sup> Annual Dion Parish Memorial 62 on October 8, 2019 at <a href=\"https:\/\/kalamazoospeedway.com\">Kalamazoo Speedway<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/suprs.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/SUPRS_Dion-Parish-Memorial_poster_2019-10-08.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"638\" height=\"825\" src=\"https:\/\/suprs.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/SUPRS_Dion-Parish-Memorial_poster_2019-10-08.png\" alt=\"SUPRS Dion Parish Memorial 2019 poster\" class=\"wp-image-13389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/suprs.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/SUPRS_Dion-Parish-Memorial_poster_2019-10-08.png 638w, https:\/\/suprs.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/SUPRS_Dion-Parish-Memorial_poster_2019-10-08-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/suprs.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/SUPRS_Dion-Parish-Memorial_poster_2019-10-08-116x150.png 116w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The Dion Parish Memorial is the SUPRS race that epitomizes our sim racing sanction and what we look to when we need to be reminded of why SUPRS exists. (Promotional poster by BreezeGraphics.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Just a Normal Guy That Loved Supermodifieds<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Dion Parish was just a normal guy that simply and absolutely LOVED the supermodified division. He was a US Veteran. A father. A son. A husband. He was a racing champion in the vintage coupes. He was a decent human being that gave a lot more than he ever took and he always did his best to &#8220;Never Give Up.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Dion Parish wasn&#8217;t very well known outside of the Michigan and Indiana racing scene, he had a pretty big impact on everyone he was around. His contagious smile, and his ability to be friendly to everyone he met, and his tenacity in the face of adversity are all character traits that come up when those that knew him talk about him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dion was killed on Saturday, September 14 2002 in a practice crash at Kalamazoo, (MI), Speedway. Dion was in the midst of shaking down his recently finished supermodified in preparation for an upcoming Midwestern Supermodified Association, (MSA), race at Sandusky, (OH), Speedway when the car suddenly and without warning went straight in turn two at Kalamazoo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Reason We Race<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/suprs.net\/site\/donate\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"215\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/suprs.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dion-PleaseDonate-rght-sidebar.png\" alt=\"Dion Parish Memorial Benevolent Fund for Supermodifieds donation graphic\" class=\"wp-image-5858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/suprs.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dion-PleaseDonate-rght-sidebar.png 215w, https:\/\/suprs.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dion-PleaseDonate-rght-sidebar-140x150.png 140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series&nbsp; (SUPRS) was founded as a way to give back to supermodified drivers and teams in time of need in <a href=\"https:\/\/suprs.net\/site\/about\/#AboutDionParish\">Dion\u2019s memory<\/a>. SUPRS started and administers the Dion Parish Memorial Benevolent Fund for Supermodifieds, also in his memory, and donates money to injured drivers and their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through members donations, various fund-raisers and race sponsorships, SUPRS has been able to give thousands of dollars to injured supermodified drivers through the fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Backus Wins 2018 Barn Burner<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>In a race that went green to checker last year and had a lot of nerf bar to nerf bar racing throughout the pack, Derrick Backus held the lead nearly from the drop of the green flag, and won his first Dion Parish Memorial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While he enjoyed an early cushion, as the race wore on four former winners filled out the rest of the top five and had begun to put the pressure on the Mexico, NY racer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignleft is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"15th Annual Dion Parish Memorial rFactor Supermodified Sim Race at Kalamazoo Speedway\" width=\"920\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0hZCVl9nsos?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Watch just how good the 2018 Dion Parish Memorial was!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When the checkered flag flew, former winners fifth place finishing Bob Gangwer was less than five seconds behind the winner, and second place finishing Keith Powell was practically pushing Backus across the finish line. between those two were 2-time winner Rob Warren and 2011 winner Steve Callahan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Backus was fully aware of how narrow his +0.187 second margin of victory was in this important race saying simply, \u201cAt the end, they were all over me.\u201d The 62 lap race took just over 11 minutes to run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/suprs.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/SUPRS_DionParishMemorial_VL_shot_2018-12-04.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"104\" src=\"https:\/\/suprs.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/SUPRS_DionParishMemorial_VL_shot_2018-12-04-300x104.png\" alt=\"SUPRS 15th Annual Dion Parish Memorial VL screenshot\" class=\"wp-image-11701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/suprs.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/SUPRS_DionParishMemorial_VL_shot_2018-12-04-300x104.png 300w, https:\/\/suprs.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/SUPRS_DionParishMemorial_VL_shot_2018-12-04-768x267.png 768w, https:\/\/suprs.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/SUPRS_DionParishMemorial_VL_shot_2018-12-04-640x223.png 640w, https:\/\/suprs.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/SUPRS_DionParishMemorial_VL_shot_2018-12-04-900x313.png 900w, https:\/\/suprs.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/SUPRS_DionParishMemorial_VL_shot_2018-12-04-150x52.png 150w, https:\/\/suprs.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/SUPRS_DionParishMemorial_VL_shot_2018-12-04.png 1150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Derrick Backus ran a nearly perfect race to win the 15th Annual Dion Parish Memorial at Kalamazoo Speedway. (Victory Lane Art by BreezeGraphics.com).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTo win one of these memorial races, especially the Dion is huge,\u201d he said. \u201cComing into tonight I never really expected this, so this is really exciting.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Only Three Have Won Race More Than Once<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Just three SUPRS drivers have won the prestigious race more than once. nine-time SUPRS Gold Crest Champion Ray Sand, Jr. of Rochester, NY, was the first driver to do it when he won back to back in 2006, 2007. He did again in 2013, and is the only 3-time winner. Chris Meyers joined the club by winning in 2008 and 2014. The third driver to win the Dion Parish Memorial more than once is the only driver to do it in both NASCAR Heat and rFactor, and is the reigning SUPRS Gold Crest Wing Supermodified Champion-Rob Warren. He was a winner in 2015 and again in 2017, and is coming off of his first season opener win last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Former Winners Looking for Second Victory<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>There are three drivers sitting in the top five in points that could join Sand, Jr., Meyers, and Warren as multi-time winners of the race, and one other that is on the current roster that may be at the race. 2010 winner Keith Powell sits second in points, 2004 winner Bob Gangwer is third, and Carl Becker, who won the Dion Parish Memorial in 2012, is sitting in fifth overall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of them all, Carl &#8220;Bonzai&#8221; Becker, has the added inspiration of having known Dion Parish and his family on a personal level. Becker, the elder statesmen of SUPRS, who is now well into his 70s, also spent many years working on race cars that raced at Kalamazoo Speedway in his home state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While his status is uncertain because of recently purchasing a new home, &#8220;Steady&#8221; Steve Callahan has a long tradition of running well in this race and won it in 2011. If he makes it to the virtual track, he&#8217;ll try to better his forth place finish from a year ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Going for First Dion Parish Memorial Win<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Dave Ohh, Jeff Bivens, Brad Keysor, Nelson Rodrigues, Frank Keene, and Icings on Top Rookie of the Year contender, Zach Sears, all have a shot at making sure there is not another repeat winner.&nbsp; All of these drivers know how to put the hammer down, especially Ohh who is a multi-time sim racing champion and has taken to the supermodifieds like a veteran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Watch the Race Live<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The SUPRS racers take to the &#8220;Fastest 3\/8 Mile Oval in the World&#8221; at Kalamazoo Speedway on October 8, 2019. A 15 minute practice session starts at 8:00pm with Time Trials to follow at 8:45pm. Racing gets underway at 9:05pm and everyone is welcome to be a part of the action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Come cheer on your favorite SUPRS racers at the virtual version of the track that once hosted the real supermodifieds nearly every week, and celebrated it&#8217;s 70<sup>th<\/sup> consecutive year of racing this season. Enjoy chat, timing, scoring, instant track telemetry and of course our outstanding live streaming video from the 16<sup>th<\/sup> Annual Dion Parish Memorial via the <a href=\"https:\/\/suprs.net\/site\/live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SUPRS LIVE!<\/a> page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Get Social with SUPRS<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>You can learn more about this race on the SUPRS <a href=\"https:\/\/suprs.net\/site\/rulesleague-info\/schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">schedule page<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0Regular season updates as well as real supermodified and sim racing news are popular features on the Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series <a href=\"\/\/facebook.com\/SUPRSOnline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook page<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SUPRSOnline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@SUPRSOnline<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SUPRS &#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>&#8220;Supermodified Sim Racing for the Right Reasons&#8221;<\/em><\/span> since 2004<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SUPRS Dion Parish Memorial History<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li> 2004 Dion Parish Memorial Champion-State Fair Speedway: Bobby Gangwer<\/li><li>2005 Dion Parish Memorial Champion-State Fair Speedway: Sean O\u2019Kane<\/li><li>2006 Dion Parish Memorial Champion-Rander Speedway: Ray Sand, Jr.<\/li><li>2007 Dion Parish Memorial Champion-Rander Speedway: Ray Sand, Jr.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/suprs.net\/covers\/oct22.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">2008<\/a> Dion Parish Memorial Champion-Rander Speedway: Chris Meyers<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/suprs.net\/covers\/oct14-09.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">2009<\/a> Dion Parish Memorial Champion-Rander Speedway: John Davidson<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/suprs.net\/site\/keith-powell-wins-the-7th-annual-dion-parish-memorial\/\">2010<\/a> Dion Parish Memorial Champion-Rander Speedway: Keith Powell<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/suprs.net\/site\/steady-steve-callahan-wire-to-wire-for-dion-parish-memorial-title\/\">2011 <\/a>Dion Parish Memorial Champion-Rander Speedway: Steve Callahan<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"2012 (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/suprs.net\/site\/9th-annual-dion-parish-memorial\/\" target=\"_blank\">2012<\/a> Dion Parish Memorial Champion-Rander Speedway: Carl Becker<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/suprs.net\/site\/ray-sand-jr-drives-3rd-dion-parish-memorial-win-rander\/\">2013<\/a> Dion Parish Memorial Champion-Rander Speedway: Ray Sand, Jr.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/suprs.net\/site\/dion-parish-memorial-victory-chris-meyers\/\">2014<\/a> Dion Parish Memorial Champion-Rander Speedway: Chris Meyers<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/suprs.net\/site\/quick-results-warren-wins-first-dion-parish-memorial\/\">2015<\/a> Dion Parish Memorial Champion-Rander Speedway: Rob Warren<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/suprs.net\/site\/quick-results-gioia-wins-first-dion-parish-memorial\/\">2016<\/a> Dion Parish Memorial Champion-Kalamazoo Speedway: Domenic Gioia<\/li><li>2017 Dion Parish Memorial Champion-Kalamazoo Speedway: Rob Warren<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/suprs.net\/site\/backus-wins-first-dion-parish-memorial\/\">2018<\/a> Dion Parish Memorial Champion-Kalazazoo Speedway: Derrick Backus <\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 4, 2019 \u2013 Goshen, IN\u2026The Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, (SUPRS), honors the memory of Dion Parish, the supermodified racer that would &#8220;Never Give Up&#8221; with the running of the 16th Annual Dion Parish Memorial 62 on October 8, 2019 at Kalamazoo Speedway. Just a Normal Guy That Loved Supermodifieds Dion Parish was just a normal guy that simply and absolutely LOVED the supermodified division. He was a US Veteran. A father. 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