Becker Back, Powell Powerful in North Carolina Swing Openers

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Becker Back, Powell Powerful in North Carolina Swing Openers
Administrator \| Thursday, November 1, 2018 at 12:58pm EDT \| SUPRS Race Results

October 23, 2018 – Caraway, NC …Carl Becker and Keith Powell passed the same driver on their way to collecting the wins on the first night of the Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, (SUPRS), 15th Annual North Carolina Swing Tuesday at Dasera Speedway and Caraway Speedway. Becker Back You have to go back to November 18, 2014 to find the last time that Carl “Bonzai” Becker sat in the SUPRS Winner’s Circle. There you’ll find his name as the winner of the 11th Annual Turkey Shoot at Tri-Park Speedway. It was also 2014 when he last won a race in North Carolina and it was at the same track, Dasera Speedway. Becker, who had started right next to reigning North Carolina Swing Champion Rob Warren in row two, and had stayed with Warren lockstep, easily took the lead after Warren got caught up behind a lapped car. Becker then held on through his own battles in lapped traffic to take the win in his Dowker Titanium Roadster. Steve Callahan was nearly three seconds back in second and crossed the line with Bob Gangwer right on his rear nerf bar in third. Powell Keeps Warren Winless In the second race of the night, Keith Powell used a three-wide power move on lap 32 to block Rob Warren behind a lapped car and make a pass for the lead and eventual win. Warren did all he could, short of wrecking Powell, to keep the Carrollton, OH driver behind him and the two rubbed wheels nearly the length of the straight away before the frustrated Warren finally relinquishing his lead. It was Powell’s second win of the season and a bitter disappointment for Warren who finished second and remains without a feature win so far this season. Bob Gangwer battled Steve Callahan throughout the race and came out on top in third place. Two More Qualifying Races Left The SUPRS stars move on to Southern National Motorsports Park and Concord Motorsports Park for the third and fourth legs of the challenging North Carolina Swing. These are the last two qualifying races of the swing and drivers will push their rFactor supermodifieds hard to make sure they stay in the top eight in North Carolina Swing points. Practice for both races begins at 8pm with racing slated to go at 9:05. Fans can catch all the action of SUPRS North Carolina Swing Night 2 by tuning into SUPRS LIVE! at 9pm SUPRS RACE RESULTS: 15th Annual North Carolina Swing Race 1 Race 4 of 46 SUPRS NASCAR Heat W v6 mod October 23, 2018 Dasera Speedway (paved) Time Trials (showing car number, driver name, hometown, sponsors, lap 1, lap 2-best lap underlined) 25-Bob Gangwer; Goshen, IN; RW Woodworking, Wing Side Up Enterprises: 11.492, 11.336 55-Steve Callahan; Cuyahoga Falls, OH; Exide Battery, CPR Motorsports: 11.385, 11.506 42-Carl Becker; Lansing, MI; Wholesale Diamond Exchange, Michigan Hill Gang: 11.525, 11.419 41-Keith Powell; Carrollton, OH; Icings on Top, CPR Motorsports: 11.464, 11.447 35-Rob Warren; Pulaski, NY; 1st to Finish Race Servers, Designs of Elegance: 11.571, 11.489 3-Brad Keysor; Liverpool, NY, Southern Hills Storm Football, Justice League: 11.607, 11.535 7-Nelson Rodrigues; Stoneham, MA; Dunkin’ Donuts, Star Speedway: 11.679, 11.609 92-Rick Walls; Warsaw, IN, NH Autosport: 11.854, 11.745 15-Jeff Bivens; Fort Mills, SC, NH Autosport: 11.884, 11.793 Feature-38 Laps (showing car number, driver, name, bonus, best lap, distance behind winner) 42-Carl Becker; /4/11.272 55-Steve Callahan; 8/11.309/+2.72 25-Bob Gangwer; !/7/11.244/+3.166 41-Keith Powell; 6/11.265/+3.551 92-Rick Walls; 5/11.333/+10.558 35-Rob Warren; /*/3/11.257/+1 Lap 3-Brad Keysor; 9/11.376/+1 Lap 15-Jeff Bivens; 1/11.653/+4 Laps 7-Nelson Rodrigues; 2/11.556/DNF (pulled off) Time of Race: 08:16.430 Denotes Lap Led ** Denotes Most Laps Led ! Denotes Fastest Lap of Race ---------- 15th Annual North Carolina Swing Race 2 Race 4 of 46 SUPRS NASCAR Heat W v6 mod October 23, 2018 Dasera Speedway (paved) Time Trials (showing car number, driver name, hometown, sponsors, lap 1, lap 2-best lap underlined) 55-Steve Callahan; Cuyahoga Falls, OH; Exide Battery, CPR Motorsports: 14.185, 14.159 25-Bob Gangwer; Goshen, IN; RW Woodworking, Wing Side Up Enterprises: 14.253, 14.486 41-Keith Powell; Carrollton, OH; Icings on Top, CPR Motorsports: 14.576, 14.383 42-Carl Becker; Lansing, MI; Wholesale Diamond Exchange, Michigan Hill Gang: 14.466, 14.525 35-Rob Warren; Pulaski, NY; 1st to Finish Race Servers, Designs of Elegance: 14.633, 14.569 7-Nelson Rodrigues; Stoneham, MA; Dunkin’ Donuts, Star Speedway: 14.920, 14.616 92-Rick Walls; Warsaw, IN, NH Autosport: 14.812, 14.696 3-Brad Keysor; Liverpool, NY, Southern Hills Storm Football, Justice League: 14.828, 15.134 15-Jeff Bivens; Fort Mills, SC, NH Autosport: 14.991, 16.514 Feature-38 Laps (showing car number, driver, name, bonus, fastest lap, distance behind winner) 41-Keith Powell; /5/14.328 35-Rob Warren; /*/4/14.394/+0.762 25-Bob Gangwer; !/8/14.260/+0.910 55-Steve Callahan; 7/14.364/+1.063 42-Carl Becker; 8/ 14.367/+9.136 3-Brad Keysor; 9/14.392/+11.451 92-Rick Walls; 3/14.549/+1 Lap 15-Jeff Bivens; /1/14.865+4 Laps 7-Nelson Rodrigues; 2/14.785/DNF (pulled off) Time of Race: 10:17.339 * Denotes Lap Led ** Denotes Most Laps Led ! Denotes Fastest Lap of Race

Administrator | Thursday, November 1, 2018 at 12:58pm EDT | SUPRS Race Results

October 23, 2018 – Caraway, NC …Carl Becker and Keith Powell passed the same driver on their way to collecting the wins on the first night of the Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, (SUPRS), 15th Annual North Carolina Swing Tuesday at Dasera Speedway and Caraway Speedway.

Becker Back

You have to go back to November 18, 2014 to find the last time that Carl “Bonzai” Becker sat in the SUPRS Winner’s Circle. There you’ll find his name as the winner of the 11th Annual Turkey Shoot at Tri-Park Speedway. It was also 2014 when he last won a race in North Carolina and it was at the same track, Dasera Speedway.

Becker, who had started right next to reigning North Carolina Swing Champion Rob Warren in row two, and had stayed with Warren lockstep, easily took the lead after Warren got caught up behind a lapped car. Becker then held on through his own battles in lapped traffic to take the win in his Dowker Titanium Roadster. Steve Callahan was nearly three seconds back in second and crossed the line with Bob Gangwer right on his rear nerf bar in third.

Powell Keeps Warren Winless

In the second race of the night, Keith Powell used a three-wide power move on lap 32 to block Rob Warren behind a lapped car and make a pass for the lead and eventual win. Warren did all he could, short of wrecking Powell, to keep the Carrollton, OH driver behind him and the two rubbed wheels nearly the length of the straight away before the frustrated Warren finally relinquishing his lead.

It was Powell’s second win of the season and a bitter disappointment for Warren who finished second and remains without a feature win so far this season. Bob Gangwer battled Steve Callahan throughout the race and came out on top in third place.

Two More Qualifying Races Left

The SUPRS stars move on to Southern National Motorsports Park and Concord Motorsports Park for the third and fourth legs of the challenging North Carolina Swing. These are the last two qualifying races of the swing and drivers will push their rFactor supermodifieds hard to make sure they stay in the top eight in North Carolina Swing points.

Practice for both races begins at 8pm with racing slated to go at 9:05. Fans can catch all the action of SUPRS North Carolina Swing Night 2 by tuning into SUPRS LIVE! at 9pm

SUPRS RACE RESULTS:

15th Annual North Carolina Swing Race 1

Race 4 of 46

SUPRS NASCAR Heat W v6 mod

October 23, 2018

Dasera Speedway (paved)

Time Trials (showing car number, driver name, hometown, sponsors, lap 1, lap 2-best lap underlined)

25-Bob Gangwer; Goshen, IN; RW Woodworking, Wing Side Up Enterprises: 11.492, 11.336
55-Steve Callahan; Cuyahoga Falls, OH; Exide Battery, CPR Motorsports: 11.385, 11.506
42-Carl Becker; Lansing, MI; Wholesale Diamond Exchange, Michigan Hill Gang: 11.525, 11.419
41-Keith Powell; Carrollton, OH; Icings on Top, CPR Motorsports: 11.464, 11.447
35-Rob Warren; Pulaski, NY; 1st to Finish Race Servers, Designs of Elegance: 11.571, 11.489
3-Brad Keysor; Liverpool, NY, Southern Hills Storm Football, Justice League: 11.607, 11.535
7-Nelson Rodrigues; Stoneham, MA; Dunkin’ Donuts, Star Speedway: 11.679, 11.609
92-Rick Walls; Warsaw, IN, NH Autosport: 11.854, 11.745
15-Jeff Bivens; Fort Mills, SC, NH Autosport: 11.884, 11.793

Feature-38 Laps (showing car number, driver, name, bonus, best lap, distance behind winner)

42-Carl Becker; */4/11.272
55-Steve Callahan; 8/11.309/+2.72
25-Bob Gangwer; !/7/11.244/+3.166
41-Keith Powell; 6/11.265/+3.551
92-Rick Walls; 5/11.333/+10.558
35-Rob Warren; */**/3/11.257/+1 Lap
3-Brad Keysor; 9/11.376/+1 Lap
15-Jeff Bivens; 1/11.653/+4 Laps
7-Nelson Rodrigues; 2/11.556/DNF (pulled off)

Time of Race: 08:16.430

* Denotes Lap Led
** Denotes Most Laps Led
! Denotes Fastest Lap of Race
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15th Annual North Carolina Swing Race 2

Race 4 of 46

SUPRS NASCAR Heat W v6 mod

October 23, 2018

Dasera Speedway (paved)

Time Trials (showing car number, driver name, hometown, sponsors, lap 1, lap 2-best lap underlined)

55-Steve Callahan; Cuyahoga Falls, OH; Exide Battery, CPR Motorsports: 14.185, 14.159
25-Bob Gangwer; Goshen, IN; RW Woodworking, Wing Side Up Enterprises: 14.253, 14.486
41-Keith Powell; Carrollton, OH; Icings on Top, CPR Motorsports: 14.576, 14.383
42-Carl Becker; Lansing, MI; Wholesale Diamond Exchange, Michigan Hill Gang: 14.466, 14.525
35-Rob Warren; Pulaski, NY; 1st to Finish Race Servers, Designs of Elegance: 14.633, 14.569
7-Nelson Rodrigues; Stoneham, MA; Dunkin’ Donuts, Star Speedway: 14.920, 14.616
92-Rick Walls; Warsaw, IN, NH Autosport: 14.812, 14.696
3-Brad Keysor; Liverpool, NY, Southern Hills Storm Football, Justice League: 14.828, 15.134
15-Jeff Bivens; Fort Mills, SC, NH Autosport: 14.991, 16.514

Feature-38 Laps (showing car number, driver, name, bonus, fastest lap, distance behind winner)

41-Keith Powell; */5/14.328
35-Rob Warren; */**/4/14.394/+0.762
25-Bob Gangwer; !/8/14.260/+0.910
55-Steve Callahan; 7/14.364/+1.063
42-Carl Becker; 8/ 14.367/+9.136
3-Brad Keysor; 9/14.392/+11.451
92-Rick Walls; 3/14.549/+1 Lap
15-Jeff Bivens; */1/14.865+4 Laps
7-Nelson Rodrigues; 2/14.785/DNF (pulled off)

Time of Race: 10:17.339

* Denotes Lap Led
** Denotes Most Laps Led
! Denotes Fastest Lap of Race

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