Darling Finds Ride at
SIModified
By Mark
Royer, 15-Sep-2007
Matthews, North Carolina
-
As of early this morning, Chuck Darling has latched on with
the SIModified team and will be racing with them for
the remainder of the season.
Roster Moves at
ASRS
By Mark
Royer, 14-Sep-2007
Mansfield, Ohio -
Chuck Darling, winner of STPC Race #8 at Montgomery, has
terminated his STPC license from
ASRS this evening. In a farewell message to the
league forums, Darling wrote "I've had fun racing
with you guys, but I've decided not to run in ASRS any
longer."
ASRS
President & General Manager
Jim Foose wasted no time in filling
Darling's spot on the ASRS roster by naming EJ
McDonell
as the recipient of the license. McDonell will be
driving the #83 for ASRS.
Two-Timin' Turnure
By Mark
Royer, 07-Sep-2007
Mansfield, Ohio -
John Turnure's victory last night at Mansfield Motorsports
Park makes him the first two-time winner in the
Short Track ProCup Series (STPC) and vaults him into the
top spot in the championship points race. "My first win was
a gimme," explained Turnure of
BullRing Motorsports modestly. But this one was nothing
of the sort. Turnure had to battle the likes of Donny Moore
(NSRS)
and Steve Meadors (SIModified.com
) over the final laps to protect his front spot. Moore and
Meadors finished second and third respectively.
Jeff Bye, Jr., racing for last nights host league
ASRS snagged the fourth spot in his first STPC outing
while Chuck Darling, also of
ASRS and last race's winer, rounded out the top five.
This was the first STPC race using the new modified chassis
from SIModified. "The results are great. The boys over at
SIModified.com did a fantastic job putting this one
together." said Mark Royer, STPC Admin. "Combine that with a
great track from a great host, ASRS, and you get one whale
of a show - and that it was."
(See
race results
and
photos)
Modifieds at Mansfield
By Mark
Royer, 05-Sep-2007
Mansfield, Ohio -
Fresh on the heels of the Hooters ProCup race at Mansfield
Motorsports Park last Saturday, the
STPC Modifieds have been rolling into town for this
Thursday night's race. The third race of the 2007 STPC
Modifieds Series, hosted by
American Sim Racing Series (ASRS) will be held tomorrow
night. The event, originally scheduled for Irwindale, CA,
was moved to Ohio when scheduling issues arose with the
California based host. ASRS stepped up and took the race on
with relatively short notice.
"We are excited to visit Mansfield," said Mark Royer, STPC
Admin, "It is a great venue and ASRS is sure to put on a
great show. They have lots of experience running large
events over there." Fueling the excitement is the recent
release of the new Modifieds chassis from modifieds
manufacturers (SIModifieds.com).
"This will be the first STPC race that uses the new cars,"
continued Royer. "Most teams are sticking with the Troyer
chassis, but some teams are already moving to other
manufacturers. Perhaps a few may even be on hand for this
Thursday's race."
The points battle for the STPC Modifieds championship is red
hot right now with a mere 8 points separating the top three
drivers, Richie Coy and Steve Meadors of
SIModified and Keith Moore of
BumpDraftin. Close at hand, only another 20 points out,
is Dave Slade of
HPCORS. The team competition is very tight right now too
as
SIModified holds a 13 point lead over
HPCORS with only another 7 points to third place
Bumpdraftin. So, battles will be fought throughout the field
vie for the top spots. (See the complete
standings.)
ASRS To Host 9th STPC Event at Mansfield
Mark
Royer, 17-August-2007
Mansfield,
Ohio - The American Sim Racing Series (ASRS)
team, newest participating league of STPC, will host the 9th
race of the 2007 season on Sept. 6th at Mansfield
Motorsports Speedway. The race, originally to be
hosted by Golden State Racing Tour (GSRT) fell into question
when the GSRT series apparently closed operations.
"Fortunately, ASRS's timely admission
to STPC opened the doors for them to take on the hosting
effort and they happily took on the challenge." said Mark
Royer, STPC Administrator. "I
am excited about this one!" said Jim Foose of ASRS as he
reviewed all the details of the race. For complete
race settings and information, go
here.
Darling Checks In With A Win
Mark
Royer, 13-August-2007
Montgomery, Alabama
- In his first
Short Track ProCup (STPC) outing, racing for the newly
formed
ASRS team, Chuck Darling stepped into victory lane.
Beaming, Darling declared "this win is the highlight of my
career in sim racing so far! I think racing against sim
racers from different leagues really makes you step up your
game and the car handled great tonight even on old tires."
The Hyundai 150, hosted by
BumpDraftin was the ASRS team's STPC debut.
Darling held off an assault by Rex Hoyle of
BullRing Motorsports and Jacob Klein of
HPCORS over the last laps to protect his win. Hoyle and
Klein had to settle for 2nd and 3rd, respectively. Steve
Meadors of
SIModified.com and Keith Moore of
BumpDraftin filled out the top five.
"After eight races we've had eight winners from five
separate teams." points out STPC Administrator Mark Royer.
"This is a testament to the balance found among the
participating short track leagues."
The series is still struggling with high caution counts in
the modified cars as twenty starters pulled down fifteen
caution flags in 150 laps. Caution counts have been much
higher than in the six race late model series that was
completed earlier this year. The car manufacturer,
SIModified.com, has issued a statement that a car-body
change in the soon-to-be released final version could
improve things greatly. (See
race results
and
photos)
Hyundai Madness
Mark
Royer, 08-August-2007
Montgomery, Alabama
- Two thousand Hyundai vehicles will need to be moved
temporarily to make way for a couple dozen modifieds next
Sunday as Short Track ProCup drivers make their way south to
Montgomery Alabama for the Hyundai 150. The speedway, closed
for 2007 and leased for industrial purposes (warehousing
inventory from a nearby Hyundai manufacturer) will open it's
gates for a single 2007 engagement hosted by
BumpDraftin. The 8th STPC event of 2007 and second race
of the Modifieds Series at Montgomery Motor Speedway
promises to be action packed excitement as some of the best
online short track drivers battle for STPC individual and
team championships.
With one modifieds race under their belt, Richie Coy of
SIModifieds and Dave Slade of HPCORS are tied for the
modifieds points lead. Behind them a number of drivers are
nipping at their heels and a near-perfect performance at
Montgomery will be required to maintain their position. (See
the complete
standings.)
“Short Track ProCup is a unique series”, explains Royer. “We
are not your regular weekly league. Instead, we bring
together the best drivers from some of the best weekly short
track leagues around the internet for top quality, exciting
races once every third week or so. Every driver in the field
will be among the top drivers in their respective weekly
leagues.”
To be eligible for an STPC license, a driver must join a
participating weekly league and meet the qualification
requirements established by that league. Each participating
league is allotted seven STPC licenses.
STPC events are each hosted by one of the participating
leagues and STPC works very closely with them to insure
mutual benefit and greater short track awareness throughout
the sim-racing community. If you like short tracking and are
looking for a high-paced, knuckle whitening experience check
out the participating leagues for one that matches your
schedule and needs.
John Turnure In the Right Spot
By Mark
Royer, 28-Jul-2007
Radford, Virginia -
For John Turnure, third place is as good as first in the US
Army 150 at Motor Mile Speedway in Radford, Virginia.
Turnure of
BullRing Mostorsports was declared the winner following
a flurry of post race reviews, penalties and pitroad
fisticuffs related to a last-lap incident involving the two
front runners. Seeing a brief opening Rex Hoyle, also of
BullRing dove low into T1 but Jeff Steenbergen of
NWSTS quickly closed the door to protect his lead. It
was too late, however, and Hoyle got into the back of
Steenbergen spinning him and taking checkers.
STPC officials spent a day reviewing the incident and
decided to penalize Hoyle placing him at the end of the lead
lap and leaving the victory for then third position Turnure.
"While I have no doubt the contact was unintentional, "
explained Mark Royer, STPC administrator, "I felt compelled
to penalize Hoyle. It is a slippery slope to allow drivers
to turn leaders on the last lap and grab the checkers."
Following Turnure to the finish line for what became a
second place finish was Richie Coy in his STPC debut for
SIModified.com. Dave Slade of
HPCORS took the third spot and Doug Carle of
BumpDraftin, returning from a nine week recovery
folllowing his heart attack grabbed fourth. Fifth spot was
taken by
SIModified.com's other new driver Steve Meadors.
Twenty-two drivers took the green in the bruising event
hosted
BullRing Mostorsports. With an STPC record breaking 17
cautions, tensions were running high all evening. Between
cautions, the racing competition was intense and provided
drivers and spectators alike some great racing. "I actually
had a lot of fun, til my car fried." said Danny Coral,
Administrator of host
BullRing. "We've all just switched from late models to
modifieds," continued Royer, "and it'll take us a bit to get
use to the lower cockpit and smaller chassis. When you're
inches from the other guy's bumper, it takes an intuitive
feel to make the automatic adjustments required to avoid
contact. That'll take a little time to acquire; it's just
very different than driving late models."
ASRS Announces Roster
Mark Royer,
27-July-2007
Cleveland, Ohio - The
American Sim Racing Series (ASRS), newest STPC
participating league, has announced their roster today.
Included are the following drivers:
|
42 |
Skip Honaker |
|
388 |
Chuck Darling |
|
40 |
Paul Boswell |
|
92 |
Jeff Bye, Jr. |
|
45 |
Wes Johnston |
Turnure In
the Right Spot
By Mark Royer, 26-July-2007
Radford,
Virginia
- With pole-sitter and leader Jeff Steenbergen (who led 148
of 150 laps) being turned by Rex Hoyle on the last lap, and
Hoyle being penalized to the end of the lead lap, John
Turnure was sitting pretty in third and ends up being
declared the unofficial winner (pending full scoring) of the
US Army 150 at Motor Mile Speedway. (Full race story
coming soon.)
NWSTS
Adds Nick Poland
By Mark Royer, 24-July-2007
Billerica, Massachusetts
- The
NWSTS front
office has announced today that Nick Poland will suit up for
their team driving the number 11. STPC would like to
welcome Nick to the ranks and we look forward to driving
with him on-track.
American Sim Racing Series joins Short Track ProCup!
Jim Foose,
24-July-2007
Cleveland, Ohio - The Short Track Pro Cup Series (STPC)
welcomed another member to the fold with the addition of the
American Sim Racing Series (ASRS) bringing the total
number of participating leagues to 9.
The
American Sim Racing Series, has been in operation since 2002
has grown into one of the premier online racing leagues, and
is excited to be included in the Short Track Pro Cup
Series. “I feel that I speak for our league as a whole when
I say we are excited to be a part of the STPC” ASRS
President and General Manager, Jim Foose stated in a written
statement. “This is a unique concept and I think it will
not only strengthen our league, but will allow our premier
drivers to have some fun. After all, that is the point of
online racing” Foose continued.
Right
now the ASRS does not have an official STPC race date, but
that could change in the near future. “I have stated I
would like to host one of the STPC events, but while they
have not granted us a race date, they haven’t said no” Foose
stated of the STPC events which bring select drivers from
the member leagues together under a common format. “I am
optimistic that we will get a date before the season is
over, one can only hope, you can bet my fingers are
crossed.”
Mark
Royer issued the following statement: "We are excited at
STPC with the addition of ASRS as a participating league.
The current participating league owners voted to include
ASRS and we look forward to their on-track debut. I know
they will be a strong addition to STPC and will challenge
for individual and team championships in the 2007 STPC Modified
series."
The
American Sim Racing Series has seen continued growth since
its birth in 2002. Since 2005, some of the biggest names in
short track sim racing have raced in the American Sim Racing
Series, making it America’s #1 Online Short Track League.
For more information on the ASRS visit
www.americansimracing.com.
STPC Opens Modified Series at Motor Mile
Mark Royer,
24-July-2007
Radford, Virginia - Due
to last-minute issues with the track surface at Airborne
Speedway in Plattsburg, NY,
BullRing Motorsports, host of the STPC Modifieds Series
opener, was forced to quickly find a substitute venue for the US
Army 150, tomorrow night's race (Wed. July, 25th). The BullRing
looked 750 driving miles south and made hasty arrangements with
Motor Mile Speedway in Radford VA to insure that the STPC opener
goes off without a hitch.
"These things happen," explained Mark Royer, STPC Administrator,
"I'm just glad the folks at
BullRing, along with their sponsor
Dutchess Beer Distributors, have worked so hard pull things
together and make this race happen in Radford. Motor Mile is a
great track and the racing there should be exciting for drivers
and fans alike." With that, STPC teams turned their haulers
around and are headed for the mountains of Virginia.
With the completion of the Late Model Series early in July and
the crowning of Keith Moore of
Bumpdraftin as 2007 STPC LM champion, the teams are anxious
to get going on the new series to knock Moore off his throne.
Drivers from 9 independent weekly short track leagues will vie
for both the individual and team crowns. The late model series
saw six different winners in six races, so many drivers believe
the modifieds series will be their chance to shine.
“Short Track ProCup is a unique series”, explains Royer. “We are
not your regular weekly league. Instead, we bring together the
best drivers from some of the best weekly short track leagues
around the internet for top quality, exciting races once every
third week or so. Every driver in the field will be among the
top drivers in their respective weekly leagues.”
To be eligible for an STPC license, a driver must join a
participating weekly league and meet the qualification
requirements established by that league. Each participating
league is allotted seven STPC licenses.
STPC events are each hosted by one of the participating leagues
and STPC works very closely with them to insure mutual benefit
and greater short track awareness throughout the sim-racing
community.
BullRing Motorsports, this week's host, is the home of a
number of excellent weekly series ranging from Nextel Cup to
short track. In addition,
BullRing Motorsports is recognized as a top provider of
chassis setups to the online racing community.
If you like short tracking and are looking for a high-paced,
knuckle whitening experience check out the participating leagues
for one that matches your schedule and needs.
BullRing Moves
Event 7 to Motor Mile
By Mark Royer, 21-July-2007
Billerica, Massachusetts
- Due to undisclosed issues with the track surface at
Airborne Speedway,
BullRing Motorsports, host of STPC's Event 7 (the Modifieds
Series opener), was forced to move the event to Motor Mile
Speedway in Radford, Virginia. Last minute arrangements
are being hastily made for the arrival of STPC's drivers for
this Wednesday's race. (For details go
here.)
SIModified.com
Adds Coy and Meadors
By Mark Royer, 21-July-2007
Matthews, North Carolina
-
SIModified.com
has announced today that they are making two roster changes in
preparation for the upcoming six-race Modifieds series.
Richard Coy, an SIModifieds league administrator and sponsor,
and Steve Meadors will replace Tony Whittier and Matt Riley for
the squad. Coy will drive the #2 and Meadors has yet to
announce his number for STPC. The STPC front office
extends a warm welcome to both drivers and we look forward to
seeing them on the track next week.
Hoyle Rules
By Mark Royer, 2-July-2007
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
- Following an early incident that put pole sitter Charli Brown
of
SIModified.com at the back of the pack, the BullRing's Rex
Hoyle took the lead and held it for every green-flag lap to
checkers in the
Crankin' Hank, Marrow.org 150 last night. Hoyle's
dominating performance was nearly flawless as he grabbed the
final victory of the six-race
Short Track ProCup (STPC) late model series. Following Hoyle
most of the way was Dan Wolf of
HPCORS who was looking at an outside chance at taking the
STPC Late Model championship from points leader Keith Moore
of (BumpDraftin).
Wolf needed a great performance combined with a disaster for
Moore. While Wolf managed a fantastic 2nd place finish, it still
wasn't good enough to overtake 5th place finisher Moore for the
championship.
Josh Guiher (a.k.a. Butter) of
SIModified.com took the third spot at Myrtle Beach securing
a third place in the championships as well. Ed Jones of
HPCORS pulled in for fourth on the night.
While Keith Moore snagged the championship followed by Wolf and
Guiher in 2nd and 3rd, Donny Moore of
NSRS took the fourth LM series spot and
HPCORS's Mark Royer the fifth.
The next STPC race, three weeks from now at Airborne Speedway
will open the six race Modifieds series.
Crankin’ up a Champion
By Mark Royer,
29-June-2007
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
– Fireworks and festivals are the talk of Myrtle Beach this week
as the Fourth of July celebrations approach. Murrell’s Inlet is
having its annual Boat Parade, North Myrtle Beach it’s
Independence Music Blast, and keeping up with the local
excitement Myrtle Beach Speedway will host the
Crankin’ Hank, Marrow.com 150
this Sunday night. Being the sixth and final race of the
2007
Short Track ProCup (STPC) late model series, the
Crankin’ Hank will be
action packed excitement as many of the best short track drivers
battle for the STPC Late Model championship.
Keith Moore of
BumpDraftin is the odds-on favorite to take the crown. Moore
has a cool 41 championship points lead over his closest
contender Dan Wolf of
HPCORS and it’s another 43 points to third place Josh Guiher
representing race host
SIModifieds.com .
BumpDraftin also holds a 23 point lead over
NSRS in the team championship race.
“No one has dominated STPC this season,” points out Mark Royer,
STPC Administrator, “We’ve had five separate winners in five
races. However, Keith Moore has been a very steady throughout
and deserves to be where he is.” Following this race, STPC will
begin it’s six race Modifieds series and the championship points
will be reset to zero.
“Short Track ProCup is a unique series”, explains Royer. “We are
not your regular weekly league. Instead, we bring together the
best drivers from some of the best weekly short track leagues
around the internet for top quality, exciting races once every
third week or so. Every driver in the field will be among the
top drivers in their respective weekly leagues.”
To be eligible for an STPC license, a driver must join a
participating weekly league and meet the qualification
requirements established by that league. Each participating
league is allotted seven STPC licenses.
STPC events are each hosted by one of the participating leagues
and STPC works very
closely with them to insure mutual benefit and greater
short
track awareness throughout the sim-racing community.
SIModifieds.com is hosting this week’s event at Myrtle Beach.
SIModifieds.com, sponsored by
NPGPro Racing and
the
Fraser Street Deli,
is the home of the Whelen Modifieds mod and runs three weekly
modified series, the SK Modified Series on Mondays and Tuesdays,
the Whelen Modified Tour on Wednesdays and the True Value Race
of Champions on Thursdays.
If you like short tracking and are looking for a high-paced,
knuckle whitening experience check out the participating leagues
for one that matches your schedule and needs.
Crankin' Hank
By Charli
Brown, 15-June-2007
Matthews, North Carolina
-
My dad, Hank Brown has been diagnosed with Leukemia. To
honor him and his fight we will name the next STPC race at
Myrtle Beach
The Crankin' Hank, Marrow.org 150.
My dad brought me up around race cars and he follows my progress
of online racing since we no longer live together with me in
North Carolina, and he still living in Connecticut. We ran a
Pro4 Modified together and raced all over New England and Wall
Stadium in New Jersey.
He is currently at the University of Massachusetts Medical in
Worcester, but told me he plans to be home in a few days after
getting his third dose of Chemotherapy. Hopefully, a donor match
will be found for him soon.
Reigning
Butter
By Mark
Royer, 14-June-2007
Nashville, Tennessee -
It was Josh Guiher (a.k.a. Butter) of
SIModified.com that sat in the
lead when the red flag flew on lap 97 of the Get Well Doug
Carle 150 which was ultimately terminated as wind-swept
rains rolled into Nashville yesterday. While Guiher was
downplaying his victory in the fifth
STPC event of the
2007 season hosted by
NSRS as one of lucky
circumstance, second place finisher Keith Moore of
BumpDraftin
congratulated him pointing out, "Its all about being in front!".
Last night Moore was close enough to the front to wrestle the
STPC
championship points lead away from Dan Wolf of
HPCORS who sat this race out.
With one late model race to go three weeks from now at Myrtle
Beach, Keith Moore is the odds-on favorite to take the Late
Model class championship. Following that race STPC will
begin its six-race Whelen Modifieds series.
Slipping in behind Moore for a 3rd place
finish was Charli Brown of
SIModified.com. Both
Brown and Guiher drive for the
Fraser St. Deli sponsor giving
the establishment a lot of visibility in the Music City. A
pair of
BullRing Motorsports drivers
filled out the top five as John Turnure and Rex Hoyle took 4th
and 5th respectively.
Keith Moore (BumpDraftin)
collected 5 championship points for leading the most laps and
another 5 for leading one or more laps. Also collecting
the bonus for leading a lap were Josh Guiher (SIModified.com),
John Turnure (BullRing),
Rex Hoyle (BullRing),
RJ Perles (NSRS)
and pole sitter Jeff Steenbergen (NWSTS).
The hard charger, gaining 7 positions on the evening was Mark
Royer of
HPCORS. The 1/2-way
leader award is not given in a shortened race. (See
detailed results)
Guitars and Fast Cars
By Mark
Royer, 12-June-2007
Nashville, Tennessee -
Carrie Underwood and the CMA Music Festival aren’t the only hot
tickets around town. In addition to guitars, banjoes and drum
sets, Nashville will be making way for car haulers, tire jacks
and engine winches as the drivers of
Short Track ProCup (STPC) arrive for the
Get Well
Doug Carle 150, the fifth event of the 2007 STPC series.
The
North/South Racing Series (NSRS) will host the race at the
Music City Motorplex.
With a new name and an online facelift (by the
American Short Track Group, ASTG) the old Nashville track
promises to be an exciting venue for the red-hot STPC points
race. With just two races remaining in the Late Model class, Dan
Wolf of
HPCORS, the current STPC points leader, has submitted a
request for provisional points indicating that he can’t make the
trip to Nashville. That leaves the points lead wide open to
several drivers nipping at Wolf’s heels including
BumpDraftin’s Keith Moore and Donny Moore of
NSRS who are running 2nd an 3rd respectively.
“I expect to see some wild, knuckle-white racing tomorrow
night,” said Mark Royer, STPC Administrator, “Nashville is an
old favorite and STPC drivers are excited to take to the asphalt
there.” The 0.569 oval has 18 degree banking in the corners and
will support high speed, inside-outside battles throughout the
strong STPC field.
“Short Track ProCup is a unique series”, explains Royer. “We are
not your regular weekly league. Instead, we bring together the
best drivers from some of the best weekly short track leagues
around the internet for top quality, exciting races once every
third week or so. Every driver in the field will be among the
top drivers in their respective weekly leagues.”
“To be eligible for an STPC license”, Royer continues, “a driver
must join a participating weekly league and meet the
qualification requirements established by that league. Each
participating league is allotted seven STPC licenses.”
STPC events are each hosted by one of the participating leagues
and STPC works very closely with them to insure mutual benefit
and greater short track awareness throughout the sim-racing
community.
NSRS is a long running series that runs CUP, CTS and Aero88
divisions for NR2003 and V8 Supercars on rFactor. In addition,
NSRS is the home of
ASTG, makers of some of the finest short tracks for NR2003
and rFactor, including Music City Motorplex.
If you like short tracking and are looking for a high-paced,
knuckle whitening experience check out the participating leagues
for one that matches your schedule and needs.
GSRT to Host 9th STPC Event At Irwindale
By Mark Royer,
25-May-2007
Sacramento, California -
Golden State Racers Tour (GSRT) has agreed to host the 9th
STPC race at Irwindale on September 5th. See full details
here.
GSRT Application to STPC Approved
By Mark Royer,
25-May-2007
Billerica, Massachusetts -
The California based
Golden State Racers Tour (GSRT) has applied to STPC for
admission as a participating league. Following closed door
discussions at the STPC front office, the board of participating
league representatives has voted to approve the application.
GSRT now has 7 licenses to issue to it's drivers and those
drivers will be eligible for the next STPC race at Music City
Motorplex hosted by
NSRS.
In addition, GSRT is considering hosting the
available September race date on the week of Sept 2-8.
That date became available when MORE Racing was dropped as a
participating league earlier in the season.
BumpDraftin Adds Adam Radiske
By Keith Moore,
23-May-2007
Independence, Missouri
-
Keith Moore,
BumpDraftin Administrator, has
announced today that Adam Radiske will be driving the #65 car
for
BumpDraftin. We all look
forward to competing with Adam and welcome him to STPC.
Klein Comes Alive
By Mark
Royer, 21-May-2007
Newton, Iowa -
Following three mediocre
Short Track ProCup (STPC) outings, by Jacob Klein's
standards, the reigning
HPCORS
2006 Champion put it all together
last night in the
TT Racing 150 at Iowa Speedway. Taking the lead the hard way,
passing RJ Perles of
NSRS
on the outside on lap 104, Klein led the rest
of the way to checkers in the 150 lap event. Battling
Klein for the lead over the last ten laps was
HPCORS
league
nemesis Dave Slade who finished a mere 3 one-hundredths behind
Klein and had to settle for second. "One more lap and I woulda' have been done." Jacob Klein explained in a post race
interview, referring to his spent tires. When asked by
reporters about his march to the front over the last 50 laps of
the race, Slade simply replied "I wanted it bad."
Pulling in for third was Donny Moore of
NSRS who put on quite a driving show running the latter portions
of the race without third gear.
BumpDraftin's Keith Moore
took the fourth spot, which was good enough to vault him into a
tenuous 4 point lead over
HPCORS's Dan Wolf in the
championship
points race. Wolf was forced to retire early due to
mechanical problems. Pole-sitter John Turnure of
BullRing Motorsports, back from an illness that kept him out of the first
three STPC races, showed that the time off hasn't blunted his
driving
skills by rounding out the top five.
"This was a battle the entire way," said
STPC Administrator Mark Royer. "No less than 8 separate
drivers held the lead during the race and every lap was a
battle. I want to thank
NWSTS for hosting a great event at
Iowa Speedway."
With only two races to go until the STPC
Late Model champion is crowned, Keith Moore leads a red-hot
championship
points race. Three
HPCORS drivers have
slipped into the top five. In addition to Wolf, top
finishes last night at Iowa by Klein and Slade push them into
the championship hunt. Donny Moore of
NSRS held his third
spot on the championship board with a third spot in the race.
In addition to the victory, Klein took 5
bonus points each for leading one or more laps, leading the most
laps of the evening at 42 and gaining the most positions during
the race at 16. Dan Wolf was the 1/2-way leader garnering
5 points for him. Other lap leaders were John Turnure (BullRing),
Keith Moore (BumpDraftin), Donny Moore
(NSRS), RJ Perles
(NSRS), Mic Olafson
(NWSTS), Jeff
Steenbergen (NWSTS) and Dan Helbert
(BumpDraftin).
Short Track ProCup drivers are now
looking forward to June 13th, when they will take to the track
at Music City Motorplex in Nashville, Tennessee.
NSRS who
hosted the 2007 STPC opener will also be hosting the 5th race in
Nashville.
(See
detailed results and
photos.)
STPC Driver Doug Carle Suffers Heart Attack
By Kevin
Carle, 19-May-2007
Cincinnati, Ohio -
Last Wednesday night my dad had a heart
attack. He was having chest pain and cold sweats and went to the
ER. They told him the EKG was normal so they did a chest x-ray
on him and that came back normal as well. They came in to give
him an aspirin and as he sat up he started convulsing and then
his heart stopped. They shocked him and got him back and then
air cared him to another hospital where a cardiologist was there
ready to operate. They put 2 stints in his arteries to keep them
from blocking up. He was in intensive care until yesterday and
now is in a regular room and getting better. If ya's could, say
a prayer for him, he's not out of the woods yet but, he's
getting close! Ya'all take care and hope to be back on here
racin' soon.
STPC Administrator Mark Royer added, "Our
thoughts and prayers will be with Doug, Kevin and their family.
I trust Doug's recovery will be speedy and complete."
STPC at Iowa Looks to be Great Show
By Mark
Royer, 18-May-2007
Newton, Iowa - With
the new speedway in Newton Iowa entering it's first full
season of racing, officials at STPC made sure that the
Short Track ProCup (STPC) was on the Iowa Speedway
schedule. STPC drivers began arriving in the small town
earlier today in preparation for the fourth STPC event
scheduled to kickoff this coming Sunday afternoon. "Iowa is
a special place." said Mark Royer, STPC Administrator. "It
is a wide, fast, grippy track that promises to provide some
great racing for STPC. It is an ideal venue for the type of
racing we do. I am glad our host NWSTS chose to run here."
NASCARACEPIX Weekend Short Track Series (NWSTS) is the
host league for this weeks STPC race.
With three late model races down and three to go,
HPCORS driver Dan Wolf tops the championship points
chart with 468 points. Not far behind is Keith Moore of
BumpDraftin sitting at 450 points. The late model
champion will receive a unique prize this season - they will
have the naming rights and track selection rights to ninth
race of the
NWSTS summer season, to be held on July 29th.
STPC runs events about once every third week. Each event is
hosted by one of the participating weekly leagues and STPC
works very closely with them to insure mutual benefit and
greater short track awareness throughout the sim-racing
community. This week’s host,
NWSTS is entering their sixth season devoted
specifically to short track racing. NWSTS is part of the
TT Racing League and is kicking off their 6th season at
SUAR Speedway tonight using the Whelen Modifieds mod.
Drivers of all skill levels are invited to join them for
some great short track racing.
If you like short track racing and are looking for a
high-paced, knuckle whitening experience check out NWSTS or
any of the participating leagues for one that matches your
schedule and needs.
Dan Does Disney
By Mark
Royer, 30-Apr-2007
Lake
Buena Vista, Florida -
Disney World has a long repertoire of canines. There's
goofy, pluto, 101 dalmations and or course the Lady and the
Tramp. Now, we can add a Wolf to the fold as
HPCORS's Dan Wolf topped a star-studded Short Track
ProCup field last night in the Disney 100 at Walt Disney
World Speedway. The victory not only gave Wolf the
checkers, but also vaulted him into the individual
championship points lead and his team into the team points
lead. Making it a one-two night for
HPCORS was Dave Slade. Slade worked his way from the back
of the pack at the opening green to the second place
finishing spot during two long green flag runs.
RJ Perles of
NSRS, who ran near the front all race including leading 48
laps, pulled in for the third spot while pole sitter Keith
Moore of host league
BumpDraftin snagged fourth. Rounding out the top
five was Doug Carle, also of
BumpDraftin .
Wolf, Perles and Moore each
captured 5 additional championship points for leading one or
more laps. Wolf added another 5 for leading the most
laps, 50 of the 100 lap event. RJ Perles grabbed the 5
point 1/2-way leader bonus and Slade took the 5 hard charger
points for gaining 12 positions enroute to his 2nd place
finish.
Sixteen drivers made the long
trip to Florida to take the green. The event was high
paced and action packed. "Despite a very tricky course
with some very, um..., interesting bumps here and there, the
field did an awesome job keeping themselves out of trouble."
said STPC Administrator Mark Royer referring to the the fact
there was only one caution in the event. "This is in
marked contrast to the mayhem in Minnesota." where there
were no less than 16 yellows dropped.
The Short Track ProCup drivers
are now looking forward to May 20th when
NASCARACEPICX Weekend Short Track Series (NWSTS) will
host a night in Iowa setting off the TT Racing 150 at Iowa
Speedway. But, in the meantime, it's back to the
weekly circuits!
(See full
results and
photos.)
Mark Spiker Signs On With NSRS
By Mark Royer,
27-April-2007
Florence, Kentucky
- The
NSRS League office has announced that Mark Spiker will
remain on the roster as a permanent team member. As one of
the flurry of last minute entries to the Minnesota race three
weeks ago (a result of the addition of two STPC licenses for
each participating league), Spiker completed just 27 laps in
that race. He will be driving the #54 Wrangler Chevrolet.
Tony Whittier To Ride With
SIModified
By Mark Royer,
27-April-2007
Matthews, North Carolina
- After turning just 13 laps as a last minute entry at
Minnesota State Fairgrounds Speedway three weeks ago, Tony
Whittier has hooked on to
SIModified.com as a permanent addition and hopes
to put in a full race at Walt Disney World. Whittier will be
running the #89 Bojangles car.
NSRS Adds Jimmie Jones
By Mark Royer,
27-April-2007
Springfield, Oregon - Jimmie Jones (Comsike), a regular
at
NSRS, has signed on to fill the 7th and final roster spot on
NSRS's STPC roster. Jones is not new to inter-league
racing having run for the NSRS Team in the 2005 Short Track Team
Championships. Jones will be running the #35 John Deere car.
Short Track ProCup Goes To Disney
World
By Mark Royer,
24-April-2007
Lake Buena Vista, Florida - Mickey and Minnie will be in
the back seat of the convertible pacecar, Goofy will drop the
opening green flag and Snow White and the 7 dwarfs will be
selling peanuts and cotton candy in the grandstands. However,
amid the Disney-styled, vacation-like atmosphere will be 25-plus
who mean all business, driving business, the business of winning
the third Short Track ProCup (STPC) event. STPC drivers will
line up for the Disney 100, the third race of the 2007 season at
Walt Disney World Speedway, a unique one-mile, tri-oval in Lake
Buena Vista Florida this Sunday at 9:30 PM ET.
With two races under their belts, the
championship points race is red-hot. Keith Moore of
BumpDraftin, the host of this Sunday's event, and Donny
Moore of
NSRS are locked in a dead tie for the front spot with 315
points each. A mere 12 points behind them in the third spot is
Dan Wolf of
HPCORS. In fact, each of the 7 participating leagues
has at least one driver in the top eight, a testament to the
balance of quality drivers each league brings to STPC.
Keith Moore, Administrator of host league BumpDraftin describes
Walt Disney World Speedway, "It's a very fun track, like Phoenix
but different. 3 completely different turns. It should be big
enough to have a great 20+ car field on too." "This should be an
exciting race. The track has some unusual bumps and it will
support higher speeds than typical at STPC events. It will be
very interesting to see how the short track drivers handle the
track." added Mark Royer, STPC Administrator.
STPC runs events about once every third week. Each event is
hosted by one of the participating weekly leagues and STPC works
very closely with them to insure mutual benefit and greater
short track awareness throughout the sim-racing community. This
week’s host,
BumpDraftin, is a long running league that is home of the
2007 Impact Modifieds Series. In addition,
BumpDraftin offers a variety of different class choices
which change from time-to-time including past CUP, ASA, CTS, LM,
and IROC series.
If you like short track racing and are looking for a high-paced,
knuckle whitening experience check out BumpDraftin
or any of the participating leagues for one that matches your
schedule and needs.
STPC To Present
Two NWSTS Races
STPC LM Class Champ to Name One Race
By Mark
Royer, 25-Apr-2007
Billerica, Massachusetts - Following
three days of close-door negotiations Mark Royer, Short
Track ProCup (STPC) Administrator, and Mic Olafson,
NASCARACEPICX Weekend Short Track Series (NWSTS)
Administrator, issued a joint statement. STPC will
present two Season-6 NWSTS races. The first will be
the Short Track ProCup 150 on June 29th. More
interestingly, the second will be the STPC LM Champ 150 on
July 20th. The STPC Late Model class champion, who
will be crowned after the sixth STPC event on July 1st, will
have the option of renaming the STPC LM Champ 150 to a name
of his choosing.
In a clarifying statement Royer
noted that the two races are not STPC events,
they are NWSTS races on the regular NWSTS weekly schedule.
STPC Expands
License Count
By Mark
Royer, 12-Apr-2007
Billerica, Massachusetts - The STPC
front office has announced today that it has expanded the
number of STPC licenses granted to each participating league
from 5 to 7. "One of the league owners partitioned
STPC for the expansion and after a vote of all owners the
expansion was granted." said Mark Royer earlier today.
Keith Moore Checks in for Checkers
By Mark
Royer, 12-Apr-2007
St. Paul,
Minnesota - A smiling Keith
Moore of
BumpDraftin was surrounded by the Bud Girls on the
victory podium as he explained, "This one makes up for last
week!" Keith was referring to his untimely mechanical
failure while leading at New Smyrna three weeks ago. There
was only clear sailing for Keith last night at the 2nd
Short Track ProCup (STPC) event of the 2007 season, the
Minnesota 150 presented by Bud Light and hosted by
BullRing Mostorsports. The victory catapulted Moore into
a
STPC championship points tie with unrelated namesake
Donny Moore of
NSRS who had a sweet 3rd place finish himself.
Tucking in behind Keith Moore on lap 121 and following him
to a second place finish was Donny Moore's team mate Jeff
Wurtz. Pole sitter Rex Hoyle of host BullRing pulled in for
fourth and Thomas McKie opened the
CANAM 2007 campaign with a nice top five.
Bonus points were handed out to Rex Hoyle (15 for leading
the most laps, 1/2 way leader and leading one or more laps).
Keith Moore, Dan Wolf of
HPCORS, and Charli Brown of
SIModified.com also collected 5 point each for leading
during the race. Joe Sheedy of CANAM was the hard charger
(worth 5 bonus points) gaining a whopping 21 positions,
starting 29th and finishing 8th. The fastest race lap was
turned in by Charli Brown on lap 108 when he turned a
blistering 17.810 second lap.
26 drivers took the green in the brusing 150 lap event which
saw 16 cautions. But, the quality and excitement of the
green-flag runs was very high. "Whenever you get this many
excellent drivers on one track at the same time, it's going
to be touch and go until everyone gets to know one another."
pointed out Mark Royer, STPC Administrator. "Remember,
everyone of these guys is use to finishing in the money in
their regular weekly leagues, so it can be difficult to
accept settling into a 20th spot. That'll all work out with
time." Royer assured the post-race audience.
(See full
results and
photos.)
John Turnure Suffers Illness - Rex Hoyle to Step In
By Mark Royer, 10-April-2007
Billerica, Massachusetts - The
BullRing MotorSports and
Racing Leagues has announced that the John
Turnure, driver of the No. 88 Short Track Central.com Dodge,
has been taken with long term illness and will not be
available to drive in STPC. Rex Hoyle will step in to
drive the No. 88 with an American Emergency Vehicles
sponsorship on a Ford Taurus. As a clarification, the
STPC front office issued a statement that this move is a
permanent roster change, not a single race substitution
which would not be allowed under current STPC rules.
STPC and all the participating
leagues and drivers extend the sincerest wishes to John for
a speedy and complete recovery. He will be in our
thoughts.
CANAM Launches 2007 Campaign at Minnesota
By Thomas McKie, 10-April-2007
Bakersfield, California - After missing the first
STPC race of the season at New Smyrna Speedway, the
CanAm
Racing Team will be making their debut at Minnesota State
Fairgrounds this Wednesday night. Because of mechanical
problems with a couple of the teams haulers, the team was
unable to make the first race of the season and are now
behind the eight ball.
