Season 1 – Week 10 Update
LATE MODELS:
The drivers of the Short Track Pro Cup Late Models headed to Martinsville Speedway for Week 10 of the 12-week Pro Cup season, and this week all three divisions–Premier, Sportsman, and Developmental–combined and raced together in a 125-lap feature race. 23 cars started what turned out to be a competitive and exciting contest.
In Premier, Shawn Stitt started on the overall pole with Jeremy Davis on his outside. A couple of accidents eventually knocked Stitt well back into the field and gave Jacob Klein the chance to charge from sixteenth overall starting position to lead at the last restart with just a few laps to go. Klein and Davis took the last green together and raced side-by-side through the last lap, but in the final turn, Klein clipped the curbing on the inside of Turn Four and lost just enough speed to give Davis, on the outside, his seventh victory of the season by 0.158 seconds. John-Michael Shenette was in third both in-class and overall, 0.435 seconds behind.
Full race results for Premier: http://www.danlisa.com/scoring/season_race.php?schedule_id=12968
In Sportsman, John Bage started at the front of the class and had high hopes for a strong run to provide some cushion to his points lead and fend off the fast-charging Kato Motorsports lineup of Chris Forster, Eddie George, and Chuck Carter. Unfortunately, Bage was caught up in a late-race incident that dropped him out of contention, leaving Eddie George to take the class win, with Trevor Cameron scoring a season-high second-place finish and Chris Forster two laps behind in third. This is Eddie’s third win of the season, and Kato Motorsports’ fourth straight Sportsman win (and seventh of the season).
Full race results for Sportsman: http://www.danlisa.com/scoring/season_race.php?schedule_id=12956
The Developmental Division race kicked off with Brandon Simmons first in class, but incidents marred his race and allowed Douglas Cormier to move up and score his fourth win of the season by two laps over Taylor Dorner in second, and four laps over Bobby Tomer in third.
Full race results for Developmental: http://www.danlisa.com/scoring/season_race.php?schedule_id=12944
SEASON STANDINGS:
There are no changes in the top five of the Fender Sheetz Premier Division. Jeremy Davis has widened his lead to 35 points over Jeff Conover in second; Jacob Klein used his strong finish at Martinsville to close a lot of ground on Conover but remains in third place. Craig Pearson is fourth, and John-Michael Shenette is fifth.
1 Jeremy Davis 450
2 Jeff Conover 415 -35
3 Jacob Klein 401 -49
4 Craig Pearson 370 -80
5 John-Michael Shenette 363 -87
6 Jeff Ford 326 -124
7 Seymour Charles 312 -138
8 Chad Detillier 298 -152
9 Shawn Stitt 132 -318
10 Ronnie Binkley 131 -319
Full season standings available at http://www.danlisa.com/scoring/season_standings.php?season_id=1353
With drop weeks now figured in, the HollyRidge Computer and Web Services Sportsman Division standings are quite shuffled from last week. Kato Motorsports now sits 1-2-3 in the standings, with Chris Forster four points ahead of Eddie George in second and 22 points ahead of Chuck Carter in third. John Bage runs a close fourth, and Kevin Buchholz jumped three spots in the standings this week to take fifth.
1 Chris Forster 360
2 Eddie George 356 -4
3 Chuck Carter 338 -22
4 John Bage 335 -25
5 Kevin Buchholz 311 -49
6 Lewis Gregory 299 -61
7 Scott Adams 295 -65
8 Chad Arnold 280 -80
9 Trevor Cameron 273 -87
10 Larry Hale 194 -166
Full season standings available at http://www.danlisa.com/scoring/season_standings.php?season_id=1351
Doug Cormier continues to lead the STPC Developmental Division season standings, now by seven points over Brandon Simmons in second. Taylor Dorner is third, Gary Wertman is fourth, and Bobby Tomer is fifth.
1 Douglas Cormier 359
2 Brandon Simmons 352 -7
3 Taylor Dorner 340 -19
4 Gary Wertman 337 -22
5 Bobby Tomer 322 -37
6 Laurence Mermonstein 316 -43
7 Wayne McDaniel 250 -109
8 Tom Cascio 126 -233
9 Christopher Bloom 117 -242
10 Jordan Anderson 42 -317
Full season standings available at http://www.danlisa.com/scoring/season_standings.php?season_id=1352
MODIFIEDS:
The RH2Way.com Radios SK Modified Series headed off to New Smyrna Speedway this week. Only four cars started the race, with Chris Forster scoring a 0.649-second win over John Bage, with Jacob Klein four seconds further back in third.
Full race results: http://www.danlisa.com/scoring/season_race.php?schedule_id=12980
Chris Forster remains atop the season standings for the SK Mods, with Jacob Klein fifteen points back in second. John Bage is third, Mike Iannarelli is fourth, and John-Michael Shenette is fifth.
1 Chris Forster 366
2 Jacob Klein 351 -15
3 John Bage 324 -42
4 Mike Iannarelli 276 -90
5 John-Michael Shenette 229 -137
6 Donny Moore 215 -151
7 Laurence Mermonstein 183 -183
8 Seymour Charles 167 -199
9 David Hampton 156 -210
10 Douglas Cormier 150 -216
Full season standings available at http://www.danlisa.com/scoring/season_standings.php?season_id=1354
THIS WEEK:
LATE MODELS:
This week, STPC’s Late Model Pro Cup makes a nighttime visit to Tennessee’s Thunder Valley and the World’s Fastest Half-Mile at Bristol Motor Speedway. Love or hate the progressive banking, it definitely leads to more side-by-side racing and high-speed door-to-door action.
Last season in Week 8, iRacing Today Motorsports driver Chad Detillier started on the pole and led 86 laps en route to a victory over John-Michael Shenette and Ronnie Binkley. In Sportsman, Chris Forster snapped a string of hard-luck starts by charging from tenth on the grid to win over John Bage and Jeff Ford in a caution-filled race.
TRACK FACTS:
Track: Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
Opened: 1961
Length: 0.533 miles (0.858 km)
Banking: Progressive, max 30 degrees
Fast Race Lap, 2011 Season 4, Premier: John-Michael Shenette, 15.349 seconds
Fast Race Lap, 2011 Season 4, Sportsman: Eddie George, 15.392 seconds
Race Date: Sunday, April 15, 2012
Server Opens: 8:00 pm EST
Qualifying Begins: 9:15 pm EST
Qualifying: 2 laps solo, 5 minutes
Race Length: 150 laps Premier/Development, 125 laps Sportsman
Cautions: On
Lucky Dog: Yes
Password: See STPC Password forums
MODIFIEDS:
The RH2Way.com Radios SK Modified Series will be going home this week, to the track where the SK Modified was created…Jack Arute’s Stafford Motor Speedway in Stafford, Connecticut. These cars and this track have an association going back for decades.
Last season, in Week 2, Chris Forster started on the pole and led all 75 laps, with Justin Girard second and Stephen Halligan third.
TRACK FACTS:
Track: Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford, CT
Opened: 1870 (paved 1967)
Track Length: 0.500 miles (0.805 km)
Banking: 7.5 to 9 degrees
Fast Lap, 2011 Season 4: Ryan Robertson, 19.189 seconds
Race Date: Monday, April 16, 2012
Server Opens: 8:00 pm EST
Qualifying Begins: 9:00 pm EST
Qualifying: 2 laps solo, 5 minutes
Race Length: 15 lap heat, 75 lap main
Cautions: On
Lucky Dog: Yes
Password: See STPC Password forums
2012 SEASON 1 SCHEDULES:
All STPC series (the three Late Model Pro Cup divisions and the RH2Way.com Radios SK Modified Series) will follow the iRacing official schedules for the Late Model and the SK Modified respectively. Late Models race on Sunday nights, and SK Modifieds race on Monday nights. Race times are the same each week except in unusual circumstances–8:00 pm EDT practice starts and 9:15 pm EDT qualifying for the Late Models, 9:00 pm EDT qualifying for the Modifieds.
To sign up for any of our series, visit http://www.stprocup.com and register for the STPC forums. Then use the following threads to sign up:
For Premier: http://www.stprocup.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=4874
For Sportsman: http://www.stprocup.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=4862
For Development: http://www.stprocup.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=4854
For SK Mods: http://www.stprocup.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=4863
LATE MODEL SCHEDULE:
Week 1 (2-05-2012) Lanier National Speedway
Week 2 (2-12-2012) South Boston Speedway
Week 3 (2-19-2012) Toyota Speedway At Irwindale – (Outer)
Week 4 (2-26-2012) New Smyrna Speedway Night race
Week 5 (3-04-2012) Oxford Plains Speedway
Week 6 (3-11-2012) Iowa Speedway – Oval
Week 7 (3-18-2012) Concord Speedway
Week 8 (3-25-2012) Thompson International Speedway
Week 9 (4-01-2012) USA International Speedway
Week 10 (4-08-2012) Martinsville Speedway
Week 11 (4-15-2012) Bristol Motor Speedway Night race
Week 12 (4-22-2012) Jack Arute’s Stafford Motor Speedway
SK MODIFIED SCHEDULE:
Week 1 (2-06-2012) Toyota Speedway At Irwindale – (Outer)
Week 2 (2-13-2012) Lanier National Speedway
Week 3 (2-20-2012) Richmond International Raceway
Week 4 (2-27-2012) USA International Speedway
Week 5 (3-05-2012) Concord Speedway
Week 6 (3-12-2012) Martinsville Speedway
Week 7 (3-19-2012) South Boston Speedway
Week 8 (3-26-2012) Bristol Motor Speedway Night race
Week 9 (4-02-2012) Oxford Plains Speedway
Week 10 (4-09-2012) New Smyrna Speedway Night race
Week 11 (4-16-2012) Jack Arute’s Stafford Motor Speedway
Week 12 (4-23-2012) Thompson International Speedway
ABOUT STPC:
The Short Track Pro Cup is iRacing’s pre-eminent home for exciting short-track racing in both the Late Model Stockcars and the SK Modifieds. The Sunday-night Pro Cup Late Model series features skill-matched racing in multiple divisions: the Fender Sheetz Premier Division, the HollyRidge Computer & Web Services / HRCWS.com Sportsman Division, and the new-for-2012 Development Division for drivers just starting out in league racing or in running the Late Model. STPC also features the RH2Way Radios SK Modified Series for drivers who prefer their cars without fenders getting in the way! STPC also features special “Big Show” events throughout the season. For more information or to sign up, please visit our website at http://www.stprocup.com.