SSRL 2012 Season Begins on Monday Night, February 13th with Triathlon Super Series

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The SSRL Super Series kicks off on February 13th at Coca Cola Superspeedway.  The Super Series will feature racing with three rotating mods, and on a wide variety of race tracks from half-mile to 4 miles in length, including road courses, short tracks, speedways and super speedways.  All events will be 40% in length, with a minimum of 100 laps for the short tracks.  The series will test its drivers' versatility and reward its top driver at the end of the season with the title of SSRL Super Series Champion.  The series champion will also earn the title of the SSRL's most versatile driver, if not the best overall driver.

The SSRL Super Series will run on Monday nights, using randomly-selected fixed setups picked from a pool of those uploaded by participating drivers during the previous week.  Candidate setups must be uploaded to the "Super Series Uploaded Setups" folder on the SSRL Car File Manager no later than 7:30 PM CT on the night of the race.  Also, our infamous lockdown procedures will come back into play and be utilized to deter cheating.  Each driver in the series will be allowed five provisional starts for the series, implemented by dropping each driver's five worst finishes, or "no-shows" events.  The point system will be the same as with all other SSRL 2012 series, except that the bonus for winning will be only one point. There will also be a bonus point awarded for the fast qualifier of each event.

Also coming up...

SSRL 2012 Cup Season Begins Wednesday Night, February 15th
All events will be 40% in length.

SSRL 2012 Truck Season Begins Tuesday Night, February 28th
All events will be 40% in length.

Chamblee Wins at O'Reilly Raceway Park

February 2, 2012 - Chuck Chamblee came from the rear of the field and overtook Louie Robinett to take the lead last night at ORP in the SSRL Winter Late Model Series.  Chamblee then fought off Scotty Formosa to take the win.  Robinett finished 3rd, followed by Nicky Formosa.

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SPEEDWAY TRUCK SERIES:

Nicky Formosa Gets 3rd Win, Inches Closer to First SSRL Title

February 1, 2012 - Nicky Formosa was one of the favorites headed into the SSRL Speedway Truck Series at Talladega Superspeedway Tuesday night, and he didn't disappoint his fans.  Formosa, with a lot of help from his friends took the lead early and held the lead for a total of 67 of the 76 laps run, including the final lap which was a one-lap dash.

Most of the attention was on the tight points race between Formosa and Robert Baucom.  Politics appeared to play a part in this race, with both Formosa and Baucom having to lobby for help with the draft.  Formosa worked the bottom line, with help from Marshall, Scotty Formosa and Chuck Chamblee while Baucom seemed to have the favors of Chase Spradlin, Brian McBrayer, Jeff Belt and Matt Vaade.  Jeff Rogers and Louie Robinett remained neutral and worked whichever lane they chose until late in the race, then Robinett elected to push the bottom line.

Scotty Formosa lost an engine just shy of half-way and was out of the battle, as was Jeff Belt after crashing as a result of contact between himself and Baucom.  Robinett and Chamblee tangled while battling side by side, spinning both trucks.  Robinett made a nice recovery though and would work his way to the 3rd position in the closing laps of the race.

Baucom would be tagged with a speeding penalty just past the half-way point and would fall almost 25 seconds back from the lead pack, but a caution period resulting from transmission problems with Brian McBrayer would allow Baucom to catch back up and possibly have a shot at Formosa.  But when the green flag waved for the final lap to begin, Baucom could never find an opening to get back to the leader, and Nicky Formosa would take the win.  Allen Marshall finished 2nd, followed by Dennis Francesconi, Louie Robinett and Chuck Chamblee, the top five finishers.  Robert Baucom finished 6th, allowing Formosa to extend his points lead with just two races remaining in the series.

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SSRL WINTER AERO88 SERIES:

Formosa Nails Pit Stop to Take Lead and Win at Pocono

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Some Sim Racing Rivalries Started Years Ago on Real Race Tracks

Some rivalries on the race track were going on long before simulated racing came about. Before Chuck Chamblee and Robert Baucom ever put a bumper to the other in a racing simulation, their fathers were doing it in real life at the Fairgrounds Speedway in Nashville. In this classic photo, Charlie Chamblee and Bobby Baucom were battling it out in the popular Late Model Stock Car division at the Fairgrounds. Photo courtesy of Randy Binkley.

SHORT TRACK CHALLENGE SERIES CANCELLED

January 22, 2012 - Effective immediately the SSRL Short Track Challenge Series, a joint series between the SSRL and FSB Racing is cancelled. The series is being cancelled due to communication issues between the two leagues. The current standings after only two events had Robert Baucom and Chuck Chamblee in a tie for points, but Baucom, by virtue of having the most laps completed will be declared the series champion.

Thanks to our Supporters!

Our race and TS servers are currently paid through February.

Please, donate at least $5.00 to the league if you can, so that we can keep up our monthly server fee payments.  Use the Donate link on the main menu bar above to donate.

Jan 5: Thanks Dennis Francesconi! Your $60.00 donation is appreciated!
Jan 16: Thanks Nicky Formosa! Your $30.00 donation is appreciated!