DODGE VIPER CUP SERIES

Spring Mountain Motorsports Park
10/24/2010
Sunday Race Results and Series Recap

It was an awesome year for the Dodge Viper, obtaining it's very own nationally televised racing series. All of us here at Tomball Dodge/ViperExchange.com racing hope you will be with us again next year for the 2011 opener!
Although production for the Viper has stopped, you can rest assure these race cars will keep performing in the upper echelons until Dodge unveils an even meaner beast in the 2013-2014 arena.
After today, the top three finishers of the series will be Ryan Schimsk in 1st, our very own Ben Keating in 2nd with Keith Verges taking the last podium spot.

In the NARRA Race group, Keating took the national championship with Bernie Katz moving up to a 3rd place national finish.

Just because the season is over doesn't mean to stop checking the website daily! We will still be posting the Miller races in full, the Spring Mountain races in full and various short clips of race starts and highlights. Until the 2011 race season starts in January, keep an eye on ViperExchange.com for hot deals to get yourself in a race worthy car. Monitor Youtube and Vimeo uploads on the Dodge Viper Cup link!

Below are the race results for DVC #10

52     Tanner Foust

67     Ryan Schimsk

01     Karl Black

33     Ben Keating

90     Keith Verges

99     Jeffrey Courtney

19     Michael Von Quilich

37     Eric Galerne

84     Kurt Sollberger

01     Jim Stout

53     Michael Zuieback

10     Connie Bogan

03     David Mazyck



Spring Mountain Motorsports Park
10/24/2010
Saturday Race Results and Sunday Qualifying Results

OK, to our understanding, video playback showed that Keating DID pass under a yellow, which is a black flag, meaning you must stop in hot pit, followed by 10 seconds of waiting prior to entering the track again. This is a hefty penalty that moved Keating from what would be 1st or 3rd down to 9th place.
Here are race results from DVC #9 - Below those are the Qualifying Results for DVC #10

DVC #9 Race Results

67         Ryan Schimsk

52         Tanner Foust

90         Keith Verges

01         Jim Stout

99         Jeff Courtney

37         Eric Galerne

10         Connie Bogan

53         Michael Zuieback

33         Ben Keating

03         David Mazyck

Did Not Finish (DNF)

84 Kurt Sollberger

19 Michael Von Quilich

01 Karl Black


DVC #10 QUALIFYING RESULTS

01          Karl Black                2:25.302

52          Tanner Foust            2:25.692

67          Ryan Schimsk          2:25.936

33          Ben Keating              2:26.070

99          Jeffrey Coutney         2:27.408

90         Keith Verges              2:27.997

19         Michael Von Quilich   2:29.862

53         Michael Zuieback       2:30.176

84         Kurt Sollberger          2:30.383

01         Jim Stout                  2:30.720

37         Eric Galerne              2:32.230

10         Connie Bogan           2:34.043

03         David Mazyck           2:39.183


It is still unclear how yesterdays race concluded, here is a picture of Crew Chief Brian Erdman talking to Keating during the start delay, just to occupy everyone until we know more!



And below is a picture of the cars in the grid for the standing start of Saturday's race.




Spring Mountain Motorsports Park
Pahrump, NV
10/23/10

RACE RESULTS

The short story is, there are no race results yet. Although it appeared that Keating placed first, with Schimsk and Tanner following, word came in and confusion ensued as.to whether a full course caution came prior to Keating making the double pass.
If so, it remains unclear whether that would put Keating in 3rd or further back.

I will update the website tomorrow with the official results. Have a good night all!


Spring Mountain Motorsports Park
Pahrump, NV
10/23/10

QUALIFYING RESULTS


Hello everyone! We will upload some pictures of the race later today, for now you will have to make due with the qualifying results for Race #9 of the Dodge Viper Cup!
The race is at 3:50 Vegas time (5:50 Central)

67              Ryan Schimsk                  2:27.917

90              Keith Verges                    2:27.930

33              Ben Keating                     2:28.360

01             Jim Stout                          2:28.725

37             Eric Galerne                      2:33.460

10             Connie Bogan                   2:34.064

03             David Mazyck                   2:42.057

52             Tanner Foust                    2:28.346

19             Michael Von Quilich          2:28.679
 
99             Jeff Courtney                    2:29.028

01             Karl Black                       2:29.801

53             Michael Zuieback             2:31.520

84             Kurt Sollberger                 2:32.223

You may notice there are some fast times in the bottom half of the results, well those folks missed the drivers meeting. According to DVC rules it puts you at the back of the pack.
Although unfortunate, almost every team has missed at least one this year.

Stay tuned for the race results!


The Race and Air Date Schedule for DVC 2010.

Keep in mind these times are in EASTERN TIME, so the rest of this season will be at 2:30 PM CENTRAL!




Bernie Katz, ladies and gentleman, finished 2nd after a spin out and quick recovery in the race league of NARRA in Utah. One might wonder if he could have taken first without the spin, either way, congrats Bernie on the solid race and finish!
Remember, Mr. Katz is the guy you need to talk to to get the Viper of your dreams, he has special Vipers built specifically for Tomball Dodge to compliment the largest Viper inventory in the World! Not only does he know the Viper inside and out, he knows how to drive 'em past the finish line.
Bernie Katz can be reached at 888-332-9433.

Miller Motorsports Park
Tooele, UT
Saturday Race Results
10/3/10

Sorry for the delay on posting the race results, tear down and clean up after the races got busy as the wind picked up past 20 mph and the rain started falling!




This is a picture of Ben Keating's front left wheel after Keith Verges and he had contact on the far side of the track. Yes, it is split clean in half! Ben had to nurse the wheel and tire half way around the track and into pit lane to have a new wheel strapped on to finish the race.

Race results from DVC #8 are below, the final two races of the inaugural Dodge Viper Cup will be at Spring Mountain in NV, just outside of Las Vegas on October 23rd and 24th. After Ben's unfortunate weekend in UT, the points race between he and Ryan Schimsk is a 53 point spread in favor of Schimsk; behind Keating 105 points is Keith Verges, it looks to be an exciting weekend in Nevada!

Also, be sure to check out the videos above. We have posted the start of DVC 8, as well as a few others!

67 Ryan Schimsk

99 Charlie Putman

52 Ralph Gilles

90 Keith Verges

05 Ted Hughes

19 Michael Von Quilich

84 Kurt Sollberger

10 Connie Bogan

01 Jim Stout

37 Eric Galerne

53 Rob Pacione

03 David Mazyck

32 Ben Keating



Miller Motorsports Park
Tooele, UT
Saturday Qualifying Results
10/2/10

Wow! Although there were 10 seconds between first and last quals, there were a few gaps that were extremely close. Check out the Sunday Qual. results below. You know the drill, check back for race results from DVC 8 in a couple hours!

Ryan Schimsk                   1:34.855

Ben Keating                      1:35.209

Ralph Gilles                      1:35.606

Keith Verges                     1:36.050

Charlie Putnam                 1:36.056

Michael Von Quilich          1:36.661

Jim Stout                           1:37.217

Ted Hughes                       1:37.268

Rob Pacione                      1:38.297

Kurt Sollberger                  1:38.301

Eric Galerne                       1:38.419

Connie Bogan                    1:38.455

David Mazyck                     1:44.366


Tooele, UT
Saturday Race Results
10/2/10

It was a great race to watch as spots 1 through 5 battled for the first half of the laps.
Ben Keating spun out in the ViperExchange.com car and went from 2nd to 4th place, unable to catch Gilles even as he went off track on the final lap.
The results of the Saturday race are below, be sure to check back tomorrow for Qualifying and Race results!
Also, check out the videos above as the cars head to the track to grid, and then speed around turn 1 on lap 2.

67                               Ryan Schimsk

99                               Charlie Putman

52                               Ralph Gilles

32                               Ben Keating

90                               Keith Verges

01                              Jim Stout

05                              Ted Hughes

19                              Micahel Von Quilich

84                              Kurt Sollberger

10                              Connie Bogan

37                              Eric Galerne

03                              David Mazyck

53                              Rob Pacione

Miller Motorsports Park
Tooele, UT
Saturday Qualifying Results
10/2/10

Ralph Gilles (The CEO of Dodge, and Champion behind development of the ACR-X) is no slouch when it comes to throwing down. 

Ben Keating was trying to earn extra allocations of the 2013 Dodge Vipers by showing Ralph the line and giving him P2 for the race!

The race is at 2PM (3 Central) so stay tuned for those results!

Ryan Schimsk                               1:35.056

Ralph Gilles                                  1:35.097

Ben Keating                                  1:35.124

Charlie Putman                             1:35.263

Keith Verges                                 1:36.043

Jim Stout                                       1:36.916

Michael Von Quilich                      1:37.045

Ted Hughes                                   1:37.362

Rob Pacione                                  1:37.439

Connie Bogan                                1:37.866

Eric Galerne                                   1:38.777

Kurt Sollberger                              1:38.911

David Mazyck                                 1:44.324



Miller Motorsports Park
Tooele, UT
9/30/10

The ViperExchange.com racing team is getting set up for the 7th and 8th installments of the Dodge Viper Cup race series in Utah's mountain country.
These races coincide with the Viper Owner's Invitational, also at Miller; we are expecting around 1,000 Snakes to be slithering around the Salt Lake City area.

If you are anywhere close, get out to the track this weekend!

Check out this picture of Bernie Katz sliding gracefully into his Comp Coupe to tear up the track. Crew chief Brian Erdman is standing by to assist with radios, seat belts and last minute adjustments.

If you are interested in purchasing a Viper, Mr. Katz is the man you need to work with. Formed outside of the typical salesman mold, he is not only passionate and talented regarding racing, but extremely knowledgeable about the performance and limitations of these vehicles. Katz is in charge of the largest Viper inventory in the U.S. - so get a hold of him today at 888-332-9433 and choose your color!




Pocono International Raceway
Sunday Race Results
9/12/10

It was an exciting race with Verges passing Keating off the start and holding the lead until a about 7 laps to go. Keating passed him in the exact same spot and held on to it for the lead! Check out the videos section to see the start of the race, below are the race results!

33   Ben Keating

90   Keith Verges

53   Bucky Lasek

67   Ryan Schimsk

01   Jim Stout

37   Eric Galerne

19   Michael Von Quilich

52   Allen Johnson

10   Connie Bogan

DNF - 03 David Mazyck


Bucky Lasek in the tech inspection garage!




Pocono International Raceway
Sunday Qualify Results
9/12/10

Here are the wet and rainy qualifying results for the 1:30PM race:

Ben Keating                      1:29.134

Keith Verges                     1:30.166

Eric Galerne                      1:31.386

Ryan Schmisk                   1:31.779

Bucky Lasek                      1:32.401

Jim Stout                            1:34.037

Michael Von Quilich           1:35.249

Connie Bogan                    1:40.934

Allen Johnson                    1:42.995


Pocono International Raceway
Celebrity Drivers
9/11/10

We are extremely fortunate to have two masters of their respective fields joining us for the Dodge Viper Cup events here at Pocono Raceway. Below is a brief bio of both Bucky Lasek and Allen Johnson.

Bucky Lasek is a name known to the entire world of extreme sports enthusiasts, he has won the gold medals at the 1999 and 2000 X-Games in skateboarding. Bucky has a plethora of sponsors and is featured in multiple skateboarding videos and video games.
This just in: the dude can drive a Dodge Viper ACR-X with the best of 'em!

Allen Johnson has been drag racing since 1977, and doing well at it! In 1996 he debuted the Johnson and Johnson race team to compete in the Pro-Stock class.
Off the track he owns and manages Greeneville Oil and Petrolium. One very noteable win was the 2009 Las Vegas Pro Stock.


Pocono International Raceway
Saturday Race Results
9/11/10

Wow! What an exciting race! Ryan Schmisk attempted to pass Keating finishing the first lap of racing, departed the track and managed to recover 3rd place missing the front right quarter panel of his ACR-X.

Keating led the entire race until a caution with 3 laps to go allowed Keith Verges to close the gap between first and second place. On the last turn before the final lap began, Verges squeezed past Keating and held on for the victory. The full race results are below!

90     Keith Verges

33     Ben Keating

67     Ryan Schmisk

37     Eric Galerne

01     Jim Stout

52     Allen Johnson

10     Connie Bogan

03     David Mazyck

19     Michael Von Quilich

53     Bucky Lasek


Pocono International Raceway
Saturday Qualify Results
9/11/10

Ben Keating                                     1:22.206

Ryan Schmisk                                  1:22.764

Bucky Lasek                                     1:23.512

Michael Von Quilich                         1:24.526

Eric Galerne                                     1:24.750

Jim Stout                                          1:24.788

Allen Johnson                                  1:26.736

Connie Bogan                                  1:28.669

David Mazyck                                   1:33.929



Pocono International Raceway
Thursday Practice and Tuning
9/9/10

Everyone is arriving at the legendary Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, PA for the 5th and 6th Dodge Viper Cup races!

The ViperExchange.com team is extremely busy getting set up and fine tuning the cars for the Saturday and Sunday races, but we will be sure to post a few pictures and videos as the days go by.

Overheating problems that a majority of the cars shared at Hallett last month should not be an issue as the highs are around 60 degrees and the vehicles are able to run wide open on this brilliant track, providing a ton of airflow for cooling.

Check back every day, as we will be updating as the event unfolds!

Hallett Motor Racing Circuit
RACE RESULTS
8/15/10

*********************REMEMBER TO TUNE INTO THE VERSUS CHANNEL TO CATCH THE RACES HERE AT HALLETT!
The Saturday race will air on September 5th at 3:30PM Central
The Sunday race will air on September 12th at 3:30PM Central*************************

Overheating was an repeat issue today for Keating and the #33, but he managed to limp around the track for the second half of the race to finish in 8th place.

Richie Hearn pulled off a victory today, earning additional cash - to the tune of $7,500, donating 100% to his charity of choice, the Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation.

The Race Results are below, we are signing off here in Hallett, OK, and look forward to keeping you posted at Pocono in Long Pond, PA from September 9th through the 10th for the 5th and 6th installments of the Dodge Viper Cup!

**********************REMEMBER TO TUNE INTO THE VERSUS CHANNEL TO CATCH THE RACES HERE AT HALLETT!
The Saturday race will air on September 5th at 3:30PM Central
The Sunday race will air on September 12th at 3:30PM Central*************************

#1    52    Richie Hearn

#2    59    AJ Morgan

#3    67    Ryan Schimsk

#4    19    Michael Von Quilich

#5     1     Jim Stout

#6    84    Kurt Sollberger

#7    53    Steven Cole Smith

#8    33    Ben Keating

#9    10    Connie Bogan

DNF 90    Keith Verges




Hallett Motor Racing Circuit
QUALIFYING RESULTS
8/15/10

The rain can't slow Ben Keating down, after resolving the overheat issue that caused the DNF in yesterdays race, the #33 ViperExchange.com car will be taking the pole position for the race at 1:25PM today!

Here are the qualifying results for the Dodge Viper Cup racers who had to endure light to moderate rain and wet track conditions throughout the session.

Check out the video above to see Keating and Verges ripping through the rain during qualifying!

#1              33      Ben Keating                       1:33.332

#2              52      Richie Hearn                      1:33.560

#3              90      Keith Verges                      1:33.669

#4               1      Jim Stout                            1:36.598

#5              84     Kurt Sollberger                   1:37.252

#6              19     Michael Von Quilich           1:38.184

#7              53     Steven Cole Smith             1:40.272

#8              67     Ryan Schimsk                    1:43.495

#9              10     Connie Bogan                    1:44.719




Hallett Motor Racing Circuit
Celebrity Driver Bios
8/15/10

We are fortunate to have two guest drivers with us here at Hallett, and they have been tearing around the track as hard as the regulars!

Steven Cole Smith is a writer for AutoWeek magazine, and he has been tearing it up in the white #53 ACR-X.

Richie Hearn placed 2nd in the race yesterday, extremely impressive considering he hasn't raced since 2007; that being in an open-wheel Formula car. In fact, Mr. Hearn has never even raced in closed cockpit sports cars until this weekend!
Hearn has run in 7 Indy 500 races, with a best finish of 3rd place.
Just when you think it doesn't get any sweeter, Richie donated 100% of his winnings to the Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation. 

The drivers are hitting the track for the practice session prior to the second and final race of Hallett, OK.

Qualifying is at 10AM and the race is at 1:25PM, so hang in there for qualifying and race results, we will post them as soon as they are in!



Hallett Motor Racing Circuit
RACE RESULTS
8/14/10

A disappointing overheat of the #33 car during the 4th lap forced Keating in after 11 laps of racing. With a heat index of 115 degrees an overheat situation is unfortunate, but understandable.

Below are the race results for day 1 at Hallett, rest assured crew chief Brian Erdman will be working his arse off to prepare for day 2 so tune in tomorrow for some better news!


#1       67       Ryan Schimsk

#2       52       Richie Hearn

#3       19       Michael Von Quilich

#4        1        Jim Stout

#5       84       Kurt Sollberger

#6       10       Connie Bogan

#7       53       Steven Cole Smith

#8       59       AJ Morgan

DNF    33       Ben Keating

DNF    90       Keith Verges






Hallett Motor Racing Circuit
QUALIFYING RESULTS
8/14/10

You waited and here they are. For the 3:45PM race today, we have:

#1            67           Ryan Schimsk           1:16.706

#2            33           Ben Keating              1:16.769

#3            52           Richie Hearn             1:17.197

#4            90           Keith Verges             1:17.905

#5            59           AJ Morgan                1:17.969

#6           19           Michael Von Quilich  1:18.255

#7            1            Jim Stout                   1:18.324

#8           84           Kurt Sollberger          1:18.349

#9           53          Steven Cole Smith      1:19.976

#10         10           Connie Bogan            1:20.053

Check back at 4:30 for the race results!

Hallett Motor Racing Circuit
8/14/10

It's Saturday, which means race and qualifying both today and tomorrow which will make up the 3rd and 4th races of the Dodge Viper Cup series. It is extremely rare to be able to spend just over 100k to have a turn-key race car so if you have interest get in touch with Bernie Katz through our ViperExchange.com website today, these cars are (pun intended) going fast!
Qualifying is at 2PM and the race is at 3:45PM, so check back at 2:40 for qualifying results.




Hallett Motor Racing Circuit
8/13/10

It is 4PM on Friday the 13th, but the curse doesn't apply to the lucky Viper owners and drivers here in Oklahoma; though a few Corvette's have found their way into the wall.

Neil Hannemann has held the titles of Chief Engineer at Ford and Saleen, Executive Director at McLaren and Program Manager of the Viper GTS/R.
Impressive, right?
Mr. Hannemann is at the track with us, helping Ben Keating analyze every aspect of the #33 ACR-X. The Viper Cup series is composed of stock ACR-X's with no modifications allowed, which puts the crew and drivers into creativity mode tweaking any and all things tweak-able!

In other news, Bernie Katz has been hitting the track in a brand new Corvette Z06 sporting 505 HP, playing the role of instructor for new-to-road-course owner/driver Rick Lipscomb.

Enjoy these pictures of Neil and Ben talking over the #33, and Bernie Katz checking the rotors and brake pads on Mr. Lipscomb's Z06. Be SURE to check back tomorrow as we will be posting up to the minute qualifying and race results!








Hallett Motor Racing Circuit
8/12/10

It's Thursday, which means the ViperExchange.com racing team is getting set up for test and tuning runs on the 1.8 mile, 10 turn track here in Hallett, OK.

After tossing the idea around Keating has decided to redesign the image of both his #32 and #33 Dodge Viper ACR-X's. Take a peek at the new look below and stay tuned for Qualifying times and race results!







Virginia International Raceway
7/15/10

The ViperExchange.com team and owner/driver Ben Keating kicked off the inaugural Dodge Viper Cup racing series with a win at VIR on Saturday and a second place finish on Sunday, putting the team into first place in overall points.

The next Viper Cup races are scheduled for Hallett, OK on August 14th and 15th, so stay tuned!

In the meantime feel free to checkout Bernie Katz putting up some impressive laps in the red/black/white #91 comp coupe or Ben Keatings victory burnout in the wildly striped #33 in our youtube channel above!