GILMORE, HAYDT CLAIM BERKS SERIES TITLES
by scott bender
The B. C. O. S recently concluded its seventh season of racing, a year that included a lot of fun, close racing, and a couple of firsts.
Kenny Gilmore claimed his first Berks Series title in 3 years, despite missing the Series opener Gilmore won 3 features, ran top 5 in the other 3 races on his way to the modified point title. Rich Schmidt turned in a good year including 2 wins and 3 other top 5 finishes on his way to a second place finish. Schmidt had a tough run in race 3 that hurt his chances for the title this year. Randy Haydt had an interesting season Haydt scored 1 win, that being the first time the Berks Series ran twin 15's at Bob Zelano's track. But in race 6 due to a motor issue Haydt was DQ. Scott Bender scored 4 fourth place finishes on his way to finishing fourth. Billy Decker scored a third place finish on Randy's Tri-Oval on his way to a solid fifth place.
REST OF TOP 15:
6TH Bob Amore / 7TH John Kosmoski / 8TH Bruce Heller / 9TH Brett Gilmore / 10TH Bob Zelano Sr / 11TH Jim Levan / 12TH Sam Heller / 13TH Shane Hiester / 14TH Sheldon Hiester / 15TH Randy McArthur
FEATURE WINNERS:
Kenny Gilmore 3, Rich Schmidt 2, Randy Haydt 1, Tim "Big T" Bowers 1
CHECKERS & WRECKERS:
The final race of the season was a record turnout of 23 racers in the pits. Don't forget about the change in starting times. Warm-ups at 12 noon, racing starts at 1:30 pm. Good to see 15 different drivers winning segments this year. Look for the schedule to be finalized soon and maybe more tracks added ? Thanks to all track owners for their fine hospitality that everyone enjoyed, hope to see everyone back next year.
HAYDT TAKES I R O C TITLE
The fourth season of I R O C racing produced plenty of action and a new I R O C champion Randy Haydt. Randy won the Series opener then closed out the season with his second win on his way to the I R O C point title. Bob Amore nearly captured his first I R O C point title missing by only 20 points. Bob scored 6 top 5 finishes on his way to a consistent second place finish. Only 21 points behind Bob was Rich Schmidt scoring 2 wins to finish in third. Rich was only 1 point ahead of Scott Bender who used 4 top 5 finishes to finish fourth. Missing the I R O C opener Billy Decker came back for a good fifth place finish.
REST OF TOP12:
6TH Kenny Gilmore / 7TH Bruce Heller / 8TH Sam Heller / 9TH Jim Levan / 10TH Bob Zelano Sr / 11TH Brett Gilmore / 12TH Randy McArthur
FEATURE WINNERS:
Kenny Gilmore 3, Rich Schmidt 2, Randy Haydt 2
I R O C STUFF:
Good to see 14 drivers scoring segment wins. Thanks to everyone who helped in preparing these cars for each race. Finally thanks to Randy for everything he does to keep the Series moving along.
