Category: Season 4

Rick Ravon was once again untouchable during the final race of the 4th season; Starting from the pole, he led all the way. Johnny Hamby started on the front row and ran 2nd until his car twitched and sent him into the tire barrier. Joseph McWhorter was quick as well, lasted longer than Hamby but ultimately fell to the same fate. Breuning lucked out and took it to 2nd after two early spins in the corkscrew, with Chris Brown rounding out the top ten in his usual ‘never say die’ fashion.

1. Rick Ravon
2. Marc Breuning
3. Chris Brown

The Homestead Miami Speedway brought plenty of exciting surprises. In qualifying, long time series driver Chris Brown scored pole position with a blistering lap, 5/1000 of a second faster than Johnny Hamby and 1/100 faster than Rick Ravon.

When the green dropped, 8th placed started Breuning worked his way to the front and battle wheel to wheel with Ravon for the lead, with Zakar and Mitts in their shadow. On lap 49, the two leaders touched, sending Breuning into the wall.

Ravon continued, battled up front with Zakar for the lead, but another slight moment send him to the wall. Although he could continue, it was now Mike Zakar up front. The race finished under yellow with Bill Smithem in 2nd and Trey Mitts in 3rd.

1. Mike Zakar
2. Bill Smithem
3. Trey Mitts

Rick Ravon qualified on the pole and led pretty much all the way at Watkins Glen, although Joseph McWhorter managed to stick with him for a good amount of laps and even challenge for the lead at some point.

Breuning, who started on the front row, had trouble keeping up with the two of them. He led for a few laps when the leaders pitted, spun around without hitting anything and remained in 3rd until McWhorter lost it and hit the rail, handing him 2nd.

Bill Smithem had a good run finishing on the podium once again, followed by Rod Potgieter, Jason Crumley and Chris Brown.

1. Rick Ravon
2. Marc Breuning
3. Bill Smithem

With win number 6 and another pole and most laps led, Rick Ravon has sealed up the season 4 and becomes the first repeat championship winner.

Running an unusually small field at New Hampshire, Ravon started from the pole and led all but 6 laps. Bill Smithem qualified a strong 2nd, only less than 0.1 of a second slower than Ravon. Breuning started from 3rd, with Chris Brown and Jason Crumley in 4th and 5th.

Smithem held off Breuning for about the first half of the race, until a slight wiggle slowed him down enough for Breuning to slip through. Crumley reeled in Brown for 4th.

Ravon has a 66 point lead over Breuning; Breuning could mathematically equal that with all wins, poles and most laps led, but on equal points Ravon would win the tiebreaker on most races won. Breuning is still winless this season.

1. Rick Ravon
2. Marc Breuning
3. Bill Smithem

Rick Ravon started from the pole and led from flag to flag at Mid Ohio, putting him back where we are most used to seeing him: Up front. Behind him, Breuning reeled in Hamby and passed for 2nd place and the #15 driver held on to collect bronze.

Last weeks winner Daryll Wineinger finished 4th ahead of Bill Smithem.

The Mid Ohio result puts Ravon 60 points ahead of the next driver, which means that catching him for the championship has pretty much been reduced to a mathematical impossibility.

1. Rick Ravon
2. Marc Breuning
3. Johnny Hamby