OMRS Heads to Flamboro Speedway for Frostfest to Close the 2015 Season
OMRS Heads to Flamboro Speedway for Frostfest to Close the 2015 Season
By Jim Clarke, Clarke Motorsports Communications/First Draft Media
A successful 2015 season for the Ontario Modifieds Racing Series – powered by Torque Builders Inc. – is about to see the checkered flag. Drivers and teams will head for Flamboro Speedway, near Hamilton for a pair of events – Friday and Saturday, October 2nd and 3rd – that will determine this year's tour champion.
With 8 of the season's events in the record book, Donny Beatty has a slim 2 point advantage over Nick Lees in the fight for the title. Ironically, neither driver has yet to score a main event. Consistency has been the key throughout the schedule and Richard Warnes – who along with Bill Pickford and Randy Hollingsworth make up the OMRS group of officials – says there has been a level playing field since the first green flag.
"All along, our mandate has been to create a competitive and affordable racing series," said Warnes. "If you look at the top 5 positions in the standings, the biggest gap anywhere is between 4th and 5thplace. And even there, the difference is only 17 points. The top 5 spots in the overall running order are just 59 markers apart. With a pair feature events on the agenda at Flamboro, it could really change the final running order."
After a stretch of disappointing runs to start the year, Alex Lees has won the last 2 events on the schedule. The victories – Saturday, August 29th at Peterborough and Saturday, September 5th at Flamboro – weren't enough to put the Cameron, Ontario racer into championship contention, but he now sits 8th in the standings, less than 100 markers out of the top spot.
Series officials have announced that this year's awards celebration will once again be held Saturday, November 14th at the Quality Hotel and Conference Centre in Oshawa.
Ontario Modifieds Racing Series point standings (09/19/15)
Donny Beatty 605
Nick Lees 603
C. Strawn/B. Stevenson 593
Ryan Dick 583
Randy Hollingsworth 566
R. Babin/C. Mulders 562
Willow Barberstock 535
Alex Lees 518
Rob Warnes 509
Jamie Wagar 497
Chris Burrows 396
John Baker Jr. 380
Rick Warnes 281
Josh Gruntz 230
Gary Tryon 210
2015 Ontario Modifieds Racing Series Schedule:
Saturday, May 2nd: Flamboro Speedway
Appearance points awarded to each team
Saturday, May 23rd: Peterborough Speedway
Feature event winner: #2, Dwight Brown
Saturday, June 13th: Peterborough Speedway
2nd Annual 'Test a Mod Day'
Saturday, June 27th: Flamboro Speedway
Cancelled, rain
Sunday, June 28th: rain date
Cancelled, rain
Saturday, July 4th: Peterborough Speedway
Feature event winner: #63, John Baker Jr.
Saturday, July 11th: Peterborough Speedway
Feature event winner: #63, John Baker Jr.
Saturday, July 25th: Peterborough Speedway – special race
Cancelled, rain
Saturday, August 15th: Peterborough Speedway
Feature event winner: #63, John Baker Jr.
Saturday, August 22nd: Peterborough Speedway
Feature event winner: #95, Robert Warnes
Saturday, August 29th: Peterborough Speedway (make-up for 7/25)
Feature event winner: #07, Alex Lees
Saturday, September 5th: Flamboro Speedway
Feature event winner: #07, Alex Lees
Sunday, September 6th: rain date
Friday, October 2nd: Flamboro Speedway (qualifying & feature)
Saturday, October 3rd: Flamboro Speedway (feature)
Sunday, October 4th: rain date
Fans can find full series details at www.ontariomodifiedsracing.com or
www.facebook.com/OMRS Ontario Modifieds Racing Series powered by TORQUE BUILDERS Inc. The Ontario Modifieds Racing Series is supported by Clarke Motorsports Communications.
Photo attachment: Jim Clarke – Clarke Motorsports Communications/First Draft Media
Even though he has yet to make it to victory lane, Donny Beatty (#40) leads the Ontario Modifieds Racing Series point standings heading into the year's final events – October 2nd and 3rd – at Flamboro Speedway.
Prepared by: Jim Clarke, Clarke Motorsports Communications/First Draft Media
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