Champion Speedway
344 East River Drive
Owego, New York 13827
50TH Anniversary Celebration weekend with HOF Inductions and OUTLAW NATIONALS
Champion Speedway May 25, 2024
From Jason Bonsignore (Brian Welsh Photo)
New Zealander Takes National Title at Champion's 50th Anniversary Event!
International Racer, Bradley Wilson-Dean, of New Zealand, flew in to take part in Champion Speedway's 50TH Anniversary Outlaw National Championships and did not disappoint as he won every race he did not have mechanical failure in over the two-day Memorial Day weekend show.
Due to a couple of DNF's on Saturday, Wilson-Dean found himself in the B Final/last chance, along with current track champion, Casey Donholt, Mike Cortese of NJ and Caleb Stewart of Apalachin. Wilson won that event which moved him into the A Final, joining Chris Kerr of Northern California, former 2-time US National Champion, Aaron Fox, from Southern California and past East Coast Champions, Len McBride and Spencer Portararo.
On the first attempt of the Main Event, Kerr got into Wilson-Dean off turn two and he went down hard. After some deliberation the referee ordered a full restart, which many felt was the correct call. Wilson-Dean, riding a borrowed bike, went around the outside off an outside gate to swoop the field and did not look back, taking overall win for night one!
On Sunday Wilson-Dean would win his first 3 heats and then threw a chain in his 4th. He would still make the 4 round robin Finals, along with Kerr, Portararo, Fox and McBride. To add excitement his bike again tossed a chain in the first Main which added to Kerr's point lead for the title. He would rally back to win Main 2 and then go onto win Main 3 and 4. With 3 point increments between 1st and 2nd place for the Main Event points, he and Kerr would eventually conclude on a tie at 57 points and bring about a runoff for the title!
With both riders being very tired at this stage after an unconventional 4 Main events, they both agreed to do 2 laps for the runoff. Wilson-Dean made the start again and Kerr kept close distance but could not catch him as the International rider took the 50th Anniversary OUTLAW NATIONAL TITLE!
Champion's next event is the Jagger Roberts Memorial race June 8.
Overall results are below, tiebreakers were higher Main Event placings.
1. Bradley Wilson-Dean 57 Points, won runoff for the Title
2. Chris Kerr 57
3. Spencer Portararo 40
4. Aaron Fox 39
5. Len McBride 28
6. Casey Donholt 18 prior to B
7. Dave Oakden 15
8. Caleb Stewart 15
9. Mike Cortese 16
10 Jonny Oakden 11
11. Wilbur Hancock 9
12. Levi Harris 10
13. Dalton Oakden 8
14. Redmond Bohannon 8
15. Alex Heath 2
16. Adam Mittl 6 (Did not ride 2nd day)
17. Jerry Harman 1 (Did not ride 2nd day)
Division 2
1. Kenny Dahlin 15
2. Chloe Schnurr 11
3. Scott Vargo 11
4. Dana Marsh 10
5. Albert Smith 9
6. Austin Carlsson 6
7. Hunter Wagner 6
8. Alex Heath 6
9. Mateusz Kozanecki 2
10. Adam Mittl Jr
Division 3
1. Cody Pierce 17
2. Dominic Matias 13
3. Zach Ostrander 12
4. Marcin Nicpon 11
5. Luke Helton 10
6. Dale Robinson 9
7. Chris Hulbert 4
8. Cezary Kozanecki 4
9. Voytek Dojka 2
Junior Division 1
1. Cody Pierce 7
2. Joel Farwell 6
3. Kabriel Howard 5
Junior Division 2
1. Jake Kilmer 14
2. Jacob Tomchick 12
3. Jenson Pierce 8
4. Mikki Card 4
5. Dakota Pierce 4
6. Gracie Bailey
More information at www.eastcoastspeedway.com
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