Berck takes finale, wins SLMR Championship
Berck takes finale, wins SLMR Championship
An outstanding field of 46 Super Late Models checked in for the Malvernbank.com SLMR Series finale at I-80 Speedway on Saturday, as part of the Midwest Fall Brawl. Despite extra cars and five additional laps the result was pretty typical of an SLMR event as “the Marquette Missile” Kyle Berck claimed the win in the 30 lap feature and with it his fifth SLMR Championship.
Berck started on the front row and beat fellow front row starter Ben Sukup to the point. The drive of the night was that of Ben Schaller of Omaha. Schaller started 14th and was not far behind Berck when the checkers waved. Rounding out the top five were: Corey Zeitner, Justin Zeitner and Brian Kosiski.
Corey Zeitner – Speedway Motors Heat 1 winner
Andrew Kosiski – Keyser Manufacturing/Port City Heat 2 winner
Matt Buller – Dynamic Drivelines Heat 3 winner
Ben Sukup/Brian Kosiski – I-80 Speedway Heat 4 winner
Jason Wallace – Hoosier Tire Hard Charger Award
Brian Kosiski – VP Fuels Top Points Earner
Mel Zeitner – Roth Racing Hard Luck Award
Don Smith – Sardeson Racing Worse Draw Award
Matt Buller – The Speedway Motors Back up Award
Ben Schaller – Keizer Wheels Last Man in Award
Brian Kosiski – Hooker Harness 5th place Award
Kyle Berck – Penske Shocks First place Award
Ben Schaller – Penske Shocks Second place Award
Corey Zeitner- Penske Shocks Third place Award
The final SLMR points standings are: Kyle Berck 1,386 points, Bill Leighton, Jr. 1,362, Ben Schaller 1,356, Corey Zeitner 1,282, Brian Kosiski 1,238, Matt Buller 1,214, Andrew Kosiski 1,202, Brad Perdue 1,106, Heath Clausen 1,022 and Rece Vaught 1,008.
Special Thanks goes out to our 2016 series sponsors that include: the Malvern Trust & Savings Bank, Beyea Custom Headers, Dynamic Drivelines, Helmet Head Design, Hooker Harness, Hoosier Racing Tires, Keiser Wheels, Keyser Manufacturing, Penske Shocks, Performance Bodies, Roth Racing, Sardeson Racing, Speedway Motors, Swartz Xtreme Race Cars, VP Racing Fuels-Heartland, and Zeitner & Sons, Inc.
