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Eldora
Championship Banquet Set For January 23
Westfall, Stemler, Trent to Be Crowned Eldora Champions; Schlenk Earns
Sunoco American Late Model Series Championship
ROSSBURG, Ohio (November 23, 2015) – The Eldora Speedway Championship
Banquet is set for Saturday, January 23, 2016 in the Eldora Speedway
Ballroom in Rossburg, Ohio.
Doors open at 5 p.m. (EST), with opening remarks at 6:30 p.m., followed
by the distribution of awards and over $30,000 in championship money
and awards. Matt Westfall won the Eldora Late Model championship, while
Travis Stemler took the Modified division. Rob Trent captured the
Eldora stock car title.
The Sunoco American Late Model Series (ALMS) will join the ceremony
with the presentation of their championship awards and point fund as
well. Rusty Schlenk will take the stage as the ALMS champion.
Eldora owner Tony Stewart will present the championship hardware.
Tickets are available for $23 per person and will go on sale December
14, 2015 by contacting the Eldora office at (937) 338-3815 during
normal business hours or online at www.EldoraSpeedway.com. The deadline
for ordering tickets is January 15, 2016.
In addition to the hardware and point fund distribution, numerous
specialty awards will be distributed, including: Rookie of the Year;
Most Improved Driver; Hard Luck Award; Best Appearing Car and the
coveted Chick Hale Sportsman of the Year trophy.
Westfall, from Pleasant Hill, Ohio, scored eight top-10 finishes in 11
Late Model races to take the crown by 26 points over Josh Rice.
Westfall won the 2014 Eldora Modified championship.
Stemler scored two wins and seven top-10 finishes in nine Modified
races to take the crown from Eldora fan favorite Jerry Bowersock.
Stemler hails from Ionia, Michigan.
Rob Trent and Frank Paladino, both from Lima, Ohio, each won two races
and had six top-10s, but Trent faired just a bit better winning the
Eldora stock championship by three points. It was Trent’s third Eldora
title.
Additional information regarding Eldora Speedway and its 63rd season,
including ticket and campsite purchases is also available at
www.eldoraspeedway.com.
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