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SUPERPRO 2009 SEASON IN REVIEW
Tom Smith has the title of promoter of Plymouth Speedway in Indiana and Kankakee County Speedway in Illinois. At the end of the 2009 race season, Smith added the title of "Champion" as he captured the 2009 SUPERPRO Series point championship. The Tinley Park, Illinois veteran had two wins at Baer Field Speedway, six top five finishes and top tens in all seven SUPERPRO events enroute to the title. The Smitty's Landscape - Sherwin Williams Ford Fusion driver grabbed the point lead after his first Baer Field win and led the remainder of the season. Stroh, Indiana's Mike Kugler finished runner-up to Smith for the 2009 point title. The JO Mory Chevrolet pilot won at Angola, had six top fives and seven top tens and finished just thirty four points behind Smith. Kugler rebounded from a dismal 2008 to record his best SUPERPRO season to date. Jason Dietsch finished third in the 2009 standings, just 70 points behind Kugler. The Dietsch Sales and Service Ford driver won at Spartan Speedway and recorded five top fives and six top tens. 2009 was also Dietsch's best SUPERPRO season. Edgerton, Ohio veteran Jack Landis led all drivers with three wins in 2009 on his way to a fourth place finish. Landis had four top fives and six top tens in his MHE Ford. His absence at the Spartan race may have cost him his second SUPERPRO title as he finished only 168 points behind Smith. Kyle Hayden used consistency to garner a fifth place points finish and clinch the "Turbo Blue Racing Gas - Corrigan Oil Rookie of the Year" honors. Hayden had three top fives and six top tens during the campaign. Andy Marchiniak was sixth in points with Steven Brooks, Mark Hankowsky, Kevin Todd and Matt Hall rounding out the top ten. 2007 and 2008 champion Tommy Cook was eleventh followed by Rich Everidge, Ryan Inman, Hank Tews and Derek Bischak. The SUPERPRO Series will announce its 2010 schedule in the near future. The possibility of the template bodied crate motor series running on the dirt next season is being explored and will be announced as soon as details become available. The SUPERPRO Awards Banquet is scheduled for March 13, 2010 at the Ramada Inn of Montpelier, Ohio. |