Ontario Modifieds Racing celebrates 2018 season

Oshawa’s Harmony Creek Golf Centre was the location Saturday as the Ontario Modifieds Racing Series (OMRS) honoured its drivers, teams and sponsors following the recently-completed season.

Speaking on behalf of the OMRS group of officials, including Randy Hollingsworth and

Bill Pickford, Rick Warnes began the evening’s activities by acknowledging the tour’s 2018 sponsorship partners including title sponsor Torque Builders Inc., Complete Mechanical, Borque Transmission Service, Thinkpath Design, Gen 3 Electrical, Conview Concrete and Sterling Tire.

Warnes also made mention of Peterborough, Flamborough, Sauble and Delaware Speedways; the tracks that played host to Ontario Modifieds Racing Series dates this year and said that the tour hopes to return to each venue in 2019.

It was a highly competitive campaign, with the top two positions in the standings separated by just 20 points. Third and fourth were only two points apart, while the father and son duo of Rick and Rob Warnes – who finished fifth and sixth in the final running order – were split by just a single marker. There was just a six point difference between seventh place finisher Willow Barberstock and Randy Hollingsworth, who was ninth in the standings.

After running a successful Thunder Car/Super Stock program that included track championships at Peterborough Speedway, Anthony DiBello made the seamless transition to OMRS racing this season and clinched the 2018 title, while also being named the Top First Year Driver. Willow Barberstock, another former Peterborough Speedway champion and Chad Strawn – who scored a pair of wins on the season – shared the Most Improved Driver honours, while former series champion John Baker Jr. took home the Hard Charger Award.

2018 Ontario Modifieds Racing Series point standings:

Anthony DiBello 508 Brad Stevenson 488 John Baker Jr. 484 Chad Strawn 482 Rick Warnes 445 Rob Warnes 444 Willow Barberstock 418 Craig Stevenson 415 Randy Hollingsworth 412 Bob Franks 223 Josh Gruntz 148 Craig Scott 146 Alex Cuzilla 44

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TERRI STRAWN, S&S RACING Top finishers celebrate with their hardware at the Ontario Modifieds Racing Series banquet. Front row, 2018 champion Anthony DiBello. Back row (left to right) Craig Stevenson, Alex Cuzilla, Willow Barberstock, Rick Warnes, Randy Hollingsworth, Rob Warnes, John Baker Jr., Brad Stevenson, Chad Strawn. Absent: Bob Franks, Josh Gruntz, Craig Scott.