2025 Summer 50/50 Series, Round 1 Opener

Race 1: MegaG+ 1.7 “Modifieds”

Round one opened with a bang as Team Maddox delivered a master class showing in the first race of the day with the MegaG+ 1.7 Modified platform. Long story short, Shaylin and Abe Maddox had a battle royale going on in the last two segments. Shaylin would win the final segment by roughly four hundredths of a second over second-place finisher and teammate, Abe Maddox. What an exciting finish!

Teammate and Abe’s grandpa, Fred Ebert, bagged the last podium spot with one 2nd place segment finish and two 3rd place finishes.

Not to be outdone by the more experienced drivers, Junior driver, August Feinstein managed to win the second segment by over 3 seconds in the Orange lane–great driving by all and exciting to watch. Details

Place Name Laps Points Total Time
1 Shaylin Maddox 80 232 600.479
2 Abe Maddox 77 224 565.365
3 Fred Ebert 70 168 591.964
4 August Feinstein 71 164 637.325
5 Forrest Feinstein 70 152 605.196

It was great to see Team Maddox back in the paddock and winning again! Alos great to see Shaylin’s parents and Abe’s grandparents again at Stewart Raceway. Pam and Fred both race and obviously love to come by when they’re in town visiting.

Race 2: MG+ 1.7 Cameros & Mustangs (IROC)

Dean Donaldson of Full Speed Racing returned for a double header after putting on a show in the Viper V-SPEC race on Friday night. Certainly feeling the effects of his hydration issues and two long races on Friday night, Dean settled in and got down to business in this second race. Dean would end the race with three 2nd-place segment finishes, one lap down on Expert driver, Home Cook’n, and less than a 10th of a second slower in total runtime. Dean is on track to win the Sportsman division points championship for 2025 and join the Expert ranks for the 2026 season. Details

Place Name Laps Points Total Time
1 Steve Stewart 135 192 1143.834
2 Dean Donaldson 134 156 1155.624
3 Kevin Webster 119 132 1203.021

Green font denotes Expert Drivers

Race 3: Viper V-SPEC SPEC STOCK Lexan

While the detailed results will show that this race was a dogfight between Home Cook’n and Full Speed Racing’s Dean Donaldson, it was discovered after the race that Home Cook’n was running a car with an illegal front axle assembly (independent instead of fixed). Of course, the “SPEC STOCK” rules do not permit these modifications. As such, Home Cook’n was disqualified, and Dean and Kevin Webster would move up to the top two podium spots.

Despite the obvious advantage that Home Cook’n had in both experience and car handling, Dean finished just one lap down at the end of three segments. Dean clearly demonstrated that he’s a force to be reckoned with, especially when it comes to racing the Viper V-SPEC platform.  Details

Place Name Laps Points Total Time
1 Dean Donaldson 134 156 958.223
2 Kevin Webster 114 132 944.625
3 Steve Stewart 135 0 927.190
2025 Summer 50/50 Series Points Standings After Round 1
Place Name Laps Points Total Time
1 Dean Donaldson 268 312 2113.847
2 Shaylin Maddox 80 232 600.479
3 Fred Ebert 70 168 591.964
1 Abe Maddox 77 224 565.365
2 August Feinstein 71 164 637.325
3 Forrest Feinstein 70 152 605.196
1 Steve Stewart 270 288 2071.024
2 Kevin Webster 233 264 2147.646

Green indicates Expert Driver, Blue indicates Junior Driver

Okay, shut up and drive!

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