Category: Series/Season Standings

2025 50/50 Series, Round 4 — From TFX Loose to V-SPEC Stuck, Another Awesome Day of Racing on SR3!

Round 4 was quite a day for the Sportsman field. Our newest racing team, Team Rowland, got a taste of T-Jet racing in Race 1, driving a set of almost stock OS3 TFXs with Aston Martin hardbodies that George picked up at the Fray in Ferndale last week.

Round 4 Short Story
Place Name Laps Points Total Time
1 Steve Stewart* 399 247 3154.818
2 George Peters* 396 227 3280.585
3 Aaron Castro* 293 169 2436.719
4 Kevin Webster* 349 154 3289.097
5 Dave Rowland 263 124 2516.554
6 Coe Rowland 249 118 2542.809
7 Jared Johnson 190 106 1284.282
8 Jerry Pearson* 191 103 1838.426
9 Arlo Roland 223 102 2489.432
10 Matthew Johnson 79 32 732.806
11 Madeline Johnson 62 28 582.756

* Expert Driver

Jared Johnson on his way to his first podium, taking 2nd place in Race 4 at Stewart Raceway. Jared demonstrated he’s a force to be reckoned with even for Expert drivers, taking a 4th and 2nd in his two races.

Race 1: OS3 TFX Aston Martin Fray Hardbodies (IROC)

Courtesy of GP Design’s journey to the Fray in Ferndale, these Dash bodies fitted to an existing house set of TFX chassis handled very well and looked even better. As expected, the Expert drivers dominated this class, with Home Cook’n setting four new lap records; the fastest lap was in the Green lane, at 9.721. Dave Rowland topped the Sportsman class with a perfect last segment of 25 for 90 laps and a fastest lap of 10.181.

Team Rowland did pretty well, considering only Arlo had any track time with this type of car prior to Round 4. Details

Place Name Laps Points Total Time
1 Steve Stewart 100 64 1153.579
2 Aaron Castro 100 58 1186.906
3 George Peters 100 58 1233.056
4 Kevin Webster 93 48 1237.436
5 Jerry Pearson 92 48 1170.544
6 Dave Rowland 90 40 1239.311
7 Coe Rowland 79 32 1216.53
8 Arlo Roland 66 28 1169.332
Race 2: MegaG+ 1.7 “Lite” F1/Indy Hardbodies

This platform continues to be highly competitive and enjoyed by all who have campaigned with it. We haven’t run the Lite class in almost a year! It’s not much different from the “Modified” variant, but the heavier hardbody causes it to have slightly slower lap times. Expert driver George Peters was the dominant Expert in this one, winning three of his four rotations. Junior driver Coe Rowland had an incredible run in this race. Coe was the top Sportsman finisher with 86 laps, 42 points, and a 6.469 fastest lap. Details

Place Name Laps Points Total Time
1 George Peters 100 61 665.921
2 Steve Stewart 100 58 660.951
3 Aaron Castro 98 56 663.246
4 Jerry Pearson 99 55 667.882
5 Coe Rowland 86 42 701.756
6 Dave Rowland 82 40 665.433
7 Kevin Webster 80 32 653.567
8 Arlo Roland 74 32 663.482
Race 3: Viper V-SPEC “SPEC STOCK” Lexan Bodies

Another very competitive platform at Stewart Raceway. The V-SPEC Viper is a favorite due to its incredible downforce and amazing speed. Always a substantial adrenaline-pumping race. This one was especially different since Sportsman driver and Team Johnson leader, Jared Johnson, was absolutely on fire. Team Johnson was late to the party and jumped into the program in Race 3 after just a few practice laps. Jared’s first segment was so-so, but he clicked off an impressive 4.8-second lap in the White lane. Jared stepped up his game in his second and third segments, winning handily by one lap and three laps, respectively. He had the fastest lap in his third segment of 4.610 in the Orange lane. Jared nearly made the podium and was the top Sportsman finisher, with 92 total laps and 50 points. Dave Rowland was a close second in the Sportsman category, with 91 total laps and 44 points.

In all the excitement, Coe and Arlo Rowland each finished second in this fast and furious race—amazing!

Despite the blistering pace in this one, no new track records were set. Jared’s 4.610 lap was the fastest in the race, but it was roughly four tenths of a second off the record currently held by Aaron Castro. Details

Place Name Laps Points Total Time
1 Steve Stewart 100 64 608.253
2 George Peters 98 58 612.468
3 Aaron Castro 95 55 586.567
4 Jared Johnson 92 50 579.186
5 Dave Rowland 91 44 611.81
6 Coe Rowland 84 44 624.523
7 Arlo Roland 83 42 656.618
8 Kevin Webster 89 38 644.58
9 Madeline Johnson 62 28 582.756
Race 4: Jag Hobbies TR-3 “Augoran” Hardbodies (IROC)

Continuing his impressive driving in Round 4, Jared Johnson led Race 4 into the final segment, winning all four rotations. He finished his rotations in the lead and was 11 points ahead of Home Cook’n, who had one more rotation but with two other Experts in the mix.

The final segment was a dogfight between two Experts and an increasingly faster Sportsman. George had a mathematical chance at second overall with but it was not to be. Jared would set a new lap record for this platform in the Blue lane and finish Race 4 second overall, enjoying his first “official” visit to the podium at Stewart Raceway. Great driving, Jared!!  Details

Place Name Laps Points Total Time
1 Steve Stewart* 99 61 732.035
2 Jared Johnson 98 56 705.096
3 George Peters* 98 50 769.14
4 Kevin Webster* 87 36 753.514
5 Matthew Johnson 79 32 732.806
2025 50/50 Series, Round 4 Overall Results
Place Name Laps Points Total Time
1 Steve Stewart* 399 247 3154.818
2 George Peters* 396 227 3280.585
3 Aaron Castro* 293 169 2436.719
4 Kevin Webster* 349 154 3289.097
5 Dave Rowland 263 124 2516.554
6 Coe Rowland 249 118 2542.809
7 Jared Johnson 190 106 1284.282
8 Jerry Pearson* 191 103 1838.426
9 Arlo Roland 223 102 2489.432
10 Matthew Johnson 79 32 732.806
11 Madeline Johnson 62 28 582.756

Wow! Another impressive day on the SR3 “Fast Esses” course. The Sportsman category had some awe-inspiring results in Round 4, for sure. Jared Johnson seems to have figured things out and was crazy fast in the two races he participated in. Team Rowland also had some fantastic results on the day, Coe Rowland bagged a 2nd place finish in segment 7 of the MG+ 1.7 Lites class!

2025 50/50 Series Points Standings After Round 4
Place Name Laps Points Total Time
Sportsman
1 Dave Rowland 781 493 7434.468
2 Coe Rowland 768 465 7357.934
3 Abe Maddox 546 419 4299.19
4 Arlo Roland 706 412 7630.716
5 Shaylin Maddox 480 304 3929.265
6 Jared Johnson 359 248 2576.597
7 Lucille Rowland 177 130 1414.206
8 Matthew Johnson 146 74 1250.818
9 Madeline Johnson 116 56 1090.313
10 Eric Lane 66 40 498.861
11 Cameron Bill 50 32 411.714
Expert
1 Steve Stewart 974 716 7705.645
2 George Peters 967 687 7639.062
3 Aaron Castro 610 403 4398.698
4 Jerry Pearson 270 161 2335.285
5 Kevin Webster 349 154 3289.097

The final round of the 2025 50/50 Series will be on the SR3 oval layout. The tentative program is currently the following:

      • Qualifying
      • Race 1: Johnny Lightning or Autoword X-Traction cars (Loose)
      • Race 2: MegaG+ 1.7 “Modifieds” @22 volts
      • Race 3: Retro-Vipers “Maximum Leeway Lexan Bodies (Fast and loose)
      • Race 4: Viper V-SPEC “SPEC STOCK” Lexan Bodies

Qualifying points will be awarded as follows:

      1.  5.0
      2.  4.5
      3.  4.0
      4.  3.5
      5.  3.0
      6.  2.5
      7.  2.0
      8.  1.5
      9.  1.0
      10.  .5

Okay, I’m not sure if we’ll be able to hold the final round next weekend. If we have enough drivers (at least six), we’ll give it a go.

The Series points are based on your best results from four of the five rounds. Yep, missing one won’t hurt much, but missing two rounds will keep you off the Stewart Raceway Wall of Fame for this series.

Okay, shut up and drive!

 

2025 50/50 Series, Round 3 — Not Quite 50/50, But a Fast Day Anyway

A shortened schedule, but some good fast racing.

Team Rowland debuted its new stable of MegaG+ 1.7 “F1/Indy” and Viper V-SPEC “Porche 917” cars in this series round. Judging by the smiles on their faces all day, they are enjoying their racing and eager to return to racing as soon as possible.

Race 1: Viper-Jet NAStruck Lexan (IROC)

Dave Rowland bagged the top Sportsman podium with a good run of 75 laps and 48 points. Team Maddox bagged the last two Sportsman podium spots, just one point and a few laps behind, despite both Abe and Shaylin each winning a segment outright. Unfortunately, an avoidable software glitch caused Expert’s George Peters and Aaron Castro to sit this race out. Details

Place Name Laps Points Total Time
1 Steve Stewart* 80 64 726.397
2 Dave Rowland 75 48 826.388
3 Shaylin Maddox 71 47 824.679
4 Abe Maddox 70 47 842.062
5 Coe Rowland 73 44 823.209
6 Arlo Roland 63 32 772.229

* Expert

Race 2: MegaG+ 1.7 Modified

A very close race in this class with Aaron winning a very close battle with George in the Expert ranks. Local Junior driver, Abe Maddox drove masterfully, taking 3rd overall and 1st in the Sportsman ranks. Dave Rowland just edged out Shaylin Maddox with a 1st in his final segment. A very close race in this one, as always. Details

Place Name Laps Points Total Time
1 Aaron Castro* 79 59 488.43
2 George Peters* 78 56 500.083
3 Abe Maddox 78 55 527.692
4 Steve Stewart* 79 53 531.205
5 Dave Rowland 74 45 548.616
6 Shaylin Maddox 75 38 546.348
7 Arlo Roland 62 38 517.27
8 Coe Rowland 68 32 568.431

* Expert

Race 3: Viper V-SPEC SPEC STOCK Lexan

It’s another always-close race. The Experts duked it out in this one, with George Peters bagging the top Expert podium with three segment wins. Abe Maddox had another great race, winning one segment outright and steadily placing well in each rotation, finishing 4th overall and 1st in the Sportsman class. Teammate Shaylin Maddox edged out hard-charging Dave Rowland for the second Sportsman podium spot. Details

Place Name Laps Points Total Time
1 George Peters* 100 61 631.616
2 Steve Stewart* 99 59 579.94
3 Aaron Castro* 99 55 604.705
4 Abe Maddox 93 47 633.921
5 Shaylin Maddox 89 42 639.329
6 Dave Rowland 83 42 626.293
7 Coe Rowland 77 38 687.817
8 Arlo Roland 69 32 674.541

All in all, it was a good day of racing and a lot of fun. Thank you all for supporting our racing program and bringing some wonderful snacks to share with everyone. We’ll have to get Shaylin to bring some of her wonderful deviled eggs again, but this time, only share with Kathy if she does a race with us.

NOTE:
In Race 1's Viper-Jet NAStruck race, a new lap record was set in the White lane by Shaylin Maddox, with a blistering 5.626 lap and 2nd overall in the segment. Junior driver Coe Rowland clicked off a new lap record for this car in the Green lane with a 7.374 lap.
Series Points Standings after Round 3:
Place Name Laps Points Total Time
Sportsman
3 Abe Maddox 443 325 1335.726
4 Dave Rowland 410 299 NA
5 Coe Rowland 465 297 NA
6 Arlo Roland 432 275 NA
8 Shaylin Maddox 347 221 751.357
9 Jared Johnson 169 142 1292.315
11 Lucille Rowland 76 47 544.134
12 Matthew Johnson 67 42 518.012
13 Eric Lane 66 40 498.861
14 Cameron Bill 50 32 411.714
15 Madeline Johnson 54 28 507.557
Expert
1 Steve Stewart 427 366 1620.116
2 George Peters 416 349 2777.139
7 Aaron Castro 317 234 1961.979
10 Jerry Pearson 79 58 496.859

Hopefully, we can pull off Round 4 next weekend; we’ll see what happens. Round 5 will likely be an oval race on SR2 or SR3.

Okay, shut up and drive!

2025 50/50 Series, Round 2 — A Team Battle Royale

Round 2 of the 2025 50/50 Series was mainly a battle between Team Maddox and Team Rowland. We did three races (all IROC), and both teams duked it out with segment or race wins from almost every driver.

Short Story
Place Name Laps Points Total Time
1 Abe Maddox 193 169 1386.527
2 Lucille Rowland 177 130 1414.206
3 Coe Rowland 165 123 1382.171
4 Steve Stewart* 158 119 1554.584
5 George Peters* 155 111 1581.338
6 Arlo Rowland 157 102 1921.991
7 Shaylin Maddox 143 94 1072.58
8 Dave Rowland 142 92 1625.006

* Expert

Race 1: Viper V-SPEC (SPECSTOCK) F1/Indy Lexan (IROC) (Sponsored by Fast Lane Racing)

Local phenom Abe Maddox won three of his four segments to come from behind and win Race 1 by tying Home Cook’n on laps and points but with a total runtime of ~5 seconds faster. Team Rowland driver Dave Rowland had a strong showing in his second appearance at Stewart Raceway with a fourth-place finish just ahead of Team Maddox driver Shaylin Maddox in fifth-place. Details

Place Name Laps Points Total Time
1 Abe Maddox 79 61 540.671
2 Steve Stewart 79 61 545.814
3 George Peters 76 55 559.269
4 Dave Rowland 72 47 590.117
5 Shaylin Maddox 71 46 516.662
6 Lucille Rowland 72 42 578.195
7 Coe Rowland 62 32 527.784
8 Arlo Rowland 60 32 597.176
Race 2: Jag Hobbies TR-3 Augorans (IROC)

Team Maddox looked to be the dominant team early on in this one, leading the race through the first three segments. However, the two Experts in the mix had their own battle going on, and about halfway through the race, it became a battle for the last podium spot between Team Maddox and Team Rowland. In the end, Abe would win his final segment, putting Team Maddox on the podium in third place. The battle for the final podium spot was extremely close, with just two to three laps separating each driver. Details

Place Name Laps Points Total Time
1 Steve Stewart 79 58 1008.77
2 George Peters 79 56 1022.069
3 Abe Maddox 74 50 573.644
4 Shaylin Maddox 72 48 555.918
5 Dave Rowland 70 45 1034.889
6 Coe Rowland 67 44 582.821
7 Lucille Rowland 70 43 570.725
8 Arlo Rowland 62 32 1045.951

Race 3: Viper V-SPEC (SPECSTOCK) F1/Indy Lexan (IROC) (Sponsored by Fast Lane Racing)

George wisely suggested we let the Junior drivers do an entire race by themselves, and boy, did they put on a show! 

Abe Maddox won two of his segments, Coe and Lucille Rowland each won one segment, and Arlo Rowland bagged second place in one of his segments.  All drivers laid down some speedy laps throughout the race and displayed impressive driving throughout. Details

Place Name Laps Points Total Time
1 Abe Maddox 40 58 272.212
2 Coe Rowland 36 47 271.566
3 Lucille Rowland 35 45 265.286
4 Arlo Rowland 35 38 278.864

2025 50/50 Series Points Standings After Round 2:
Place Name Laps Points Total Time
Junior
1 Abe Maddox 305 270 2295.515
2 Coe Rowland 301 233 2735.668
3 Arlo Roland 289 208 3177.244
4 Lucille Rowland 177 130 1414.206
5 Matthew Johnson 67 42 518.012
6 Madeline Johnson 54 28 507.557
Sportsman
1 Dave Rowland 286 234 2916.617
2 Shaylin Maddox 245 177 1918.909
3 Jared Johnson 169 142 1292.315
4 Eric Lane 66 40 498.861
5 Cameron Bill 50 32 411.714
Expert
1 George Peters 393 343 3226.778
2 Steve Stewart 317 293 2713.285
3 Aaron Castro 139 120 868.844
4 Jerry Pearson 79 58 496.859

Congrats to both teams today for some very impressive driving and a big win by Team Maddox’s Abe Maddox in the first race of the day. Abe is an amazing slothead, for sure. Another outstanding performance today was first-time visitor Lucille Rowland, who achieved at least two segment wins on the day–great driving!

Okay, Round 2 of this series is in the books. We’ll see how next weekend shapes up and who’s available. Maybe we’ll do an oval day on SR2 or SR3; we’ll see.

Thank you all for showing up and making Round 2 a fun and exciting day of racing! The only downside on the day was that somebody ate all the animal cookies before I could get some. I hate it when that happens!

Okay, shut up and drive!

2024 Racing Season Ends Without Drama

Happy Holidays!

Our final “official” race day of the season ended with just three races but not the drama expected.

Team Maddox: Abe and new Junior driver, Arlo Roland.

With the Junior and Sportsman categories pretty much settled going into the final race, the only points contest still up in the air was the Expert category. Aaron Castro and George Peters were just eight (8) points apart going into the final day of racing.

Unfortunately, George would come down with a cold after a grueling and crowded week at work and would make the right call to skip the final race. Of course, that left the Expert points leader, Aaron Castro, with a much less stressful day.

Race 1: MegaG+ Modifieds

We had also expected a fierce battle between Team Maddox driver, Shaylin Maddox and Team Fast Lane’s, Eric Lane. That battle seemed to get off to a roaring start in the day’s first race. Shaylin bested Eric by just four points in the MegaG+ Modified class, 40 points to Eric’s 36 points. Abe Maddox would finish the race with three 3rd place segment finishes and a win in the final segment, just ahead of a hard-charging Expert driver, Jerry Pearson. With that success, Team Maddox decided to pack in for the day and would not continue. Details

Place Name Laps Points Total Time
1 Aaron Castro 80 61 607.119
2 Jerry Pearson 79 58 513.648
3 Steve Stewart 76 58 607.263
4 Abe Maddox 72 49 523.955
5 Kevin Webster 74 46 645.044
6 Shaylin Maddox 69 40 619.259
7 Eric Lane 61 36 530.198
8 Arlo Roland 58 28 534.319

Jerry, Kevin, Abe, Arlo, and Eric.

Abe Maddox had a fantastic race, winning the final segment and placing 4th overall! Abe’s good friend, Arlo Roland, showed up with Team Maddox and got in an hour or so of practice just before the day’s first race. Arlo took to the various cars and racing quite quickly. Unfortunately, due to the rotation mix, Arlo only got to race directly against Abe in the final segment. Abe came in for his final rotation on the White lane and Arlo finished his rotation in the Blue lane. Arlo’s fastest lap was a 6.129 in the Orange lane. Based on his ear-to-ear grin during and after the race, we expect him to return to Stewart Raceway soon.

Race 2: Viper Super 7 GT40’s Team Forza IROC Set

With Team Maddox accomplishing their team objectives and calling it a day, the rest of us continued the program and started Race 2.

With all the points chases settled, it was all about just having fun and enjoying the always competitive racing with pretty much out-of-the-box cars.

These particular cars are fascinating. They drive like an L4 Viper V-SPEC but have L10 traction magnets. Everything feels great until they release the rails and hit things very hard. You have to know your limits and not go too far over. The RaceMasters GT40 hardbodies are beautiful!

Eric Lane blew out of the starting grid, clicked off two 3rds and a 2nd place finish in this one, and was constantly in the rearview mirrors of all who led the race. Ultimately, the Experts were fortunate to stay ahead of the hard-charging Sportsman driver. Details

Place Name Laps Points Total Time
1 Steve Stewart 80 61 520.077
2 Aaron Castro 80 53 522.537
3 Jerry Pearson 77 51 521.222
4 Eric Lane 71 42 530.944
5 Kevin Webster 67 28 527.117
Race 3: Viper V-SPEC “SPECSTOCK” Lexan

The final race of the day! This one was quite the barnburner. Every driver moved into 2nd place during this one, and all set some very high-speed laps.

Home Cook’n clicked off the fastest lap of the race at 4.720 in the White lane, Aaron Castro clicked off the next fastest lap at 4.787 in the Blue lane, and speedster Jerry Pearson clicked off a 4.804 in the White lane. Amazingly, no new track records were set. I’m sure things would have been different if George Peters had been in the mix. Details

Place Name Laps Points Total Time
1 Steve Stewart 80 64 476.556
2 Aaron Castro 78 53 482.049
3 Jerry Pearson 76 48 490.225
4 Eric Lane 68 38 476.035
5 Kevin Webster 67 32 487.768

Eric Lane hung in there against the Experts, finishing just off the podium in 4th against some seriously fast competition. Eric and Expert driver Kevin Webster were duking it out in the final segment for the 4th place position. Eric’s fastest lap was 5.277 to Kevin’s 5.252 fastest lap. Unfortunately, Kevin ran out of fuel, and Eric got enough points and laps to drop Kevin to the bottom of the leaderboard. Eric looks to be the dominate Sportsman driver going into the 2025 racing season.

Overall, it was a great day of racing and just hanging out. Thanks to everyone who brought things to share, especially Fast Lane Racing. The leaded and unleaded egg nog was excellent!

That’s it for the official 2024 racing season at Stewart Raceway. To close out the 2024 season (or open the 2025 season), we hope to open the tracks soon for a casual track day, a Potluck, and an end-of-season awards presentation. Stay tuned for a quick survey on the best Saturday to do it.

2024 Final Points Standings

Place Name Laps Points Total Time
Junior
1 Abe Maddox 726 292 4941.803
2 Matthew Johnson 387 124 2051.404
3 Madeline Johnson 233 113 2139.46
4 Arlo Roland 58 28 534.319
Sportsman
1 Eric Lane 1795 625 11500.96
2 Shaylin Maddox 610 237 3756.218
3 Jared Johnson 440 136 2057.271
4 Olga Rossetta 328 107 2805.608
5 Dave Feber 107 45 808.723
6 William Mansfield 112 42 830.412
7 Pam Ebert 77 32 695.404
Expert
1 Aaron Castro 4109 1868 26048.36
2 George Peters 3345 1581 23406.74
3 Kevin Webster 2778 1184 21778.82
4 Jerry Pearson 2466 1052 15666.05
5 Jordan Walker 1242 415 8073.09
Steve Stewart 4384 2137 27791.13

As always, thank you for supporting our racing program and being such a great group to race with and hang out with.

If I don’t see you again in 2024, Happy Holidays and New Year!

Okay, shut up and drive!

2024 Points Standings Ahead Of Final Official Race Day

With one more race day remaining in the 2024 season, the only contest appears to be in the Expert category. Aaron Castro (Team Forza) is just eight (8) points ahead of George Peters (GP Designs) for top 2024 honors.

In the Junior driver category, Abe Maddox is well ahead in total points with no pressure in the final race due to Team Johnson’s inability to attend the event.

In the Sportsman category, Eric Lane is well ahead of his nearest challenger, Shaylin Maddox of Team Maddox Racing. Team Maddox is registered for Saturday’s final event, and Shaylin will most certainly make a point to pressure Eric for the day’s overall Sportsman win.

In the Expert category, Aaron and George are expected to compete feverishly for the top Expert category honors of the 2024 racing season.

Junior Leaderboard

Place Name Laps Points Total Time
1 Abe Maddox 536 188 3610.752
2 Matthew Johnson 387 124 2051.404
3 Madeline Johnson 233 113 2139.46

Sportsman Leaderboard

Place Name Laps Points Total Time
1 Eric Lane 2014 672 12886.892
2 Shaylin Maddox 436 159 2340.493
3 Jared Johnson 440 136 2057.271
4 Olga Rossetta 328 107 2805.608
5 Martha Elderon 102 36 775.14
6 Pam Ebert 77 32 695.404

Expert Leaderboard

Place Name Laps Points Total Time
1 Aaron Castro 4072 1793 25711.872
2 George Peters 3806 1785 26521.641
3 Kevin Webster 2724 1108 21276.997
4 Jerry Pearson 2206 879 13797.988
5 Jordan Walker 1242 415 8073.09
6 Steve Stewart 4231 1991 26649.881

It should be a fun day for everybody but Aaron and George. They’ll have their hands full trying to best each other while the rest of us enjoy the show.

Okay, shut up and drive!