Overall Series and Concourse de Elegance Winner, Ian Douglass.
Despite missing one race of the five race series, Ian Douglass went into the final round 20-points ahead of second in points, George Peters, which meant that it was going to be tough for anyone to keep Ian from winning the overall prize.
Of course, winning any racing series rarely comes easy and this one was no exception. While George was laser-focused on besting Ian for the top podium spot, Rookie of the Year candidate, Brad Sandhahl, had other plans for the finale.
Brad, who started the series late, went into Round 5 just slightly behind George in 3rd place. Given all drivers could only use points from four of the five rounds, George would lose 45-points from Round 2. This meant that Brad was really only 10-points behind George in the overall standings going into the final round.
While George fought hard and landed on the podium in two of the six official races, Brad managed six podium visits on the day and won the Round 5 overall. Quite impressive driving for a newcomer to the Bay Area H.O. racing scene.
Ian Douglass, meanwhile, finished Round 5 solidly in second place with 67.75 points, three podium visits, and a convincing win in the Viper-Jet race. Easily topping the series field in points and taking home the prestigious 2021 50/50 Racing Series winner’s trophy and Concourse de Elegance award.
Only one more race to go before the Series Champ is crowned. Remember: Home Cook’n isn’t in the running and all drivers can only include their best results from four (4) races. Right now, the series standings look like this:
Place
Driver
Races
Points
1
Ian Douglas
3
248.5
2
George Peters
4
228.5
3
Brad Sandahl
3
196.5
4
Kevin Webster
4
126
5
Russ Toy
3
119.5
6
Jordan Walker
3
116.25
7
Greg Kondrek
1
57.75
8
Mike Andrews
1
56
Current “Official” Standings After Round 4
2021 50/50 Series Driver Point Standings
#1
#2
#3
#4
Appear Points
Total Points
Steve Stewart
79
81
90
80
0
330
Ian Douglas
67.25
96
0
82.25
3
248.5
George Peters
59
45
66
54.5
4
228.5
Brad Sandahl
0
51
80
62.5
3
196.5
Kevin Webster
33.75
13
38
37.25
4
126
Russ Toy
35.5
36
0
45
3
119.5
Jordan Walker
27.25
37
49
0
3
116.25
Greg Kondrek
56.75
0
0
0
1
57.75
Mike Andrews
55
0
0
0
1
56
The final round could be interesting. Will the G-Man (Greg Kondrek) make an early comeback appearance? Will Mike Andrews make another appearance in the final race? Any of those scenarios happening could dramatically affect the final outcome of the series.
One thing is certain, all drivers can only use the combined points from four of the five series races. Some drivers will finish the series with only points from four races total. Drivers with five race appearances will lose all of the points from their lowest scoring race.
Bottom line is, you have to show up for the final race if you want to defend or improve your current position in the standings. The top three spots aren’t necessarily up for grabs, but all that depends on who’s on the start grid on November 20, 2021.
