Texan Keith White National IMCA Southern SportMod Champion; Texan Steven Abbey National IMCA SportMod Rookie of the Year
December 5, 2009
Keith White of Little River Academy, Texas, paced national point standings for the Southwest Racing Specialties Southern SportMods for the fourth time in five seasons. A 20-time feature winner, White was also track champion at Heart O’ Texas Speedway and topped Smiley’s Racing Products Texas State points and also enjoyed considerable success in an IMCA Modified.
While racing to his career fourth Southwest Racing Specialties Southern SportMod national title, Keith White did double duty in winning the ButlerBuilt South Central Region IMCA Modified championship. His Modified accomplishments also included 25 feature victories, track crowns at Heart O’ Texas Speedway and Kennedale Speedway Park, and the Smiley’s Racing Products Texas State prize.
Keith White is pictured with Brett Root, vice president of operations for IMCA at left and Bill Smith of Speedway Motors at right during the national awards banquet (Photo by Bruce Badgley, Motorsports Photography)
Steven Abbey of Comanche, Texas, won national rookie of the year honors in the Southwest Racing Specialties Southern SportMod division, along with the Kennedale Speedway Park track title.
Steven Abbey is pictured with IMCA Vice President of Operations Brett Root during the IMCA national awards banquet (Photo by Bruce Badgley, Motorsports Photography)
Three other Texans won awards as well.
Joe Williams of Waco, Texas, earned the rookie of the year award in the Stephenville Starter Southern Region for IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks.
Presenting Joe's award are IMCA Vice President of Operations Brett Root at left and Division Director Kirk Niehouse (Photo by Bruce Badgley, Motorsports Photography)
Charles Cosper scored a second straight IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock Stephenville Starter Southern Region title, along with 281 Speeedway and Heart O’ Texas Speedway track crowns and the Smiley’s Racing Products Texas state crown.
Presenting Charles' award are IMCA Vice President of Operations Brett Root at left and Division Director Kirk Niehouse at right (Photo by Bruce Badgley, Motor sports Photography)
John McNeil of Denton, Texas, reigned as IMCA’s national Crate Model champion. McNeil also won the Kennedale Speedway Park and Smiley’s Racing Products Texas State titles.
McNeil is pictured with IMCA Vice President of Operations Brett Root at left and Bill Smith of Speedway Motors at right (Photo by Bruce Badgley, Motorsports Photography)
By Bill Martin
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