Driver of the Year Awards went to (l-r) track champions Steve Stewart (USRA Modified), T.J. Criss (USRA Stock Car) and Colt Mather (USRA Hobby Stock).

OSKALOOSA, Iowa -- Nearly 200 drivers, crew members and their families were on hand Saturday, Nov. 5, as officials from RL Promotions hosted the annual post-season awards banquet for the Carriker Ford Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, Iowa.

The event was held at the Harry L. Anderson American Legion Post #34 in Oskaloosa, with the top-10 in each division honored, as well as special awards being doled out the class of 2005.

In the USRA Modified division, Steve Stewart of Washington was honored as the 2005 track champion -- his career-first track championship. In addition to capturing his first win of the season on the next-to-last night of racing, Stewart also scored nine top-5's and 13 top-10 finishes in his 15 starts. Completing the top-10 in the final points were 4R Ron VerBeek, Zack VanderBeek, Steven Blattler, Brad Pinkerton, Toby Vandekamp, Mike Hughes, Terry Walker, Roger Baxter and Brian Edel.

In the USRA Stock Car division, Oskaloosa's T.J. Criss wrapped up a stellar 2005 season by taking home the track championship hardware. Criss scored four wins en route to the title but, more importantly, was a model of consistency as he recorded 14 top-5 finishes in his 15 starts. Completing the top-10 in the final standings were Criss' teammate Brian Mitrisin, Brad Pinkerton, Jim Brown, Eric Flander, Rick Brown, Matt Greiner, Rick VanDusseldorp, Mark Steinke and Brandon Bandstra.

In the USRA Hobby Stock Division, Colt Mather of Webster was crowned the 2005 track champion. The young gun recorded his eight wins over the course of the final 10 races of the season, as well as a pair of runner-up finishes in the fourth and fifth weeks of action. Rick Landgrebe, Randy Veldhuizen, Bobby Greene, Robert Rupprecht, Steve Allen, Chase Mitrisin, David Breuklander, Rodney Fairchild and Bill Gibson rounded out the top-10 in the final rankings.

Other honors doled out Saturday night included the Little Sizzler Award, which goes to the driver who starts out the year "on fire" and then sizzles. This year's honor went to USRA Hobby Stock driver Bobby Greene.

Hard Luck Awards went to Terry Walker (USRA Modified) and Tyler Ford (USRA Hobby Stock).

Most Improved Driver Awards went to (l-r) Steven Blattler (USRA Modified), Brian Mitrisin (USRA Stock Car) and Rick Landgrebe (USRA Hobby Stock).

Rookie of the Year Awards went to (l-r) Toby Vandekamp (USRA Modified), Mark Steinke (USRA Stock Car) and Jason VanZomeren (USRA Hobby Stock).

Driver of the Year Awards went to (l-r) track champions Steve Stewart (USRA Modified), T.J. Criss (USRA Stock Car) and Colt Mather (USRA Hobby Stock). Brad Pinkerton, who finished in the final top-5 in both the USRA Modified and Stock Car ranks, also received a Driver of the Year Award.

Promoters Todd and Janet Staley also announced that they will return as promoters of the Oskaloosa, Iowa, facility in 2006. The 2006 season is tentatively scheduled to begin on Saturday, April 8, with the O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series, along with Stock Cars and Hobby Stocks. The USRA Weekly Racing Series season opener is slated for Wednesday, April 12.

CARRIKER FORD SOUTHERN IOWA SPEEDWAY

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FINAL 2005 POINTS STANDINGS

USRA Modifieds

1. 17 Steve Stewart .... 1257

2. 4R Ron VerBeek .... 1176

3. 33Z Zack VanderBeek .... 1112

4. 94 Steven Blattler .... 1109

5. 17P Brad Pinkerton .... 1002

6. 46 Toby Vandekamp .... 991

7. 11 Mike Hughes .... 910

8. 12 Terry Walker .... 587

9. 4 Roger Baxter .... 570

10. 9 Brian Edel .... 511

11. 9G Rick Gustin .... 464

12. 40 Scott Dickey .... 446

13. 13 Charlie Thomas .... 400

14. 25C Shane Paris .... 358

15. 69 Kevin Bills .... 289

16. 61 Bruce Hanford .... 273

17. 14J Jake Neal .... 266

18. 55 Brad Stephens .... 259

19. 15K Kyle Harwood .... 230

20. 49 Ken Bryant .... 227

21. 98 Kevin Stoa .... 225

22. 12d Adam Davis .... 217

23. 16c Dustin Clark .... 214

24. 21 David Brown .... 195

25. 9t Tom Lathrop .... 192

26. 21M Dean Mahlstedt .... 185

27. 31J Barry Sandeman .... 174

28. 12F Eric Fullenkamp .... 158

29. 5M John VanDenBerg .... 157

30. 26F Dan Fetters .... 151

31. 73 Brad Moriarty .... 140

31. 13L Luke Pestka .... 140

31. 1 Bill Davis Jr. .... 140

34. 20 John Fellman .... 132

35. 00 David Ott .... 123

36. T17 Tom Rawlins .... 118

37. 69m Mark Burgtorf .... 100

37. 31 Corey Dripps .... 100

39. 12 Mark Elliott .... 95

40. 2H Eric Hudson .... 91

41. 19 Darin Duffy .... 87

42. 82M Ryan Meyer .... 81

43. 22 Brandon Banks .... 78

44. 1ofs Mike Bainbridge .... 76

45. 11r Clint Johnson .... 70

45. 19 Jimmy Gustin .... 70

47. 29 Dennis Elliott .... 66

48. 37 Todd Holman .... 60

49. 20/20 Chris Egger .... 45

49. 4t3 Russ Byriel .... 45

49. 69 Tom Goble .... 45

49. 77 Dean Wray .... 45

49. 8s Todd Phillips .... 45

USRA Stock Cars

1. 12J T.J. Criss .... 1387

2. 4B Brian Mitrisin .... 1261

3. 17P Brad Pinkerton .... 1229

4. 54 Jim Brown .... 1149

5. 12 Eric Flander .... 1121

6. 75 Rick Brown .... 1092

7. 29 Matt Greiner .... 1081

8. 1R Rick VanDusseldorp .... 1018

9. 67 Mark Steinke .... 993

10. 22 Brandon Bandstra .... 903

11. 42 Darrin Thompson .... 836

12. 20N Lorne Parks .... 747

13. 33 Josh Newell .... 703

14. 9 Brian Edel .... 631

15. 4K Kevin Booy .... 613

16. 34 Pat Rachels .... 567

17. 99 Bobby Greiner Jr. .... 409

18. 06 Steve Landgrebe .... 390

19. 66 Jeff Joldersma .... 321

20. 81 Bert McDaniel .... 305

21. 48R Bill Redlinger .... 284

22. 11N Ross McCombs .... 266

23. 79j Brian Jackson .... 239

24. 27R Ryan Cook .... 210

25. 77 Adam King .... 204

26. 43x Greg Shepherd .... 194

27. 20W Shane Weller .... 173

28. 02 Matt Zylstra .... 160

29. 1ss Jeff Johnson .... 132

30. 27J Jason Cook .... 128

31. 76 Tom Lathrop .... 118

32. 33z Zack VanderBeek .... 109

33. 18 Tom Schmitt .... 91

34. 19s Don Sanders .... 78

35. 409 Howard Gordon Jr. .... 74

35. 88 Travis Hansaker .... 74

37. 72 Jerry Pilcher .... 70

38. 26 Anthony Wagoner .... 64

38. 7s Wade Francis .... 64

38. 49J Jason Murray .... 64

41. 18s Chad Severe .... 56

41. 93s Brian Sterling .... 56

43. 56s Ryan Meyer .... 55

43. 9V Luke Veren .... 55

USRA Hobby Stocks

1. 8 Colt Mather .... 1341

2. 60T Rick Landgrebe .... 1241

3. 54 Randy Veldhuizen .... 1190

4. 32T Bobby Greene .... 1162

5. 31R Robert Rupprecht .... 1123

6. 3S Steve Allen .... 1066

7. 4M Chase Mitrisin .... 1036

8. 01 David Breuklander .... 961

9. 41F Rodney Fairchild .... 941

10. 38 Bill Gibson .... 910

11. 3Z Jason VanZomeren .... 901

12. 43m Tory Mathis .... 892

13. 06 Steve Landgrebe .... 874

14. 3H Al Bunnell Jr. .... 811

15. 0 Tyler Ford .... 777

16. 6S Shannon Sherwood .... 718

17. 3G Lonnie Greiner .... 673

18. 85 Jason McDaniel .... 653

19. 14 Partner Maschmann .... 613

20. 41 Travis Bunnell .... 526

21. 16 Mike Shelton .... 497

22. 1x Joe Ferguson .... 391

23. 34f Robby Sands .... 335

24. 24 Matt Beal .... 229

25. 7x Kevin Fee .... 195

26. 69 Craig Brown .... 194

27. 22 Todd Reitzlur .... 191

28. 48J Jacob Murray .... 184

29. 35s Rusty Sands .... 170

30. 55j Mark Wirth .... 159

30. 9 Jimmy Hayes .... 159

32. 27K Tim Kraber .... 116

33. 10C Jared Curry .... 97

34. 7x Ryan Lundy .... 95

35. 00 Adam Hagen .... 81

36. 22T Jim Tull .... 76

37. 28r Ray Lasser Jr. .... 72

38. 28W Don Wear .... 70

39. 22M Ryan McCarty .... 66

40. 33 Justin Hook .... 58

41. 8J AJ Johnson .... 56

42. 5J Jamie Orwig .... 54

43. 67 Mark Steinke .... 53

44. 2M Mark Moore .... 45