MEMPHIS, Mo. -- The Bentz GM Country Scotland County Speedway's 2005 season officially came to a close Saturday, Dec. 3, with the annual awards banquet. Nearly 300 drivers, crews and fans filled the VFW Hall in Memphis, Mo., to honor the top 10 drivers in points in the USRA Modifieds, USRA Stock Cars, USRA B-Modifieds and USRA Hobby Stocks, along with the Cruisers and Hornets.

Each driver who finished in the top 10 in points in the USRA Modifieds, Stock Cars, B-Modifieds and Hobby Stocks were honored with a trophy and points fund money. All four champions in each division also received a champions jacket.

Dennis Schulte picked up his first Hornet track championship at the Scotland County Speedway. His five feature wins during the 2005 season gave him a 310-point advantage over second place Brandon Savage. Finishing out the top 10 in points in the Hornets were Danny Miller in third, Tyler Schulte in fourth, Andrew Hustead was fifth, J.D. Murphy was sixth, Travis DeMint in seventh, Jayson Barnes in eighth and Jim Hamilton in ninth, with Brad Parsons rounding out the top 10.

The 2005 Cruiser champion was Dave Hudson. Hudson earned three feature wins in the 2005 season, which helped him earn a 26-point lead over Craig Spilker to claim the Cruiser track championship. Completing the top 10 in Cruiser points were Keith Reed in third, Bill O'Haver in fourth, Michael St. Clair in fifth, Jeremy Buss in sixth, Matt Jackson in seventh, Daniel Robbins in eighth and Clayton Robbins in ninth, with Darin Adams finishing out the top 10.

Tony Becerra was honored as the 2005 USRA Hobby Stock track champion. Becerra claimed three feature wins during the season, which helped him hold off Mike Shelton by 40 points to pick up the USRA Hobby Stock title. Finishing out the top 10 in USRA Hobby Stock points were Mark Holt in third, Justin Hamelton in fourth, Brandon Symmonds in fifth, Brian Howerton in sixth, Tim Pettibone in seventh, Jimmy Hooper in eighth and Beau Taylor in ninth, with Bob Fletcher rounding out the top 10.

The USRA B-Modified track championship went to Jack Evans Jr., who picked up eight feature wins in the 2005 season and gave him a 170-point advantage over Jeff Waterman for the USRA B-Modified title. Completing the top 10 in USRA B-Modified points were Tom Bowen in third, Chris Larson in fourth, John Shaffer in fifth, Pete Gramc in sixth, Jerry Poor in seventh, Ron York in eighth and Jerry Reese Jr. in ninth, with Tyler Lewis finishing out the top 10.

Jason Cook took top honors in the USRA Stock Cars. Cook claimed six feature wins during the 2005 season to give him a 97-point advantage over Troy Alexander in the USRA Stock Car title chase. Finishing out the top 10 in the USRA Stock Car points were Matt Greiner in third, Rodger Dresden in fourth, Jody Small in fifth, Richard Hudson in sixth, Mark White in seventh, Mark Holt in eighth and Ryan Cook in ninth, with John Oliver Jr. rounding out the top 10.

The USRA Modified track champion was Tony Fraise. Fraise picked up seven feature wins during the 2005 season, which helped him hold off Mark Burgtorf by 21 points to give him the USRA Modified title. Completing the top 10 in USRA Modified points were Ryan Meyer in third, Bob Dale in fourth, Michael Long in fifth, Tim Sands in sixth, David Wietholder in seventh, David Snyder in eighth and Jim Gillenwater was ninth, with Zack VanderBeek finishing out the top 10.

Plans for the 2006 season at the Scotland County Speedway are already planned out by RL Promotions. Weather permitting, the 2006 season will get underway on Wednesday, March 22, with an open practice. Then on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 23-24, the first annual Memphis Spring Nationals will kick off the 2006 season. The O'Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS) will make their first stop on April 1 and then again on Aug. 5.

The battle for track points will get underway on April 15 and will end on Aug. 26. The Late Models will make five visits to the speedway in 2006, with the first being on April 22. The other dates for Late Models are set for May 13, June 10, July 8 and Aug. 12. The 360 and 305 Sprints will make a stop at the track during the 2006 Scotland County Fair on June 20. The Stock Car Shootout is set for July 1. Then the 2nd Annual Memphis Fall Nationals is planned for Oct. 12-14, with the 2006 season coming to a close with the Pepsi/Mt Dew Mid-America Nationals featuring the O'Reilly USMTS.

One major improvement that is in the works for the 2006 season is the updating of the track lights. With enough money being raised, the hope is that the project can be completed before the season opener.

For more information regarding the 2006 season at the Scotland County Speedway, you can call the office at 515-832-7944 or log on to the web at www.scotlandcospeedway.com.

2006 Scotland County Speedway Schedule

March 22 - Open Practice Test ‘n’ Tune

March 23 - Memphis Spring Nationals - Modifieds, Stock Cars, B-Mods and Hobby Stocks

March 24 - Memphis Spring Nationals - Modifieds, Stock Cars, B-Mods and Hobby Stocks

March 25 - Memphis Spring Nationals - Modifieds, Stock Cars, B-Mods and Hobby Stocks

April 1 - O’Reilly USMTS Modifieds plus Stock Cars, B-Mods and Hobby Stocks

April 8 - Open Practice Test ‘n’ Tune

April 15 - Season Opener - USRA Weekly Racing Series

April 22 - USRA Weekly Racing Series plus Late Models

April 29 - USRA Weekly Racing Series

May 6 - USRA Weekly Racing Series

May 13 - USRA Weekly Racing Series plus Late Models

May 20 - USRA Weekly Racing Series

May 27 - USRA Weekly Racing Series

June 3 - USRA Weekly Racing Series

June 10 - USRA Weekly Racing Series plus Late Models

June 17 - USRA Weekly Racing Series

June 20 - Scotland County Fair - 360 Sprints and 305 Sprints

June 22 - Scotland County Fair - Modifieds, Stock Cars and Hobby Stocks

July 1 - USRA Stock Car Shootout

July 8 - USRA Weekly Racing Series plus Late Models

July 15 - USRA Weekly Racing Series

July 18 - USRA Weekly Racing Series

July 22 - USRA Weekly Racing Series

July 29 - USRA Weekly Racing Series

Aug. 5 - O’Reilly USMTS Modifieds

Aug. 12 - USRA Weekly Racing Series plus Late Models

Aug. 19 - USRA Weekly Racing Series

Aug. 26 - Season Championship - USRA Weekly Racing Series

Oct. 12 - 2nd Annual Memphis Fall Nationals

Oct. 13 - 2nd Annual Memphis Fall Nationals

Oct. 14 - 2nd Annual Memphis Fall Nationals

Oct. 27 - Pepsi/Mt Dew Mid-America Nationals - O’Reilly USMTS Modifieds

Oct. 28 - Pepsi/Mt Dew Mid-America Nationals - O’Reilly USMTS Modifieds

SCHEDULE IS TENTATIVE AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE