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Looking back at the Hoosier OSCAAR Modifed’s season, here are some notable numbers to think about….
1 flipped over car, virtue of Ryan’s Dick flip at Sauble Speedway. Fortunately, Dick was uninjured in the incident.
1 heat win in a solid rookie season for Dan Price en route to finishing eighth in points
2 – En route to the championship, Gary McLean only had 2 finishes outside of the top-five.
3 drivers scored more than four heat wins in 2015 – Cory Horner (5), G. McLean (11) and Brian McLean (6)
3rd place finish for A.J. Emms at Delaware Speedway on Sept. 18 gave him his best finish of the season en route to finishing sixth in points
3 heat wins for David Balych in his OSCAAR rookie season.
4 championships for G. McLean as he won the series championship each year since the formation of the series
4 drivers scored five or more feature top-fives in 2015 – Gary Elliott (6), Horner (6), G. McLean (10) and John Harper (5)
6 different drivers won a feature in 2015
7 feature wins for G. McLean led the way of all drivers in 2015
8 top-10s for Mike Hearty in his rookie season en route to finishing seventh in points.
9 drivers scored more than five feature top-10s in 2015
10 – July 10 resulted in a common sight for many fans in seeing Justin Demelo win at Delaware Speedway.
10 feature top-fives for G. McLean on the season led the way of all drivers
10 feature top-10s for G. McLean and John Baker Jr. on the season led the way of all drivers
11 heat wins for G. McLean led the way for all drivers in 2015
12 – October 12, the pieces came together for Baker Jr. as he was able to score his first career OSCAAR victory, winning the Autumn Colour’s Classic.
13 – June 13, Shane Stickel scored the feature victory at Full Throttle Motor Speedway in the first half of the Rick Woolner Memorial
19 drivers scored at least one heat win in 2015
21 drivers scored at least one feature top-five finish in 2015
25 – June 25 was the sight of Brad Pearsall’s feature victory at Sauble Speedway
26 drivers scored at least one feature top-10 finish in 2015
29 – August 29 was certainly a day to remember on the season as John Harper scored his first career OSCAAR feature victory at Flamboro Speedway
77 is the amount of points that G. McLean won the championship by ahead of Cory Horner
With the numbers crunched, I have one thing to ask – what are some of your most memorable moments of the season? Look forward to an article in the future featuring these memorable moments, as well as number crunching for each of the other three divisions.
