Checkered Flag Sprint Series crowned the 2010 series champions Saturday night, January 8th at the annual awards banquet ceremony held at the Red Rose Inn & Suites in Plant City, Fl. The evening started with cocktails and a buffet style dinner for the seventy some guests that attended the event.
Mark Gimmler of Palm Beach Gardens, Fl. was crowned the Driver Champion, his first sprint car title. Driving the Norm Gimmler # 51, his first championship also, the team had 6 top ten finishes, 5 top five finishes, 1 feature win and a Barfield Clean Sweep win.
Jimmy Alvis Jr., in his first full year with the CFSS finished second and was awarded the Performance Analysis Rookie of the Year, with 7 top ten finishes, 3 top five finishes, 1 feature win and 1 Barfield Clean Sweep. Gary Gimmler was third with 5 top five finishes and 1 feature win. Fourth went to Keith Butler with 5 top ten finishes, 4 top five finishes 1 feature win and 1 Barfield Clean Sweep. Amanda Ferguson finished fifth for the second year in a row with 6 top ten finishes and 4 top five finishes.
A special thank you to our M/C Bill Green for making the evening so enjoyable.