At the Short Track Night of Champions as part of the Motorama Custom Car and Motorsports Show, Max Beyore was honored as the Ontario Rookie of the Year. The OSCAAR Modified competitor had a great rookie season, finishing second in points while scoring a pair of victories.
“It was a pretty good year,” he shared. “If I could come second to Gary McLean, I’d be pretty happy. I’d like to do better, but I’m pretty happy with what I’ve done.”
Beyore started off his season with three straight top-six finishes, before finishing eighth and fourth at Sunset Speedway to round out the month of June. The driver of the No. 91N Millennium Crane Service Ltd. Modified proved to be fast right out of the gate, and the inaugural series trip to Ottawa presented the opportunity once again for Beyore to break through with the victory. The first of the two features didn’t go as he would’ve hoped as he would post a ninth place finish. The second feature, though, that would go perfectly. Beyore bounced back in style and was able to break through to victory lane to score his first career OSCAAR victory.
The common thread of bad luck, then good luck continued for Beyore in the second half of July as he would have mechanical issues at Sauble Speedway, resulting in a 14th place finish. However, he came back at Peterborough Speedway a week later in style to score the victory in the Chase for the Colors event, giving him the pole for the Autumn Colors Classic.
The victory at Peterborough kicked off a string of strong finishes for Beyore as he posted three straight top-fives, before finishing 22nd at Sunset as a result of a heat incident. Beyore would end off his season on a good note, finishing second at the Autumn Colors Classic.
Beyore confirmed at the show that he will return to the OSCAAR Modified division full-time, in search of continued success.
