In five races, McGill finished on the podium three times in Clone Heavy, including a victory in the Pencils Down Showdown on July 7. McGill would never finish outside of the top five in championship events, helping him to a 63-point victory over runner-up, Doug Payne.
Payne would finish on the podium twice to take second in points ahead of Chris Pier, Richard Murtaugh and Jeff Chapman in the top five.
McGill’s run in Clone Super Heavy was even more impressive with five trips to the podium and two wins in his No. 13. McGill’s closest rival, Thomas Montgomery, trailed by 29-points, despite earning one victory.
Main event winner Murtaugh took third in the Clone Super Heavy title race ahead of Matt Chavis and Logan Winn.
Clone Light had the biggest weekly following of the season and was topped by Central New York karting veteran, David Hackett Jr. Despite not earning a win, Hackett never finished worse than fourth in five races, and cruised to a 39-point victory over John Palmieri and Tim Campbell.
Palmieri and Campbell would end the season tied at 416-points with Palmieri earning the tiebreaker due to two main event victories on the season.
Devon Tonkin and Madison Myers finished the top five in the Clone Light championship.
The Jr. Blue Clone point battle was a back and forth race between Owen Bird and Logan Crisafulli. Bird would get the edge in the title race by only 10-points after winning on Octoberfest Weekend, his second victory of the season.
Crisafulli had three main event wins in 2019, but a DNF in late July would drop the driver of the No. 88 to second in the standings ahead of Dylan Begy, Seth Whitney and Logan Abbott.
Jr. Purple Clone was by far the largest junior division of the season at Weedsport, with Anthony Pollow handily winning the championship by 26-points over Caiden Ayen. Pollow finished on the podium four times in 2019 with a season opening victory in the No. 56.
Ayen held second in the champion at season’s end over James Donaldson, Jason Parkhurst Jr. and Riley Begy.
Jr. Green Clone featured a tight battle all year long between Connor Crane and Parker Allen, with Crane pushing to the point after two victories to end the season. Crane would top Allen by a mere 13-points, as Grayson Adderly, Cody Stebbins and Derek Turner Jr. completed the top five.
Jr. Red Clone saw the closest championship of the season as Blake Banek earned top honors by only 2-points over Deegan Nichols. Banek and Nichols each won two main events in 2019, but Banek’s stretch of second place finishes proved to be the difference in the end.
Feature winner Kolton Gamble, Sawyer Bennett and Connor Allen were the top five in Jr. Red Clone.
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Championship Points
Jr. Red Clone
1. Blake Banek**: 482
2. Deegan Nichols**: 480
3. Kolton Gamble*: 468
4. Sawyer Bennett: 380
5. Connor Allen: 346
Jr. Green Clone
1. Connor Crane**: 478
2. Parker Allen*: 465
3. Grayson Adderly: 447
4. Cody Stebbins: 419
5. Derek Turner Jr.: 411
Jr. Purple Clone
1. Anthony Pollow*: 460
2. Caiden Ayen: 434
3. James Donaldson: 423
4. Jason Parkhurst Jr.: 402
5. Riley Begy*: 396
Jr. Blue Clone
1. Owen Bird**: 478
2. Logan Crisafulli***: 468
3. Dylan Begy: 421
4. Seth Whitney: 403
5. Logan Abbott: 303
Clone Light
1. David Hackett Jr.: 455
2. John Palmieri**: 416
3. Tim Campbell: 416
4. Devon Tonkin: 384
5. Madison Myers*: 382
Clone Heavy
1. Nick McGill*: 469
2. Doug Payne: 406
3. Chris Pier: 398
4. Richard Murtaugh**: 397
5. Jeff Chapman: 375
Clone Super Heavy
1. Nick McGill**: 488
2. Thomas Montgomery*: 459
3. Richard Murtaugh*: 448
4. Matt Chavis*: 447
5. Logan Winn: 428
WEEDSPORT, NY (October 2, 2019) – The first six track champions in the history of Weedsport Kartway were determined last weekend as part of Octoberfest II on September 28-29.