INVERNESS, Fla. — Colton Bettis captured the 40-lap BG Products Southern Sprint Car Shootout Series feature event at Citrus County Speedway Saturday night. It was the season finale for the series.
Bettis, who started from the fifth starting position, found himself in the top spot before the halfway mark. He would go uncontested the rest of the way for his sixth series win of the season.
Bettis took the checkered flag by a margin of 4.140 seconds over runner-up Daniel Miller.
Larry Brazil Jr. finished third followed by Brian Gingras and ageless veteran Jim Childers rounding out the top five.
Bettis entered the night only having to start the feature event to secure his third consecutive series title. He arrived at the speedway in grand fashion, arriving by helicopter at an adjacent airport that sits next to the track.
The 17-year-old now has the honor of owning more series championships than any other driver in the history of the series that began in 2016.
The finish:
Feature (40 Laps) 1. 61-Colton Bettis; 2. P1-Daniel Miller; 3. 21e-Larry Brazil Jr.; 4. 20-Brian Gingras; 5. 48-Jim Childers; 6.25-Bruce Brantley; 7. 10-Bill Gise; 8. 44-Jerry Paquin; 9. 51r-Ryan Adema; 10. 72-LJ Grimm; 11. 19-Cheyenna Potter; 12. 67-Scotty Adema; 13. 71-Keith Butler; 14. 3x-Stepen Hartley; DNS 85-Steven Hollinger
