Mackvader™ of Powershift Performance
2016 Race Results
The Champions Are Back for Another Round!
1. Palm Beach International Raceway -- Details
- Qualifying -- 1st
- Heat 1 -- Place: 1st; finish order: 88>14>3
- Heat 2 -- Place: 3rd; finish order: 17>3>88
- Heat 3 -- Place: 1st; finish order: 88>14>3
- Heat 4 -- Place: 1st; finish order: 88>14>3
- Podium Race - Place: 1st; finish order: 88>14>17
- Points total weekend -- 520 points for weekend--1st place
2. Virginia International Raceway -- Details
- Qualifying -- 2nd
- Heat 1 -- Place: last; finish order: 23>73>3
- Heat 2 -- Place: 1st; finish order: #88> #73>#23>#3
- Podium Race -- Place: 3rd; finish order: #3>#23>#88>#73
- Weekend points total -- 135 points
- Accumulated points -- 655 points, a tie for 1st
3. New Jersey Motorsports Park -- Details
- Qualifying -- 1st
- Heat 1 -- Place: 1st. Finish order: #88 - #73 - #17
- Heat 2 -- Place: 5th. Finish order: #14 - #17 - #16 - #73 - #88
- Heat 3 -- Place: 2nd. Finish order: #14 - #88 - #73 - #17
- Heat 4 -- Place: 3rd. Finish order: #14 - #31 - #88 - #16
- Podium Race -- Place: 2nd or 3rd. Finish order: #16 - #73 - #88
- Weekend points total -- 400 points, 1st place
- Accumulated points -- 1055 points, 1st place
4. Gateway Motorsports Park -- Cancelled
Morgan and Mackvader were headed for the fourth race at Gateway Motorsports Park outside St. Louis, MO when they received word that the race scheduled for June 11th was cancelled.
After three race weekends in 2016 with six to eight trucks racing, only two trucks registered for the fourth race. As of 6/13/16 ChampTruck posted this statement on their website: "ChampTruck has suspended operations while we restructure the series." We will keep you posted as news becomes available.
With the abrupt end to the 2016 ChampTruck race season Mike Morgan and Mackvader were leading in points standings making them the presumptive season winners and national champions for a second year!
The Bandit Big Rig Series Forms -- Details
With the collapse of the ChampTruck Race Series some of the race truck drivers and owners got together to formulate a plan to continue racing the trucks. Through a series of race events they refined their ideas of what would appeal to fans and race teams. Racing on oval tracks instead of road courses was a major change and allowed more fan participation. Team Mackvader participated in three of the preliminary events.
Mike Morgan receives the trophy for first place finish in the Podium Race at Palm Beach International Raceway April 10th. He also received 3 other trophies for first place in the heat races.
Winners of the Podium Race: 3rd - Justin Ball, 2nd - Ricky Rude, 1st - Mike Morgan
Mike Morgan takes first in first heat and first in weekend points at NJ Motorsports Park.
