Midnight Madness Grand Champion
 

September 27th, 2024

   Story courtesy of:  MIR

 
 

MECHANICSVILLE, MARYLAND (September 27th, 2024) - The 2024 Late Model Performance Midnight Madness series was another fantastic season. As the season heated up and wore on, the racing action became more intense. At the end of the Grand Championship Runoff, three champions would stand above the rest.

Pro Street, Super Street, and Hollyrock Customs Diesel Shootout event winners from 2024 and the final race in 2023, would race each other until one racer is standing from each class. These three racers would race each other to determine who the Grand Champion will be. The final in Pro Street came down to Chad Burch and Gary Moorman. Moorman would end up taking the win over Burch to be one the three vehicles in the Runoff. In Super Street, the final pair would be Keith Simpkins and Karl Ellwein. Simpkins was able to best Ellwein to be the second vehicle. The Hollyrock Customs Diesel Shootout final came down to Danny Murray and Derek Bohrer with Bohrer advancing to the runoff and be the final vehicle.

The Late Model Performance Midnight Madness Grand Champion Run-off would be set Gary Moorman, Keith Simpkins, and Derek Bohrer would face each other for the championship. Bohrer would get the bye run leaving Moorman and Simpkins to race each other to head to the final. Moorman would take the round win setting himself up to face Bohrer for the Championship. Gary Moorman would take the win in his 1969 Plymouth Road Runner to be the final driver left standing at the end of the runoff and be crowned your 2024 Late Model Performance Midnight Madness Grand Champion! Moorman would also runner up in the Pro Street category during the event.

The Bracket Bike Racing Matters Motorcycle Championship race had three riders at the start of the night. Laray Proctor and Mike Sweeney would face each other in the Run-off final. Mike Sweeney on his 2013 Kawaski ZX14, would take the win and secure the Championship. Mike’s father Jeff Sweeney would win the main event on his 2008 Hayabusa.

The Dental Billing Group No Clock Street Championship came down to a two-horse race. Rickey Shifflett and Norman Pulliam Jr were separated by only 1 point going into the final weekend as both chased their first ever NCS Championship! Shifflet would be able to qualify into the Elite 8 Field with Pulliam going into the All – Star field. Both drivers would make it to the finals in their respective classes and both would end up with Runner-Up finishes in their field. Shifflet is your Dental Billing Group No Clock Street 2024 Champion!

Congratulations to all the class winners and class champions for 2024! We hope to see all of you back in 2025 for another stellar season of racing with the Late Model Performance Midnight Madness series!