David Beatty started the season off in the hole by missing the very first race. The next was rained out and by the 3rd race, David was chomping at the bit. The 16 car had been rebuilt over the winter at the Bishop Performance shop and the setup looked very good. David, Randy Gallagher and Chris Metdepenningen spent several nights working on sprucing up the new chassis.
The first event for David did not have a qualifying round and the 16 won the feature event. No one knew how fast David really was. Then at the next 5 event, David was fast qualifier and the winner of the feature races. It became apparent he was headed for a championship. Skip Krassa and Matthew Randall were staying in close pursuit in second and third spots in points.
David let the group know he would be missing the August 13th race at Springport for work. He had already missed the first race so this race would not count as his one allowed drop. After dropping to third, Matthew Randall pulled back into second and knew this race would be his best chance to catch David. This race and the next were called due to rain and Randall championship hopes were dashed.
The next race Beatty needed to break in a new set of tires and his night was about 1/2 a second off his normal times. He would finish fourth in the feature followed again by Randall and Krassa. The championship points battle remained the same.
That left the final night at the famed Michigan Cup to decide the champion. Mathematically, Beatty only had to qualify to ensure the championship was his. He would have to be a no show and Randall would need to dominate the event to win.
As he did for most of the season, Beatty set fast time. His friend Chance Rice, showed up on Sunday to give David a run for his money after winning a championship in another series the night before. The two were playing tag when Beatty’s car began to miss. He pulled off and finished 6th but the championship was his. 6 feature wins, 5 heat wins, 2 pursuit wins and 7 fast qualifying attempts did the job. Congratulations to our 2011 Champion, DAVID BEATTY.

2011 Champion David Beatty with one of many checkered flags
As mentioned above, Matthew Randall was in close pursuit of eventual champion David Beatty all season. Matthew started the season off with a feature win and was always in the top 5. One slip from Beatty and Randall my have been this years champion. He was able to stay in contention all year in the Bishop Performance prepared machine and was the highest point rookie and 2nd in championship points. 1 feature win, 1 pursuit win, and 8 top 5′s did the job. Congratulations to the 2011 Rookie of the Year, MATTHEW RANDALL.

2011 Rookie of the Year, Matthew Randall at the Springport Speedway season opener
In the last 3 years, 59 different drivers have made a better choice and have chosen Bishop Performance Legends Club.