By Don McLeod

The Spencer Lewis Ontario Asphalt Short Track Power Rankings 2009 Awards were handed out on Friday evening January 22, 2010 at the Canadian Motorsports Expo, Toronto. Brandon Watson walked away with 2nd place overall among the 10 drivers  from various tracks and series, picked as the best in Ontario for 2009.

Watson received the award on the merits of a stellar season that saw race action in Limited Late Model, Late Model and Super Late Model divisions. Several wins were added to Brandon’s resume along with 2nd place in the Kawartha Speedway Championship.

Among the most impressive performances in 2009 included leading laps and taking 3rd at the Inaugural ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, September 19th. That will remain in Brandon’s memory as the most exciting and memorable racing experience to date. For Ontario race fans the triple header at Peterborough Speedway’s Autumn Colours Classic will stand out as one of the most impressive performances ever by a stock car driver. Brandon now holds the distinction of the being the first ever driver to race in a Limited Late Model, Late Model and Super Late Model during a single Autumn Colours event. Not likely to ever be surpassed, he collected two wins and a 2nd in the three divisions October 10th and 11th. Well done Brandon!

By Terry Watson

Well it was a short rest from the 2009 season and so begins 2010.  Brandon is off to the World Series of Racing in New Symrna, Florida, beginning February 5, 2010, to February 12, 2010, with a new car and a new look.

But first, Brandon is stopping off at Denver, North Carolina, as Brandon been selected as one of five Canadian Scholarship Winners of Race 101, a one year program designed to further the careers of young stock car racers.  He will be working with Tony Blanchard, a successful crew chief whom is best known for his work with Joey Logano and Joe Gibbs racing in the USAR Pro Cup Series.  Brandon will be attending the Press Conference scheduled for January 29, 2010, at 11:00 a.m. in Charlotte, North Carolina.  The conference will be streamed live at Race101.net.

Then it is off to New Symrna, Florida for 7 nights of racing.  Brandon would like to thank the following sponsors for making the Florida trip possible:     Shear Metal Products; Logel’s Auto Parts; Spira Fire Protection; McColl Racing Enterprises; Ken McKinnon Construction;

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