Thunderhill Speedway 2005 Point Champions

Greg Deters – Factory Stock

Consistency Key to Success for Deters

Despite only one win in the 2004 Factory Stock season, Centralia driver Greg Deters still captured a convincing point’s championship in the class.  While a number of champions make a living in the winner’s circle, Deters obtained his championship with a workmanlike effort that could be the prototypical model for consistency.

Deters’ Point Championship caps off a five year run that mimics the consistency in which he claimed the top spot.  Including 2004, Deters has now finished in every spot in the top five in points over the last five years.  (1^st – 2004, 2^nd – 2001, 3^rd – 2002, 4^th – 2003, 5^th – 2000) 

In his season of consistency that featured one win at the end of July, there was no shortage of top five and top ten finishes on the season.  In 32 races for the Factory Stocks this season, Deters finished the year with one win, 13 top fives, and 27 top tens; a stat that no doubt led Deters to the 2004 Championship.  His consistency was so overwhelming that he captured the title with one point race still remaining.

Deters wasn’t the only Centralia driver to fair well this season, twins Leif and Eric Weyer finished second and fifth respectively, giving the small Kansas town three of the top five spots in the Factory Stock points standings.