Bruce Myers, of Greenland, New Hampshire, captured a hotly-contested Spec Racer Ford battle in the Northeast Conference. He finished in the top five on seven occasions, including three wins. That put him one race short of finishing the season with winning half of the races he had entered. Regardless, Myers felt very pleased with the end result.

“As a competitor, winning the Northeast championship was one of the most satisfying accomplishments because my competition was extremely tough,” Myers said. “SRF drivers are tremendously competitive and every race is a new challenge with up to 10 top drivers pushing for the podium. Earning the checkered in three races this season with double wins at New Jersey in 2014 and 2015 is certainly a major highlight in my racing career.”

While Myers did enjoy many parts of the season, he did still have to overcome some sizeable hurdles to earn his title.

“The season was going well until my frame cracked, likely at The Glen Majors, with complete failure during qualifying at the New Jersey Majors,” Myers said. “I was lucky to have the help from my fellow competitors, especially Randy Youngsma who welded my frame just one hour prior to Saturday's race. That frame defect made the handling tricky in the high speed corners. I have never spun so many times in one weekend. The lowest point was at the Glen when I didn't even make it to the green flag due to contact at the green flag with my entire team there to watch.”

Myers said he feels like this year’s doubleheader event at New Jersey Motorsports Park was the thing that turned his season around.

“The double win at New Jersey was the turning point, especially after the disappointment at the Glen,” Myers said. “I was leading both races and made unforced errors causing me to drop to third in Saturday's race and fifth on Sunday. Being able to come back and win both races gave me the points I needed.”

Myers said he had some vitally important folks to thank for the successes of the season.

“My three key team members include my brother, Ted, my lifelong friend, Charlie, and mostly my wife, Lori,” Myers said. “Ted and Charlie travel from Wisconsin and West Virginia to many of the races and put not only their time, but brain power and slave labor into it.

“I started racing karts at age 11 with both of them at Sugar River Raceway in Broadhead, WI. Both are excellent mechanics and tacticians. My speed demon wife of 27 years has long understood that racing is an integral, and important, part of my life. She has supported my racing budget and weekends traveling since 1983 and helped as crew for many of those years. Also, without the talent and camaraderie of the SRF drivers, the win would not be as sweet! Thanks to Enterprises and all the support I had from Motion Dynamics, Alliance Autosport, Haggerman Racing and PM Racing.”