Sherman Chao, of Palm Beach, Florida, began and ended the 2015 Majors Southeastern Conference strong. He opened the season with a second- and first-place finish at Homestead-Miami Speedway, then closed the season with a pair of second-place finishes at Road Atlanta.

Chao sees his successes this season as one of the crowing achievements of his racing career.

“Winning a Majors Championship is the ultimate,” Chao said. “It means that all the help I received from my crew chiefs (current and past), crew members (family and friends), and vendors (Stohr cars, George Dean Racing Engines, Hoosier and Hawk), and fellow competitors have not been in vain. If I achieve nothing more in racing, I can be satisfied my time and resources devoted to racing gave me great fun and introduced me to friends I would have never met otherwise.”

Chao had a great run throughout the season, but had to overcome a couple tough finishes at Sebring.

“The most difficult part of season was poor finishes at the Sebring Majors,” Chao said. “I was forced to pull out of Saturday’s race as bodywork came loose due to a broken latch. My race on Sunday ended early as I suffered damage from contact with another car.”

Chao said that his fortunes regarding the season hinged on his two races at Road Atlanta.

“The turning point in season was the Road Atlanta Majors race in March,” Chao said. “My main challenger was faster, but finished behind me due to his own misfortunes. That allowed for the points gap to widen by eight rather than to narrow by six. It ended up being a swing of 14 points.”

Chao made sure to thank those to made the season possible for him.

“A special thanks to James Lee, my current crew chief, and Mike Agnifilo, my former crew chief, for their ideas, encouragement, and wrenching skills,” Chao said. “Also, the obligatory, but heartfelt, thanks to my family - Vivian, John, Kevin, Warren, and Mariette - for allowing me to be away to purse my passion.”