Tyler Thielmann, of Kiel, Wisconsin, ran the entire schedule of Majors races in the Northern Conference. In the eight that counted toward the season-long title, Thielmann was a perfect eight-for-eight. His wins came at Blackhawk Farms Raceway, Road America, GingerMan Raceway and Michigan International Speedway.

Thielmann said he was extremely happy and pleased with the effort of his team.

“It means a lot,” Thielmann said. “It shows that we were able to remain consistent among our competitors and that we were able to be fast when it counted.”

Thielmann said his regular season of competition was relatively trouble-free, but that the issues crept in during the Runoffs at Daytona.

“The most difficult part of the season was the Runoffs,” Thielmann said. “We managed to be almost mistake-free with the car all year only to have multiple issues work against us while at Daytona. I think we were able to show our speed on track while we battled our way all the way up to fourth place, but a water line failure kept us from making any kind of run in the end.”

For Thielmann, he said that he felt the turning point of the season came during the Mid-Ohio Majors.

“The point in the season where we knew a conference title was possible was early on at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course,” Thielmann said. “We have followed the USF1000 pro series in the past, so we knew the caliber of competition was high,” Thielmann said. “This race was not only a Northern and Northeastern Conference but the pro series was there, as well. So, we knew we had to bring our ‘A’ game.

“During Sunday’s race we moved from fifth to being right behind the leader at the finish under wet track conditions. I think this is the race that gave us the confidence for the rest of the season.”

Thielmann made a point to thank each of the people who made his championship run possible.

“My family and friends have been great for support this year and have really been behind us every step of the way,” Thielmann said. “I would also like to thank our sponsors and some of the outside help we received. This includes SO Bright Natural Pet Products, Greg Moon, from Moons Super Cycle; Jerry Hodges, with JDR Race Cars; Don Conner for helping out with data and setup and Bart and Nate Wolf, of Wolf Motorsports.”