Chris Batalgia Earns SSP 2015 4-Bee Title
By Ben Deatherage
(Photo Courtesy of John Tarr)
The Sunset Speedway Park 4-Bee division in 2015 was dominated by Chris Batalgia. The Forest Grove driver managed to accumulate the most wins over the course of the season. He also would obtain the most points over the year to win his first career championship.
“I would really like to thank my wife and kids for all their help and support,” commented the chauffeur of the Sweere's Trucking/Auto-Inter Automotive/O'Reilly's Auto Parts #38 Dodge Neon, “I also would like to thank Ron Sweere and Jason Gilman for always helping my car first before theirs when we needed to. Also Mike Sweere was a big help too.”
Batalgia would obtain five wins and ten top fives in fourteen events. Batalgia would get wins on April 18th, April 25th, May 2nd, May 24th, and June 27th. His worst finish in main event competition was a ninth in the final race of the campaign.
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