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State, Track and US Open Champions

US Open Speedway Championship - Champion Speedway, Owego, New York

2024 - Chris Kerr
2023 - Bradley Wilson Dean
2022 - Broc Nicol
2021 - Austin Novratil
2020 - Billy Janniro
2019 - Billy Janniro
2018 - Aaron Fox
2017 - Broc Nicol
2016 - Broc Nicol
2015 - Casey Donholt
2014 - Max Ruml
2013 - Josh Larsen
2012 - Chris Kerr
2011 - Shawn McConnell
2010 - Tommy Hedden
2009 - Tommy Hedden
2008 - Shawn McConnell
2007 - Shawn McConnell
2006 - Duke Ermolenko
2005 - Shawn McConnell
2004 - Tom Sephton
2003 - Bobby Schwartz
2002 - Cam Rafferty
2001 - Jim Sisemore
2000 - Josh Larsen
1999 - Jim Sisemore
1998 - Chris Manchester (AMA Open / US Open Championship)
Note: Back in 1998 Jason Bonsignore was working with the AMA and that probably had an impact on the "Official" title used for his big event. While it may have been billed as the "AMA Open" to placate the AMA in reality, to those of us in the East, it was the revival of the "US Open". There were no programs issued for the event in 1998. In 1999 all references were made to it as the US Open Championship. (See images below.)

Previous "US Open" Winners:
Note: These are compiled from various sources and are about as close as I can get them. There were various titles for this race until 1998.
1997 - This was the year that Jason Bonsignore brought speedway back to Owego and only four meetings were planned with the season finale being a USA vs Canada team race. The US Open was not staged this year.
1993 - 1996 No Races
1992 - Warren Diem (East Coast National Championship)
1991 - Warren Diem (East Coast National Championship)
1990 - Warren Diem (East Coast National Championship)
1989 - Warren Diem (East Coast Speedway National)
1988 - Warren Diem (East Coast Speedway National))
1987 - Tom Burge (East Coast Speedway Championship)
1986 - Warren Diem (US Speedway National Championship)
1985 - Bruce Nelson (East Coast Invitational Championship)
1984 - Gene Woods (US National Invitational)
1983 - John Cook (US National Invitational)
1982 - Rick Miller (US National Invitational)
1981 - Gene Woods (US Open National)
1980 - Gene Woods (US Open National)
1979 - Mike Bast (US Open National)
1978 - Norm Robinson (US Open National)
1977 - Bobby Schwartz (US Open National)

1999 US Open Information
There were no programs issued for the event in 1998 but this is a scan of the 1999 cover for it. From that you will see that it was listed as the "A.M.A. U.S. Open Speedway Championship" and shows a photo of the of the 1998 winner captioned as the "1998 U.S. Open Champion".	Above is an extract from an interview with Jason Bonsignore published in the ECSN (East Coast Speedway News) Sept/Oct 1999 issue in which he refers to last year's meeting as the U.S. Open.

Below is a list of East Coast Champions as provided by East Coast Speedway (as of May 19, 2020)
[NOTE: As of September 20, 2022 the link listed is broken, the information was taken earlier.]

Champion Speedway Track Champions

2021 - Spencer Portararo (Points)
2019 – Casey Donholt
2018 – Casey Donholt
2017 – Casey Donholt
2016 – Casey Donholt
2015 – Adam Mittl
2014 – Adam Mittl
2013 – Adam Mittl
2012 – Tuff McBride
2011 – Dave Clark
2009 – Adam Mittl
2008 – Adam Mittl
2007 – Mikey Buman
2005 – Jeremy Parsons
2004 – Tommy Sephton
2003 – Tommy Sephton
2002 – Tommy Sephton
2001 – Tommy Sephton
2000 – Gene Bonsignore
1999 – Warren Diem
1998 – Len McBride
1997 – Len McBride
1993 – Len McBride
1992 – Len McBride
1991 – NA
1990 – NA
1985 – Scotty Brown
1984 – Bruce Nelson
1983 – Bruce Nelson
1982 – George Lazor
1981 – Hank Bassett
1980 – Hank Bassett
1979 – Gene Bonsignore
1978 – Hank Bassett
1977 – Hank Bassett
1976 – Rodney Payne

Action Park East Track Champions

2021 – Spencer Portararo (Points)
2019 – Spencer Portararo
2010 – Adam Mittl
2009 – Adam Mittl
2008 – Tuff McBride
2007 – Casey Donholt
2006 – Casey Donholt
2005 – Jeremy Parsons
2004 – Jeremy Parsons
2003 – Tommy Sephton
2002 – Tommy Sephton
1989 – NA
1988 – NA
1987 – Warren Diem
1986 – NA
1985 – Bruce Nelson
1984 – Warren Diem
1983 – Tuff McBride

Batavia Motor Speedway Track Champions
2008 – Gene Bonsignore
2007 – Gene Bonsignore
2006 – Gene Bonsignore
2005 – Jeremy Parsons

Genesee Speedway Track Champions
1980 – Mike Robinson

U.S. Open Champions
(Years held at Champion Speedway)
2019 – Billy Janniro
2018 – Aaron Fox
2017 – Broc Nicol
2016 – Broc Nicol
2015 – Casey Donholt
2014 – Max Ruml
2013 – Josh Larsen
2012 – Chris Kerr
2011 – Shawn McConnell
2010 – Tommy Hedden
2009 – Tommy Hedden
2008 – Shawn McConnell
2007 – Shawn McConnell
2006 – Dukie Ermolenko (held at Batavia Motor Speedway)
2005 – Shawn McConnell
2004 – Tommy Sephton
2003 – Bobby Schwartz
2002 – Cam Rafferty
2001 – Jim Sisemore
2000 – Josh Larsen
1999 – Jim Sisemore
1998 – Chris Manchester
1985 – Bruce Nelson
1984 – Gene Woods
1983 – John Cook
1982 – Rick Miller
1981 – Gene Woods
1980 – Gene Woods
1979 – Mike Bast
1978 – Norm Robinson
1977 – Bobby Schwartz
1976 – Norm Robinson

King of U.S. Speedway Series
2009 – Dukie Ermolenko
2008 – Shawn McConnell
2001 – Gary Hicks

New York State Champions
(Held at Champion Speedway)
2013 – Casey Donholt
2012 – Adam Mittl
2011 – Jeremy Parsons
2008 – Gene Bonsignore and Adam Mittl TIE
2005 – Tommy Sephton
1991 – Warren Diem

New York State Champions
(Held at Action Park East or Batavia Motor Speedway)
2010 – Tuff McBride
2009 – Adam Mittl
2007 – George Lazor
2006 – Casey Donholt
2004 – Jeremy Parsons
2003 – Cam Rafferty
2002 – Tommy Sephton
1991 – Warren Diem
1990 – Warren Diem
1987 – Warren Diem
1986 – George Lazor
1985 – Warren Diem
1984 – Warren Diem
1983 – Tuff McBride

East Coast Speedway Points Champions
2019 – Len McBride
2018 – Casey Donholt
2017 – Casey Donholt
2016 – Casey Donholt
2015 – Adam Mittl
2014 – Adam Mittl
2013 – Tuff McBride
2012 – Adam Mittl
2011 – Dave Clark
2010 – Adam Mittl
2009 – Adam Mittl
2008 – Adam Mittl
2007 – Gene Bonsignore
2006 – Gene Bonsignore
2005 – Jeremy Parsons
2004 – Jeremy Parsons
2003 – Tommy Sephton
2002 – Tommy Sephton
2001 – Tommy Sephton
2000 – Gene Bonsignore
1980 – George Lazor
1979 – Gene Bonsignore