Mersereau Cuts VanAvery’s Lead to Eight Points in Michigan Rookie of the Year Battle
Rich Mersereau’s eleventh place finish in last Saturday’s Outlaw Super Late Model feature has allowed him to cut Adam VanAvery’s point lead in the Michigan State Rookie of the Year points to just eight markers. In seven starts this season Mersereau’s 11th place finish last Saturday is his best while VanAvery does have one top ten finish to his credit. The third man in this rookie battle is Jimmy Gallagher, who in just two starts this season collected a top ten finish and is just 22 points out of the top spot. The complete Michigan State Rookie of the Year Points are as follows:
| Pos | Driver | Starts | Wins | T-5 | T-10 | Points | Behind |
| 1 | Adam Vanavery(R) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50 | – |
| 2 | William Mersereau(R) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | -8 |
| 3 | Jimmy Gallagher(R) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | -22 |
