Mahoning Valley Speedway officially put the 2021 season into the record books following the speedway’s awards ceremony held on Feb. 5 at the Mahoning Valley Fire Hall in Lehighton.

Bobby Jones took the top spot in the Modified division. He claimed five feature wins, boosting his overall career wins total to 45.

Late Model racer Nick Ross made his first season racing at the paved ¼-mile oval a memorable one, as he won six times in eight starts including a record-tying five in a row.

When Jaden Brown left the Hobby Stocks to drive a Sportsman Modified, he made an immediate impression. He won a class-leading three features to take his first driving championship.

The Street Stock class now has its second four-time champion as TJ Gursky joins Jon Moser as the only drivers to be hold that elite distinction. Gursky led the way with four feature wins and eight heat wins while picking up 12 top-5s in 19 starts.

By winning his third Pro 4 title, Cody Kohler is merited with becoming the first driver in the 34-year history of the division to collect that many first-place point finishes. He upped his class wins total to 35 thanks to five visits to Victory Lane.

The Hobby Stock class championship went to Trisha Connolly. Although only winning once, she was the class leader in top-5s (12) and top-10s (17).

Brody George was far and away the class of the Futures division, racing to an unprecedented 10 victories en route to solidifying his title.

Greyson Ahner was the Rookie Hobby Stocks champ, winning nine main events and taking 11 top-5s, both tops in class.

For the second time in as many seasons, Matt Hirschman won the Modified portion of the popular MVSHoFS, winning four of five events. Randy Ahner Jr., was the Series’ Street Stock titlist, while Justin Merkel was best among the Hobby Stock contingent.

Special award recipients included Kohler, Ross, Tobie Behler, Terry Peters and BJ Wambold in the Modifieds, Late Models, Street Stocks, Pro 4s and Hobby Stocks, respectively.

Most Improved Driver awards went to Seth VanFossen in the Late Models, Jillian Snyder in Street Stocks, Josh Kuronya in Pro 4s and Merkel in the Hobby Stocks.