Matt
Yesterday we were at the final night of the 51st Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic at Premier Speedway, Warrnambool.
Warm day with cloud cover, slight cool breeze. Got really cool about 6pm, turned into hoodie and beanie weather.
We got to the track at 3pm, was very easy to get a park and get in as opposed to last year's chaos. Well done to the Premier Speedway Club for their organisation of the event which was first class.
Track was very similar to the previous night. Very fast around the top, but not much else. There wasn't much passing from the leaders until they hit traffic as it was too fast. It was a bit rutty with a rut in turn one just past the pit gates causing a bit of chaos all night, causing cars to break loose and bounce. Oldfield in the B-Main, and Ely & Doukas at the start of the 2nd lap of the final coming undone after hitting the rut. A number of cars also spun out after making contact with the rut.
Up until the B-Main's the racing wasn't great with it just being a procession of fastest from the front. Racing got better for the B-Main's, and after the track maintenance before the feature, grip came through on spots through the middle from turn 4 to the entrance of turn 1.
Haudenschild, J-Mac, and Reutzel put on a show early on until Haudenschild came unstuck between turns 3 & 4, leaving J-Mac nowhere to go in a car that was looking really good. This left Reutzel leading young Chase Randall until Randall's right rear blew out. McHugh made some good ground to get up to third and Veal came through the field with the help of cars falling out of the race at a rapid rate. Reutzel was uncatchable with the fast top line, winning from a closing defending champion in Brock Hallett, followed by McHugh in third. Cont...
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