WARRNAMBOOL, Australia — A big New Year’s Day crowd witnessed some exciting sprint car racing at Sungold Stadium Premier Speedway.
Matthew Dumesny claimed his maiden Victorian Sprintcar Title after a race-long battle with eventual runner up David Murcott.
Daniel Pestka backed up his podium finish at Max’s Race in December with another strong third place run while James McFadden captured the Victorian Speedweek Bonus with a fourth race finish backing up his win at Avalon on Thursday night.
By virtue of being the overall fastest qualifier James McFadden picked up an extra $250 from Tony Loxley and Full Throttle Publishing.
In the 30-lap final Dumesny was all class at the front of the field despite consistently being pressured by David Murcott as they made their way through lap traffic.
Daniel Pestka was again prominent in third with McFadden and Lines rounding out the top five.
The Junior Sedan Neville Pike Cup for 2022 saw Carter Metcalfe claim the coveted prize as he led home Linken Paterson and Tanner Barclay in an entertaining affair.
In the New Stars Junior Sedans, the 12-lap final saw Jayden Lock set a new 12-lap Junior Sedan record in a strong display winning the final ahead of Jake Bradley and Jasmine Bryant. The new 12 lap time was 3:31.215.
The finish:
Feature (30 laps): 1st N57 Matthew Dumesny; 2nd S97 David Murcott; 3rd S27 Daniel Pestka; 4th W17 James McFadden; 5th V45 Steven Lines; 6th V37 Grant Anderson; 7th N99 Carson Macedo; 8th V25 Jamie Veal; 9th N47 Marcus Dumesny; 10th T62 Tate Frost; 11th V3 Darren Mollenoyux; 12th Q33 Callum Walker; 13th S63 Ryan Jones; 14th V48 Adam King; 15th V68 Brett Milburn; 16th V92 Matthew Reed; 17th V60 Jordyn Charge; 18th V98 Peter Doukas; 19th V90 Corey McCullagh; 20th S14 Brendan Quinn.