FRANKLIN, Pa. – A.J. Flick romped to his second win of the season at Tri-City Raceway Park on Sunday night.
It was his ninth of the season overall. Although Flick received double points for the win, he still has some ground to make up if he hopes to regain the points lead for the season championship in the Shawgo Real Estate, LLC 410 Sprints. He moved up to fourth, twenty-five counters behind Jack Sodeman Jr.
“We were four for eight here last year,” Flick said. “We are looking to improve on that percentage.
“We thought up some set-up ideas and we tried them out at Dog Hollow Speedway (on Friday). We made some progress, but we got beat by two better cars. We thought that we’d bring them to the half mile to see how they worked.”
Apparently, the changes were successful at Tri-City Raceway Park. “We started fifth and it was relatively easy for me to get to the front.” Flick explained that his competitors were trying to carry too much speed into the corners and they would slide up, “and that opened things up for me.”
Flick commented that the track “was extremely racy.” He added, “we just need to get some more people to support the facility.”
Jeremy Weaver took the early lead aboard Bob McMillin’s car, re-numbered as Weaver’s 35W. Weaver started in the second position, but Flick quickly moved into second on the opening lap, as the pole sitter, Brandon Matus fell to third. Flick grabbed the lead on lap three and was never headed.
Weaver continued in second, despite falling back from the leader. Matus held third until a left rear tire began to deflate in the middle stage of the race. That enabled sixth place starter Rickie Peterson to take over third. Bob Felmlee also displaced Matus, as did Logan McCandless.
Also snagging wins at Tri-City were Kevin Hoffman, in the Donovan & Bauer Auto Group 358 Modifieds, Tyler Wyant in the Hovis Auto & Truck Supply Pro Stocks, and Matt Urey in the 4 Your Car Connection Mini Stocks.
The Finish:
Feature: A.J. Flick, Jeremy Weaver, Rickie Peterson, Bob Felmlee, Logan McCandless, Jack Sodeman, Jr., Rod Jones, Brent Matus, Brandon Matus, Chase Metheney, Steve Bright, Bob Lime