McFADDEN TO THE MAX AT SUNGOLD STADIUM

McFadden To The Max at Sungold Stadium

James McFadden claimed his first Max’s Race with a commanding performance on a testing Sungold Stadium surface, being utilised in race trim for the first time since a recent re-surfacing program.

Having earlier set quickest time in his qualifying group, McFadden backed that up with third placed run before a blisteringly quick lap of 10.356 during the Gold Shoot-Out ensured a front row start.

From there he was never headed as he led home an impressive Tate Frost, with the young Tasmanian snapping at McFadden’s heels at times only to be seemingly thwarted by a series of caution and red-light stoppages.

Coming home third was Daniel Pestka who put together a great night’s racing, while Jamie Veal and Jake Smith rounded out the top five.

McFadden will now take an early stranglehold on the Total Tools Warrnambool $10,000 to Win Track Championship as presented by Fitz Media and The Midfield Group.

In the Late Models, Shane Belk piloted a potent V9 package to Victory Lane ahead of Brendan Hucker and Peter Nicola, while the Junior Formula 500 Stampede Series Round Rusty Ponting impressed to take the win, after early race leader Zoe Pearce saw her strong lead evaporate after displacing a chain about the Lucas Oil backed entry.

Ponting would eventually lead home Caleb Langdon and Maddox Gibbs.

The quick results of the nights program are as follows:

Sprintcars:

Time Trial Group One:

1.  V90 Corey McCullagh 10.779; 2. V34 Steven Lines 11.345; 3. S27 Daniel Pestka 11.353; 4. V98 Peter Doukas 11.580; 5. NT27 Luke Weel 11.759; 6. V27 Ross Jarred 11.802; 7. N47 Marcus Dumesny 11.809; 8. N32 Warren Ferguson 12.008; 9. N43 Alex Orr 12.619. 

Time Trial Group Two:

1.  V25 Jock Goodyer 11.063; 2. Q33 Callum Walker 11.189; 3. VA88 Grant Stansfield 11.208; 4. A1 Jamie Veal 11.309; 5. V44 Tim Van Ginneken 11.535; 6. V81 Robbie Paton 11.641; 7. V30 Michael Coad 11.974; 8. S38 Lachlan McDonough 12.051; 9. V56 James Aranyosi 12.476.

Time Trial Group Three:

1. W17 James McFadden 11.178; 2. VA12 Mark Carlin 11.278; 3. T62 Tate Frost 11.315; 4. V28 Andrew Hughes 11.394; 5. VA36 Ashley Cook 11.408; 6. V60 Jordyn Charge 11.585; 7. N83 Peter O’Neill 11.853; 8. V7 Paul Solomon 11.899; 9.V83 Chris Solomon NTR.

Time Trial Group Four:

1.  V34 Brenten Farrer 10.883; 2. V3 Darren Mollenoyux 11.085; 3. V48 Adam King 11.142; 4. V37 Grant Anderson 11.190; 5. V40 Rusty Hickman 11.199; 6. N57 Matthew Dumesny 11.207; 7. V8 Bobby Daly 11.226; 8. VA96 Dayn Bentvelzen 11.616; 9. V75 Mitchell Smith 12.329.

Time Trial Group Five:

1.  V17 Dennis Jones 11.022; 2. S13 Brock Hallett 11.100; 3. V6 Cameron Waters 11.107; 4. V72 Jacob Smith; 5. V68 Brett Milburn 11.204; 6. VA81 Rhys Baxter 11.229; 7. VA22 Leigh Mugavin 11.544; 8. VA75 David Donegan 11.729.

Heat One: 1st V27 Ross Jarred; 2nd S27 Daniel Pestka; 3rd v90 Corey McCullagh; 4th N47 Marcus Dumesny; 5th  V45 Steven Lines.

Heat Two: 1st A1 Jamie Veal; 2nd V44 Tim Van Ginneken; 3rd V81 Robbie Paton; 4th VA88 Grant Stansfield; 5th Q33 Callum Walker.

Heat Three: 1st V60 Jordyn Charge; 2nd T62 Tate Frost; 3rd W17 James McFadden; 4th V28 Andrew Hughes; 5th VA12 Mark Carlin.

Heat Four: 1st V40 Rusty Hickman; 2nd N57 Matthew Dumesny; 3rd V37 Grant Anderson; 4th V3 Darren Mollenoyux; 5th V48 Adam King.

Heat Five: 1st VA81 Rhys Baxter; 2nd V68 Brett Milburn; 3rd V72 Jacob Smith; 4th S13 Brock Hallett; 5th V17 Dennis Jones.

Sprintcar B-Main One 20 laps (Top 4 Transfer to A-Main): 1st V72 Jake Smith; 2nd V45 Steven Lines; 3rd VA81 Rhys Baxter; 4th V81 Robbie Paton; 5th V28 Andrew Hughes; 6th VA22 Leigh Mugavin; 7th N83 Peter O’Neill; 8th V60 Jordyn Charge; 9th VA88 Grant Stansfield; 10th N57 Matthew Dumesny; 11th NT27 Luke Weel; 12th V30 Michael Coad; 13th S38 Lachlan McDonough; 14th V75 Mitch Smith; 15th N47 Marcus Dumesny.

Sprintcar B-Main 2 20 laps (Top 4 Transfer to A-Main): 1st V68 Brett Milburn; 2nd Q33 Callum Walker; 3rd V37 Grant Anderson; 4th V48 Adam King; 5th N43 Alex Orr; 6th V98 Peter Doukas; 7th V8 Bobby Daly; 8th V7 Paul Solomon; 9th VA75 David Donegan; 10th V27 Ross Jarred; 11th V44 Tim Van Ginneken; 12th V6 Cameron Waters; 13th V56 James Aranyosi; 14th V63 Kevin Reeves; 15th VA36 Ashley Cook; 16th V83 Chris Solomon; 17^th N32 Warren Ferguson.

Sprintcar A-Main (35 laps No Time): 1st W17 James McFadden; 2nd T62 Tate Frost; 3rd S27 Daniel Pestka; 4th A1 Jamie Veal; 5th V72 Jacob Smith; 6th V3 Darren Mollenoyux; 7th V17 Dennis Jones; 8th V34 Brenton Farrer; 9th V25 Jock Goodyer; 10th Q33 Callum Walker; 11th V48 Adam King; 12th VA12 Mark Carlin; 13th V40 Rusty Hickman; 14th S13 Brock Hallett; 15th VA81 Rhys Baxter; 16th V68 Brett Milburn; 17th V90 Corey McCullagh; 18th V37 Grant Anderson; 19th V81 Robbie Paton; 20th V45 Steven Lines.

(Start Order: 1. W17; 2. S27; 3. V90; 4. T62; 5. V3; 6. A1; 7. S13; 8. V17; 9. V40; 10. V34; 11. V25; 12. VA12; 13. V72; 14. V68; 15. V45; 16. Q33; 17. VA81; 18. V37; 19. V81; 18. V48.

Lap Leaders: 1-35 W17 James McFadden.

Junior Formula 500’s:

Heat One: 1st V67 Zoe Price; 2nd V78 Maddox Gibbs; 3rd V20 Rusty Ponting; 4th V64 Caleb Langdon; 5^th V11 Dakota Luckett.

Heat Two: 1st V24 Tyler Maggs; 2nd V67 Zoe Pearce; 3rd V64 Caleb Langdon; 4th V11 Dakota Luckett; 5th V20 Rusty Ponting.

A-Main (15 laps 3:47.109): 1st V20 Rusty Ponting; 2nd V64 Caleb Langdon; 3rd V78 Maddox Gibbs; 4th V11 Dakota Luckett; 5th V60 Kobi O’Shannassy; 6th V43 Chevette Muir; 7th V67 Zoe Pearce; 8th V98 Jett Hart; 9th V24 Tyler Maggs.

Late Models:

Heat One (Race Time 2.33:582): 1st V23 Brendan Hucker; 2nd V2 Peter Nicola; 3rd V12 Brock Edwards; 4th V9 Shane Belk; 5th V20 Lucas Roberts.

Heat Two (Race Time 2.17.823): 1st V9 Shane Belk; 2nd V12 Brock Edwards; 3rd N99 Ross Nicastri; 4th V23 Brendan Hucker; 5th V2 Peter Nicola.

A-Main (Race Time 4.38:042): 1.  V9 Shane Belk; 2. V23 Brendan Hucker; 3. V2 Peter Nicola; 4. V12 Brock Edwards; 5. N99 Ross Nicastri; 6. S8 Fiona Verhoeven; 7. V32 Wayne Belk; 8. V20 Lucas Roberts.

The next race meeting at Sungold Stadium, Premier Speedway, Warrnambool will be held on Saturday January 1, 2022 and will feature Sprintcars and Junior Sedans.

Tickets and more information can be found at www.premierspeedway.com.au