KINGSHOTT WINS ROUND TWO AT PERTH MOTORPLEX

Photos by Bruce Russell

Dayne Kingshott claimed the second round of the 2024-25 Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series – the Electrical Group Training sponsored Sprintcar Westernapolis – at the Perth Motorplex Speedway on Saturday night, October 26.

The defending series champion started from pole for the 30-lap feature race and was never headed in the final that went non-stop.

He crossed the line ahead of last round winner, Ryan Newton from Queensland, and former series champion Callum Williamson.

The podium result backs up Kingshott’s fifth placing in the season opener, at the same venue, one week earlier.

He was second in his qualifying group and went from third to second in his heat race before winning the A Dash from the front row.

Kingshott got the jump on Williamson, who also started on the front row, and was into lapped traffic after just a handful of laps were in the books.

He maintained his composure in the fast final, mainly running just off the concrete fence to take the win.

Newton, who was fourth in his qualifying group, started on the front row for his heat race where he dropped back to third.

The Queenslander then moved up two spots to take third in the B Dash, setting up the P5 start for the final.

He was up to third by lap four and alternated between third and fourth until lap 17 until he took second – a spot he maintained to the checkers.

Williamson set the Victory 1 Performance Quick Time at the start of the show before taking a second in his heat race and a win in his Dash.

He was in second for the first half of the journey until he dropped to fourth for a while, ultimately getting by Kaiden Manders to claim the final spot on the podium.

Manders held on for fourth, ahead of Kris Coyle who pushed hard and rounded out the top five.

Jamie Maiolo, who started in posirion four, was placed sixth from Andrew Priolo who moved up six spots to take seventh after earlier winning the BR Motorsport Midpack race in what was a great recovery.

He was on track to win the Kincrome Hard Charger award, but that honour this week went to Ryan Lancaster who started from position 15 and finished just behind Priolo in eighth.

Taylor Milling was ninth (after starting position 10), ahead of Jason Kendrick who started position 9, but dropped back to 14th early before coming back to round out the top 10.

Jason Pryde was 11th (from position 14), ahead of Brad Maiolo, Jack Williamson, Aaron Chircop, James Inglis, Michael Keen, Daniel Harding, Trent Pigdon, Jaydee Dack, AJ Nash, Joel Ettridge, Myles Bolger, Brooke Newson and Wayne Russell, with all 24 cars completing the race.

There was drama at the start of the night for Harding who clouted the wall before even setting a time in qualifying.

As he didn’t set a time, he started from position 8 in his heat race, moving up three spots for fifth.

He then went from position 5 to second in the B Main and from position 20 to 17th in the final.

The third round of the Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series will be held at the Perth Motorplex on Saturday, November 9, 

with the feature event being the Scardifields Smash Repairs King of Wings.

Qualifying:

Group 1: 1st Kaiden Manders 13.996, Aaron Chircop 14.099, Jamie Maiolo 14.233, Jaydee Dack 14.239, Jason Pryde 14.414, James Inglis 14.530, Joel Ettridge 14.632, AJ Nash 14.718.

Group 2: 1st Taylor Milling 13.793, Jason Kendrick 13.896, Jack Williamson 13.929, Kris Coyle 14.126, Trent Pigdon 14.156, Andrew Priolo 14.231, Wayne Russell 15.647, Daniel Harding NTT.

Group 3: 1st Callum Williamson 13.507, Brad Maiolo 13.577, Dayne Kingshott 13.668, Ryan Newton 13.838, Ryan Lancaster 13.931, Michael Keen 14.130, Myles Bolger 14.612,

 Brooke Newson 15.283, Harrison Peet 16.423.

Heat 1: 1st Kaiden Manders, 2nd Aaron Chircop, 3rd Jamie Maiolo, 4th Jaydee Dack, 5th Jason Pryde, 6th James Inglis, 7th Joel Ettridge, 8th AJ Nash.

Heat 2: 1st Jack Williamson, 2nd Kris Coyle, 3rd Taylor Milling, 4th Andrew Priolo, 5th Daniel Harding, 6th Jason Kendrick, 7th Trent Pigdon,  8th Wayne Russell.

Heat 3: 1st Dayne Kingshott, 2nd Callum Williamson, 3rd Ryan Newton, 4th Brad Maiolo, 5th Michael Keen, 6th Ryan Lancaster, 7th Brooke Newson, 8th Myles Bolger,  9th Harrison Peet.

Revolution Racegear A Dash: 1st Dayne Kingshott, 2nd Kaiden Manders, 3rd Ryan Newton, 4th Jack Williamson, 5th Jason Kendrick, 6th Brad Maiolo.

Revolution Racegear B Dash: 1st Callum Williamson, 2nd Jamie Maiolo, 3rd Kris Coyle, 4th Aaron Chircop, 5th Taylor Milling, 6th Jaydee Dack.

BR Motorsport Midpack: 1st Andrew Priolo, 2nd Jason Pryde, 3rd Ryan Lancaster, 4th James Inglis, 5th Trent Pigdon, 6th Michael Keen.

B Main: 1st Joel Ettridge, 2nd Daniel Harding, 3rd AJ Nash, 4th Myles Bolger, 5th Wayne Russell, 6th Brooke Newson, 7th Harrison Peet.

30 Lap Feature: 1st Dayne Kingshott, 2nd Ryan Newton, 3rd Callum Williamson, 4th Kaiden Manders, 5th Kris Coyle, 6th Jamie Maiolo, 

7th Andrew Priolo, 8th Ryan Lancaster, 9th Taylor Milling, 10th Jason Kendrick, 11th Jason Pryde, 12th Brad Maiolo, 13th Jack Williamson, 

14th Aaron Chircop, 15th James Inglis,  16th Michael Keen,  17th Daniel Harding, 18th Trent Pigdon, 19th Jaydee Dack,  20th AJ Nash, 21st Joel Ettridge, 

22nd Myles Bolger, 23rd Brooke Newson and 24th Wayne Russell.

Contingency awards

Hoosier tyre draw:  Daniel Harding.

Victory 1 Performance Quick Time: Callum Williamson.

Kincrome Hard Charger: Ryan ‘BOMBER’ Lancaster

Wilson Brewing Best Presented: Joel Ettridge.

Upcoming events:

Rd3 – Scardifields Smash Repairs King of Wings – Perth Motorplex – November 9

Rd4 – LJM Sprintcar Grand Prix – Bunbury Speedway – November 23

Rd5 – Jolly Good In Car Audio WA Sprintcar Title – Perth Motorplex – November 30

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Issued by: Darren ‘DIGGER’  O’Dea – 0438 347 696 – for the Sprintcar Entrants Group