PERTH MOTORPLEX: WILLIAMSON TAKES ROUND TWENTY-ONE

Feature photo by: Richard Hathaway

MADDINGTON TOYOTA SPRINTCAR SERIES

SUNDAY, MARCH 16

Callum Williamson claimed the Asphalt Recyclers Australia Rd 21 of the 2024-25 Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series at the Perth Motorplex on Saturday night, March 15.

He started from position three in the final and crossed the line ahead of defending series champion and points leader Dayne Kingshott, who started from p2, and Kaiden Manders, who started from p9.

The win was not enough for Williamson to peg back a sizeable gap on Kingshott, heading into the series finale – at the Perth Motorplex on Saturday, March 29.

Williamson started the show by being second quickest in his qualifying group and converting a p3 to p1 win in his heat race.

Kingshott was fastest in his qualifying group and after starting p4, when he finished second in his heat.

Manders was second in his qualifying group and unfortunately he dropped down to sixth in his heat race after starting from p3.

Taylor Milling was the quickest overall in qualifying, setting the Victory 1 Performance Quick Time award.

Michael Keen won the first heat race from Ryan Lancaster and Chad Pittard – in a race that was marred by contact between Daniel Hartigan and Jason Kendrick – the latter being winded from a big series of rolls.

The team managed to rebuild the W11 for him to start at the back of the B Main and qualify 24th for the feature race.

Queenslander Ryan Newton, back in the Monte Motorsport W17, won the second heat from Kingshott and last-round winner Brad Maiolo.

Williamson won the final heat from Kris Coyle and Jack Williamson.

Maiolo was fourth in the feature race, after starting from p8, ahead of Keen who started on pole and took fifth.

Andrew Priolo moved up five spots to claim sixth, while Lancaster was seventh after starting from p6.

Jack Williamson was eighth, from p7, ahead of AJ Nash in the family-owned W51 who was ninth, a big mover from p17.

Jason Pryde rounded out the top 10 after starting from p22, winning this round’s Kincrome Hard Charger award.

Newton, who was involved in an early crash, after starting p4, dropped back to p18 and crossed the line in 11th, ahead of Aaron Chircop in 12th, up six spots, Hartigan in 13th, also up six spots, Pittard, Kyle Francis, Cameron McKenzie and Brooke Newson.

Coyle was a non-finisher as was Milling who rode a wheel on a late restart and crashed into the pit exit game.

Inglis, Harrison Peet, Kendrick and Golding were also non-finishers.

RESULTS:

Qualifying 1: Michael Keen 13.606, Jaydee Dack 13.638, Daniel Hartigan 13.075, Ryan Lancaster 13.726, Jason Kendrick 13.818, Chad Pittard 13.962, Kyle Francis 13.963, Aaron Chircop 14.089 and Brooke Newson 14.343.

Qualifying 2:  Dayne Kingshott 13.320, Kaiden Manders 13.413, Ryan Newton 13.451, Brad Maiolo 13.538. Daniel Golding 13.506, James Inglis 13.773, Cameron McKenzie 13.777, Myles BNolger 13.950.

Qualifying 3: Taylor Milling 13.286, Callum Williamson 13.328, Jason Pryde 13.333, Jack Williamson 13.518, Andrew Priolo 13.548, Kris Coyle 13.755, AJ Nash 13.757, Harrison Peet 14.503. Daniel Harding NTT.

Heat 1: 1st Michael Keen, 2nd Ryan Lancaster, 3rd Chad Pittard, 4th Kyle Francis, 5th Aaron Chircop, 6th Brooke Newson. DNF: Jason Kendrick, Daniel Hartigan. DNS: Jaydee Dack.

Heat 2: 1st Ryan Newton, 2nd Dayne Kingshott, 3rd Brad Maiolo, 4th James Inglis, 5th Cameron McKenzie, 6th Kaiden Manders, 7th Daniel Golding, 8th Myles Bolger.

Heat 3: 1st Callum Williamson, 2nd Kris Coyle, 3rd Jack Williamson, 4th Andrew Priolo, 5th Taylor Milling, 6th AJ Nash, 7th Harrison Peet, 8th Daniel Harding. DNF: Jason Pryde.

B Main: 1st Danie Hartigan, 2nd Jason Pryde, 3rd Daniel Harding, 4th Jason Kendrick, 5th Myles Bolger.

A Main: 1st Callum Williamson, 2nd Dayne Kingshott, 3rd Kaiden Manders, 4th Brad Maiolo, 5th Michael Keen, 6th Andrew Priolo, 7th Ryan Lancaster, 8th Jack Williamson, 9th AJ Nash, 10th Jason Pryde, 11th Ryan Newton, 12th Aaron Chircop, 13th Daniel Hartigan, 14th Daniel Harding, 15th Chad Pittard, 16th Kyle Francis, 17th Cameron McKenzie, 18th Brooke Newson. DNF: Kris Coyle, James Inglis, Taylor Milling, Harrison Peet, Jason Kendrick and Daniel Golding.

Victory 1 Performance Quick Time: Taylor Milling.

Hoosier tyre draw: Jason Pryde.

Kincrome Hard Charger: Jason Pryde.

Wilsons Brewing Company Best Presented: Jack Williamson.

2024-25 Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series points after 21 of 22 rounds: Dayne Kingshott 3076, Callum Williamson 3020, Kaiden Manders 2794, Taylor Milling 2750, Andrew Priolo 2672, Jason Kendrick 2566, Kris Coyle 2558, Bradley Maiolo 2494, Daniel Harding 2452, Michael Keen 2428, Ryan Lancaster 2386, Jack Williamson 2348, Aaron Chircop 2262, Ryan Newton 2148, Jason Pryde 2112, Jaydee Dack 2108, James McFadden 1910, AJ Nash 1895, Kerry Madsen 1874, Jamie Maiolo 1606, Cory Eliason 1590, Luke Oldfield 1476, Jock Goodyer 1440, James Inglis 1370, Myles Bolger 1358, Brooke Newson 1332, Brock Zearfoss 1220, Matt Egel 1186, Joel Ettridge 1156, Justin Whitall 1086, Brad Sweet 1052, Cole Macedo 964, Tim King 948, Gio Scelzi 948, Matt Juhl 904, Wayne Russell 864, Michael Pickens 824, Cameron McKenzie 714, Kyle Francis 706, Harrison Peet 690, Marcus Dumesny 554, George Eaton 450, Lachlan McHugh 440, Kyle Larson 424, Mick Saller 412, Daniel Hartigan 390, Dylan Menz 358, Matthew Cross 314, Trent Pigdon 302, Jacob Smith 294, Daniel Golding 254, Todd Davis 252, 

Chad Pittard 242, Shaun Bradford 214.