STEVE CARUSO’S MURRAY BRIDGE WIN

Feature photo:  Top three from left: Corey Sandow, Steve Caruso, Ricky Maiolo.

In a nail-biting finish, Steve Caruso took out the win of the Mainline DynoLog Dynamometers All Star Series Ultimate Pink Night at Murray Bridge Speedway, Saturday night, December 17.

“The track was really good tonight and in the last ten laps the car came alive.

“I knew that Mark had led the race until the last corner on the last lap but it was my opportunity to get through lap traffic and if you don’t take those opportunities you’re not a race car driver. Wins don’t come around very easy and if you don’t take those moves you let your crew and everyone down.” Caruso said at the post race interview.

“Mark and I are pretty competitive, we both have a great combination, our cars are very equal and Maxwell Motors build the best 360’s in the country which we both run. It just comes down to the night.”

Ricky Maiolo isn’t a regular on the Spprintcar 360 circuit but you would not have guessed as he wheeled into second place. Corey Sandow, in the V43 entry, returned after he missed the first couple of shows and came home in third. It was a great drive for his return night. Jabba Bolitho finished strongly in fourth and Dan Scott rounded out the top five.

In front of a great crowd, the All Stars put on exciting racing, so much so that a resident possum perched himself up on the catch fence in turn four to get a closer view. After what started out as a good night, Chad Ely went up to visit him, unfortunately ending Ely’s night but fortunately the possum was fine. Young gun Ben Morris had a brilliant night, taking out both his heat wins, picking up the $100 Mint Pig Fuel card and starting on the front row. Running 4th but bought on the yellows in T2 and ended his night on the infield.

Heat race wins went to: – Mark Caruso, Ben Morris, and Dan Scott.

A Main results: – 1^st Steve Caruso, 2^nd Ricky Maiolo, 3^rd V43 Corey Sandow, 4^th NT52 Jason Bolitho, 5^th VA91 Dan Scott, 6^th V18 Chris Temby, 7^th SA93 Brent Fox, 8^th VA2 Boyd Harris, 9^th NS22 Jarreth Argus, 10^th V47 Jeremy Kupsch, 11^th S33 Mark Caruso – DNF, 12^th V65 Kane Newcombe-DNF, 13^th S3 Ben Morris-DNF

Contingency Winners

IDIGIT Lucky $100 draw – Dan Scott- $100 cash

Bar Up 8 – Boyd Harris

Bullseye Lucky 7 – Brent Fox – $100 cash

Heath Hunter Hire Quick Time Award – Mark Caruso – $100 cash

HCC Maxie’s Keep on Fighting Award – Todd Moule- $100 cash

TEH Hard Charger –Chris Temby – $100 cash

Fosters Last Man Standing – Jeremy Kupsch – $100 cash

Hoosier Hero – Steven Caruso – $100 Hoosier voucher

Mint Pig Lucky Draw – Ben Morris – $100 Fuel Card

Auto Premier Presentation Draw – Chris Temby – $100 cash