An exciting night at Avalon Raceway for the Grand Final of the Eureka Garages and Sheds Sprintcar Series was won by Will Carroll ahead of Brett Milburn with Tate Frost managing his third successive podium finish with the series while Matthew Reed became an eight time series champ as he scored enough point to claim the overall series win ahead of Terry Rankin.
Carroll’s night was superb as he scorched through the bronze and silver shootouts before being the quickest car in the gold shootout enabling him to start the 30 lap A-main from pole position after entering the shootouts in sixth on points.
From the drop of the green Carroll slotted into second behind early pace setter Brett Milburn who set about opening up a slight advantage over Carroll with Tate Frost quickly advancing into the third spot ahead of Corey McCullagh who was subbing in the G&C Forestry entry for Dane Court.
Milburn was running an excellent mid to three quarter line however Carroll was able to work his way through to the lead in heavy traffic and never look back however the top four cars were very evenly matched throughout the final.
Frost was a big mover as he attempted to get passed Milburn for the runner up spot however the pair traded positions before eventually settling back into a rhythm as the race unfolded with relatively little stoppages apart from the opening lap.
Exiting turn 2 there was a number of cars involved that claimed Ashley Cook with a broken brake calliper, Jack Lee with damage and also Cameron Waters who were all involved as there was contact ahead and these drivers plus Matthew Reed were left with nowhere to go.
Fortunately, Reed was able to refire albeit with a collapsed front wing however that was all he needed as he was able to circulate and accumulate enough points to finish the series in first place overall.
As the checkers dropped it was a triumphant win to Carroll ahead of Milburn and Tate Frost with McCullagh finishing a solid fourth as the top four cars were almost nose to tail as they crossed the line.
Finishing a strong fifth was Adam King while Grant Stansfield was good in sixth ahead of Josh Buckingham who impressed for the second week in a row.
Jordyn Charge finished next while Terry Rankin finished with a ninth place ahead of Jordyn Rae in tenth. Rae’s finish was enough to jump him into third over Cook who failed to finish the final.
Just outside of the top 10 was Grant Anderson with Brody Appleby, Chris Solomon and Matthew Reed rounding out the finishers.
Among those drivers failing to finish were Jamie Veal, Waters, Lee and Ashley Cook.
Earlier Jack Lee was impressive as he won the B-main ahead of Reed who had to work his way into the A-main to contend for the overall series crown.
The C-main was won by Tim Hutchins ahead of Terry Kelly and Eddie Lumbar.
Heat wins went to Josh Buckingham, Grant Stansfield, Adam King and Will Carroll.
Heat group fast qualifiers were Grant Anderson, Frost, McCullagh and Veal.
Full race results can be viewed under results at www.sravic.com or at www.sprintcarworld.com.au
Eureka Garages and Sheds Series nightly contingency awards:
Avalon Raceway drivers draw: ($50) – V60 Jordyn Charge.
Aidan Freeman Photography: ($60 Voucher) – T62 Tate Frost.
D&F Racing products: Hard luck of the night – V77 Brayden Parr.
C&H Trucking: Top Points Scorer ($100) – VA15 Corey McCullagh.
Steelpipes Australia: 1st competitor not to transfer from B to A-Main ($100) – V88 Jett Bell.
IDIGIT – Winner of the B Main ($200) – V25 Jack Lee.
Hoosier Tires WAV 100: A Main feature winner, WAV R/Rear Winner ($100):
NT25 Will Carroll.
End of Series awards:
Lumbar Transport - End of Series most heat wins – T7 Tim Hutchins and V72 Jacob Smith, (3 Wins each)
G&C Forestry - Most cars passed in the A-Main on the night. V60 Jordyn Charge (8 cars)
(End of series award) Most cars passed overall – T7 Tim Hutchins (36 cars)
Eliminator Race Wings – for the driver that transfers the most from the B Main to the A Main event the most. Overall, T7 Tim Hutchins and V83 Chris Solomon (5 Times each) - (In the event of a tie the driver with the most points in the Series wins)
Eureka Garages & Sheds major sponsor of the Series overall prize money Poole.
C & H Trucking sponsor in the top ten award.
Camden Neon Signs – sponsors of the Series Prize Poole + in the top ten award
Award – Top ten random draw at the Presentation Dinner.
G&C Forestry - for drivers finishing between 11th and 20th place in the Series. Random draw at the Presentation Dinner $1500 to the winner.
Parr Motorsports –Drivers Driver award as voted on by the drivers in the Series. (End of Series award)
Eureka Garages and Sheds Series – C&H Trucking Top 10:
1st – Matthew Reed – 3553
2nd – Terry Rankin – 3536
3rd – Jordan Rae – 3303
4th – Ashley Cook – 3271
5th – Tim Hutchins – 3078
6th – Chris Solomon – 3045
7th – Jordyn Charge – 2797
8th – Brayden Parr – 2462
9th – Adam King - 2214
10th –Grant Anderson – 2200
G&C Forestry (End of Series random draw between 11th & 20th place)
11th – Brett Milburn – 2137
12th – Grant Stansfield – 2124
13th – Eddie Lumbar – 2057
14th – David Dennison – 2003
15th – Kevin Reeves – 2003
16th – Mitchell Smith - 1928
17th – Corey McCullagh – 1896
18th – David Aldersley – 1795
19th – Andrew Hughes – 1664
20th – Tate Frost - 1503
The Sprintcar Racing Association of Victoria thank the following Eureka Garages and Sheds Sprintcar Series and season partners:
EUREKA GARAGES & SHEDS, G&C FORESTRY, MAX DUMESNY MOTORSPORT, HOOSIER TIRE AUSTRALIA, CAMDEN SINGAGE & BUILDING SERVICES, C & H TRUCKING, PARR MOTORSPORTS, STEELPIPES AUSTALIA, LUMBAR’S TRANSPORT, AVALON RACEWAY, IDIGIT, D&F RACING PRODUCTS, ELIMINATOR RACE WINGS, COREY GIBSON PHOTOGRAPHY, MAXAM PRINTING, SPRINTCARWORLD, AIDAN FREEMAN PHOTOGRAPHY.
Eureka Garages & Sheds www.eurekagarages.com.au
Hoosier Tires Australia www.mdmotorsport.com.au
Camden Signage & Building Services www.camdenneon.com.au
Steelpipes Pty Ltd www.steelpipes.com.au
Lumbars Transport www.lumbars.com.au
Eliminator Race Wings www.crossmotorsport.com
Parr Motorsports www.parrmotorsport.com
Avalon Raceway www.avalonraceway.com.au
Corey Gibson Photography www.gibsonphotography.com.au
Sprintcarworld www.sprintcarworld.com.au
Maxam Printing www.maxamprinting.com.au
G & C Forestry https://www.facebook.com/gcforestry
Aidan Freeman Photography https://www.facebook.com/AidanFreemanPhotography/
D & F Race Products
C & H Trucking
IDIGIT
Matthew Reed the 2022-2023 Eureka Series Champion & his Team with Domenic Sabatino form Eureka Garages & Sheds - photo by Corey Gibson Photography
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