McFadden wins opening night of the Classic

Warrnambool, AU — (January 22, 2016) — James McFadden won the opening night of the Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic on Friday at Premier Speedway. McFadden started fifth and took the lead from Ben Atkinson on lap 15 and held off Kerry Madsen for the victory.

Atkinson, Brad Sweet, and Ryan Jones rounded out the top five. After one night of competition Jones leads the point standings for the event.

44th Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic
Premier Speedway
Warrnambool, AU
Friday January 22, 2016

Qualifications Group #1:
1. V88 – Daniel Pestka, 10.779
2. NQ25 – James McFadden, 10.961
3. W2 – Brooke Tatnell, 10.997
4. N92 – Sam Walsh, 11.035
5. W25 – Taylor Millings, 11.038
6. NT62 – Ben Atkinson, 11.060
7. N38 – Max Johnson, 11.148
8. Act66 – Tim Rankin, 11.177
9. V37 – Grant Anderson, 11.184
10. N48 – Jackson Delemont, 11.198
11. T14 – Mark House, 11.209
12. V25 – Jack Lee, 11.242
13. V78 – Chris Campbell, 11.257
14. V12 – Kristy Ellis, 11.286
15. V72 – Jake Smith, 11.296
16. V97 – Damien Meade, 11.310
17. NQ5 – Danny Reidy, 11.322
18. Act55 – Stephen Bell, 11.333
19. N3 – Daniel Sayer, 11.370
20. Q25 – Andrew Scheuerle, 11.437
21. S78 – Keke Falland, 11.453
22. V73 – Charles Hunter, 11.460
23. T45 – Kurt Luttrell, 11.505
24. V51 – Peter Milnes, 11.518
25. S19 – Bradley Keller, 11.537
26. Act18 – Ian Madsen, 11.578
27. N 20 – Troy Little, 11.611
28. V34 – Brenten Farrer, 11.667
29. N79 – Peter Bourke, 11.742
30. N35 – Peter O’Neill,

Qualifications Group #2:
1. W77 – Brad Maiolo, 11.462
2. N29 – Kerry Madsen, 11.533
3. USA99 – Brad Sweet, 11.704
4. Q21 – Jorydan Brazier, 11.713
5. V70 – John Vogels, 11.791
6. W49 – Ryan Jones, 11.807
7. V77 – Darren Mollenoyux, 11.887
8. V2 – Terry McCarl, 11.899
9. W56 – Danny Dietrich, 11.924
10. S97 – Matt Egel, 12.014
11. V21 – Jamie Hennessy, 12.032
12. V4 – Phil Lock, 12.051
13. N99 – Paul McMahan, 12.070
14. W45 – Daryl Clayden, 12.136
15. V16 – Kris Lacey, 12.161
16. V22 – Quentin Tanner, 12.185
17. V48 – Adam King, 12.186
18. V40 – Dion Bellman, 12.259
19. V3 – Ian Loudoun, 12.260
20. S73 – Jody Balwin, 12.278
21. N36 – Jonathan Allard, 12.283
22. V98 – Peter Doukas, 12.295
23. Usa4 – Danny Smith, 12.297
24. W14 – Jason Pryde, 12.337
25. N47 – Marcus Dumesny, 12.407
26. V14 – Chris Rodda, 12.434
27. N75 – Glen Saville, 12.487
28. V81 – Robbie Paton, 12.489
29. T29 – Robin Dawkins, 12.743
30. Act15 – Harley Bishop, 30.644

Heat Race #1:
1. V88 – Daniel Pestka
2. N92 – Sam Walsh
3. N38 – Max Johnson
4. N48 – Jackson Delemont
5. V97 – Damien Meade
6. S19 – Bradley Keller
7. V78 – Chris Campbell
8. N3 – Daniel Sayer
9. V73 – Charles Hunter
10. V58 – Rhiannon Burleigh
DNF. V34 – Brenten Farrer

Heat Race #2:
1. W25 – Taylor Millings
2. NQ25 – James McFadden
3. Act66 – Tim Rankin
4. T14 – Mark House
5. NQ5 – Danny Reidy
6. Q25 – Andrew Scheuerle
7. V12 – Kristy Ellis
8. Act18 – Ian Madsen
9. T45 – Kurt Luttrell
10. N79 – Peter Bourke

Heat Race #3:
1. NT62 – Ben Atkinson
2. W2 – Brooke Tatnell
3. V37 – Grant Anderson
4. Act55 – Stephen Bell
5. V25 – Jack Lee
6. S78 – Keke Falland
7. V72 – Jake Smith
8. N 20 – Troy Little
9. V51 – Peter Milnes
10. N35 – Peter O’Neill
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Heat Race #4: . –
1. W77 – Brad Maiolo
2. S97 – Matt Egel
3. V77 – Darren Mollenoyux
4. Q21 – Jorydan Brazier
5. N99 – Paul McMahan
6. V3 – Ian Loudoun
7. V98 – Peter Doukas
8. V22 – Quentin Tanner
9. N47 – Marcus Dumesny
10. V23 – James Gardiner
10. V81 – Robbie Paton

Heat Race #5:
1. V70 – John Vogels
2. N29 – Kerry Madsen
3. V2 – Terry McCarl
4. W45 – Daryl Clayden
5. Usa4 – Danny Smith
6. V48 – Adam King
7. S73 – Jody Balwin
8. T29 – Robin Dawkins
9. V21 – Jamie Hennessy
10. V14 – Chris Rodda

Heat Race #6:
1. W49 – Ryan Jones
2. USA99 – Brad Sweet
3. V4 – Phil Lock
4. W56 – Danny Dietrich
5. V40 – Dion Bellman
6. W14 – Jason Pryde
7. N36 – Jonathan Allard
8. Act15 – Harley Bishop
9. N75 – Glen Saville
10. V16 – Kris Lacey

Heat Race #7:
1. S19 – Bradley Keller
2. T45 – Kurt Luttrell
3. N3 – Daniel Sayer
4. N79 – Peter Bourke
5. NQ5 – Danny Reidy
6. T14 – Mark House
7. N38 – Max Johnson
8. V88 – Daniel Pestka
9. V78 – Chris Campbell
10. V58 – Rhiannon Burleigh
11. W25 – Taylor Millings

Heat Race #8:
1. N 20 – Troy Little
2. S78 – Keke Falland
3. V34 – Brenten Farrer
4. V73 – Charles Hunter
5. V72 – Jake Smith
6. N48 – Jackson Delemont
7. V37 – Grant Anderson
8. W2 – Brooke Tatnell
9. N92 – Sam Walsh
10. V97 – Damien Meade

Heat Race #9:
1. Act18 – Ian Madsen
2. Q25 – Andrew Scheuerle
3. NT62 – Ben Atkinson
4. V51 – Peter Milnes
5. Act66 – Tim Rankin
6. V25 – Jack Lee
7. NQ25 – James McFadden
8. V12 – Kristy Ellis
9. N35 – Peter O’Neill
DNF. Act55 – Stephen Bell
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Heat Race #10: . –
1. V3 – Ian Loudoun
2. N99 – Paul McMahan
3. T29 – Robin Dawkins
4. Usa4 – Danny Smith
5. V70 – John Vogels
6. N47 – Marcus Dumesny
7. V77 – Darren Mollenoyux
8. V48 – Adam King
9. W77 – Brad Maiolo

Heat Race #11:
1. N75 – Glen Saville
2. N36 – Jonathan Allard
3. V98 – Peter Doukas
4. V16 – Kris Lacey
5. V22 – Quentin Tanner
6. Q21 – Jorydan Brazier
7. USA99 – Brad Sweet
8. W56 – Danny Dietrich
9. S97 – Matt Egel

Heat Race #12:
1. W14 – Jason Pryde
2. W49 – Ryan Jones
3. S73 – Jody Balwin
4. W45 – Daryl Clayden
5. V2 – Terry McCarl
6. V40 – Dion Bellman
7. N29 – Kerry Madsen
8. V4 – Phil Lock
9. Act15 – Harley Bishop
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C-Main: . –
1. Act18 – Ian Madsen
2. N 20 – Troy Little
3. W56 – Danny Dietrich
4. V40 – Dion Bellman
5. V98 – Peter Doukas
6. V4 – Phil Lock
7. V51 – Peter Milnes
8. T45 – Kurt Luttrell
9. N75 – Glen Saville
10. V16 – Kris Lacey
11. T29 – Robin Dawkins
12. V48 – Adam King
13. V72 – Jake Smith
14. N3 – Daniel Sayer
15. V73 – Charles Hunter
16. V22 – Quentin Tanner
17. S73 – Jody Balwin
18. S97 – Matt Egel

B-Main:
1. V77 – Darren Mollenoyux
2. N38 – Max Johnson
3. V37 – Grant Anderson
4. S19 – Bradley Keller
5. S78 – Keke Falland
6. NQ5 – Danny Reidy
7. N48 – Jackson Delemont
8. Q25 – Andrew Scheuerle
9. Act18 – Ian Madsen
10. N36 – Jonathan Allard
11. V25 – Jack Lee
12. T14 – Mark House
13. V40 – Dion Bellman
14. Usa4 – Danny Smith
15. W25 – Taylor Millings
16. N 20 – Troy Little
17. W56 – Danny Dietrich
18. N92 – Sam Walsh

A-Main:
1. NQ25 – James McFadden
2. N29 – Kerry Madsen
3. NT62 – Ben Atkinson
4. USA99 – Brad Sweet
5. W49 – Ryan Jones
6. W2 – Brooke Tatnell
7. V2 – Terry McCarl
8. V77 – Darren Mollenoyux
9. Act66 – Tim Rankin
10. V70 – John Vogels
11. N99 – Paul McMahan
12. V37 – Grant Anderson
13. V88 – Daniel Pestka
14. S19 – Bradley Keller
15. W45 – Daryl Clayden
16. W14 – Jason Pryde
17. V3 – Ian Loudoun
18. W77 – Brad Maiolo
19. N38 – Max Johnson
20. Q21 – Jorydan Brazier

Points after night #1:
1. W49 – Ryan Jones, 566
2. NT62 – Ben Atkinson, 558
3. V70 – John Vogels, 522
4. NQ25 – James McFadden, 510
5. N29 – Kerry Madsen, 508
6. USA99 – Brad Sweet, 502
7. V2 – Terry McCarl, 498
8. Act66 – Tim Rankin, 494
9. N99 – Paul McMahan, 492
10. V88 – Daniel Pestka, 488
11. W2 – Brooke Tatnell, 486
12. V77 – Darren Mollenoyux, 474
13. W45 – Daryl Clayden, 470
14. V3 – Ian Loudoun, 468
15. W77 – Brad Maiolo, 466
16. V37 – Grant Anderson, 462
17. S19 – Bradley Keller, 462
18. W14 – Jason Pryde, 460
19. Q21 – Jorydan Brazier, 456
20. N38 – Max Johnson, 452
21. S78 – Keke Falland, 444
22. Q25 – Andrew Scheuerle, 440
23. N48 – Jackson Delemont, 438
24. NQ5 – Danny Reidy, 426
25. T14 – Mark House, 426
26. N36 – Jonathan Allard, 422
27. N92 – Sam Walsh, 416
28. Act18 – Ian Madsen, 414
29. V25 – Jack Lee, 414
30. Usa4 – Danny Smith, 410
31. W25 – Taylor Millings, 408
32. V40 – Dion Bellman, 398
33. N 20 – Troy Little, 398
34. V4 – Phil Lock, 398
35. W56 – Danny Dietrich, 396
36. S73 – Jody Balwin, 394
37. V98 – Peter Doukas, 390
38. N3 – Daniel Sayer, 384
39. N75 – Glen Saville, 380
40. V72 – Jake Smith, 380
41. T45 – Kurt Luttrell, 376
42. V22 – Quentin Tanner, 366
43. T29 – Robin Dawkins, 364
44. V16 – Kris Lacey, 356
45. V73 – Charles Hunter, 354
46. S97 – Matt Egel, 354
47. V48 – Adam King, 352
48. V51 – Peter Milnes, 350
49. V12 – Kristy Ellis, 346
50. V97 – Damien Meade, 342
51. V78 – Chris Campbell, 336
52. N79 – Peter Bourke, 328
53. N47 – Marcus Dumesny, 324
54. Act55 – Stephen Bell, 314
55. V34 – Brenten Farrer, 306
56. Act15 – Harley Bishop, 290
57. N35 – Peter O’Neill, 266
58. V21 – Jamie Hennessy, 220
59. V14 – Chris Rodda, 190
60. V81 – Robbie Paton, 186
61. V58 – Rhiannon Burleigh, 168
62. V23 – James Gardiner, 132