Sweet Wins Opening Round of Ultimate Sydney Speedweek

Brad Sweet. (T.J. Buffenbarger photo)

GRANVILLE, NSW (December 26, 2019) — Brad Sweet opened Ultimate Sydney Speedweek by winning the 35-lap sprint car feature Thursday at Valvoline Raceway. Sweet traded the lead with Sam Walsh on multiple occasions before taking the top spot for good on lap 29. Jamie Veal took the runner up position with Marcus Dumesny, Carson Macedo, Ben Atkinson rounding out the top five.

2019 Valvoline Australian Sprintcar Grand Prix / Ultimate Sydney Speedweek
Valvoline Raceway
Granville, NSW
Thursday December 26, 2019

Ultimate Sprintcar Championship

Qualifying Flight #1:
1. USA7-Brad Sweet, 12.783
2. NQ5-Danny Reidy, 12.866
3. NS15-Daniel Cassidy, 12.925
4. NS4-Ian Madsen, 13.083
5. N9-Lachlan Caunt, 13.249
6. V96-Andy Caruana, 13.327
7. N10-Luke Stirton, 13.523
8. USA0-Lynton Jeffrey, 13.526
9. NS75-Damien Hart, 13.892
10. N72-Coby Elliott, 14.114
11. N95-Daniel Needham, 14.324
12. N18-Guy Stanshall, 14.721

Qualifying Flight #2:
1. N56-Michael Saller, 12.586
2. N92-Sam Walsh, 12.639
3. NS21-Jordyn Brazier, 12.721
4. N48-Jackson Delamont, 12.933
5. N54-Grant Tunks, 12.996
6. NS57-Brendan Scorgie, 13.236
7. N20-Troy Little, 13.393
8. NZ69-Brett Sullivan, 13.426
9. N88-Jimmy Matchett, 13.670
10. NS97-Luke Geering, 13.778
11. N22-James Thompson, 13.896
12. N83-Peter O’Neill, 14.847
13. N93-Will Thompson, 14.991

Qualifying Flight #3:
1. NQ7-Robbie Farr, 12.592
2. N99-Carson Macedo, 12.633
3. N16-Daniel Sayre, 12.842
4. NS71-Michael Stewart, 13.102
5. S63-Ryan Jones, 13.147
6. V5-Max Dumesny, 13.201
7. N47-Marcus Dumesny, 13.225
8. N39-Jeremy Cross, 13.311
9. N78-Andrew Wright, 13.435
10. NS6-Matt Geering, 14.037
11. N73-Darren Salmon, 14.303
12. USA55-McKenna Haase, 14.651

Qualifying Flight #4:
1. USA56-Aaron Reutzel, 12.725
2. V35-Jamie Veal, 12.791
3. D2-Ben Atkinson, 12.798
4. N53-Jessie Attard, 12.971
5. N32-Warren Ferguson, 13.088
6. N24-Blake Skipper, 13.178
7. N43-Alex Orr, 13.269
8. NS24-Peter Bourke, 13.723
9. N86-Ben Atkinson JR, 13.853
10. N12-Thomas Jeffrey, 14.068
11. Q6-Mick Rowell, 14.421
12. N61-Mick Matchett, 14.427

Heat Race #1:
1. USA7-Brad Sweet
2. NQ5-Danny Reidy
3. NS15-Daniel Cassidy
4. NS4-Ian Madsen
5. USA0-Lynton Jeffrey
6. N10-Luke Stirton
7. N95-Daniel Needham
8. N9-Lachlan Caunt
9. N18-Guy Stanshall
10. N72-Coby Elliott
11. V96-Andy Caruana
12. NS75-Damien Hart

Heat Race #2:
1. N92-Sam Walsh
2. NS21-Jordyn Brazier
3. N54-Grant Tunks
4. N56-Michael Saller
5. N20-Troy Little
6. NS57-Brendan Scorgie
7. NZ69-Brett Sullivan
8. N22-James Thompson
9. NS97-Luke Geering
10. N88-Jimmy Matchett
11. N83-Peter O’Neill
12. N93-Will Thompson
13. N48-Jackson Delamont

Heat Race #3:
1. N47-Marcus Dumesny
2. N99-Carson Macedo
3. S63-Ryan Jones
4. N16-Daniel Sayre
5. NS71-Michael Stewart
6. N39-Jeremy Cross
7. NQ7-Robbie Farr
8. N78-Andrew Wright
9. V5-Max Dumesny
10. N73-Darren Salmon
11. USA55-McKenna Haase
12. NS6-Matt Geering

Heat Race #4:
1. V35-Jamie Veal
2. USA56-Aaron Reutzel
3. D2-Ben Atkinson
4. N53-Jessie Attard
5. N43-Alex Orr
6. N32-Warren Ferguson
7. NS24-Peter Bourke
8. N86-Ben Atkinson JR
9. N12-Thomas Jeffrey
10. Q6-Mick Rowell
11. N24-Blake Skipper
12. N61-Mick Matchett

C-Main:
1. N72-Coby Elliott
2. NS6-Matt Geering
3. N88-Jimmy Matchett
4. USA55-McKenna Haase
5. N73-Darren Salmon
6. N93-Will Thompson
7. Q6-Mick Rowell
8. N24-Blake Skipper
9. N83-Peter O’Neill
10. N61-Mick Matchett
DNS: V96-Andy Caruana
DNS: NS75-Damien Hart

B-Main:
1. N39-Jeremy Cross
2. NQ7-Robbie Farr
3. N32-Warren Ferguson
4. N78-Andrew Wright
5. N22-James Thompson
6. NS57-Brendan Scorgie
7. V5-Max Dumesny
8. N10-Luke Stirton
9. N9-Lachlan Caunt
10. NS6-Matt Geering
11. NZ69-Brett Sullivan
12. NS97-Luke Geering
13. N72-Coby Elliott
14. N86-Ben Atkinson JR
15. NS24-Peter Bourke
16. N12-Thomas Jeffrey
17. N88-Jimmy Matchett
18. N18-Guy Stanshall
19. USA55-McKenna Haase
20. N95-Daniel Needham

A-Main:
1. USA7-Brad Sweet
2. V35-Jamie Veal
3. N47-Marcus Dumesny
4. N99-Carson Macedo
5. D2-Ben Atkinson
6. N92-Sam Walsh
7. NS21-Jordyn Brazier
8. NS71-Michael Stewart
9. NQ7-Robbie Farr
10. NS4-Ian Madsen
11. USA0-Lynton Jeffrey
12. N54-Grant Tunks
13. N39-Jeremy Cross
14. NS15-Daniel Cassidy
15. N53-Jessie Attard
16. N32-Warren Ferguson
17. N56-Michael Saller
18. N16-Daniel Sayre
19. S63-Ryan Jones
20. N78-Andrew Wright
21. N20-Troy Little
22. NQ5-Danny Reidy
23. N43-Alex Orr
24. USA56-Aaron Reutzel