Pickens Wins 50-Lap International Finale at Western Springs

Michael Pickens. (Jim Denhamer photo)

AUCKLAND, NZ (January 5, 2020) — Michael Pickens won the 50-lap finale of the International Midget Series on Sunday at Western Springs Speedway. After losing the lead to Hayden Williams on lap five Pickens bounced back to pass Williams on lap 26 to take the lead. Pickens never relinquished the top spot the remaining 24 laps winning over Tyler Courtney, Kyle Larson, Kaidon Brown, and Zach Daum.

Keaton Dahm led wire-to-wire in route to winning the 25-lap sprint car feature.

International Midget Series 50-Lap Finale
Western Springs Speedway
Auckland, NZ
Sunday January 5, 2020

Midget Cars

Qualifying:

Qualifying:
1. 1USA-Kyle Larson, 13.763
2. 1NZ-Michael Pickens, 13.821
3. 7USA-Tyler Courtney, 13.986
4. 27A-Hayden Williams, 14.064
5. 10USA-Logan Seavey, 14.144
6. 25A-Aaron Hodgson, 14.160
7. 98A-Ryan O’Connor, 14.222
8. 79A-Max Guildford, 14.254
9. 9USA-Zach Daum, 14.268
10. 10AUS-Travis Mills, 14.347
11. 21AUS-Kaidon Brown, 14.356
12. 5A-Brock Maskovich, 14.399
13. 22A-James Earl, 14.418
14. 7M-Jayden Dodge, 14.505
15. 4USA-Zeb Wise, 14.513
16. 39A-Peter Hunnibell, 14.515
17. 55A-Hamish Dobbyn, 14.529
18. 18A-Brett Jnr Morris, 14.561
19. 6A-Jayden Worthington, 14.608
20. 5USA-Chris Windom, 14.666
21. 7A-Travis Buckley, 14.701
22. 71A-Breyton Davison, 14.716
23. 96A-Matthew McCutcheon, 14.744
24. 3NZ-Shayne Alach, 14.788
25. 91A-Hayden Guptill, 14.810
26. 56A-David Pellow, 14.811
27. 33A-James Cossey, 14.872
28. 88C-Jeremy Webb, 14.911
29. 99A-Nathan Howard, 14.986
30. 81S-Michael Kendall, 15.097
31. 57AUS-Robert Heard, 15.098
32. 93A-Kayne Buck, 15.149
33. 49A-Blair Bertram, 15.898
34. 61A-Brad Hollier, 16.215
35. 78A-Kent Palmer, 16.447

B-Dash:
1. 6A-Jayden Worthington
2. 18A-Brett Jnr Morris
3. 7A-Travis Buckley
4. 71A-Breyton Davison
5. 91A-Hayden Guptill
6. 3NZ-Shayne Alach
7. 33A-James Cossey
8. 96A-Matthew McCutcheon
9. 81S-Michael Kendall
10. 88C-Jeremy Webb
11. 61A-Brad Hollier
12. 57AUS-Robert Heard
13. 78A-Kent Palmer
14. 56A-David Pellow
15. 93A-Kayne Buck
16. 49A-Blair Bertram
17. 5USA-Chris Windom
18. 99A-Nathan Howard
DNS. 55A-Hamish Dobbyn

A-Dash:
1. 1NZ-Michael Pickens
2. 27A-Hayden Williams
3. 25A-Aaron Hodgson
4. 7USA-Tyler Courtney
5. 21AUS-Kaidon Brown
6. 9USA-Zach Daum
7. 1USA-Kyle Larson
8. 79A-Max Guildford
9. 98A-Ryan O’Connor
10. 10USA-Logan Seavey

Feature:
1. 1NZ-Michael Pickens
2. 7USA-Tyler Courtney
3. 1USA-Kyle Larson
4. 21AUS-Kaidon Brown
5. 9USA-Zach Daum
6. 27A-Hayden Williams
7. 10USA-Logan Seavey
8. 5A-Brock Maskovich
9. 55A-Hamish Dobbyn
10. 7A-Travis Buckley
11. 96A-Matthew McCutcheon
12. 33A-James Cossey
13. 22A-James Earl
14. 98A-Ryan O’Connor
15. 71A-Breyton Davison
16. 39A-Peter Hunnibell
17. 25A-Aaron Hodgson
18. 79A-Max Guildford
19. 6A-Jayden Worthington
20. 91A-Hayden Guptill
21. 7M-Jayden Dodge
22. 18A-Brett Jnr Morris
23. 4USA-Zeb Wise
24. 3NZ-Shayne Alach

Winged 410 Sprint Cars

Heat Race #1:
1. 6M-James Dahm
2. 73K-Brian Edwards
3. 12A-Dean Shadbolt
4. 24A-Tyler Radovan
5. 78C-Matthew Leversedge
6. 4T-Kyle Shearing
7. 22A-Dean Brindle
8. 7A-Dion Kendall
9. 62A-Dave Witton
10. 7USA-Craig Dollansky
11. 35A-Rob Vazey

Heat Race #2:
1. 88M-Keaton Dahm
2. 76A-Steve Smith
3. 7USA-Craig Dollansky
4. 7A-Dion Kendall
5. 78A-Daniel Eggleton
6. 73K-Brian Edwards
7. 6M-James Dahm
8. 11M-Raymond Griffin
9. 2NZ-Jamie Larsen
10. 35A-Rob Vazey
11. 24A-Tyler Radovan
12. 10A-Glen Torpey

Heat Race #3:
1. 22A-Dean Brindle
2. 2NZ-Jamie Larsen
3. 78A-Daniel Eggleton
4. 78C-Matthew Leversedge
5. 10A-Glen Torpey
6. 11M-Raymond Griffin
7. 88M-Keaton Dahm
8. 76A-Steve Smith
9. 12A-Dean Shadbolt
10. 4T-Kyle Shearing
11. 62A-Dave Witton

Feature:
1. 88M-Keaton Dahm
2. 78A-Daniel Eggleton
3. 78C-Matthew Leversedge
4. 22A-Dean Brindle
5. 2NZ-Jamie Larsen
6. 6M-James Dahm
7. 76A-Steve Smith
8. 73K-Brian Edwards
9. 10A-Glen Torpey
10. 11M-Raymond Griffin
11. 7A-Dion Kendall
12. 24A-Tyler Radovan
13. 35A-Rob Vazey
14. 62A-Dave Witton
15. 4T-Kyle Shearing
16. 7USA-Craig Dollansky
17. 12A-Dean Shadbolt