AUCKLAND, NZ (February 15, 2020) — Michael Pickens and Dean Brindle were victorious on Saturday night at Western Springs Speedway in the midget and sprint car divisions respectively.
Pickens started fifth and dropped back as far as seventh in the early stages of the main event before charging forward to pass Hayden Williams for the lead with three laps to go. Zach Duam claimed the runner up position while Williams rounded out the podium.
Brindle won the sprint car feature over Matthew Leversedge and James Dahm.
Western Springs Speedway
Auckland, NZ
Saturday February 15, 2020
Midget Cars
Heat Race #1:
1. 1NZ-Michael Pickens
2. 5A-Brock Maskovich
3. 11A-Ryan Baker
4. 7M-Jayden Dodge
5. 39A-Peter Hunnibell
6. 58A-Joe Malone
7. 6A-Jayden Worthington
8. 96A-Matthew McCutcheon
9. 78A-Kent Palmer
10. 46A-Craig Jeffries
11. 93A-Kayne Buck
12. 49A-Blair Bertram
DNS. 71A-Breyton Davison
Heat Race #2:
1. 2NZ-Zach Daum
2. 91A-Hayden Guptill
3. 27A-Hayden Williams
4. 98A-Ryan O’Connor
5. 7A-Travis Buckley
6. 99A-Nathan Howard
7. 79A-Max Guildford
8. 84A-Ben Cometti
9. 8A-Caleb Antonio-Rooney
10. 94A-Caleb Hanham
DNS: 12A-Morgan McHugh
DQ: 25A-Aaron Hodgson
Heat Race #3:
1. 27A-Hayden Williams
2. 79A-Max Guildford
3. 5A-Brock Maskovich
4. 8A-Caleb Antonio-Rooney
5. 94A-Caleb Hanham
6. 58A-Joe Malone
7. 84A-Ben Cometti
8. 96A-Matthew McCutcheon
9. 7M-Jayden Dodge
10. 78A-Kent Palmer
11. 98A-Ryan O’Connor
12. 71A-Breyton Davison
13. 49A-Blair Bertram
Heat Race #4:
1. 25A-Aaron Hodgson
2. 39A-Peter Hunnibell
3. 91A-Hayden Guptill
4. 2NZ-Zach Daum
5. 1NZ-Michael Pickens
6. 11A-Ryan Baker
7. 99A-Nathan Howard
8. 6A-Jayden Worthington
9. 93A-Kayne Buck
10. 7A-Travis Buckley
11. 12A-Morgan McHugh
12. 46A-Craig Jeffries
B-Main:
1. 84A-Ben Cometti
2. 93A-Kayne Buck
3. 96A-Matthew McCutcheon
4. 12A-Morgan McHugh
5. 46A-Craig Jeffries
6. 78A-Kent Palmer
7. 49A-Blair Bertram
8. 71A-Breyton Davison
A-Main:
1. 1NZ-Michael Pickens
2. 2NZ-Zach Daum
3. 27A-Hayden Williams
4. 91A-Hayden Guptill
5. 11A-Ryan Baker
6. 5A-Brock Maskovich
7. 79A-Max Guildford
8. 25A-Aaron Hodgson
9. 6A-Jayden Worthington
10. 93A-Kayne Buck
11. 96A-Matthew McCutcheon
12. 98A-Ryan O’Connor
13. 99A-Nathan Howard
14. 7A-Travis Buckley
15. 12A-Morgan McHugh
16. 84A-Ben Cometti
17. 46A-Craig Jeffries
18. 94A-Caleb Hanham
19. 39A-Peter Hunnibell
20. 8A-Caleb Antonio-Rooney
Winged 410 Sprint Cars
Heat Race #1:
1. 7A-Dion Kendall
2. 2NZ-Michael Pickens
3. 22A-Dean Brindle
4. 21A-Kerry Brocas
5. 1NZ-Jamie Larsen
6. 73K-Brian Edwards
7. 5A-Daniel Rogers
8. 88M-Keaton Dahm
9. 78A-Daniel Eggleton
10. 6M-James Dahm
11. 25A-Travis Buckley
12. 62A-Dave Witton
13. 35A-Rob Vazey
Heat Race #2:
1. 84P-Dean Cooper
2. 78C-Matthew Leversedge
3. 73K-Brian Edwards
4. 5A-Daniel Rogers
5. 3NZ-Rodney Wood
6. 22A-Dean Brindle
7. 62A-Dave Witton
8. 10A-Glen Torpey
9. 76A-Steve Smith
10. 12A-Dean Shadbolt
11. 7A-Dion Kendall
12. 35A-Rob Vazey
13. 2NZ-Michael Pickens
14. 23A-Adam Child
Heat Race #3:
1. 6M-James Dahm
2. 1NZ-Jamie Larsen
3. 78A-Daniel Eggleton
4. 12A-Dean Shadbolt
5. 88M-Keaton Dahm
6. 76A-Steve Smith
7. 3NZ-Rodney Wood
8. 23A-Adam Child
9. 10A-Glen Torpey
10. 78C-Matthew Leversedge
11. 21A-Kerry Brocas
12. 84P-Dean Cooper
13. 25A-Travis Buckley
Feature:
1. 22A-Dean Brindle
2. 78C-Matthew Leversedge
3. 6M-James Dahm
4. 5A-Daniel Rogers
5. 84P-Dean Cooper
6. 78A-Daniel Eggleton
7. 3NZ-Rodney Wood
8. 21A-Kerry Brocas
9. 7A-Dion Kendall
10. 76A-Steve Smith
11. 88M-Keaton Dahm
12. 12A-Dean Shadbolt
13. 73K-Brian Edwards
14. 10A-Glen Torpey
15. 23A-Adam Child
16. 62A-Dave Witton
17. 25A-Travis Buckley
18. 1NZ-Jamie Larsen
19. 35A-Rob Vazey