AUCKLAND, NZ (January 4, 2022) — Michael Pickens won the Pipeline HoseShop 50-Lap Midget Classic event Wednesday night at Western Springs Speedway. The victory was Pickens first of the 2022 calendar year. Hayden Williams and Brock Maskovich rounded out the podium. Jonathan Allard from Chico, California picked up the victory in the winged 410 sprint car division over Pickens and Dean Cooper.
Pipeline HoseShop Midget 50 Lap Classic
Western Springs Speedway
Auckland, New Zealand
Tuesday, January 4, 2021
Midget Cars
Qualifying:
1. 5A-Brock Maskovich, 15.768
2. 4A-Brett Jnr Morris, 15.791
3. 54A-Michael Pickens, 15.815
4. 7A-Ben Mathews, 15.869
5. 34A-Jordan McDonnel, 15.922
6. 39A-Peter Hunnibell, 15.973
7. 14M-Kenny Roberts, 16.051
8. 10A-Brad Mosen, 16.065
9. 91M-Hayden Guptill, 16.114
10. 97A-Breyton Davidson, 16.166
11. 9A-Trent Way, 16.180
12. 33A-James Cossey, 16.180
13. 11A-Kaleb Currie, 16.196
14. 99A-Cole Robertson, 16.237
15. 16A-Ryan Barry, 16.263
16. 10M-Mitch Osborne, 16.272
17. 25M-Aaron Hodgson, 16.292
18. 71A-Alec Insley, 16.326
19. 63A-Jayden Worthington, 16.348
20. 1NZ-Hayden Williams, 16.362
21. 84K-Ben Commetti, 16.419
22. 95K-Mitch Fabish, 16.544
23. 93P-Karl McGill, 16.649
24. 46A-Troy Jeffries, 16.658
25. 77A-Michael Morrison, 16.748
26. 78A-Kent Palmer, 17.010
27. 3NZ-Max Guilford, NT
28. 41P-Shane Dewer, NT
29. 77V-Brent Curran, NT
30. 2NZ-Ryan Baker, NT
Semi-Main:
1. 25M-Aaron Hodgson
2. 1NZ-Hayden Williams
3. 63A-Jayden Worthington
4. 3NZ-Max Guilford
5. 95K-Mitch Fabish
6. 84K-Ben Commetti
7. 71A-Alec Insley
8. 93P-Karl McGill
9. 46A-Troy Jeffries
10. 77A-Michael Morrison
11. 77V-Brent Curran
12. 78A-Kent Palmer
13. 41P-Shane Dewer
DNS: 2NZ-Ryan Baker
B-Dash:
1. 91M-Hayden Guptill
2. 97A-Breyton Davidson
3. 33A-James Cossey
4. 11A-Kaleb Currie
5. 9A-Trent Way
6. 10M-Mitch Osborne
7. 16A-Ryan Barry
8. 99A-Cole Robertson
A-Dash:
1. 54A-Michael Pickens
2. 5A-Brock Maskovich
3. 7A-Ben Mathews
4. 39A-Peter Hunnibell
5. 14M-Kenny Roberts
6. 34A-Jordan McDonnel
7. 4A-Brett Jnr Morris
8. 10A-Brad Mosen
Feature:
1. 54A-Michael Pickens
2. 1NZ-Hayden Williams
3. 5A-Brock Maskovich
4. 33A-James Cossey
5. 10M-Mitch Osborne
6. 14M-Kenny Roberts
7. 11A-Kaleb Currie
8. 34A-Jordan McDonnel
9. 95K-Mitch Fabish
10. 7A-Ben Mathews
11. 97A-Breyton Davidson
12. 9A-Trent Way
13. 39A-Peter Hunnibell
14. 4A-Brett Jnr Morris
15. 91M-Hayden Guptill
16. 16A-Ryan Barry
17. 99A-Cole Robertson
18. 25M-Aaron Hodgson
19. 63A-Jayden Worthington
20. 3NZ-Max Guilford
Winged 410 Sprint Cars
Heat Race #1:
1. 1NZ-Michael Pickens
2. 82A-Jamie Larsen
3. 47A-Zackary Sokol
4. 98A-Ryan O’Connor
5. 71A-Jamie McDonald
6. 35A-Rob Vazey
7. 87A-Lance Beale
8. 77A-Karl Fenton
9. 7A-Dion Kendall
10. 92A-Chris Kernohan
11. 37A-Nick Edmonds
Heat Race #2:
1. 21W-Stephen Taylor
2. 71A-Jamie McDonald
3. 11USA-Jonathan Allard
4. 76A-Steve Smith
5. 98A-Ryan O’Connor
6. 84P-Dean Cooper
7. 7A-Dion Kendall
8. 11A-Raymond Griffin
9. 77A-Karl Fenton
10. 99A-Richard Battersby
11. 35A-Rob Vazey
12. 47A-Zackary Sokol
Heat Race #3:
1. 84P-Dean Cooper
2. 1NZ-Michael Pickens
3. 11USA-Jonathan Allard
4. 87A-Lance Beale
5. 82A-Jamie Larsen
6. 21W-Stephen Taylor
7. 11A-Raymond Griffin
8. 76A-Steve Smith
9. 99A-Richard Battersby
10. 37A-Nick Edmonds
11. 92A-Chris Kernohan
Feature:
1. 11USA-Jonathan Allard
2. 1NZ-Michael Pickens
3. 84P-Dean Cooper
4. 71A-Jamie McDonald
5. 82A-Jamie Larsen
6. 98A-Ryan O’Connor
7. 21W-Stephen Taylor
8. 87A-Lance Beale
9. 7A-Dion Kendall
10. 76A-Steve Smith
11. 11A-Raymond Griffin
12. 35A-Rob Vazey
13. 92A-Chris Kernohan
14. 77A-Karl Fenton
15. 47A-Zackary Sokol
16. 99A-Richard Battersby
17. 37A-Nick Edmonds