AUCKLAND, NZ (February 12, 2022) — Michael Pickens picked up two more victories Saturday at Western Springs Speedway after sweeping the midget and sprint car feature events. Pickens, from Auckland, New Zealand, charged from sixth starting spot to take the lead from Jamie McDonald on lap five of the sprint car feature and pulled away for the victory. Pickens inherited the lead from Brad Mosen in the midget car event just before the halfway mark and led the remained of the 25-lap affair. The victories were Pickens’ third and fourth of the 2022 calendar year.
Western Springs Speedway
Auckland, New Zealand
Saturday, February 12, 2022
Midget Cars
Heat Race #1:
1. 25M-Aaron Hodgson
2. 2NZ-Ryan Baker
3. 5A-Brock Maskovich
4. 10A-Brad Mosen
5. 14M-Kenny Roberts
6. 54A-Michael Pickens
7. 11A-Kaleb Currie
8. 97P-Karl McGill
9. 95K-Mitch Fabish
10. 16A-Ryan Barry
11. 77V-Brent Curran
12. 71A-Alec Insley
Heat Race #2:
1. 10M-Mitch Osborne
2. 3NZ-Max Guilford
3. 34A-Jordan McDonnel
4. 97A-Breyton Davidson
5. 1NZ-Hayden Williams
6. 39A-Peter Hunnibell
7. 91M-Hayden Guptill
8. 9A-Trent Way
9. 7A-Ben Mathews
10. 99A-Cole Robertson
11. 67K-Jayden Worthington
DNS. 84A-Ben Cometti
Heat Race #3:
1. 91M-Hayden Guptill
2. 54A-Michael Pickens
3. 10A-Brad Mosen
4. 67K-Jayden Worthington
5. 7A-Ben Mathews
6. 11A-Kaleb Currie
7. 71A-Alec Insley
8. 97A-Breyton Davidson
9. 5A-Brock Maskovich
10. 2NZ-Ryan Baker
11. 9A-Trent Way
12. 84A-Ben Cometti
Heat Race #4:
1. 39A-Peter Hunnibell
2. 1NZ-Hayden Williams
3. 34A-Jordan McDonnel
4. 25M-Aaron Hodgson
5. 14M-Kenny Roberts
6. 95K-Mitch Fabish
7. 3NZ-Max Guilford
8. 10M-Mitch Osborne
9. 99A-Cole Robertson
10. 16A-Ryan Barry
11. 77V-Brent Curran
12. 97P-Karl McGill
Dash:
1. 25M-Aaron Hodgson
2. 10A-Brad Mosen
3. 34A-Jordan McDonnel
4. 54A-Michael Pickens
5. 39A-Peter Hunnibell
6. 91M-Hayden Guptill
7. 1NZ-Hayden Williams
8. 10M-Mitch Osborne
Feature:
1. 54A-Michael Pickens
2. 1NZ-Hayden Williams
3. 10A-Brad Mosen
4. 91M-Hayden Guptill
5. 25M-Aaron Hodgson
6. 97A-Breyton Davidson
7. 11A-Kaleb Currie
8. 34A-Jordan McDonnel
9. 95K-Mitch Fabish
10. 2NZ-Ryan Baker
11. 71A-Alec Insley
12. 14M-Kenny Roberts
13. 9A-Trent Way
14. 16A-Ryan Barry
15. 99A-Cole Robertson
16. 7A-Ben Mathews
17. 10M-Mitch Osborne
18. 3NZ-Max Guilford
19. 39A-Peter Hunnibell
20. 5A-Brock Maskovich
Winged 410 Sprint Cars
1. 71A-Jamie McDonald
2. 11USA-Jonathan Allard
3. 21P-Stephen Taylor
4. 35A-Rob Vazey
5. 6K-James Dahm
6. 84P-Dean Cooper
7. 47A-Zackary Sokol
8. 7A-Dion Kendall
9. 76A-Steve Smith
10. 9M-Holly Williams
11. 99A-Richard Battersby
1. 1NZ-Michael Pickens
2. 79M-Max Guilford
3. 82A-Jamie Larsen
4. 98A-Ryan O’Connor
5. 22A-Dean Brindle
6. 69A-Corbin Anderson
7. 88K-Keaton Dahm
8. 87A-Lance Beale
9. 11A-Raymond Griffin
10. 77A-Karl Fenton
1. 7A-Dion Kendall
2. 82A-Jamie Larsen
3. 71A-Jamie McDonald
4. 21P-Stephen Taylor
5. 77A-Karl Fenton
6. 1NZ-Michael Pickens
7. 69A-Corbin Anderson
8. 76A-Steve Smith
9. 35A-Rob Vazey
10. 11A-Raymond Griffin
1. 84P-Dean Cooper
2. 87A-Lance Beale
3. 88K-Keaton Dahm
4. 22A-Dean Brindle
5. 6K-James Dahm
6. 11USA-Jonathan Allard
7. 47A-Zackary Sokol
8. 79M-Max Guilford
9. 99A-Richard Battersby
10. 98A-Ryan O’Connor
11. 9M-Holly Williams
1. 84P-Dean Cooper
2. 71A-Jamie McDonald
3. 11USA-Jonathan Allard
4. 6K-James Dahm
5. 1NZ-Michael Pickens
6. 22A-Dean Brindle
7. 82A-Jamie Larsen
8. 21P-Stephen Taylor
Feature:
1. 1NZ-Michael Pickens
2. 71A-Jamie McDonald
3. 84P-Dean Cooper
4. 6K-James Dahm
5. 88K-Keaton Dahm
6. 79M-Max Guilford
7. 87A-Lance Beale
8. 76A-Steve Smith
9. 11A-Raymond Griffin
10. 77A-Karl Fenton
11. 11USA-Jonathan Allard
12. 22A-Dean Brindle
13. 7A-Dion Kendall
14. 47A-Zackary Sokol
15. 35A-Rob Vazey
16. 99A-Richard Battersby
17. 9M-Holly Williams
18. 21P-Stephen Taylor
19. 82A-Jamie Larsen
20. 69A-Corbin Anderson
DNS. 98A-Ryan O’Connor