Kiwi Jamie Larsen won the feature race at the Porter Hire International Sprint Car Series finale at Springs Speedway over the weekend, pocketing a cool $10,000 for his success.
Larsen led from start to finish in the 40-lap feature, avoiding any carnage and driving away from any challenge behind him.
American Jonathan Allard held off Jamie Veal for second place while Stephen Taylor finished fourth.
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"We are pretty stoked as a team," Larsen said. "It is awesome to have a Kiwi win that race. In all the years that I have been coming I don't think I've seen a New Zealander win it.
"We qualified second and then won both of our pole shuffles to determine the grid position. We decided to choose second just because of track conditions.
"We made a good start and just made sure we didn't get caught up in anything like had done the previous two nights."
It was an unhappy night for American star Shane Stewart – he failed to finish a heat earlier in the night and then ran into drama in the feature, when he rolled his car onto his side and was forced out of the race.
Hayden Williams claimed his second midget feature of the season as he held off the chasing field in the deciding race. Zach Daum, Shayne Alach and Brad Mosen battled hard before Daum perished at turn one.
Alach finished second with Mosen third.
Mitch Osborne won the F2 Midget feature – his second of the season - while Ryan Baker claimed his first TQ feature.
RESULTS
Sprintcars
Heat 1 – Keaton Dahm, Brian Edwards, Jamie Larsen, Matthew Leversedge, Dean Shadbolt
Heat 2 – Stephen Taylor, Dean Cooper, Dean Brindle, Jamie Veal, Tyler Radovan
Heat 3 – Craig Dollansky, Glen Torpey, Daniel Eggleton, Jamie Larsen, Dean Brindle
Heat 4 – Shane Stewart, Jonathan Allard, David Murcott, Jamie Veal, Rodney Wood
Pole Shuffle – Jamie Larsen, Keaton Dahm, Stephen Taylor, Jonathan Allard, Dean Brindle
Feature – Jamie Larsen, Jonathan Allard, Jamie Veal, Stephen Taylor, Keaton Dahm
Midget
Heat 1 – Hayden Williams, Jayden Worthington, Peter Hunnibell, Max Guildford, James Earl
Heat 2 – Brock Maskovich, Breyton Davison, Ryan O'Connor, Zach Daum, David Pellow
Heat 3 – Zach Daum, James Earl, Ryan O'Connor, Matthew McCutcheon, Shayne Alach
Heat 4 – Hayden Williams, Brock Maskovich, Hayden Guptill, Nathan Howard, Jayden Worthington
Semi-Main – Brad Mosen, Aaron Hodgson, Joe Malone, Brad Hollier
Feature – Hayden Williams, Shayne Alach, Brad Mosen, Matthew McCutcheon, Brock Maskovich
F2 Midgets
Heat 1 – Brad Robertson, Kenny Roberts, Travis Buckley, Leyton Kendall, Nathan Harding
Heat 2 – Mitch Osborne, Sam Cometti, Corbin Anderson, Eric Smith, Brad McCutcheon
Feature – Mitch Osborne, Leyton Kendall, Kenny Roberts, Eric Smith, Adam Davis
TQ's
Heat 1 – Shaun Cooke, Troy Pennington, Aaron Humble, Ryan Baker, Ben Morrison
Heat 2 – Ryan Baker, Ryan Barry, Harrison Martens, Danny Keene, Kaleb Currie
Heat 3 – Peter Hunnibell, Cole Morrison, Ben Morrison, Morgan McHugh, Jakeb Le Cren
Feature – Ryan Baker, Kaleb Currie, Shaun Cooke, Morgan McHugh, Aaron Humble