After an epic day of racing at Ellenbrook Speedway, Australian Champion Harrison Beres has walked away the winner of the Tom Green Memorial Gold Cup for SSA Junior Sedans (Top Stars), while Jake Huntjens has been the big winner in the New Stars.
A strong twenty car field fronted in the Top Stars, with all but Jesse Hamon (engine issues) making the call for the twenty-lap feature.
Beres started on pole and would grab the point immediately, leading lap one from Baxter Trouchet and defending Tom Green champion Jake Leaman.
Beres pulled away as the battle for second between Trouchet and Leaman heated up, the duo eventually making contact down the back straight and leaving Trouchet with a flat tyre.
Trouchet was stuck at the top of the track and was unable to get off safely which forced the yellows on, while at the same time a number of cars came together, Travis Leaman getting the worst of it as he was left facing the wrong way, but able to retake his position in the field for the restart.
Beres came under pressure from Leaman on the restart but held strong and began to pull away, only for the yellows to come on again as a couple of cars came together down the back of the field.
The next attempt would see Beres clear while Leaman came under pressure from Jacob Hill and Jamie Comley, Hill in particular showing the nose to Leaman on a number of occasions over the next few laps.
With five to go Beres was clear by over two seconds while Leaman was fighting desperately to hold onto second. Comley was able to stick the nose under Hill and take third with four to go while a lap later Noah Bain also got passed Hill for fourth.
As the white flag flew for Beres, Comley also got underneath Leaman, the duo side by side in the final stages before both Comley and Bain got by Leaman to round out the podium behind a solid Beres who claimed his Tom Green Memorial win.
In the New Stars seventeen of our sports newest drivers would hit the track, with every driver relishing the chance to get a heap of laps under their belts.
Jake Huntjens would be absolutely dominant, winning all three of his heat races, starting on the front row of the twenty-lap feature and then leading every lap en route to winning the Tom Green Memorial.
Jake Johnson and Blake Noakes provided challenges throughout the day but ultimately had to settle for podium finishes.
Also on the program Matthew Iwanow won the SSA Street Stocks feature ahead of Gavin Minty and a hard charging Brooke Oldfield, while Jake Blight won an epic SSA Production Sedan feature race ahead of Jamie Higgs and Mitchell Killeen in what was an exciting prelude to the Production Classic which is the next meeting at the Ellenbrook venue on Sunday the 14th of September.
Pics Courtesy JSP/DTN Media.
OFFICIAL RESULTS
Top Stars Feature, 20 laps: 1. W34 Baxter Trouchet, 2. A1 Harrison Beres, 3. WA88 Jacob Hill, 4. W5 Jesse Hamon, 5. WA1 Oscar Amato, 6. W70 Jake Leaman, 7. W2 Kaden Harrison, 8. W20 Wyatt Van Der Mey, 9. W76 Noah Bain, 10. W75 Jamie Comley, 11. W88 Mackenzie Silver, 12. W18 Reuben Walsh, 13. W11 Max Macalpine, 14. W57 Riley Bain, 15. W12 Mikayla Steele, 16. W71 Travis Leaman, 17. W38 Tia Amato, 18. W14 Alyssa Whittington, 19. W47 Emily Bates, 20. W43 Tiffany Humphrys.
RESULT
1. A1 Harrison Beres, 2. W75 Jamie Comley, 3. W76 Noah Bain, 4. W70 Jake Leaman, 5. W2 Kaden Harrison, 6. W18 Reuben Walsh, 7. W88 Mackenzie Silver, 8. WA1 Oscar Amato, 9. W38 Tia Amato, 10. W20 Wyatt Van Der Mey, 11. W71 Travis Leaman, 12. W14 Alyssa Whittington, 13. W11 Max Macalpine, 14. W43 Tiffany Humphrys (19), 15. W47 Emily Bates (19). DNF: WA88 Jacob Hill (18), W12 Mikayla Steele (10), W34 Baxter Trouchet (7), W57 Riley Bain (6). DNS: W5 Jesse Hamon. Total Time: No Time. Winning Margin: 3.851. Fastest Lap: 22.730 A1 Harrison Beres.
New Stars Feature, 20 laps: 1. W10 Jake Huntjens, 2. W27 Jake Johnson, 3. W20 Blake Noakes, 4. W48 Millie Fairbrass, 5. W5 Josh Birch, 6. W95 Cooper Sayer, 7. WA5 Ivy Bearsby, 8. W28 Zain McCabe, 9. W42 Adelayde Humphrys, 10. W34 Cameron Wright, 11. W4 Liam Haydon, 12. W103 Maddison Ambrose, 13. W89 Indi Silver, 14. W65 Kiara Fitzgerald, 15. W84 Olivia Higgs, 16. W81 Indianna Walker, 17. W80 Lennix Walsh.
RESULT
1. W10 Jake Huntjens, 2. W27 Jake Johnson, 3. W20 Blake Noakes, 4. W5 Josh Birch, 5. W95 Cooper Sayer, 6. W34 Cameron Wright (19), 7. W42 Adelayde Humphrys (19), 8. W103 Maddison Ambrose (19), 9. W4 Liam Haydon (19), 10. W65 Kiara Fitzgerald (17), 11. W89 Indi Silver (16), 12. W81 Indianna Walker (13), 13. W80 Lennix Walsh (12). DNF: WA5 Ivy Bearsby (15), W48 Millie Fairbrass (
, W28 Zain McCabe (7), W84 Olivia Higgs (7). Total Time: No Time. Winning Margin: 2.591. Fastest Lap: 22.877 W10 Jake Huntjens.