Author : Jason Crowe – SSA Media
Ben Riley has been declared the winner of the round three Banjos Bakery Street Stock Feature Race on Saturday night, after officials stepped in, stopping the race well before its scheduled conclusion.
The capacity field at the Solo Hobart Speedway, saw several stoppages in the early exchanges, with numerous drivers on the infield when the race was brought to an end.
Ben Riley, who started from position three, made his way to the front on lap three, which was the best place to be with plenty of incidents mid pack.
Matt Hammond who led early wound finish second, while John Riley filled the third position.
Earlier, Matt Hammond won both of his preliminary heats, while Nathan Russell and Dale Riley Jnr were successful in the other two qualifiers.
Round four of the series returns to Hobart on Saturday, 17 November 2018.
Heat 1, 10 Laps: 1. T23 Nathan Russell, 2. T2 Jarrod Rogers, 3. T77 Corey Bauld, 4. T55 Nick Anderson, 5. T72 Steven Pyne, 6. T78 Mitch Allison, 7. T85 Brett Henri, 8. T58 Warrick Lee (9 laps), 9. T28 Dale Riley Jnr (6), 10. T57 Brad Thompson (2), 11. T98 David Summers (1). Time: No Time, Winning Margin: 1.375, Fastest Lap: 17.183 T23 Nathan Russell
Heat 2, 10 Laps: T11 Matt Hammond, 2. T24 Ben Riley, 3. T44 John Riley, 4. T110 Terry Hammond, 5. T33 Brad Farrell, 6. T61 Jarrod Beasley, 7. T46 Brendon Green, 8. T52 Kurt Chilcott, 9. T6 Bec Hammond (9 laps), 10. T86 Colin Kenny (9), 11. T7 Corey Jetson (7). Time: 3.04.591, Winning Margin: 1.314, Fastest Lap: 17.408 T7 Corey Jetson
Heat 3, 10 Laps: 1. T28 Dale Riley Jnr, 2. T57 Brad Thompson, 3. T2 Jarrod Rogers, 4. T33 Brad Farrell, 5. T23 Nathan Russell, 6. T78 Mitch Allison, 7. T7 Bec Hammond, 8. T98 David Summers, 9. T86 Colin Kenny (9 laps), 10. T55 Nick Anderson (8). Time: 3.06.424, Winning Margin: 0.686, Fastest Lap: 18.025 T28 Dale Riley Jnr
Heat 4, 10 Laps: 1. T11 Matt Hammond, 2. T44 John Riley, 3. T24 Ben Riley, 4. T61 Jarrod Beasley, 5. T85 Brett Henri, 6. T110 Terry Hammond, 7. T72 Steven Pyne, 8. T7 Corey Jetson, 9. T58 Warrick Lee, 10. T46 Brendon Green (0), 11. T77 Corey Bauld (0). Time: No Time, Winning Margin: 3.597, Fastest Lap: 17.744 T11 Matt Hammond
A Main, 20 Laps: 1. T24 Ben Riley, 2. T11 Matt Hammond, 3. T44 John Riley, 4. T77 Corey Bauld, 5. T55 Nick Anderson, 6. T110 Terry Hammond, 7. T78 Mitch Allison, 8. T61 Jarrod Beasley, 9. T72 Steven Pyne, 10. T7 Corey Jetson, 11. T57 Brad Thompson, 12. T2 Jarrod Rogers, 13. T85 Brett Henri, 14. T98 David Summers, 15. T28 Daley Riley Jnr, 16. T86 Colin Kenny, 17. T58 Warrick Lee (4), 18. T23 Nathan Russell (4), 19. T33 Brad Farrell (4), 20. T6 Bec Hammond (4), Time: No Time, Winning Margin: 0.518, Fastest Lap: 17.861 T24 Ben Riley. Race Declared After 5 Laps
Photo: Ben Riley in Action
Photo courtesy of Angryman Photography