Author : Jason Crowe – SSA Media
Troy Russell proved too good at Cranes Combined Carrick Speedway on Saturday night, winning the 50th Anniversary Meeting, Street Stock Feature Race, leading all the way.
After five qualifying heats were contested of which Russell won both of his events, Russell would lead from the drop of the green flag, leading Ben Riley and Corey Bauld.
Bauld moved to second place at the half way mark of the event, with Riley moving to third. At the same time, Dale Riley Jnr moved to fourth, passing Damien Hall who dropped to fifth.
Meanwhile Troy Russell had moved well clear of the rest of the field, leaving Bauld and Riley to fight out the minor placings. Dale Riley Jnr who was fourth for the second half of the race, was half a lap behind Russell who cruised to victory, with only six cars finishing on the lead lap.
It was Russells first Feature win of the season.
:: Street Stock
Heat 1, 10 Laps: 1. T5 Troy Russell, 2. T28 Dale Riley Jnr, 3. T24 Ben Riley, 4. T66 Nick Anderson, 5. T39 Shaun Atkinson, 6. T13 Jeremy Green, 7. T19 Brian Morice, 8. T32 Terri Farrell (9 laps), 9. T62 Nathan Burr (1). DNS: T4 Steven Harvey (0). Time: 3.28.429, Winning Margin: 3.569, Fastest Lap: 20.249 T5 Troy Russell
Heat 2, 10 Laps: 1. T46 Brendon Green, 2. T11 Aaron Bradley, 3. T85 Brett Henri, 4. T68 Mark Riley, 5. T45 Gregory Smith. DNF: T12 Luke Provis (4), T74 Jason Reed (0). Time: 3.20.208, Winning Margin: 1.452, Fastest Lap: 18.960 T46 Brendon Green
Heat 3, 10 Laps: 1. T5 Troy Russell, 2. T77 Corey Bauld, 3. T25 Damien Hall, 4. T13 Jeremy Green, 5. T28 Dale Riley Jnr, 6. T32 Terri Farrell (9 laps). DNF: T46 Brendon Green (5). Time: 3.06.104, Winning Margin: 1.600, Fastest Lap: 17.912 T46 Brendon Green
Heat 4, 10 Laps: 1. T24 Ben Riley, 2. T19 Brian Morice, 3. T85 Brett Henri, 4. T45 Gregory Smith. DNF: T39 Shaun Atkinson (1). Time: No Time, Winning Margin: 8.584, Fastest Lap: 18.469 T24 Ben Riley
Heat 5, 10 Laps: 1. T77 Corey Bauld, 2. T11 Aaron Bradley, 3. T25 Damien Hall. DNF: T62 Nathan Burr (2 laps). Time: 3.04.231, Winning Margin: 6.408, Fastest Lap: 18.105 T11 Aaron Bradley
A Main, 20 Laps: 1. T5 Troy Russell, 2. T77 Corey Bauld, 3. T24 Ben Riley, 4. T28 Dale Riley Jnr, 5. T25 Damien Hall, 6. T46 Brendon Green, 7. T11 Aaron Bradley (19 laps), 8. T13 Jeremy Green (19), 9. T85 Brett Henri (19), 10. T19 Brain Morice (19), 11. T45 Gregory Smith (19), 12. T32 Terri Farrell (14), 13. T62 Nathan Burr (1). DNS: T39 Shaun Atkinson. Time: 6.13.506, Winning Margin: 3.722, Fastest Lap: 18.102 T5 Troy Russell
Troy Russell was back in winning form on Saturday night. Photo courtesy of Angryman Photography