Author : Jason Crowe – SSA Media
Tim Weir has successfully defended his Queensland National 4s Title at the Shed Alliance Bundaberg Motorplex on Saturday night, comprehensively winning the 40 lap main event, and in the process almost lapping the entire field.
Weir, who had won the title twice leading into the event would start the A Main beside Frank Packer, after nine qualifying heats were contested.
Weir would get the perfect start, leading Packer, Dennis Shallcross and Hayden Turner through the opening laps. Shallcross would rollover on lap six, the only stoppage of the race, with his car severely damaged in the process.
After the stoppage, Weir took complete control of the race as Turner moved to third and Andrew Pickering to fourth after starting from the fifth row. Pickering moved to third at the half way mark, as Weir started lapping traffic.
Brock Hancock and Hayden Turner would trade fourth place through the middle stages of the race, as Weir continued to drive away from the field, ultimately lapping up to fifth place.
The battle between Hancock and Turner went right to the end of the race, with Hancock getting the upper hand late, while Pickering closed on Packer. Meantime Weir was three quarters a lap in front and cruised to his third State Title victory. Packer, Pickering Hancock and Turner would be the only other driver left on the lead lap.
:: Queensland National 4s Title Results
Heat 1, 10 Laps: 1. G7 Dennis Shallcross, 2. SC53 Brock Hancock, 3. SC13 Matt Bielby, 4. SC71 Matthew Claydon, 5. SC17 Michael Phillips, 6. G22 Graham Dawson, 7. SC14 Harrison Chown (9 laps), 8. BB14 Timothy Harris (9). DNS: BB12 Kenny Jeffrey, G52 Alistair Mathers. Time: No Time, Winning Margin: 1.526, Fastest Lap: 21.078 G7 Dennis Shallcross
Heat 2, 10 Laps: 1. BB21 Frank Packer, 2. G84 Hayden Turner, 3. SC31 Brayden Mooney, 4. LV10 Gary Cartwright, 5. G5 Darryl Oliver, 6. LV63 Anthony Harrison, 7. M31 Russell Booth (9 laps), 8. BB13 Rachael Jenkins (6), 9. G18 Toby Cryer (5). Time: 3.35.318, Winning Margin: 0.589, Fastest Lap: 21.030 G84 Hayden Turner
Heat 3, 10 Laps: 1. Q1 Tim Weir, 2. G48 Ben Stead, 3. SC37 Rodney Midolo, 4. G15 Bevan Burton, 5. G24 Clinton Lawrence, 6. CR9 Darren Brumpton (9 laps), 7. SC72 Mark Littlehales (6), 8. SC24 Ian Milnes (6). DISQ: SC51 Andrew Pickering (10). Time: No Time, Winning Margin: 4.345, Fastest Lap: 19.588 Q1 Tim Weir
Heat 4, 10 Laps: 1. Q1 Tim Weir, 2. SC53 Brock Hancock, 3. G15 Bevan Burton, 4. SC31 Brayden Mooney, 5. LV63 Anthony Harrison (9 laps), 6. SC71 Matthew Claydon (9), 7. G22 Graham Dawson (9), 8. BB12 Kenny Jeffrey (9), 9. M31 Russell Booth (9), 10. BB14 Timothy Harris (8). Time: 3.24.158, Winning Margin: 11.859, Fastest Lap: 19.922 Q1 Tim Weir
Heat 5. 10 Laps: 1. G5 Darryl Oliver, 2. SC37 Rodney Midolo, 3. G84 Hayden Turner, 4. SC13 Matt Bielby, 5. G24 Clinton Lawrence, 6. CR9 Darren Brumpton, 7. SC17 Michael Phillips, 8. G52 Alistair Mathers (2), 9. SC24 Ian Milnes (3). Time: 3.14.717, Winning Margin: 2.203, Fastest Lap: 20.722 G5 Darryl Oliver
Heat 6, 10 Laps: 1. G7 Dennis Shallcross, 2. BB21 Frank Packer, 3. SC51 Andrew Pickering, 4. G18 Toby Cryer (9 laps), 5. SC14 Harrison Chown (6). DNS: SC72 Mark Littlehales, BB13 Rachael Jenkins, G48 Ben Stead. DISQ: LV10 Gary Cartwright (10). Time: 3.27.468, Winning Margin: 0.325, Fastest Lap: 20.062 G7 Dennis Shallcross
Heat 7, 10 Laps: 1. SC51 Andrew Pickering, 2. SC53 Brock Hancock, 3. SC37 Rodney Midolo, 4. SC13 Matt Bielby, 5. CR9 Darren Brumpton, 6. G52 Alistair Mathers, 7. SC51 Matthew Claydon. DNS: SC72 Mark Littlehales, BB13 Rachael Jenkins, LV63 Anthony Harrison. Time: 3.38.201, Winning Margin: 0.286, Fastest Lap: 20.927 SC53 Brock Hancock
Heat 8, 10 Laps: 1. Q1 Tim Weir, 2. G5 Darryl Oliver, 3. G15 Bevan Burton, 4. SC31 Braydon Mooney (9 laps), 5. SC17 Michael Phillips (9), 6. M31 Russell Booth (9), 7. G18 Toby Cryer (9), 8. G7 Dennis Shallcross (3). DNS: SC24 Ian Milnes (0). Time: 3.25.013, Winning Margin: 2.793, Fastest Lap: 19.922 Q1 Tim Weir
Heat 9, 10 Laps: 1. BB21 Frank Packer, 2. G84 Hayden Turner, 3. G22 Graham Dawson, 4. G24 Clinton Lawrence, 5. SC14 Harrison Chown, 6. BB14 Timothy Harris (6 laps), 7. LV10 Gary Cartwright (2). DNS: BB12 Kenny Jeffrey, G48 Ben Stead. Time: No Time, Winning Margin: 0.330, Fastest Lap: 20.453 G84 Hayden Turner
A Main, 40 Laps: 1. Q1 Tim Weir, 2. BB21 Frank Packer, 3. SC51 Andrew Pickering, 4. SC53 Brock Hancock, 5. G84 Hayden Turner, 6. SC37 Rodney Midolo (39 laps), 7. G15 Bevan Burton (38), 8. G24 Clinton Lawrence (38), 9. G22 Graham Dawson (37), 10. LV10 Gary Cartwright (36), 11. CR9 Darren Brumpton (35), 12. SC71 Matthew Claydon (35), 13. SC17 Michael Phillips (34), 14. M31 Russell Booth (34), 15. G18 Toby Cryer (34), 16. SC13 Matt Bielby (34), 17. G52 Alistair Mathers (33), 18. BB14 Timothy Harris (32). DNF: 19. G5 Darryl Oliver (25), 20. G7 Dennis Shallcross (6), 21. SC14 Harrison Chown (5). Time: No Time, Winning Margin: 13.549, Fastest Lap: 19.538 Q1 Tim Weir
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