BARBERVILLE, FL – February 13, 2019 – It took just one race for Billy Decker to return to his winning ways in the famous red No. 91 Gypsum Express Big-Block Modified, there was nothing easy about it on Wednesday night in DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park. Not only did Decker, of Unadilla, NY, hold off teammate and reigning NAPA Super DIRT Week Champion Larry Wight, but he was forced to out-muscle legendary Billy Pauch to come away with the checkered flag. Wight and Pauch ran side-by-side for nearly half the race while trying to run down Decker.

Feature (30 laps) – 1. 91-Billy Decker [1]; 2. 99l-Larry Wight [2]; 3. 1-Billy Pauch [3]; 4. 18-Anthony Perrego [6]; 5. 42p-Pat Ward [14]; 6. 25-Erick Rudolph [5]; 7. 9s-Matt Sheppard [4]; 8. 20-Brett Hearn [23]; 9. 7-Rick Laubach [8]; 10. 88-Mat Williamson [10]; 11. 5-Ryan Godown [21]; 12. 21a-Peter Britten [9]; 13. 111-Demetrios Drellos [17]; 14. 118-Kim Britt [19]; 15. 44-Stewart Friesen [7]; 16. 27j-Danny Johnson [20]; 17. 19m-Jessey Mueller [12]; 18. 23-Kyle Coffey [26]; 19. 9t-Will Thomas [11]; 20. 2L-Jack Lehner [24]; 21. 35c-Mario Clair [25]; 22. 46-Jeremy Smith [15]; 23. 19-Tim Fuller [13]; 24. 3-Justin Haers [22}; 25. 21-Yan Bussiere [18]; DNS: 5st Tyler Siri [16]

Qualifying Group 1 – 1. 44-Stewart Friesen, 17.679; 2. 99l-Larry Wight, 17.798; 3. 21a-Peter Britten, 17.927; 4. 111-Demetrios Drellos, 17.963; 5. 19-Tim Fuller, 18.147; 6. 5-Ryan Godown, 18.157; 7. 20-Brett Hearn, 18.166; 8. 98t-Tyler Thompson, 18.285; 9. 30M-Joseph Watson, 18.352; 10. 72-Cass Bennett, 19.669.

Qualifying Group 2 – 1. 92-Billy Decker, 17.870; 2. 18-Anthony Perrego, 18.033; 3. 42p-Pat Ward, 18.155; 4. 88-Mat Williamson, 18.264; 5. 65-Scott Hitchen, 18.267; 6. 8-Rich Scagliotta, 18.358; 7. 21-Yan Bussiere, 18.481; 8. 35c-Mario Clair, 18.517; 9. 881-Dave Allen, 18.587; 10. 42-Kyle Sheldon, 18.702

Qualifying Group 3 – 1. 9s-Matt Sheppard, 17.783; 2. 9t-Will Thomas, 17.845; 3. 25-Erick Rudolph, 18.225; 4. 2L-Jack Lehner, 18.362; 5. 46-Jeremy Smith, 18.386; 6. 118-Jim Britt, 18.628; 7. 44R-Russell Morseman, 18.773; 8. 23-Kyle Coffey, 18.843; 9. 1g-Darwin Greene, 18.910; 10. 29J-Chris Ostrowsky, 19.098

Qualifying Group 4 – 1. 7-Rick Laubach, 17.813; 2. 1-Billy Pauch, 17.892; 3. 19m-Jessey Mueller, 18.190; 4. 5st-Tyler Siri, 18.205; 5. 27j-Danny Johnson, 18.268; 6. 3-Justin Haers, 18.345; 7. 33-Marc Johnson, 18.668; 8. 35-Francois Bellemare, 18.674; 9. 48t-Dave Rauscher, 18.676

Heat 1: 1. 99l-Larry Wight; 2. 44-Stewart Friesen; 3. 21a-Peter Britten; 4. 19-Tim Fuller; 5. 111-Demetrios Drellos; 6. 5-Ryan Godown; 7. 20-Brett Hearn; 8. 98t-Tyler Thompson; 9. 30M-Joseph Watson; 10. 72-Cass Bennett

Heat 2: 1. 91-Billy Decker; 2. 18-Anthony Perrego; 3. 88-Mat Williamson; 4. 42p-Pat Ward; 5. 21-Yan Bussiere; 6. 56-Scott Hitchens; 7. 42-Kyle Sheldon; 8. 35c-Mario Clair; 9. 88a-Dave Allen; DNF 8-Rich Scagliotta

Heat 3: 1. 9s-Matt Sheppard; 2. 25-Erick Rudolph; 3. 9t-Will Thomas; 4. 46-Jeremy Smith; 5. 118-Jim Britt; 6. 2L-Jack Lehner; 7. 1g-Darwin Greene; 8. 44R-Russell Morseman; 9. 23-Kyle Coffey; 10. 29J-Chris Ostrowsky

Heat 4: 1. 7-Rick Laubach; 2. 1-Billy Pauch; 3. 19m-Jessey Mueller; 4. 5st-Tyler Siri; 5. 27j-Danny Johnson; 6. 3-Justin Haers; 7. 33-Marc Johnson; 8. 48t-Dave Rauscher; 9. 35-Francois Bellemare

‪Last Chance Showdown #1: 1. 5-Ryan Godown [1]; 2. 20-Brett Hearn [3]; 3. 35c-Mario Clair [6]; 4. 65-Scott Hitchens [2]; 5. 98t-Tyler Thompson [5]; 6. 42-Kyle Sheldon [4]; 7. 30M-Joseph Watson [7]; 8. Dave Allen [8]; DNS Bennett; Scagliotta ‪

Last Chance Showdown #2: 1. 3-Justin Haers [2]; 2. 2L-Jack Lehner [1]; 3. 23-Kyle Coffey [7]; 4. 48t-Dave Rauscher [6]; 5. 35-Francois Bellemare [8]; 6. 1g-Darwin Greene [3]; 7. 44R-Russell Morseman [5]; 8. 29J-Chris Ostrowsky [9]; DNF 33-Marc Johnson ‪[4]

Contingency Sponsor Bonuses:

Brett Hearn – VP Fuels – $50
Stewart Friesen – Billy Whittaker Cars & Trux Fast-Time Award – Stewart Friesen
Billy Decker – Bicknell Racing Products – $100 in product
Peter Britten – Cometic Gasket – $50
Mat Williamson – Comp Cams – $50
Billy Decker – Comp Cams – $50 in product
Erick Rudolph – Drydene Performance Products
Billy Pauch – Fox Racing Shox – $50
Pat Ward – JE Pistons – $50
Stewart Friesen – JE Pistons – Product
Jack Lehner – JE Pistons – Product
Ryan Godown – KSE Racing Products – $50 Product
Billy Decker – MSD Ignition – $50
Justin Haers – MSD Ignition – $25
Anthony Perrego – NGK Spark Plugs – $50
Jim Britt – NGK Spark Plugs – Product
Billy Decker – Wrisco Aluminum – Product
Matt Sheppard- ASI Racewear – $50
Danny Johnson – Drydene Performance Products – $50 Product
Will Thomas – Dart – $100 Product
Rich Laubach – Dart – $50
Larry Wight – Dart – $100 Product