BARBERVILLE, FL – February 15, 2019 – If the 2019 DIRTcar Nationals truly set the tone for the rest of season, then Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modified fans are in for a banner year. The third round of the quest for the Big Gator was captured by Gypsum Racing’s No. 99L Lightning Larry Wight thanks to his commitment to the top side of the race track, no matter how little cushion was left to lean on. Early race leader Matt Sheppard was initially overtaken by two Gypsum Racing cars, but managed to get back around the veteran pilot of the No. 42P, Pat Ward to retake second place. Pole-sitter Peter Britten challenged for a podium, running the high side as well, but was forced to settle for fourth.
FEATURE (30 Laps)
1. 99l-Larry Wight [9]; 2. 9s-Matt Sheppard [5]; 3. 42p-Pat Ward [7]; 4. 21a-Peter Britten [2]; 5. 25-Erick Rudolph [16]; 6. 18-Anthony Perrego [12]; 7. 1-Billy Pauch [3]; 8. 20-Brett Hearn [6]; 9. 7-Rick Laubach [4]; 10. 88-Mat Williamson [8]; 11. 3-Justin Haers [18]; 12. 27j-Danny Johnson [21]; 13. 19m-Jessey Mueller [11]; 14. 9t-Will Thomas [1]; 15. 23-Kyle Coffey [22]; 16. 1g-Darwin Greene [20]; 17. 118-Jim Britt [25]; 18. 5-Ryan Godown [17]; 19. 111-Demetrios Drellos [24]; 20. 2L-Jack Lehner [26]; 21. 65-Scott Hitchen [13]; 22. 5st-Tyler Siri [23]; 23. 91-Billy Decker [10]; 24. 42-Kyle Sheldon [19]; 25. 21-Yan Bussiere [14]; 26. 19-Tim Fuller [15]; KSE Hard Charger Award: 25-Erick Rudolph[+11]
Qualifying Flight-A
1. 9t-Will Thomas, 17.828; 2. 9s-Matt Sheppard, 17.916; 3. 99l-Larry Wight, 18.069; 4. 65-Scott Hitchen, 18.088; 5. 30-jo jo, 18.121; 6. 5-Ryan Godown, 18.258; 7. 5st-Tyler Siri, 18.28; 8. 33-Marc Johnson, 18.397; 9. 35c-Mario Clair, 18.465; 10. 35-Francois Bellemare, 18.938
Qualifying Flight-B
1. 21a-Peter Britten, 17.796; 2. 21-Yan Bussiere, 17.874; 3. 20-Brett Hearn, 18.111; 4. 91-Billy Decker, 18.125; 5. 48t-Dave Rauscher, 18.166; 6. 3-Justin Haers, 18.167; 7. 2L-Jack Lehner, 18.184; 8. 27j-Danny Johnson, 18.354; 9. 29J-Chris Ostrowsky, 19.469
Qualifying Flight-C
1. 42p-Pat Ward, 18.123; 2. 1-Billy Pauch, 18.126; 3. 19m-Jessey Mueller, 18.146; 4. 19-Tim Fuller, 18.24; 5. 42-Kyle Sheldon, 18.307; 6. 8-Rich Scagliotta, 18.469; 7. 111-Demetrios Drellos, 18.501; 8. 88a-Dave Allen, 18.582; 9. 98t-Tyler Thompson, 18.748
Qualifying Flight-D
1. 7-Rick Laubach, 17.915; 2. 88-Mat Williamson, 17.982; 3. 18-Anthony Perrego, 18.178; 4. 25-Erick Rudolph, 18.248; 5. 1g-Darwin Greene, 18.366; 6. 46-Jeremy Smith, 18.421; 7. 23-Kyle Coffey, 18.462; 8. 118-Jim Britt, 18.709; 9. 44R-Russell Morseman, 18.846
Heat #1 – Flight (A) (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer
1. 9t-Will Thomas [1]; 2. 9s-Matt Sheppard [2]; 3. 99l-Larry Wight [3]; 4. 65-Scott Hitchen [4]; 5. 5-Ryan Godown [6]; 6. 5st-Tyler Siri [7]; 7. 30-jo jo [5]; 8. 35c-Mario Clair [9]; 9. 33-Marc Johnson [8]; 10. 35-Francois Bellemare [10]
Heat #2 – Flight (B) (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer
1. 21a-Peter Britten [1]; 2. 20-Brett Hearn [3]; 3. 91-Billy Decker [4]; 4. 21-Yan Bussiere [2]; 5. 3-Justin Haers [6]; 6. 27j-Danny Johnson [8]; 7. 2L-Jack Lehner [7]; 8. 48t-Dave Rauscher [5]; 9. 29J-Chris Ostrowsky [9]
Heat #3 – Flight (C) (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer
1. 1-Billy Pauch [2]; 2. 42p-Pat Ward [1]; 3. 19m-Jessey Mueller [3]; 4. 19-Tim Fuller [4]; 5. 42-Kyle Sheldon [5]; 6. 111-Demetrios Drellos [7]; 7. 88a-Dave Allen [8]; 8. 98t-Tyler Thompson [9]; 9. 8-Rich Scagliotta [6]
Heat #4 – Flight (D) (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer
1. 7-Rick Laubach [1]; 2. 88-Mat Williamson [2]; 3. 18-Anthony Perrego [3]; 4. 25-Erick Rudolph [4]; 5. 1g-Darwin Greene [5]; 6. 23-Kyle Coffey [7]; 7. 46-Jeremy Smith [6]; 8. 118-Jim Britt [8]; 9. 44R-Russell Morseman [9]
Last Chance Showdown 1 (10 Laps) – Top 2 Transfer
1. 27j-Danny Johnson [2]; 2. 5st-Tyler Siri [1]; 3. 2L-Jack Lehner [4]; 4. 30-jo jo [3]; 5. 33-Marc Johnson [7]; 6. 35c-Mario Clair [5]; 7. 48t-Dave Rauscher [6]; 8. 35-Francois Bellemare [9]; 9. 29J-Chris Ostrowsky [8]
Last Chance Showdown 2 (10 Laps) – Top 2 Transfer
1. 23-Kyle Coffey [2]; 2. 111-Demetrios Drellos [1]; 3. 98t-Tyler Thompson [5]; 4. 118-Jim Britt [6]; 5. 46-Jeremy Smith [4]; 6. 8-Rich Scagliotta [7]; 7. 44R-Russell Morseman [8]
