After the crimson Carolina clay settled back on The Dirt Track at Charlotte, Mat Williamson, from St. Catharines, ON, was crowned the first Canadian driver in history to win the Super DIRTcar Series Championship. Williamson’s second-place finish was enough to relegate seven-time Series Champion Matt Sheppard to second place in the points standings. Gypsum Racing’s Billy Decker won the race, bookending his Super DIRTcar Series season with trips to Victory Lane. The twenty-four-year-old Pierrepont, NY driver Michael Mareca made an impressive run up to the final step on the podium.
FEATURE (40 Laps)
1. 91-Billy Decker [4][$8,000]; 2. 88-Mat Williamson [2][$4,000]; 3. 7MM-Michael Maresca [8][$2,500]; 4. 9S-Matt Sheppard [1][$1,800]; 5. Z8-Max McLaughlin [7][$1,600]; 6. 111-Demetrios Drellos [5][$1,400]; 7. 25-Erick Rudolph [3][$1,300]; 8. 35-Mike Mahaney [14][$1,200]; 9. 5H-Chris Hile [6][$1,100]; 10. 19-Tim Fuller [12][$1,000]; 11. 99L-Larry Wight [22][$900]; 12. 84-Gary Tomkins [18][$800]; 13. 98H-Jimmy Phelps [16][$700]; 14. 15-Billy Pauch [10][$650]; 15. 49-Billy Dunn [17][$600]; 16. 54-Steve Bernard [26][$600]; 17. 26-Ryan Godown [19][$600]; 18. 27J-Danny Johnson [20][$600]; 19. 83-Brian Swartzlander [13][$600]; 20. 21A-Peter Britten [23][$600]; 21. 28ZT-Gary Lindberg [24][$600]; 22. 2L-Jack Lehner [29][$600]; 23. 2RJ-Ronnie Johnson [27][$600]; 24. 5st-Tyler Siri [15][$600]; 25. 18AP-Anthony Perrego [9][$600]; 26. 42P-Pat Ward [31][$600]; 27. 37-Paul StSauveur [30][$600]; 28. 20-Brett Hearn [11][$600]; 29. 98T-Tyler Thompson [25][$600]; 30. 3-Justin Haers [21][$600]; 31. 19W-Justin Wright [28][$]
KSE Hard Charger Award: 99L-Larry Wight[+11]
Qualifying Flight-A
1. 7MM-Michael Maresca, 15.902; 2. 5H-Chris Hile, 15.981; 3. 18AP-Anthony Perrego, 15.998; 4. 2RJ-Ronnie Johnson, 16.032; 5. 83-Brian Swartzlander, 16.164; 6. 44V-Phil Vigneri, 16.197; 7. 49-Billy Dunn, 16.2; 8. 42P-Pat Ward, 16.6; 9. 21X-Eric Williams, 16.982; 10. 17-Marcus Dinkins, 17.61
Qualifying Flight-B
1. 88-Mat Williamson, 15.712; 2. 15-Billy Pauch, 15.715; 3. 35-Mike Mahaney, 15.848; 4. Z8-Max McLaughlin, 15.924; 5. 84-Gary Tomkins, 16.012; 6. 2L-Jack Lehner, 16.153; 7. 3-Justin Haers, 16.179; 8. 21A-Peter Britten, 16.194; 9. 98T-Tyler Thompson, 16.869
Qualifying Flight-C
1. 111-Demetrios Drellos, 15.854; 2. 25-Erick Rudolph, 15.954; 3. 26-Ryan Godown, 16.105; 4. 20-Brett Hearn, 16.116; 5. 5st-Tyler Siri, 16.372; 6. 19W-Justin Wright, 16.405; 7. 66X-Carey Terrance, 16.568; 8. 21-Yan Bussiere, 16.925; 9. 14NY-Daniel Johnson, 17.549; DQ. 28ZT-Gary Lindberg, 16.511
Qualifying Flight-D
1. 91-Billy Decker, 15.717; 2. 9S-Matt Sheppard, 15.9; 3. 19-Tim Fuller, 15.901; 4. 98H-Jimmy Phelps, 15.954; 5. 27J-Danny Johnson, 15.956; 6. 99L-Larry Wight, 16.011; 7. 54-Steve Bernard, 16.018; 8. 37-Paul StSauveur, 16.35; 9. 37MD-Jeremiah Shingledecker, 16.617
Heat #1 – Flight (A) – Spon.-1 (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer
1. 7MM-Michael Maresca [1]; 2. 5H-Chris Hile [2]; 3. 18AP-Anthony Perrego [3]; 4. 83-Brian Swartzlander [5]; 5. 49-Billy Dunn [7]; 6. 42P-Pat Ward [8]; 7. 2RJ-Ronnie Johnson [4]; 8. 21X-Eric Williams [9]; 9. 44V-Phil Vigneri [6]; 10. 17-Marcus Dinkins [10]
Heat #2 – Flight (B) – Spon.-2 (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer
1. 88-Mat Williamson [1]; 2. Z8-Max McLaughlin [4]; 3. 15-Billy Pauch [2]; 4. 35-Mike Mahaney [3]; 5. 84-Gary Tomkins [5]; 6. 3-Justin Haers [7]; 7. 21A-Peter Britten [8]; 8. 98T-Tyler Thompson [9]; 9. 2L-Jack Lehner [6]
Heat #3 – Flight (C) – Spon.-3 (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer
1. 111-Demetrios Drellos [1]; 2. 25-Erick Rudolph [2]; 3. 20-Brett Hearn [4]; 4. 5st-Tyler Siri [5]; 5. 26-Ryan Godown [3]; 6. 66X-Carey Terrance [7]; 7. 19W-Justin Wright [6]; 8. 28ZT-Gary Lindberg [10]; 9. 21-Yan Bussiere [8]; 10. 14NY-Daniel Johnson [9]
Heat #4 – Flight (D) (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer
1. 91-Billy Decker [1]; 2. 9S-Matt Sheppard [2]; 3. 19-Tim Fuller [3]; 4. 98H-Jimmy Phelps [4]; 5. 27J-Danny Johnson [5]; 6. 99L-Larry Wight [6]; 7. 54-Steve Bernard [7]; 8. 37-Paul StSauveur [8]; 9. 37MD-Jeremiah Shingledecker [9]
LCS1 – Last Chance Showdowns (10 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer
1. 3-Justin Haers [2][$]; 2. 21A-Peter Britten [4][$]; 3. 98T-Tyler Thompson [6][$]; 4. 2RJ-Ronnie Johnson [3][$]; 5. 21X-Eric Williams [5][$600]; 6. 2L-Jack Lehner [8][$600]; 7. 44V-Phil Vigneri [7][$600]; 8. 42P-Pat Ward [1][$600]; 9. 17-Marcus Dinkins [9][$600]
LCS2 ( Laps)
1. 99L-Larry Wight [2][$]; 2. 28ZT-Gary Lindberg [5][$]; 3. 54-Steve Bernard [4][$]; 4. 19W-Justin Wright [3][$]; 5. 37-Paul StSauveur [6][$600]; 6. 37MD-Jeremiah Shingledecker [8][$600]; 7. 14NY-Daniel Johnson [9][$600]; 8. 66X-Carey Terrance [1][$600]; 9. 21-Yan Bussiere [7][$600]