BRILLIANT BROCK TOOWOOMBA WINNER

All photography courtesy: Mad Matt photography.

Brock Hallett administered a brilliant drive in traffic in front of an enormous crowd at Toowoomba’s Hi-Tec-Oils  Speedway on Saturday night, Janary 3, winning the fourth round of the Cush Clothing Sprintcars Queensland Speedweek Series.

Making it four different winners from the four rounds. Hallett captured his second career victory at Hi-Tec-Oils Speedway and it was also the first Queensland Speedweek win (in the series) afer he won the Sprintcar feature race in Warrnambool two nights earlier.   Aaron Kelly secured his fourth consecutive podium after leading the majority of the race before Hallett got by him in heavy lapped traffic. 

Cooper Norman and Aaron Kelly started on the front row,  with Norman getting a lightning fast start and settling into the race lead.  Harry Stewart, from position four, jumped to attention quickly and followed on the high line making his way into second with half a lap completed, with Kelly third, destined for his fourth speedweek podium just ahead of Brock Hallett.  The race was however quickly paused when Brent Kratzmann  clipped the inside wall bringing on the yellow lights.  

A restart followed with Kelly getting the better start this time around, with Norman second ahead of Hallett as Stewart  ran around the top to advance from fourth.  Hallett had a quick look underneath Norman and thought better of it as Norman stood the car up on the right rear tyre in turn four and subsequently the car went into a series of flips. The medical team took some time to assist Cooper from the car and after mandatory checks at the track he was then transported to hospital for observation overnight and was released the following morning. 

Just prior to the restart the decision was made to cancel the twin 20 lap features in favour of a single 30-lap final and that turned out to be the right decision as far as the race unfolded and it didn’t disappoint.  From the restart Kelly started from pole position with Harry Stewart elevated to the outside front row.  Kelly got the jump on the start with Stewart in second until Brock Hallett raced through on the bottom with half a lap complete.  Hallett secured second, leaving Stewart in third ahead of Jackson Delamont and Nick Whell within striking distance. 

Hallett started looking for a way underneath at this point in the race and was better on the bottom, he switched to the top and the pair raced side by side without success, this time around it was Kelly who was the better both evenly matched as they raced side by side high and low.  Meanwhile, Whell started searching the top for a way around Jackson Delamont just as Kelly and Hallett got to lapped traffic.  Hallett looked underneath Kelly again without success, the pair beginning to weave their way through lapped traffic, while Whell slipped past Delamont.

Kelly was superb out in front, hitting his marks every time knowing Hallett was coming he lifted and the huge crowd loved it and the race through traffic was terrific. Kelly maintained the  advantage over Hallett as the pair cleared the field and into clean air,  but the race between the two wasn’t quite over yet. Hallett  had a big look on the inside of Kelly with seventeen laps to run.  Kelly was too good mid track and maintained the lead.  Hallett came at him multiple times during the course of the next few laps again searching high and low as they approached  lapped traffic. 

Hallett switched to the high line and tried to clear the lapped cars as Harry Stewart was struggling with a broken throttle spring.  Hallett was holding nothing back as he searched for a way through.

Kelly was momentarily  caught behind a lapped car giving Hallett the opportunity he had been waiting for.  Kelly fired a shot back  but without success, by this time  Hallett had opened a small margin with five laps to run. 

But the race wasn’t over for Nick Whell either as he was challenging Jayden Peacock for third, while upfront Kelly had closed right in on Hallett as he encountered heavy lapped traffic.  Whell and Peacock put on a show as they traded places back and forth as they negotiated over a podium finish.  Whell throwing caution to the wind running the high line and going forward quickly, Kelly had one last look for a way past Hallett as they raced through the final corner but it was Brock Hallett who got the win ahead of Aaron Kelly, with Jayden Peacock home in third.  Nicholas Whell settled for fourth after a superb race forward and on occasions had  progressed to third. 

Brodie Tulloch and Jacob Jolley shared the front row in  the 360-LS Sprintcar A-Main, and while Jolley was a little in front on the start it was Tulloch who led by the end of the first lap.  Jolley settled into second while Ryley Smith, Darren Jensen and Jack Walker negotiated over third.  Smith and Jensen raced two wide with Smith setting out after Jolley moments later. 

Jolley closed in on Tulloch in lapped traffic just as the yellows came on  when Noah Ball made heavy contact with the turn four wall.  Tulloch led the restart and another caution quickly followed when Aylssa Cherrie rolled to a stop with a  steering arm issue.  Tulloch led the restart from Jolley and Smith,  while Tulloch again opened up a comfortable margin  from that point there was no stopping him. Tulloch went on to take the well earned win, with Jacob Jolley second and Ryley Smith home in third for his ninth consecutive podium. It was once again another brilliant night of Sprintcar racing  with plenty of action racing two and three wide at various times.   Daniel Cassidy won the Late Model feature race from  Carter Armstrong and Lachlan Onley. 

QUICK RESULTS – 3 JAN

Sprintcars

1. Brock Hallett Q5

2. Aaron Kelly Q7

3. Jayden Peacock Q55

360-LS Sprintcars

1. Brodie Tulloch Q11

2. Jacob Jolley Q82

3. Ryley Smith NQ17

Late Models

1. Daniel Cassidy N2

2. Carter Armstrong Q35

3. Lachlan Onley N17

The nomination numbers continue to grow  as we head into the final three days of the Queensland Speedweek with the Power Tour starting Wednesday January 7th. 

Power Tower  Toowoomba dates 

Wednesday 7th of January 

Sprintcars, 360-LS Sprintcars, Formula 500s & Junior Formula 500s

Friday 9th January

Sprintcars, Wingless & Lightning Sprints

 Saturday 10th January

Sprintcars, Speedcars, Modlites and Fireworks

Nominations 

Sprintcars (All 3 nights)

NZ1 Max Guilford (NZ)

Q2 Brent Kratzmann (QLD)

Q5 Brock Hallett (QLD)

USA5w Lucas Wolfe (USA)

NQ7 Lachlan McHugh (QLD)

Q7 Aaron Kelly (QLD)

N9 Lachlan Caunt (NSW)

NQ10 Jy Corbet (QLD)

Q10 Adam Butler (QLD)

NQ11 Casey O’Connell (QLD)

USA 12 Ayrton Gennetten (USA)

N12 Lynton Jeffery (NSW) – Fri & Sat

Q12 Kye Jensen (QLD)

Q16 Brodie Davis (QLD)

N16 Daniel Sayre (NSW)

Q17 Luke Oldfield (QLD) – Fri & Sat

Q18 Rahnee Cooper-McNae (QLD) – Fri & Sat

Q21 Nic Whell (QLD)

T22 Jock Goodyer (TAS)

Q32 Mitch Gowland (QLD)

NQ33 John Magro (QLD) – Fri & Sat

S37 Brendan Quinn (SA)

Q46 Dylan Menz (QLD)

NQ47 Erin Vanderreyden (QLD)

N47 Marcus Dumesny (NSW)

N48 Jackson Delamont (NSW)

NS48 Sam Mooney (NSW) – Fri & Sat

Q49 Cody O’Connell (QLD)

NS49 Cooper Norman (NSW)

Q53 Kaydon Iverson (QLD)

N53 Alex Attard (NSW)

NS53 Jessie Attard (NSW)

Q54 Randy Morgan (QLD)

USA55 TJ Stutts (USA)

SA55 Parker Scott (SA)

Q55 Jayden Peacock (QLD)

N56 Mick Saller (NSW)

Q59 Kevin Titman (QLD)

Q66 Ryan Newton (QLD)

Q67 Kinser Claridge (QLD)

Q73 Libby Ellis (QLD) – Fri & Sat

N78 Kobi Wright (NSW)

N88 Tim Kaeding (USA)

NS96 Brett Hobson (NSW)

Q96 Harry Stewart (QLD) – Wed only

Q97 Tarhlea Apelt (QLD)

V98 Peter Doukas (VIC)

360-LS Sprintcars (Wed only)

Q11 Brodie Tulloch

NQ17 Ryley Smith

Q18 Kallan Manning

NQ21 Alyssa Cherrie

NS25 Jack Walker

NQ33 John Magro

Q37 Nathan Heurschele-Black

NQ41 Richie Robb

Q65 luke Harper

NQ73 Libby Ellis

Q75 Darren Jensen

Q82 Jacob Jolly

Q86 Luke Manttan

Formula 500s (Wed only)

A1 Liam Williams

SQ7 Mitch Whittaker

SQ9 William Roeser

SQ24 Amanda Chaffey

SQ29 James Kennedy

SQ37 Wayne Jukes

SQ53 Sophia Swindell

SQ79 Jordon Michell

Q69 Paul Swindells

Junior Formula 500s (Wed only)

J7 Carter Cosgrove

J11 Cooper Partridge

J12 Riley Edwards

J19 D’arcy Harmsworth

J21 Liam Campbell

J22 Emily Perry

J34 Zane Stein

J43 Ari Perry

J50 Tyler Duggan

J60 Blake Duggan

J66 Zack Hilder

J81 Cooper Dawson

J83 Bailey O’Neill

Lightning Sprints (Fri only)

Q1 Tyler Stralow

Q7 Jim Kennedy

Q8 Josh Gale

Q20 Wayne Iacono

Q21 Sean Iacono

Q44 Aaron Seiler

Q64 Laurie Deegan

Q89 Dave Fanning

Q95 Dan Ashford

Q99 Bob Phippen

Wingless (Fri only)

Q2 Daniel Williams

NX2 Nathan Smee

Q5 Zeth Cox

Q8 Ralph Carroll

NX11 Kevin Willis

Q12 Ben Manson

Q17 Lance Dawson

Q18 Corey O’Toole

NX24 Jorja Woolfe

Q24 Harry Fowler

N36 Indi Butcher

Q38 Jeremy Burt

Q40 James Grady

N41 Jason Bates

Q42 Kristy Bonsey

Q54 Caleb Paterson

Q57 Tommy Robertson

Q59 Daniel Welke

Q64 Matthew Brown

Q66 Angus Maher

Q67 Kane Gainsford

Q74 Stuart Jefferies

Q90 Brae Sanderson

NX95 Riley O’Connor

Q97 Nicholas Potts

Speedcars (Sat only)

Q6 Darren Vine

Q8 Scott Doyle

Q10 Chris Moor

11K Kacy Black

N11 Daniel Patterson

Q17 Luke Williams

Q23 Casey O’Connell

Q39 Tim Devine

Q45 Tom Clauss

N65 Jay Waugh

Q82 Jack Bell

Q99 Hailey Ferguson

Modlites (Sat only)

A1 Terry Leerentvelt

Q1 Mitch Pammenter

N1 Jayden Hancock

Q2 Abi Meehan

Q3 Callum Beerling

Q4 Alex Coward

N5 Harry Lumsden

Q6 Corey Stein

Q8 Rodney Pammenter

N8 Trent McLean

Q10 Leroy Martin

Q12 Luke Harrison

Q17 Dean Silcock

Q23 Lachlan Gardner

Q26 Josh Leerentveld

Q27 Brad Sieders

Q29 Rieley Fisher

Q39 Ryan Silcock

N39 Wade Hodgess

Q41 Kyle Honour

Q48 Nathan Politch

Q52 Cameron Birch

Q61 Steve Collins

Q66 Sam Gollschewsky

Q73 Rob Zelinski

Q75 Lachlan Zelinski

Q79 Russell Martin

Q96 Cruise McVie

Q116 Jack Bussey