March 10, 2026

IT’S ALL ACTION AT HI-TEC OILS TOOWOOMBA SPEEDWAY

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Feature photo: Sprintcar 410 podium: From left to right: third-placed Ryan Newton, winner Harry Stewart Centre) and second placegetter Randy Morgan.

It was a busy night at Hi-Tec Oils Toowoomba Speedway for some drivers, swapping from the 360-LS Sprintcars to the 410s during the course of the night.

But when the 410 Sprintcars rolled out for their feature race, we knew we were in for a treat. Harry Stewart and Lockie McHugh earned their right to start on the front row, with Ryan Newton and Randy Morgan one row back. From the start, McHugh was a little better than Stewart, not wanting to let McHugh get away, Stewart raced him down the back straight to level up momentarily.

While this was happening, Randy Morgan and Ryan Newton were having their own race for up-front positions. McHugh led the first lap with Morgan able to pass Newton and into third, but it wasn’t over just yet, as Charlie Bowen was starting to make his way forward. Meanwhile, at the front, Morgan had moved up alongside Stewart.

Stewart, wanting nothing to do with that, started to drive the car away, handling perfectly through the bumps. As this was happening, Newton slid underneath Morgan to take back third with 24 laps still to run. McHugh was about to get busy as he came into lapped traffic. Having a moment standing the car on two wheels, Stewart, seeing the opportunity, slid underneath him and into the race lead. McHugh came back at him the 410 motor was begging for mercy just as Nick Whell came to a stop in turn four to bring on the first yellow light of the race.

From the restart, McHugh led the field back to green light conditions. He drove straight to the top as Stewart held a big look down the inside. Newton back in third is starting to look racey and closing the gap quickly with Morgan in pursuit, with Dylan Menz in the top five. Jessie Attard is having a big look up the inside of Adam Butler and into sixth. Back at the front, McHugh set the quickest lap of the race at 11.2 seconds, then shortly after, the right rear tyre grabbed a hole in turn 1, flipping the car over, ending what could have been.

From the restart, it was Harry Stewart who led them away as Attard drove under Menz and into fourth briefly, as Attard was not willing to give it up. Just as Ryan Newton was searching for a way past Stewart with ten laps to go. The best was yet to come for Morgan in the closing few laps. The race was shortened to four laps to run after Dylan Menz came to a stop in turn four. Just after the restart, Newton found himself under pressure from Morgan as Jessie Attard quickly came into the equation. Newton returned the gesture and raced back into second with one circulation of the high banks left to run. A determined Morgan switched to the high line and back into second. It was Harry Stewart’s night, though, with his first Ultimate Sprintcar Championship feature win. A great result for White Family Racing, a small family team that puts 100 percent into their racing.

As the 360-LS Sprintcars came out for their Queensland title, persistent rain arrived and Mother Nature ultimately won winning this year’s event and also the Wingless feature race.

Lockie McHugh created a new one-lap record during the Bronze Shootout for the 360-LS Sprintcars of 11.388 seconds. Earlier in the night, Gwesyn Dalliston took out quick time in Qualifying with a time of 11.779.

James Oliver won the opening heat ahead of Henry Titman and Dan Moes. Nicholas Whell won heat two from Jock Goodyer and Jacob Jolley. Dylan Menz got the win in heat three ahead of a hard-charging Lachlan McHugh and Darren Mollenoyux. Phil Micallif got a convincing win in the fourth 360-LS Sprintcar heat ahead of Nicholas O’Keefe and Nicholas Whell. Steven Loader took the win in heat five ahead of Jock Goodyer and Luke Manttan.

while Jacob Jolley won the final heat ahead of Darren Mollenoyux and Brian Walsh.

Lachlan McHugh won the Shootout, advancing from the bronze to win the gold, to earn pole position for the state title. Darren Mollenoyux claimed second, after following McHugh from the Bronze Shootout all the way to the front row for the main event, with Jacob Jolley and Allan Woods rounding out the Gold Shootout contenders. Dylan Menz won the B-Main ahead of Nicholas O’Keefe and Steven Loader, while James Oliver went through to fourth to grab the final transfer position to lock himself into the Queensland Title Feature race.

In the Wingless it was Harry Fowler who won the first heat of the night from Kristy Bonsey and Tommy Robertson . Heat 2 saw Jeremy Burt take the win from Zeth Cox and Nicholos Potts. Stuart Jefferies won Heat 3 from Scott Thomsen ,Kristy finished 3rd . The forth and final heat race of the night for Wingless went to Mitchell Allan ,Jeremy Burt would finish second and Caleb Paterson third

Hi-Tec-Oils Toowoomba Speedway returns this Friday and Saturday night for the New Light Media Australia 360-LS Sprintcar Championship.

Modified Sedans are back on Friday for the grand final of the Toowoomba Steering and Suspension Smackdown Modified Sedan Series, which is the final night for the drivers and teams to get sorted before they contest the Enzed SSA Australian Championship right here in Toowoomba over Easter.

Aidan Raymont has a narrow 5-point lead over Shane Macdonald heading into the grand final that will be held on Friday night, Compact Speedcars on the same program, then on Saturday night Speedcars plus Junior and Senior F500s.