Gary McLean continued to cement his name in the OSCAAR Hanover Holiday Modified history books in scoring the feature victory at Sunset Speedway on Saturday night.
McLean didn’t start off the night in victory lane, as he’d finish second to Max Beyore. Gary Elliott would finish third, followed by Brian McLean, Brent McLean, Davey Terry and Tommy Robb.
The second heat would feature some contact, as Shane Stickel went around virtue of Dustin Jackson. Tom Walters claimed his first career OSCAAR Modified heat win in his first modified career start, driving Branden Bullen’s modified. Lane Zardo finished second, followed by Ryan Dick, Jackson, Drew Stieler, Stickel, Bill Burrows and Bobby Tolton.
Birthday boy Davey Terry won heat three ahead of Elliott, Brent McLean, Gary McLean, Beyore, Robb and Brian McLean.
Dick won the final heat ahead of Stickel, Jackson, Walters, Zardo, Stieler, Burrows and Tolton.
Come feature time, Davey Terry would start pole ahead of Lane Zardo, Gary McLean, Gary Elliott, Max Beyore, Tom Walters, Tommy Robb, Dustin Jackson, Shane Stickel, Brent McLean, Brian McLean, Drew Stieler, Bill Burrows, Tommy Robb and Bobby Tolton.
Davey Terry would grab the early lead ahead of Zardo in his No. 14 Wasteco Modified, set to check out on everybody in search of his first career feature victory. Gary McLean would slip by Zardo to move into second on lap three, set to track down Terry for the top spot. His efforts would be made easy when the caution flew on lap four for Burrows spinning.
Terry would get a good restart, holding the two-time series champion behind him. terry would keep the lead steadily over McLean, while the action was set behind him. Over the course of the run, Zardo would continue to slip back, slipping outside of the top five as series regulars began to make their way up through the field.
Behind the top seven, though, things were intense for the rest of the field, with cars darting underneath each other, while others tried to slip past on the outside. The racing would come to abrupt stop when contact between Dick and Robb would result in a three-car pile-up in turn three involving Robb, Stickel and Harper. Each of the involved cars would be able to drive away, get repairs and restart at the rear of the field.
With 20 laps to go, Terry led Gary McLean, Elliott, Beyore, Brent McLean and Tom Walters. McLean would get a good restart, claiming the advantage ahead of Terry, beginning to check out on everybody. The gap stayed steadily somewhat close – till it looked as though something broke on Terry’s car, resulting in him dropping back quickly, falling through the field in the final eight laps. Terry’s problems didn’t help Elliott’s cause, as Elliott got caught up behind Terry, allowing Beyore and Brent McLean to slip past for position.
Gary McLean would be able to cruise home to victory and claim the victory while Max Beyore, Brent McLean and Gary Elliott rounded out the top-four. Dustin Jackson would hold off a strong late charge from Tom Walters to take fifth, while Lane Zardo, Ryan Dick, Tommy Robb and Davey Terry rounded out the top 10.
