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January 24, 2014 at 08:01:31 AM

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Reigning Australian sprintcar champion James McFadden blasted to an emphatic victory over seven-time Knoxville Nationals champion Donny Schatz to win the opening night of the 42nd Lucas Oil Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic.

On a slick surface in front of 5500 fans McFadden was patient in his drive to collar the American star on lap 23 and grabbed a deserved win at the venue which has brought him great success.

Adelaide's Trevor Green was third after an early battle with Schatz for the lead and the 1997 Classic winner looked again in ominous form after two wins in as many weeks in Sydney just prior to the Classic.

Polesitter Luke Dillon grabbed the lead at the start of the feature from Tim Kaeding while McFadden lay in third. Moments later McFadden tagged the wall on lap five coming out of turn three and knocked the Jacobs Ladder hard, and a lap later Robbie Farr also hit the wall on turn three and rolled with Schatz sneaking through to lead.

The restart saw Schatz lead from McFadden, Dillon, Kaeding, Kerry Madsen and Kyle Hirst while Max Johnston had moved through the pack to be 13th from grid position 20.

Jamie Maiolo spun two laps later and Dillon remained third while in a solid duel with Madsen and Kaeding.

Kaeding hustled through quickly on Dillon to third at the restart and relegated him to fifth.

Trevor Green moved past Kaeding with ease on lap 16 to fourth in pursuit of Madsen as Schatz raced away but Schatz was passed by on lap 23 for the lead, while Shaun Dobson was up to fifth in a stirring drive from 11th.

Officially over the line McFadden held off Schatz while Madsen was in third but relegated four positions for twice passing on the infield so Green was pushed up to third and Shaun Dobson drove brilliantly from 11th to be fourth in a gutsy drive.

McFadden said he was happy to finally bag a big race win.

"It's good to final get back where we finally should be. I knew it would come down to lap traffic and for us now it's a big look ahead to Sunday night for us," McFadden said.

Schatz still was looking forward to the final night's action also.

"I didn't expect the track to take that much rubber. I got it right on the slick and James did a great job and he did a clean pass. We did the best we could tonight, but we juts got beat its as simple as that," Schatz said.

Luke Dillon and Tim Kaeding came off the front row with Australian sprintcar champion James McFadden and Donny Schatz on the second line for the 30 lap final.

The 2014 Classic has beaten all records before it in the world with a record field of 118 cars entered including 20 visiting American drivers. These numbers are unmatched ever in Australian sprintcar racing history in an epic three-day show supported by Oval Express magazine, G J Gardner Homes, KRE Race Engines and Lady Bay Resort.

The night opened in sensational fashion when Brent Krantzmann rolled as did David Priolo and Tim Kaeding blasted from pole to cruise home for the win.

Other heat winners all came from the front row and were James McFadden, Donny Schatz, Luke Dillon, Robbie Farr, Bryan Mann, Bud Kaeding, Trey Starks, Danny Smith and Tim Rankin.

C Main of 15 laps was an eventful opening when Jake Smith's right rear tyre caught the turn two wall and rolled. On lap three a massive end to end roll saw Matthew Dumesny exit the race. Transfers to the B Main were Andrew Wright, Jay Waugh, Sheldon Brady and Todd Wanless who came from the rear to grab fourth but was relegated two spots for an indiscretion, so. Geoff Ensign was through.

Dave Blaney of Iowa raced to the front of the B Main until lap nine when he cut a right tear tyre and was out. Darren Hickman eventually won from Will Carroll, Daniel Pestka and Sydney live wire Magic Max Johnston.

The Super Rods again were a solid support and their final was a tight contest with great wheel to wheel racing and Dale Walsh won from Alan Pitcher and Adam Verhoeven.

The three-day race weekend kicked off in usual with the Flying Horse Bar and Brewery on Friday morning for the Classic Brunch and was a sold out affair superbly hosted by Wade Aunger.

Today is the popular, annual Fan Appreciation morning at the same venue with plenty of displays, giveaways and interviews to keep everyone entertained.

Tonight's racing will see another 30-lap Oval Express Australia / America Challenge paying a cool $10,000 to win following time trials, heats and a C and B-main.

The Points After Night One Are:

1. James McFadden 558
2. Luke Dillon 556
3. Tim Kaeding 552
4. Donny Schatz 530
5. Trevor Green 522
6. Kyle Hirst 512
7. Kerry Madsen 506
8. Shaun Dobson 498
9. Jason Sides 496
10. Robbie Farr 494
11. Cameron Gessner 490
12. Kevin Swindell 482
13. Bud Kaeding 470
14. Justin Henderson 466
15. Jamie Maiolo 446
16. Bradley Keller 446
17. Will Carroll 434
18. Darren Hickman 434
19. Kody Kinser 414
20. Daniel Pestka 402
21. Kevin Titman 402
22. Dale Blaney 400
23. Bryan Mann 394
24. Danny Smith 390
25. Jackson Delamont 384
26. Max Johnston 378
27. Dennis Jones 368
28. John Vogels 364
29. Carl Dowling 350
30. Andrew Wright 342
31. Jay Waugh 336
32. Sheldon Brady 334
33. Mitch Foster 332
34. Jamie Hennessy 324
35. Nick Lacey 322
36. Lee Nash 314
37. Tim Rankin 314
38. Geoff Ensign 302
39. Jake Smith 300
40. Trey Starks 288
41. Daniel Harding 280
42. Matthew Dumesny 272
43. Luke Nash 270
44. Callum Zizek 268
45. Todd Wanless 266
46. Troy David 254
47. Tyler Courtney 254
48. Kristy Ellis 248
49. Jamie Stark 234
50. Eddie Lumbar 234
51. Peter Gordon 228
52. Paul Rooks 200
53. David Priolo 200
54. Robin Dawkins 188
55. Brent Kratzmann 150

Premier Speedway will again be the place to be this Australia Day weekend for three huge days and it is "Where History Happens."

For more details phone General Manager David Mills 0408 529 625

Website – www.premierspeedway.com.au

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