Another Friday & Saturday Doubleheader in the Books at Star Speedway
(August 20, 2023) — As the 2023 racing season enters its closing stretch, Star Speedway put together another great weekend of racing with two days of action, with fourteen feature events over the course of Friday and Saturday night, August 18 and 19.
A few new names were added to the list of 2023 Star Speedway winners including a first time winner in the 2 To Go Show Six Shooters presented by Top Gun Roofing, while a few other drivers added to their season win totals over the course of a busy weekend.
In the Izzett Construction Late Models, it was Chase Curtis who took home the feature win over his brother Jarret. Jimmy Connor was awarded the third position after post-race tech.
Clark Brooks took control of the Woody’s Auto Street Stock main event and took home the win. Jeff Alley crossed the stripe second behind Brooks, with Rob DeAlmeida rounding off the podium in third.
The K-COB Plumbing and Heating Slingshots saw Nate LeClair visit victory lane once again in the division. Dwight Souther Jr. edged out fellow Super Trooper graduate Jaxson Fillapone for the second spot behind LeClair, while Fillapone was forced to settle for the third position.
The 2 To Go Show Six Shooters presented by Top Gun Roofing saw a first-time winner, as Taralyn McCarthy took home her first-ever win in the second of the division’s two features. Jeremy Hayes trailed McCarthy to the line and took home second in feature number one, and Ted James rounded out the top three.
In the Don and Aline Coster Memorial race for the Six Shooters, Jeremy Hayes won over Ryan Partridge and Scott Vien.
Gage Osborne was the winner in MLM Diagnostic Pure Stock feature over his uncle Billy Osborne and last year’s Pure Stock track champion George Riley Jr. when checkers flew, as the young driver added another Star Speedway win to his career resume.
The Troy Morse Trucking Cruisers saw Owen Stuart take home the feature win in the 40-lap, $500 to win feature. Sullivan Olsen trailed him to the line in second, and Sebastian Janoweic rounded off the podium in third.
On Friday, in Pro V8 action, it was Matt Robinson who topped the field in the divisions feature. Scott Riggleman took home the second position behind Robinson with Ed Flannigan rounding off the podium in the third spot.
The NELCAR Legends saw Zach Martinez take home the win in their main event, while Grayson Day took checkers in the Bandolero feature race.
Dave Lamson grabbed the feature win in Mighty Trucks, while Krissy Rizzuto topped the field in the Junkyard Dogs. The Super Troopers were also in action this weekend and it was Jackson Izzett who took home the win over a field of future Star Speedway Stars.
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Sources: Star Speedway