LINDBERG WINS APPLEFEST DIRTCAR SPORTSMAN RACE FOR SECOND STRAIGHT SEASON



By: Josh Gordon 

Brighton Speedway’s biggest event of the year, the Part Source Applefest Shootout, kicked off on Friday evening with 138 cars signed in across seven divisions. The night was highlighted by the 50-lap DIRTcar Sportsman Modified race in what was the series’ only visit of the season.

Lindberg Comes From Behind

Gary Lindberg was in for an uphill battle after he drew the 11th starting position for the annual 50-lap DIRTcar Sportsman Modified race but he was up to the challenge. The Ridgeway, Ontario native took the lead on lap 42, passing Ryan Scott (No. 33) who had led every lap to that point in the race.

The race got off to a rough start with early cautions and a red flag in the large 27-car field. Polesitter Scott did not let those early wrecks faze him as he held off Justin Sharp (No. 8s) for the opening 21 laps. But on lap 22, Sharp spun into the infield and Lindberg took over the second-place position. For the next 20 laps, Lindberg and Scott duked it out in side-by-side edge of your seat racing. Lindberg eventually took the race, using the high side of the racetrack to pick up his second win in as many years at the Brighton Speedway.

Complete Results – Sept. 25 

DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds Time Trial Heat 1: 9 Paul Gaboury 14.854, 2. 180 Aaron Pugh 14.929, 3. 99 Bruno Lepage 14.931, 4. 12l Jeremy Lasalle 14.952, 5. 22s Shane Steams 15.084, 6. 98 David Andre 15.161, 7. 7m Madison Mulder 15.277, 8. 8 Zach McBride 15.361. 9. 14k Kyle Wilson 15.523.

DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds Time Trial Heat 2: 1. 28 Gary Lindberg 14.892, 2. 44 Jonathan Ferguson 14.937, 3. 17 Tristan Draper 14.986, 4. 0 Shane Pecore 15.007, 5. 14b Nathan Berry 15.198, 6. 52 Jessica Power 15.235, 7. 72 Gord McIntosh 15.572, 8. 54 Mike Beyore 15.951, 9. 88 Tom Roy 16.124.

DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds Time Trial Heat 3: 1. 33 Ryan Scott 15.026, 2. 20 Jay Mallory 15.057, 3. 2k Rob Knapp 15.091, 4. 35 Thomas Cook 15.122, 5. 8s Justin Sharp 15.125, 6. 94 Gabriel Cyr 15.527, 7. m70 Billy Cook 15.682, 8. 8t Tyler Parker 16.367, 9. 42 Chris Storm 31.954.

DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 99 Bruno Lepage, 2. 12l Jeremy Lasalle, 3. 9 Paul Gaboury, 4. 22s Shane Steams, 5. 180 Aaron Pugh, 6. 7m Madison Mulder, 7. 14k Kyle Wilson, 8. 98 David Andre, 9. 8 Zach McBride. Time: 7:40.350

DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 28 Gary Lindberg, 2. 17 Tristan Draper, 3. 44 Jonathan Ferguson, 4. 14b Nathan Berry, 5. 52 Jessica Power, 6. 88 Tom Roy, 7. 0 Shane Pecore, 8. 54. Mike Beyore, 9. 72 Gord McIntosh. Time: 6:14.801

DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 33. Ryan Scott, 2. 2k Rob Knapp, 3. 20 Jay Mallory, 4. 8s Justin Sharp, 5. 35 Thomas Cook, 6. 42 Chris Storm, 7. m70 Billy Cook, 8. 94 Gabriel Cyr, 9. 8t Tyler Parker. Time: 3:30.954.

DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds A-Main (50 Laps – 27 Entries): 1. 28 Gary Lindberg, 2. 33 Ryan Scott, 3. 12l Jeremy Lasalle, 4. 0 Shane Pecore, 5. 8s Justin Sharp, 6. 52 Jessica Power, 7. 2k Rob Knapp, 8. 9 Paul Gaboury, 9. 99 Bruno Lepage, 10. 14k Kyle Wilson, 11. 17 Tristan Draper, 12. m70 Billy Cook, 13. 42 Chris Storm, 14. 8 Zach McBride, 15. 72 Gord McIntosh, 16. 35 Thomas Cook, 17. 44 Jonathan Ferguson, 18. 14b Nathan Berry, 19. 98 David Andre, 20. 22s Shane Steams, 21. 88 Tom Roy, 22. 180 Aaron Pugh, 23. 94 Gabriel Cyr, 24. 54 Mike Beyore, 25. 20 Jay Mallory, 26. 7m Madison Mulder, 27. Tyler Parker. Time: 46:16.161. Margin of Victory: 1.319.

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