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Avalon Set for Thrilling Eureka Garages and Sheds Series Final
Author : SRA Media

The exciting conclusion to the Eureka Garages and Sheds Sprintcar Series is set for decision this Saturday night at Geelong’s Avalon Raceway with close to forty Sprintcars making an appearance in round 12 with series leader Matthew Reed and current runner up Terry Rankin amongst a strong field.

Despite the opening round washout back in November, the series has managed to complete the next 10 rounds uninterrupted with eight different drivers winning a series round.

It’s been a great series to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Eureka Garages and Sheds partnering with the Sprintcar Racing Association of Victoria with a large variety of tracks visited with numerous different round winners ensuring it will be an exciting final night at Avalon Raceway this weekend.

There’s no doubt seven time series champion Matthew Reed has left his run late despite hovering around the top 3 all season and now heads into Saturday night with a slight 74 point advantage over Rankin who in turn is 181 points ahead of third placed Ashley Cook.

Series rookie Jordy Rae sits fourth and looks certain to maintain his position inside the top 5 while Tim Hutchins has enjoyed a relatively strong series to be sitting fifth overall.

Saturday night’s field is certainly bolstered with the inclusion of Supercar regular Cameron Waters who is coming off a strong runner up finish last weekend behind feature winner Brock Hallett. Waters showed plenty of speed to finish ahead of another impressive result from Tate Frost.

Frost has podiumed in the last pair of Eureka Garages and Sheds Sprintcar Series rounds and there’s no reason the popular Launceston based ace won’t be near the top three once again at Avalon.

Josh Buckhingham was running a very strong top 5 last weekend before a late DNF denied a strong result however Buckingham showed much of the talent that saw him win the Australian Formula 500 Championship in 2019.

The series will welcome back Grant Anderson who took victory in round 5 at Simpson and led the series points early in the season and the popular Albury ace will be once again amongst the leading contenders.

Saturday night will see the return of Jack Lee to the mix while another impressive run from Will Carroll last weekend will boost his confidence entering into Saturday night’s final round.

There’s no doubt the pair of Jamie Veal and Rusty Hickman will produce a large number of fans with Veal’s immense talent and car speed will stand him as one of the heavy pre race favourites while Hickman’s performance in January at Avalon where he scorched to a podium finish after starting in the B-main will have many eyes on him.

There’s been a solid number of strong results from Jordyn Charge, Grant Stansfield, Brody Appleby, Kale Quinlan, Chris Solomon, Brett Milburn and Brayden Parr to name but a few and there would be little surprise to see any of them among the leading finished on Saturday night.

Young guns Mitchell Smith, Marcus Green and Jett Bell are amongst the next generation of racers that continue to make a name for the themselves in the tough Victoria Sprintcar scene.

All drivers will contest qualifying, a heat race each before the top 8 shootouts and the C-main, B-main and A-main for the final round of the Eureka Garages and Sheds Sprintcar Series.

Eureka Garages & Sheds Series R12 Nominations at the time of writing.
V2 Jordan Rae
V6 Cameron Waters
D7 Matthew Reed
T7 Tim Hutchins
NT15 Kale Quinlan
V15 David Dennison
VA15 Dane Court
VA22 Leigh Mugavin
NT25 Will Carroll
V25 Jack Lee
V28 Andy Hughes
VA29 Terry Rankin
V29 Michael Tancredi
V32 Stephen Spark
T33 Brody Appleby
VA33 Brett Clarke
V35 Jamie Veal
N36 Eddie Lumbar
V36 Daniel Reinhardt
VA36 Ashley Cook
S37 Terry Kelly
V37 Grant Anderson
V45 Rusty Hickman
V49 Josh Buckingham
VA49 Shaun Lyness
V58 Rhiannon Burleigh
V60 Jordyn Charge
T62 Tate Frost
V63 Kevin M Reeves
V64 David Aldersley
V68 Brett Milburn
V71 Marcus Green
V72 Jake Smith
V75 Mitchell Smith
V77 Brayden Parr
V83 Christopher Solomon
VA88 Grant Stansfield
V88 Jett Bell
V89 Jamie Heyen

Full series information and nominations can be viewed at www.sravic.com or at
www.sprintcarworld.com.au

Eureka Garages and Sheds Series – C&H Trucking Top 10:
1st – Matthew Reed – 3294
2nd – Terry Rankin – 3220
3rd – Ashley Cook – 3039
4th – Jordan Rae – 3004
5th – Tim Hutchins – 2915
6th – Chris Solomon – 2779
7th – Jordyn Charge – 2481
8th – Brayden Parr – 2322
9th – Mitchell Smith - 1928
10th –Grant Anderson – 1905

G&C Forestry (End of Series random draw between 11th & 20th place)
11th – Eddie Lumbar – 1884
12th – Adam King - 1878
13th – Kevin Reeves – 1854
14th – David Dennison – 1822
15th – Grant Stansfield – 1774
16th – Brett Milburn – 1743
17th – David Aldersley – 1467
18th – Corey McCullagh – 1535
19th – Bobby Daly – 1469
20th – Andrew Hughes – 1425

The Sprintcar Racing Association of Victoria thank the following Eureka Garages and Sheds Sprintcar Series and season partners:
EUREKA GARAGES & SHEDS, G&C FORESTRY, MAX DUMESNY MOTORSPORT, HOOSIER TIRE AUSTRALIA, CAMDEN SINGAGE & BUILDING SERVICES, C & H TRUCKING, PARR MOTORSPORTS, STEELPIPES AUSTALIA, LUMBAR’S TRANSPORT, AVALON RACEWAY, IDIGIT, D&F RACING PRODUCTS, ELIMINATOR RACE WINGS, COREY GIBSON PHOTOGRAPHY, MAXAM PRINTING, SPRINTCARWORLD, AIDAN FREEMAN PHOTOGRAPHY.

Eureka Garages & Sheds www.eurekagarages.com.au
Hoosier Tires Australia www.mdmotorsport.com.au
Camden Signage & Building Services www.camdenneon.com.au
Steelpipes Pty Ltd www.steelpipes.com.au
Lumbars Transport www.lumbars.com.au
Eliminator Race Wings www.crossmotorsport.com
Parr Motorsports www.parrmotorsport.com
Avalon Raceway www.avalonraceway.com.au
Corey Gibson Photography www.gibsonphotography.com.au
Sprintcarworld www.sprintcarworld.com.au
Maxam Printing www.maxamprinting.com.au
G & C Forestry https://www.facebook.com/gcforestry
Aidan Freeman Photography https://www.facebook.com/AidanFreemanPhotography/
D & F Race Products
C & H Trucking
IDIGIT