WEEDSPORT, NY (June 12, 2024) – Although he piloted a different racecar on Tuesday night at Weedsport Speedway, it yielded the same results as Mat Williamson once again cruised to a Modified win at Weedsport, scoring $5,000 as the winner of the Ferris Mowers 50.
Williamson’s win marked his fourth Weedsport victory since 2023 and second consecutive of this season, but his first in that stretch driving the S&W Service Centre No. 6 machine.
After the redraw put him starting in the sixth position, Williamson used a long green flag stretch to position himself behind longtime race leader Jimmy Phelps, before snagging the lead on a lap 36 restart and running away by more than a second for the victory.
Phelps, who lead the first 36-laps of the event from the pole position, held on for a solid second place finish ahead of Matt Sheppard, Jack Lehner and Peter Britten in the top five positions. The top ten was filled by Anthony Perrego, Alex Payne, Tim Fuller, Chris Hile and Chad Phelps.
A total of 28 DIRTcar Modifieds were on hand Tuesday night with Chris Hile, Larry Wight and Sheppard scoring heat race wins. The 10-car consolation win went to Dalton Slack, who would charge to a 12th place finish in the main event.
The companion DIRTcar Sportsman Series Central Region main event was won by Cody McPherson, who started from the ninth position. McPherson topped Cedric Gauvreau, Zach Sobotka, Gavin Eisele and Hunter Hollenbeck.
Weedsport returns to action on Sunday, July 7 for the ESS Speedweek Finale featuring the ESS Sprint Cars and the DIRTcar 358 Modified Series.
Pit gates will open at 4 p.m. with grandstand gates opening at 5 p.m. and racing getting underway at 7 p.m.
Reserved seating will be set at $40 with adult general admission seating $35, youth general admission $15 and kids 10 and under FREE. Advance sale reserved seating and general admission tickets can be purchased at a $5 discount through June 30. Tickets can be purchased online at www.weedsportspeedway.com.
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DIRTcar Big Block Modified Ferris Mowers 50 Feature (50-laps): 1 Mat Williamson, 2 Jimmy Phelps, 3 Matt Sheppard, 4 Jack Lehner, 5 Peter Britten, 6 Anthony Perrego, 7 Alex Payne, 8 Tim Fuller, 9 Chris Hile, 10 Chad Phelps, 11 Todd Root, 12 Dalton Slack, 13 Erick Rudolph, 14 Darren Smith, 15 Tanner VanDohren, 16 Zach Payne, 17 Dave Marcuccilli, 18 Amy Holland, 19 Ronnie Davis III, 20 Matt Caprara, 21 Mike Trautschold, 22 Will Shields, 23 Brendan Darrah, 24 Kevin Root, 25 Larry Wight, 26 Danny Johnson, 27 Torrey Stoughtenger, 28 Chris Hulsizer
About Weedsport Speedway: Officially opened for the first time on July 24, 1955 – the Weedsport Speedway 3/8 mile dirt oval has produced a legendary list of drivers and champions including Will Cagle, Danny Johnson, Bob McCreadie, Alan Johnson, Jack Johnson, and Dave Lape to name a few. In 2018, Weedsport introduced the all-new Weedsport Kartway, just outside of the Speedway’s main pit area, to begin to foster the next generation of racers, crew members and race fans. Couple the racing with state-of-the-art camping and track amenities, unmatched on-site television production capabilities, plus the ability for large scale concert productions and Weedsport is one of the marquee entertainment venues in the country.