Dexter Dunn (NZL) will be crowned the World Driving Champion at Tabcorp Park Menangle on Sunday.
The World Driving Championship headed to Penrith tonight for three heats. Penrith is a suburb and a major centre in the metropolitan area of Sydney. Penrith is located 60 kilometres west of Sydney on the banks of the Nepean River. The Penrith track is 804 metres in circumference. New Zealand’s Dexter Dunn took a 39 point lead into the night over his nearest rival USA’s Tim Tetrick.
Canada’s Jody Jamieson dominated the evening’s proceedings winning two heats but it was his patience that was rewarded in heat seventeen. Driving the favourite, Strawberry Courage from gate one, he got buried on the marker pegs. Showing a lot of skill to get away from the inside Jody Jamieson charged home over the top to beat Emerging Art and Finland’s Mika Forss. Just Pit Boss and Dexter Dunn finished third with Diesel Shannon and Denmark’s Knud Monster fourth.
Knud Monster brought up his second win of the Championship when he brought Midnight Lights with a well timed run to win heat eighteen but when Dexter Dunn held onto second placing driving Lombo Final Touch it all but sealed the Championship for New Zealand. France’s Tony Le Beller weaved through to get third with Flying Crusa while Billion Smiles and Mika Forss finished fourth.
Jody Jamieson made it a double when Katsidis charged home late to score a narrow victory in heat nineteen. Katsidis raced behind the leader for most of the race but when Marquez started to tire, Jamieson was able to extricate away from the marker pegs and build race winning momentum. Marshal Dale and Tony Le Beller was second. Norway’s Vidar Hop was third driving Tralee Bromac and Satu for France’s Pierre Vercruysse grabbed fourth.
So with one heat remaining in the Championship the point score is as follows
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Name
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Point Score After 19 Heats
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Dexter Dunn
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183
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Tony Le Beller
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140
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Tim Tetrick
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137
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Mika Forss
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135
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Jody Jamieson
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131
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Knud Monster
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120
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Chris Alford
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116
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Pierre Vercryusse
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112
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Vidar Hop
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91
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Guillermo Adrover
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89
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Peter McMullen
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Australia (travelling Reserve)
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While Dexter Dunn cannot be beaten in the Championship, four drivers are still in contention for second place. Tony Le Beller, Tim Tetrick, Mika Forss and Jody Jamieson will battle it out to be the runner up.
Australia’s travelling reserve Peter McMullen picked up a drive in a non Championship race at Penrith and went onto win the event.
The drivers will spend the next two days resting and enjoying the sights of Sydney before returning to Menangle on Sunday for the final Championship heat. Sunday’s race will be run at Gr. 2 level
