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Added: 18 Jun 2011	Category: 2011 Oval Racing
2011 - #19 - Ballymena Raceway 17/6/2011
The 2 Litre Hot Rods Made their first trip of the season to Ballymena Raceway, while the Stock Rods, Juniors and Group 2's served up more of the same great racing they have put on this season. A good field of 2 Litre Hot Rods turned out at Ballymena Raceway for their first visit to the showgrounds this season. Caleb Howard took a comfortable opening heat win with Gary Wilson second. Meeting sponsor Leigh Nicholl took the second heat with Gary Wilson taking second from Howard in the closing stages. The final was seeded by points scroed which put Gary Wilson on pole and Howard alongside. As soon as the flag dropped Wilson got the jump and Howard slotted in behind him, with Adam Best in third. Wilson looked to be building up a comofrtable lead until Leigh Nicholl spun and rejoined on front of him, Wilson got passed before Nicholl unlapped himself causing Wilson to lose a bit of time. Once past Nicholl started to pull away from the leader giving Wilson a bit of breathing space again. Wilson went on to take the win with Howard second, while Wayne Woolsey went around the outside of Adam Best on the last bend to take third spot. In the Group 2 Lightning Rods, it was a case of what could and maybe should have been for BJ Edgar, in each of the races Edgar looked in a prime spot to take the win before contact with Mark Turtle cost him the lead in the opening heat and gained Turtle the win. The second heat Edgar looked to have a comfortable lead until Adrian Hillis ended up stranded on the start of the home straight bringing out the yellow flags. Jonny Gillispie took the chequered flag but was then docked handing the win to Stewart Nicholl. It was the same story in the final for Edgar, he led most of the race until a stoppage closed the pack up, Jonny Gillispie took the flag again, this time keeping the win with Stephen Doherty second and Edgar third. Alastair Bolton started the night were he left off last week, taking the opening heat win in the Stock Rods. Stephen Wilson overcame a few challenges for the lead to take the flag in the second heat, before being docked, handing the win to Victor McAfee, before Bolton went on to take the victory in the final. In the Juniors there was heat wins for Calvin Blake and Bradley McKinstry before Aiden McFerran took the win in the final. Andrew Stewart took a hat trick of wins in the Saloons, while most of the action took place in battles between Ryan Wright and Matthew Sterling.















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