Photo Credit: Ashley McCubbin
For the fourth time this season, Taylor Holdaway would sweep the features as he won both 35-lap Sauble Falls Tent and Trailer Park Limited Late Model features at Sunset Speedway on Saturday night. It marks his 12th victory in the last 15 feature events, dating back to the Garry Reynolds Memorial in June.
Following a 14th place finish in the first feature, Billy Zardo would start the No. 46 Holmes On Homes, National Exhaust, Better Contracting and Hassell Automotive Late Model on the pole ahead of Travis Hallyburton, Nick Goetz, Mike Wilkinson, Mike Brown, Al Inglis, Jordan Latimer, Ian Bourque, Scott Wylie, Gord Shepherd, Tom Walters, Jason Witty, Taylor Holdaway, Dave Bartlett, Ernie Fumerton, Chris Morrow, Paul Maltese, Frank Davey, Rick Terry, Andre Pepin and Dave Bartlett.
Zardo would grab the early advantage ahead of Travis Hallyburton and Goetz as Brown and Latimer battled for fourth. Ahead of them, Goetz would get alongside Hallyburton for second on lap six, taking the spot a lap later. Hallyburton would now run third ahead of Latimer and Inglis as Wylie and Brown battled for sixth. Wylie would get the spot on lap nine, bringing Walters through with him.
The caution would then fly, as race leader Zardo would spin in turn three by himself. As a result, Nick Goetz would inherit the lead behind the wheel of the No. 24 Lake Huron Rod & Gun, Mondo Car Wash, Boston Pizza, Super 8 Motel, Lord Elgin Fish & Chips, Rosner’s Service Centre, Roberto’s Pizzeria, Great Lakes Concrete, Austin Graphics and ImageWraps.ca Late Model. Hallyburton would now run second ahead of Latimer, Inglis, Wylie, Walters, Brown, Holdaway, Witty, Shepherd, Wilkinson, Morrow, Bourque, Bartlett, Fumerton, Maltese, Davey and Keeler.
Goetz would get a good restart to keep the lead as Hallyburton and Latimer battled for second. Latimer would grab the spot on lap 10, with Inglis and Walters following him through a lap later. Walters would then get alongside Inglis for third as the caution flew for Morrow slowing down the frontstretch with a mechanical issue. As the field slowed and worked their way around Morrow, contact would be made resulting in damage for Pepin, Davey and Terry. With 23 laps to go, Goetz led Latimer, Walters, Inglis, Holdaway, Wylie, Witty, Shepherd, Brown, Bartlett, Bourque, Wilkinson, Maltese, Keeler and Zardo. Bartlett would then head down pit road before the green flag.
The restart would see Jordan Latimer stick the No. 90 KICX 106, 104.1 The Dock, Creechers Design, Kitchen Tire, Krueger Electrical Services, North River Motorsports, Tax Smart, T&C Construction & Welding, AC Electric, TSS Top Shops, HWY 400 Transmission, Shepherd Family Trucking, JRH Auto Body, EPIC Racewear, Get Jack @ RE/MAX and OnePromo.ca Late Model out front for a split second on the restart, but Goetz would reassume his advantage with Walters moving around Latimer for second at lap 14.
Walters would then put his No. 47 MacMaster Buick GMC Orangeville/Pro Floors Barrie alongside Goetz for the lead, with the pair battling side-by-side till lap 20, when Goetz took the advantage. Walters would run second ahead of Holdaway, Witty, Latimer, Shepherd, Inglis, Wylie, Bourque and Brown. Holdaway continued his climb to the front, passing Walters on lap 22 to move into the second spot. Witty would then follow suit, grabbing third on lap 23. Walters now ran fourth as Latimer and Shepherd battled for fifth.
At the front of the field, Holdaway would track down Goetz for the lead, with the pair making contact on the backstretch with nine laps to go. Holdaway would then put the No. 41 Holdaway Automotive, Imagefactor.ca Motorsports Design and Photography, Wix Filters, Castrol Canada, Kart Start presented by Toyota, Sunshine Super Wash, and Stefko Racing Engines Late Model out front on lap 27 ahead of Goetz, Witty, Walters, Latimer and Shepherd.
Shepherd would then get back alongside Latimer for fifth at lap 28, though fell back in line a lap later. Inglis now ran seventh as Bourque and Wylie battled for eighth.
At the front of the field, though, Taylor Holdaway would cruise to the checkered with ease for the victory. Jason Witty would pass Nick Goetz with four laps to go to finish second, while Tom Walters and Jordan Latimer rounded out the top-five. Gord Shepherd finished sixth, followed by Al Inglis, Ian Bourque, Billy Zardo, Scott Wylie, Travis Hallyburton, Mike Brown, Marcus Keeler, Mike Wilkinson, Ernie Fumerton, Dave Bartlett and Paul Maltese.
