Luke Carleton tames Merrittville Speedway
Luke Carleton won the 35 lap Regular Event at the Merrittville Speedway on Saturday. This was Luke's first win of the season. This is Luke's first win since 1996! For Carleton it was their first win putting him forty-fouth on the Merrittville Speedway win list since 1996. Finishing 2.3100 seconds behind in second was Scott Wood. This was Scott's fouth Top 5 of the season, fouth at Merrittville Speedway this year, and fouth Weekly Top 5 of the season. Finishing third was Pete Bicknell, their eleventh top 5 of the year. Finishing fourth was Chad Brachmann, their ninth top 5 of the year. Finishing fifth was Fred Carleton, their sixth top 5 of the year. Brad Rouse, Shayne Pierce, Noah Walker, Darrell Farraway, and Boyd MacTavish rounded out the top 10.
Significant Milestones and Streaks
All event starts since 1996: David Flannigan Jr. - 100 All event wins since 1996: Luke Carleton - 1 Merrittville Speedway top 10's since 1996: Brad Rouse - 25 Merrittville Speedway wins since 1996: Luke Carleton - 1 Weekly wins since 1996: Luke Carleton - 1 Consecutive top 10's all events: Fred Carleton - 11 Consecutive top 10's at Merrittville Speedway: Fred Carleton - 11 Consecutive Weekly top 10's: Fred Carleton - 11