Justin Sharp soars to Merrittville Speedway win
Justin Sharp won the 35 lap Opening Night at the Merrittville Speedway on Saturday. This was Justin's first win of the season. Justin's last win came on Jul 11, 2010, fifty one starts ago. For Sharp it was their first win putting him forty-fifth on the Merrittville Speedway win list since 1996. Finishing 0.4850 seconds behind in second was Scott Wood. This was Scott's first Top 5 of the season. Finishing third was Chad Brachmann, their second top 5 of the year. Finishing fourth was Pete Bicknell, their second top 5 of the year. Finishing fifth was Fred Carleton, their second top 5 of the year. James Friesen, Brad Rouse, Shayne Pierce, Trevor Wright, and Jay Mallory rounded out the top 10.
Significant Milestones and Streaks
Merrittville Speedway starts since 1996: Derek VanMil - 50 Merrittville Speedway wins since 1996: Justin Sharp - 1 Consecutive top 5's at Merrittville Speedway: Pete Bicknell - 9 Consecutive top 10's at Merrittville Speedway: Pete Bicknell - 39 Consecutive Weekly top 10's: Pete Bicknell - 23