Gary Lindberg outruns Merrittville Speedway field
Gary Lindberg won the 61 lap Ivan Little 61 at the Merrittville Speedway on Saturday. This was Gary's fouth win of the season, second at Merrittville Speedway this year, and third Weekly win of the season. For Lindberg it was their seventeenth win putting him seventh on the Merrittville Speedway win list since 1996. Finishing 3.1580 seconds behind in second was Chad Brachmann. This was Chad's seventh Top 5 of the season, fouth at Merrittville Speedway this year, and sixth Weekly Top 5 of the season. Finishing third was Ryan Susice, their fouth top 5 of the year. Finishing fourth was Erick Rudolph, their thirteenth top 5 of the year. Finishing fifth was James Friesen, their first top 5 of the year. Brad Rouse, Darrell Farraway, Pete Bicknell, Justin Sharp, and Scott Wood rounded out the top 10.
Significant Milestones and Streaks
Weekly starts since 1996: Derek VanMil - 50 Weekly top 10's since 1996: Ryan Susice - 250 Consecutive wins all events: Gary Lindberg - 2 Consecutive top 5's all events: Ryan Susice - 12 Consecutive top 10's all events: Ryan Susice - 15 Consecutive top 5's at Merrittville Speedway: Ryan Susice - 5 Consecutive top 10's at Merrittville Speedway: Ryan Susice - 19 Consecutive Weekly wins: Gary Lindberg - 2 Consecutive Weekly top 5's: Erick Rudolph - 9 Consecutive Weekly top 10's: Ryan Susice - 36