Jeff Strunk parks in Big Diamond Speedway victory lane
Jeff Strunk won the 30 lap Opening Night at the Big Diamond Speedway on Friday. This was Jeff's first win of the season. Jeff's last win came on Sep 10, 2016, twelve starts ago. For the 48 year old Strunk it was their sixteenth win putting him fouth on the Big Diamond Speedway win list since 2008. Finishing 3.254 seconds behind in second was Shawn Fitzpatrick. This was Shawn's first Top 5 of the season. Finishing third was Craig VonDohren, their second top 5 of the year. Finishing fourth was Duane Howard, their fifth top 5 of the year. Finishing fifth was Ryan Watt, their fouth top 5 of the year. Kevin Beach Jr., Jared Umbenhauer, Rick Laubach, Ryan Krachun, and Scott Albert rounded out the top 10.
Significant Milestones and Streaks
Big Diamond Speedway starts since 2008: Shawn Fitzpatrick - 100 Consecutive top 10's at Big Diamond Speedway: Duane Howard - 14 Consecutive Weekly top 10's: Rick Laubach - 13