THOROLD, Ontario – Gary Lindberg earned his second S&W Service Centre 358 Modified victory of the year Saturday night at Merrittville Speedway.
Bill Podwinski and Shayne Pierce brought the S&W Service Centre 358 Modifieds to the green flag for their 35-lap feature, with Pierce showing the way. Scott Wood spun in turn four to bring out the races first caution on lap four.
On the restart, Mike Bowman looked underneath Podwinski to move into second with Gary Lindberg moving into the top three. Bowman would take the lead on lap nine after Pierce went through the moat. Lindberg, Mat Williamson and Ryan Susice would also get around Pierce to move into the top five.
Williamson would move into third on lap 15 after clearing Susice off of turn two. On a lap 18 restart, Bowman would clear for the lead as Lindberg and Williamson battled for second. The top three would pull away from the field as Lindberg started to reel in Bowman and would challenge for the lead.
Lindberg would take the lead with five laps remaining as lap traffic became a factor late in the event. Lindberg would hold off Bowman and Williamson to pick up the checkered flag.
In other action, Brad Rouse won in the David Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman class, Dave Bailey scored his second win of the season with the Hoosier Stocks, Brent Begolo scored his second win on the season in the Doidge Building Centre’s Mod Lites, Cole Hardy picked up the victory in the Central Fabricating 4 Cylinders and J.J. MacDonald earned his first win in the Dave’s Auto and Speed Centre V6’s.