WILMOT, Wis. — Second-generation driver Rusty Egan jumped out in front of the second annual Wilmot Fall Classic AutoMeter powered by Gandrud Performance Wisconsin WingLESS Sprints 20-lap feature and never looked back.
Egan’s rhythm and lead which was over a straightaway at times, was only slowed once when the red flag came out due to Shawn Swim’s flip in turn three. Swim walked away but the car was done for the night.
Behind Egan a back-and-forth battle was going on among six to eight drivers going at it within a second of each other.
Egan came across at the checkered with a lead of nearly 3 seconds a straightaway in front of second place John Fahl. Series point leader Adam Taylor came on strong at the end to finish third at the checkered. Wilmot season champion Tim Cox was fourth. Tyler Kuxhouse fifth.
“Finally we got things to go our way,” said Egan. “I have to thank my family, sponsors, the fans who stuck with us. Hopefully this is a sign we’ve turned the corner with two races to go.”
“The track was an elbows up surface which I like, but the red did give me a change to catch my breath,” admitted Egan. “I was able to hit my marks on the restart and kept it up to the checkered. This is great. Looking forward to the next two weeks at Plymouth.”
In a battle of the young guns, 16-year-old Brian Strane Jr edged out 14-year-old Colin Sivia by .032 seconds to score the win in the 20-lap 11-75 Sports Complex & Eatery IRA Lightning Sprints main.
