MERCER, Pa. — Western PA Speedweek kicked off Wednesday night with A.J. Flick winning the 30-lap main event at Michaels Mercer Raceway Park.
Flick earned his seventh Western PA feature win to tie him with Dale Blaney for the most all-time.
Flick, who started eighth in the field, took the lead on lap 14 after Dan Kuriger led the first 13 circuits. Flick gave up the lead to Logan McCandless on lap 16, but regained the point on lap 22.
He led the remaining nine laps to earn the $5,000 payday on the first of five nights of racing in Western PA Speedweek
Cale Thomas raced from seventh to finish second, while McCandless, Michael Bauer and Cody Bova completed the top five.
Thirty-four 410 winged sprint cars were on hand.
The finish:
Feature (30 Laps): 1. 2-A.J. Flick [8][$5000]; 2. 49X-Cale Thomas [7]; 3. 29-Logan McCandless [2]; 4. 46-Michael Bauer [4]; 5. 20B-Cody Bova [9]; 6. 17K-Mark Smith [6]; 7. 3-John Jerich [15]; 8. 2MD-Darin Naida [12]; 9. 13-Brandon Matus [5]; 10. 5K-Adam Kekich [10]; 11. 5M-Max Stambaugh [16]; 12. 38-Leyton Wagner [21]; 13. 88J-Joey Amantea [19]; 14. 22-Brandon Spithaler [18]; 15. 6-Bob Felmlee [13]; 16. 5-Jeremy Weaver [22]; 17. 11-Carl Bowser [3]; 18. 8-Billy Dietrich [14]; 19. 12DD-Darren Dryden [23]; 20. 47-Dusty Larson [20]; 21. 3J-Jacob Begenwald [24]; 22. 08-Dan Kuriger [1]; 23. 98-Ricky Peterson [11]; 24. 11J-David Kalb, Jr [17]
