Australian Sprintcar champion Lockie McHugh timed his run to perfection to take out the non-stop 35-lap A-Main in front of a packed house at Tolmer Speedway Bordertown.
The win makes his run two from two in the rounds held so far.
Highlights from the event air on SPEED SPORT 1 on Jan. 23 at 7 p.m. ET and 11 p.m. ET.
Marcus Dumesny led thirty three of thirty five after starting on the pole by virtue of winning the dash.
Dumesny placed second with Warrnambool’s Jamie Veal home in third.
Much of the race was a slide job bonanza with Brock Hallett fourth and Rusty Hickman fifth.
The dash event in particular was stellar with Veal and McHugh trading monster slide jobs and the A-Main delivered a similar situation.
Rounding out the top ten were Grant Anderson in sixth, Jordan Rae an impressive seventh, Glen Sutherland eighth, Garet Williamson ninth and Ryan Jones in 10th.
It was the second consecutive top 10 for Williamson, Hickman, Jones, Hallett and McHugh.
The non-stop A-Main was a fitting way to conclude what had been a breathtaking evening at Australian Speedway’s newest pleasure-dome.
Loxton’s Keke Falland won the C-Main, then finished fourth in the B-Main and placed 16th in the A-Main in a strong performance in the only Ford in the field.
McHugh now leads the series by 90 points with a total of 500 over Hallett in second with 410 and Jones third on 340.
Feature Finish (35 Laps)
1. Lachlan McHugh, 2. Marcus Dumesny, 3. Jamie Veal, 4. Brock Hallett, 5. Rusty Hickman, 6. Grant Anderson, 7. Jordan Rae, 8. Glen Sutherland, 9. Garet Williamson, 10. Ryan Jones, 11. Luke Dillon, 12. Chase Randall (who won the B-Main and came from position 21), 13. Tate Frost, 14. Jy Corbet, 15. Will Carroll, 16. Keke Falland (who won the C-Main and finished 4th in the B-Main), 17. Peter Doukas, 18. Dylan Jenkin, 19. Jackson Delamont, 20. Ashley Cook, 21. Brendan Guerin, 22. Dane Court, 23. Bobby Daly, 24. Corey McCullagh