ODESSA, Mo. — One couldn’t have written a better script for the Midweek Money Series than what unfolded Tuesday night at I-70 Speedway.
In the seventh and final race, with four drivers mathematically in contention, it came down to the last lap and ultimately two tiebreakers, to determine the $25,000 midweek title with Kubota High Limit Racing.
Brad Sweet won the war, charging from fourth and taking the lead on Lap 9, ultimately building a 2.1-second margin of victory in a non-stop 30-lapper.
“The Big Cat” claimed his third win in five tries at the half-mile, which will go under a reconfiguration this winter to move to a shorter oval.
It was the eighth trip to Whiskey Myers Victory Lane for Sweet and his Kasey Kahne Racing, NAPA Auto Parts No. 49, tying him with Rico Abreu for winningest driver in Kubota High Limit Racing this season.
While Sweet’s efforts were outstanding, it was not enough to take away from the Midweek Money Series title, which ended in a 462-462 tie between he and Tyler Courtney.
They both tied in points, both tied in the first tiebreaker (wins), and Courtney finally got the edge in the second tiebreaker (second-place finishes).
That meant a $25,000 Midweek Money Series championship for he and his Clauson-Marshall Racing, NOS Energy Drink No. 7bc.
Ryan Timms followed Sweet to the line in the race, earning a career-best runner-up in his first night driving the Shane Liebig owned No. 10. James McFadden rounded out the podium in his Roth Motorsports No. 83.
The finish:
Feature (30 Laps): 1. 49-Brad Sweet[4]; 2. 10-Ryan Timms[5]; 3. 83-James McFadden[1]; 4. 87-Aaron Reutzel[7]; 5. 5-Spencer Bayston[3]; 6. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[2]; 7. 9P-Parker Price Miller[9]; 8. 24-Rico Abreu[13]; 9. 13-Justin Peck[6]; 10. 1A-Jacob Allen[14]; 11. 14-Corey Day[12]; 12. 27-Emerson Axsom[11]; 13. 9-Kasey Kahne[15]; 14. 88-Tanner Thorson[25]; 15. 8-Cory Eliason[8]; 16. 3-Ayrton Gennetten[16]; 17. 55V-Kerry Madsen[19]; 18. 55-Chris Windom[22]; 19. 23-Garet Williamson[21]; 20. 21-Brian Brown[18]; 21. 16T-Cole Macedo[20]; 22. 1-Brenham Crouch[17]; 23. 36-Jason Martin[24]; 24. 19-Brent Marks[10]; 25. 73-Scotty Thiel[23]