TULARE, Calif. — After starting on the pole Tim Kaeding checked out from the field to earn his second career Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour triumph on Saturday night at Thunderbowl Raceway.
Kaeding, who is the all-time leader in winged sprint car wins at the track, amazingly won for the first time in Tulare since a World of Outlaws score in 2015.
His victory at the Chris & Brian Faria Memorial came aboard the famed Williams Motorsports/ Emadco Disposal No. 0 mount.
“It feels great to get back up here in victory lane at Thunderbowl Raceway,” Kaeding commented. “I can’t thank everyone on this 0 team enough for their support. It’s been a long time since I have felt like I’ve been in contention at the Trophy Cup. After tonight though I feel like we have a legitimate shot at it. We are ready to get going in a couple weeks.”
The 30-lap Shop Kyle Larson main event started out with a red flag involving Kyle Rasmussen, who got upside down on the back stretch. He luckily emerged okay but was done for the night.
When going back green again things would then go all the way throughout the conclusion. Kaeding worked lapped traffic to perfection and was never seriously challenged during the remainder of the race. He grabbed the Ed Entz pink checkered flag well ahead the rest of the field to claim the Trophy Cup Tune-Up.
Redding’s Max Mittry, the SCCT Speedweek champ, crossed the stripe in second to match a career best effort with SCCT, followed Dylan Bloomfield, Fresno’s Caeden Steele and Hanford’s DJ Netto in the top five.
Completing the top 10 were Jake Andreotti, point leader Austin Wood, Jace Park, Tanner Holmes and Pit Stop USA Hard Charger Award winner Dominic Scelzi.
