BROCKVILLE, Ontario — The first night of the 14th annual Dirt Outlaw Apparel King Edward Auto Parts Fall Nationals saw some great action in all 5 divisions on Friday night, including a first for Chris Raabe.
The 75-lap Oglvie’s Triple Crown Series for the DIRTcar 358 Modifieds saw Raabe lead the way early over Tim Fuller, J.F. Corriveau, Carey Terrance and David Hebert.
Raabe was running the outside lane and noticed that the bottom became the dominant line and changed his lane quickly while Fuller and Corriveau tried to close in.
From this point forward it was a matter of saving the right rear tire as everyone wanted the inside lane on the speedway, making passing very tough.
Raabe continued to show the way through most of the race while Fuller tried to figure out the way by the lapped cars and stay within striking distance of the race leader.
On lap 62, Terrance would bring out the first yellow as he dropped off the speedway while running in the top five. Restarts would make things interesting as the outside lane was not as good and Raabe took full advantage when the green flew, holding the lead while Fuller dropped in line for second with Hebert now moving to third.
Over the final 13 laps Hebert and Fuller tried everything to close in on the leader and lapped cars would help make this happen.
On the final lap Raabe was stuck in traffic as Fuller and Hebert closed quickly with Steve Bernier now in fourth.
Raabe would hold on to score his first Fall Nationals 358 Modified win at Brockville. Fuller would finish up second while Hebert’s third place run was enough to claim the 2022 358 Modified Quebec/Ontario Challenge Series title.
Bernier crossed in fourth with Corriveau fifth. Ryan Arbuthnot finished eighth and would be claim his third straight Oglive’s 358 Modified Triple Crown Series title.
The 50-lap Oglvie’s Sportsman Triple Crown Series event would go to Bobby Herrington.Â
It was all Justin Ramsay in the street stock feature, as he scored the victory.
The vintage races went to Mason Barkley and Jason Riddell, with Barkley scoring the 50/60 class, and Riddell winning the 70/80 division.Â