TUCSON, Ariz. – Preston Peltier backed up a dominant performance Friday night at Tucson Speedway with a victory in Sunday’s Chili Willy 150 event for super late models.
He won Sunday’s main event after starting from the pole. The Brighton, Colo., native became the first driver to win two Chilly Willy titles in the event’s nine-year history. He also took the victory at Tucson in 2020.
“I wanted to put on a good show,” Peltier said after the race. “I knew we had a good car. It’s all about saving tires. We saved just enough. These guys were beating on me pretty hard, and I was just trying to save.”
Peltier lost the lead on lap 20 but gained it back for good on lap 76. He was able to hold the lead despite a pair or restarts with six and five laps to go, respectively.
Kody Vanderwal, Edward Vecchiarelli and Ron Norman finished second through fourth, respectively. Brett Yackey was fifth, the last car on the lead lap.
Local driver Brice Bonnett won Sunday’s modified division feature at the Chilly Willy. In the Legends division, Sean Hingorani won the Sunday feature while Jaron Giannini took the checkered flag in the Legends / Pro & Masters feature.