Veal takes Easter Trail and track championship

STARTING 12th on the grid, Warrnambool’s Jamie Veal raced his way to victory lane in front of a big crowd at Premier Speedway on Sunday night.

By Staff Writer

Photo courtesy of Local Sprintcar Photography and Media

Veal took the chequered flag ahead of Daniel Pestka and Tate Frost, capping off a successful night three of the Easter Sprintcar Trail.

A win at Mount Gambier’s Borderline Speedway the night prior gave Veal the overall trail win.

His triumphant drive also saw Veal take home his record-extending eighth track championship – with Peter Doukas finishing second overall, ahead of Ashley Cook in third.

Forecasted showers saw the A Main brought forward on Sunday’s race program, providing drivers and race enthusiasts with an entertaining end to the 2024/25 season.

Along with the Sprintcars, the final meet for the season at Premier saw the super rods, sports sedans and street stocks all take to the track.

In the super rod division, Jamie May was a popular winner, finishing ahead of Jacob Pitcher, with Tanner Barclay rounding out the top three.

May was also crowned the overall Track Champion, with Stan Marco Jnr runner-up and Paul Verhoeven securing third.

In the Sports Sedans, Ian Thomson took the win ahead of Rhys Meakins and Bailey Kakoschke.

Peter Kinnear held out a fast-finishing Steven Watts to take the win in the Street Stocks, with Mark Merrett solid for third.

Sunday night’s program also included the ever-popular Easter fireworks show.