RYAN Farrell’s return to sprintcar racing has been a triumphant one, claiming the opening round of the 2014-15 AHG Sprintcar Series from Jamie Maiolo, Cameron Gessner, Mark Wells and Carl Dowling at the Perth Motorplex on Tuesday night.

Farrell started on pole for the 25-lap feature race and was the early leader from Jason Kendrick and Shaun Bradford before Troy Lawson went over in pits bend for the first red light situation of the season.

Five laps further in Callum Williamson rolled in a similar spot.

Bradford, who was hovering around fourth place, dropped back a few spots midrace distance as Daniel Keen slowed up, forcing a restart around the same time.

Bradford eventually dropped back to finish 11th.

The pace for the top six drivers for much of the race was unbelievable, particularly as they muscled around lapped traffic in the latter stages.

Kendrick dipped his nose under Farrell to signal his intentions with five laps remaining but Farrell was up for the challenge.

On the last lap Kendrick powered around the outside of Farrell on the back straight on the last lap but as they approached the arc they made contact, ripping the front left wheel off the #92 entry.

The field regroup for a two-lap showdown and Farrell held on to take the popular win.

Dowling, who started ninth, attempted a move on Wells for fourth in the dying stages but had to settle for fifth.

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SPRINTCARS:
Qualifying 1: Shane Norris 15.315, Mark Wells 15.696, Daniel Harding 15.839, Jason Boland 16.041, Callum Williamson 16.539. Qualifying 2: Ryan Farrell 14.980, Jamie Maiolo 15.018, Cameron Gessner 15.099, Lee Nash 15.182, Carl Dowling 15.223, Jake Beard-Miller 15.517. Qualifying 3: Shaun Bradford 14.567, Ryan Lancaster 14.779, Bradley Maiolo 14.924, Daniel Keen 15.004, Scot Reilly 15.214, Troy Lawson 15.604. Qualifying 4: Jason Kendrick 14.396, Jeff Leisk 14.499, David Priolo 14.534, Kye Scroop 14.750, Daryl Clayden 14.833.

Heat 1: Carl Dowling, 2nd David Priolo, 3rd Daryl Clayden, 4th Cameron Gessner, 5th Daniel Keen, 6th Ryan Farrell, 7th Mark Wells, 8th Ryan Lancaster, 9th Jason Kendrick, 10th Troy Lawson, 11th Jason Boland.

Heat 2: 1st Scott Reilly, 2nd Callum Williamson, 3rd Kye Scroop, 4th Lee Nash, 5th Bradley Maiolo, 6th Shaun Bradford, 7th Daniel Harding, 8th Jamie Maiolo, 9th Jake Beard-Miller, 10th Shane Norris, 11th Jeff Leisk.

Heat 3: 1st Ryan Farrell, 2nd Shaun Bradford, 3rd Mark Wells, 4th Cameron Gessner, 5th Jeff Leisk, 6th Bradley Maiolo, 7th Carl Dowling, 8th Scott Reily, 9th Kye Scroop, 10th Jason Boland.

Heat 4: 1st Jason Kendrick, 2nd Jamie Maiolo, 3rd Shane Norris, 4th David Priolo, 5th Callum Williamson, 6th Ryan Lancaster, 7th Troy Lawson, 8th Jake Beard-Miller, 9th Lee Nash, 10th Daniel Keen. DNF: Daryl Clayden and Daniel Harding.

Feature: 1st Ryan Farrell, 2nd Jamie Maiolo, 3rd Cameron Gessner, 4th Mark Wells, 5th Carl Dowling, 6th Bradley Maiolo, 7th Jake Beard-Miller, 8th Scott Reilly, 9th Ryan Lancaster, 10th Lee Nash, 11th Shaun Bradford, 12th Jeff Leisk, 13th Daniel Harding.