Rushworth Speedway rocks on again this Saturday night with the visiting Street Stocks and Compact Speedcars complimenting the action from all the local Sedan stars from the Goulburn Valley. Race fans will see seventy race drivers in action from 4pm Saturday until 10.30pm.

Street Stock’s are one of Australia’s premier Sedan classes and with a huge Victorian state series round at Rushworth this season members of the club were keen to get the Stockies in for an early mini feature showdown to check out the club and its track. As a result the ‘Rushworth Hotel 1000’ for Street Stocks was born.

Nominations have come from nineteen drivers and amongst the terrific field fans will get to see Mick Dann a prolific title podium finisher. Former Queensland champion Darren Giacometti will be in the field, Bendigo racers Jamie Lock, Craig Claridge and Nathan Dunn, Chiltern’s Warrick Howie, Mick Clark from Ballarat, Andrew Jordan who won at Wangaratta a couple of weekends ago and Goulburn Valley racers Felicity and Shane Roycroft, a local husband and wife team. Dann is the heavy tip to go on and win, however the race should a ripper and not to be missed.

Fans of Compact Speedcar action, the little 1000cc open wheelers that get up and go the line-up also has a Goulburn Valley flavour with locals, Daniel James, Louis Rodriguez and Mark Cecil amongst the field. Rodriguez had a great run recently in Sydney and he will be tough to top at his home track however on top of his local comrades, he will need to out gun former national champion Justin Paull.

Adam Box and Paul Lamb will be back at it again in the Open Saloons whilst class champion Garry Gapes will be looking to upstage them both when it comes to feature race time and the Ladies Saloons action will put Kelly Lamb against Jas Bergman, Nicole Gapes and Felicity Roycroft who has double duty on Saturday night competing in two cars and classes.

Bradin Claridge will be looking to go back to back in Junior Sedans with competition from his brother Connor and Keiden Britton.
Production Sedan champion Leigh Jeffery faces a tough and challenging night on track with Neil Johnson, Shane Hutchins, Ian Wilson, Troy Britton and a new edition Steve Ellis amongst some of his competition. Steve comes from Horsham and heads to Rushworth in the search of some competition.

All the action begins at 4pm and enquiries can be made to 0409 386 805

Spectator admission costs are Adults $20, Aged Pensioners $15, Kids ages 12 to 16 $10 each whilst children under the age of 12 are free. A family of two adults and two children aged 12 to 16 is $50 on a family ticket.

Goulburn Valley Auto Club is proudly supported by
Super Balance Automotive - Shepparton
Aerodrome Automotive – Kialla
Autobarn – Bendigo
Bendigo Powder Coating
Bendigo Timber Products
Bourke Fencing - Bendigo
Budget Trophies -Kyabram
Burson’s Shepparton
Jackal Fencing Manufacturers - Bendigo
Kyabram Bearings
Leed Engineering & Construction – Kangaroo Flat
Maxam Printing - Shepparton
Metalcorp Bendigo
Mental Racewear
Pearce Concrete – Golden Square
Mooroopna Passenger Services
Ross Adams Cartage Contractor - Nanneella
Rushworth Bakery
The Rushworth Hotel
WG Panels - Rochester
Windridge Security Doors & Fences – Bendigo

RUSHWORTH HOTEL 1000 FOR STREET STOCKS
Mick Dann- Redline 0
Craig Claridge - Swan Hill 7
Warrick Howie – NSW 11
Darren Giacometti – Redline 12
Jamie Curtis – Bairnsdale 17
Eugene Bennett – Nyora 19
Russell Hill – Drouin 21
Nathan Dunn – Bendigo 33
Greg Parks – Alexandra 36
Bradley Hill – Nyora 36
Jamie Lock – Bendigo 43
Mick Clark – Ballarat 48
Kevin Brogmus – Alexandra 68
Felicity Roycroft – GV 65
Shane Roycroft – GV 82
David Barrie – Colac 83
Tim Hutchinson – Mortlake 88
Andrew Jordan – Alexandra 89
Steve Hardie – Nyora 94

COMPACT SPEEDCARS
Butch Hutchinson – Victoria 2
Daniel James – Victoria 3
Mark Hutchinson – Victoria 6
Louis Rodriguez – Victoria 11
Tania Hallett – Victoria 15
Jamie Paull – Victoria 31
Mark Cecil – Victorian 35
Jack Day – Victoria 57
Brad Day – Victoria 59
Justin Paull – Victoria 66
Mike Griffiths – Victoria 75

GV OPEN SALOONS
Garry Gapes – 1
Peter Welch – 8
Bevan Hutchins – 18
Darren Hodge – 25
Braiden Simmonds – 26
Adam Box – 27
Mark Bergman – 31
Wayne Gilsenan – 53
Scott Smith – 58
Daniel Smith – 59
Matt Smith – 61
Josh Beattie – 72
Paul Lamb – 73
Matt Callanan – 78
Chelsea Hodge – 95
Jaidyn Dredge – 131
Chris Woeltjes – 135

GV LADIES SALOONS
Kelly Lamb – 2
Jas Bergman – 36
Rhiannon Alexander – 64
Felicity Roycroft – 65
Nicole Gapes – 84
Pauline Martin – 135

GV JUNIOR SEDANS
Jorden Simmonds – 20
Keiden Britton – 41
Bradin Claridge – 44
Connor Claridge – 117
Zachary Martin – 135

GV PRODUCTION SEDANS
Leigh Jeffery – 1
Neil Johnson – 7
Shane Hutchins – 10
Ian Wilson – 19
Luke Warren – 30
Troy Britton – 41
Warren Alexander – 64
Matthew Walker – 138
Jaiden McCann – 139
Jesse Longley – 149
Steve Ellis – 174

Written by
Dean Thompson
DMT Sports Media
For Goulburn Valley Auto Club

Street Stocks will be at Rushworth (43) is Bendigo's Jamie Lock (C) Dean Miller Photography

Butch Hutchinson will be at Rushworth with his Compact Speddcar

Adam Box will lead the charge again in the Open Sedans (C) Vern & Jackie Parker Photography