Power wasn’t an issue Thursday night for Matt Hirschman, as he picked up his first World Series feature win of the week in dramatic fashion.
It took a dramatic last-lap dive in turn three on Jon McKennedy for Hirschman to slip by and get the victory.
“We’ve been close all week to winning,” Hirschman said. “[McKennedy] started getting closer and closer. I’d have been content with a second, but he just backed up to me too much.”
Hirschman entered Thursday’s feature leading Ron Silk by 14 points. After extending that gap, he’s in position to lock up his third World Series title in four years with a solid run in the Richie Evans Memorial 100 Friday night.
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Behind Hirschman and McKennedy was Silk, who finished third, followed by Patrick Emerling and Ronnie Williams. Sixth place went to Craig Lutz, and Eric Goodale, JR Bertuccio, Anthony Nocella and Tyler Rypkema rounded out the top-10.
For the first time all week, Tour Modified conversation was centered around the racing, not the wrecking. With weather in the area a concern, the 35-lap feature was finished in less than half an hour. There were only two caution flags that slowed the race, and there were no red flags that stopped the action entirely.
Silk started on the pole, but outside pole sitter Williams quickly jumped past him for the lead. Williams led until lap 16, when McKennedy slipped by off of turn four. The race finished on a 24-lap green flag run, allowing Hirschman to reel McKennedy in to make the winning pass on the final lap.
The full results can be found below:
- Matt Hirschman
- Jon McKennedy
- Ron Silk
- Patrick Emerling
- Ronnie Williams
- Craig Lutz
- Eric Goodale
- JR Bertuccio
- Anthony Nocella
- Tyler Rypkema
- Chuck Hossfeld
- Stephen Kopcik
- Eddie McCarthy
- Jimmy Blewett
- Matt Galko
- Dave Sapienza
- Amy Catalano
- Tom Martino Jr.
- Brian Robie
- Danny Knoll Jr.
- Chris Finocchario
- Buddy Charette
- Tyler Catalano
- Chris Ridsdale
- Chris Jenson
- Jim Gavek
- Marcello Rufrano
- Tommy Catalano
- Bobby Measmer Jr.
- Timmy Catalano
- Zayne Zehren
- Bobby Jones
- Jeremy Gerstner
- Jonathan Laureigh
- Paul Hartwig
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