(May 26, 2024) Weedsport, NY – Mat Williamson claimed his third straight Super DIRTcar Series Feature win at Weedsport Speedway, securing victory in the Heroes Remembered 100 on Sunday. Williamson held off Peter Britten to win his second consecutive Heroes Remembered 100 and his second Series win of the 2024 season.
Race Highlights
Ronnie Davis III led the field to the green flag in the 100-lap Feature, quickly pulling away from Max McLaughlin. Meanwhile, NASCAR Truck Series driver Stewart Friesen began his advance, passing Britten for second on Lap 11. Friesen challenged Davis on the inside but couldn’t complete the pass until a caution for Matt Sheppard slowed the field on Lap 20.
On the restart, Friesen took the lead from Davis on Lap 23, only to be caught by Williamson. Running in fifth, Williamson used the outside line to move up, passing Anthony Perrego, Britten, and Davis to take second on Lap 32. He then caught Friesen and passed him for the lead on Lap 40.
Williamson maintained his lead for the next 50 laps, but Britten found momentum on the inside and began to close the gap. Despite Britten’s challenge, Williamson held on to win his 24th career Super DIRTcar Series race and the $7,500 prize.
Alex Payne finished fourth but was disqualified after being light at the scales, moving Perrego up to fourth and McLaughlin to fifth.
Key Quotes
“My tire was shot at the end, so I was kind of hanging on,” Williamson said. “We were fortunate to get it done. When the brown went away on the track, I got worse. I had a good car; I didn’t think it was going to be that good tonight because the track was different. But we went off our notes from last year, and it paid off.”
Britten finished second, his best Super DIRTcar Series result at Weedsport. “I know we were pretty tit for tat for a while,” Britten said. “I feel like I was starting to pull him in clean air a little bit, and then as we got to traffic, we pulled right up on him. Once he got past [Smith] and got clean air, I had to clear [lap traffic]. And then, once I cleared them, he got away.”
Friesen, who finished third, commented on his car’s performance. “We were too good too early,” Friesen said. “Mat is always tough here. We fired off really good and strong but we just kind of lost the handle on it by the end of the race. A podium for us is a good night. We’ll just keep building a notebook and hope we get better the next time we come here.”
Upcoming Event
The Super DIRTcar Series returns to action on Monday, May 27, for Thunder on the Mountain at Thunder Mountain Speedway in Center Lisle, NY. Fans can catch all the action live on DIRTVision, either online or with the DIRTVision app.
For tickets and more information, visit DIRTcarNationals.com.
Heroes Remembered 100 (100 Laps)
- Mat Williamson [7]
- Peter Britten [3]
- Stewart Friesen [4]
- Anthony Perrego [5]
- Max McLaughlin [2]
- Larry Wight [20]
- Jimmy Phelps [8]
- Mike Mahaney [11]
- Tim Sears Jr [10]
- Dalton Slack [14]
- Felix Roy [23]
- Matt Sheppard [6]
- Ronnie Davis III [1]
- Michael Trautschold [12]
- Danny Johnson [27]
- Darren Smith [18]
- Zachary Payne [24]
- Daniel Johnson [22]
- (DNF) Louden Reimert [17]
- (DNF) Todd Root [19]
- (DNF) Dave Marcuccilli [16]
- (DNF) Jack Lehner [15]
- (DNF) Brandon Walters [21]
- (DNF) CG Morey [25]
- (DNF) Tim Fuller [13]
- (DNF) Marcus Dinkins [26]
- (DQ) Alex Payne [9]
