THOROLD, Ont. (August 6, 2021) – Nick Sheridan snapped Jacob Dykstra’s winning streak and claimed a $5,000 prize from Sundance Restaurant Services on Friday night at Merrittville Speedway.
Eric Gledhill and Nick Sheridan shared the front row for the 25 lap A-Main and Sheridan took the early lead. The race went the distance without a yellow flag and Sheridan had opened a healthy lead before he approached slower traffic. Jacob Dykstra got past Gledhill on lap 10 and set off in search of his fourth consecutive win, but couldn’t get close enough to challenge Sheridan for the lead.
Sheridan took the win by 1.756 seconds, followed by Dykstra, Gledhill, Jesse Costa, and Lucas Smith. The top ten was rounded out with Alan Downey, Joshua Hill, Darren Dryden, Dereck Lemyre, and Dale Curran. Lucas Smith, Jacob Dykstra, and Jesse Costa won the heat races, while Adrian Stahle won the B-Main.
The Action Sprint Tour will next be in competition on Friday, August 13 and Saturday, August 14 at Merrittville Speedway. Visit www.actionsprinttour.com and www.merrittvillespeedway.com for more information.
A-Main [Started] 25 laps – 7:13.739
1. 45-Nick Sheridan[2]; 2. 5D-Jacob Dykstra[3]; 3. 7-Eric Gledhill[1]; 4. 4-Jesse Costa[8]; 5. 49L-Lucas Smith[5]; 6. 19D-Allan Downey[10]; 7. 69-Joshua Hill[9]; 8. 12DD-Darren Dryden[13]; 9. 56-Dereck Lemyre[14]; 10. 31-Dale Curran[11]; 11. 45L-Curtis Gartly[6]; 12. 74-Rob Neely[12]; 13. 3S-Austin Roes[7]; 14. 50LS-Adrian Stahle[19]; 15. 38-Derek Miller[21]; 16. 20-Johnny Miller[17]; 17. BS39-Brett Stratford[4]; 18. 94-Ryan Fraser[15]; 19. 9C-Brian Nanticoke[20]; 20. 2M-Steve Murdock[16]; 21. 48-Lance Erskine[24]; 22. 51-Trevor Young[22]; 23. 14-Larry Gledhill[18]; 24. 14T-Noelle Teal[23] // HEATS: 1. 49L-Lucas Smith, 2. 5D-Jacob Dykstra, 3. 4-Jesse Costa // B-MAIN: 50LS-Adrian Stahle
From: Tommy Goudge
