RANSOMVILLE, NY – Mat Williamson of St. Catharines, Ontario, dominated the 35-lap BRP Modified Tour feature at Ransomville Speedway on Friday night, securing his fifth career victory in the series. Jim Harbison from Ransomville, NY, clinched his second win of the season in the Stirling Lubricants DIRTcar Sportsman race. Nigel Pendykoski of Chippawa, Ontario, continued his strong season with a fourth win in the Kevin’s Carpet Cleaning Novice Sportsman division, while Ben Hornquist from Eden, NY, captured his first Sunflowers of Sanborn Mini Stocks feature win of the year.
Williamson and Ayden Cipriano led the field to the green flag for the BRP Modified Tour main event, with Williamson quickly asserting his dominance. Dalton Slack held third early on, with Chad Brachmann and Gary Lindberg battling for positions behind him. Garrett Krummert and Erick Rudolph made significant progress through the field, advancing to the top six by lap five. Brachmann moved into second on lap six, followed closely by Krummert, who charged from 11th on the starting grid to claim third by lap seven.
The race saw Williamson navigate lapped traffic by lap 12, while Brachmann closed the gap. A caution on lap 18 for Dave Flannigan’s slow car bunched up the field, erasing Williamson’s comfortable lead. On the restart, Rudolph overtook Krummert for third, setting his sights on Brachmann for second. Ryan Susice also made gains, moving into fifth ahead of Lindberg. Lindberg would later regain fifth position as the laps wound down, but it was Williamson who pulled away to secure his fifth BRP Mod Tour victory and 28th career win at Ransomville.
In the DIRTcar Sportsman feature, Cam Tuttle and Jim Harbison led the field to the start, with Harbison taking the early lead. Tuttle and Curtis Friesen battled for second, with Darin Gallagher and Cody McPherson in pursuit. Gallagher moved into fourth by lap 11, as McPherson broke into the top five on lap 12. A caution on lap 14 set up a final showdown, where Harbison held off Tuttle to claim his second win of the season.
The Novice Sportsman event saw Ken Camidge lead initially, but Nigel Pendykoski swiftly took charge on lap four and never looked back, securing his fourth win of the season. Meanwhile, in the Sunflowers of Sanborn Mini Stocks feature, Ben Hornquist led from start to finish, fending off challenges from Matt Hornquist to secure his first win of the season and fifth career victory at Ransomville.
