Toby Price is now an ECB SuperUtes Series race winner while Craig Woods found himself on his lid in the final encounter of Round 3 at Winton.
Gerard Maggs’ Toyota Hilux was turned around by Ben Falk (Mazda BT-50) on Lap 2 of the race and with Woods unable to avoid the debutant, his own Hilux went over.
Falk’s team-mate Ryal Harris was also caught up the in the drama and had the front of his BT-50 caved in, after he had already tangled with Cameron Crick (Mitsubishi Triton) on Lap 1.
Price made it three different race winners for the weekend, his first SuperUtes outing of the season, after the Dakar Rally champion survived a one-lap dash to the finish in his Mitsubishi Triton.
Tom Alexander in the sole Isuzu D-Max finished in second while Crick stole a last-second podium from Falk, out-dragging the rookie out of the final corner.
Despite getting caught up in a clash on the first racing lap of the weekend, Alexander will take an extended series lead to Round 4 at the Watpac Townsville 400 on July 5-7.
Results: Race 3
Pos | Num | Team/Sponsor | Driver | Car | Laps | Race time |
1 | 87 | Team Mitsubishi Triton | Toby Price | Mitsubishi Triton | 7 | 18:17.8387 |
2 | 22 | Caltex Delo Racing | Tom Alexander | Isuzu D-MAX | 7 | 18:18.4638 |
3 | 7 | Total Tools Team Triton Racing | Cameron Crick | Mitsubishi Triton | 7 | 18:20.4747 |
4 | 17 | Tank World | Benjamin Falk | Mazda BT50 | 7 | 18:20.5728 |
5 | 8 | Fat Freddy’s | Ben Walsh | Toyota Hilux | 7 | 18:25.2548 |
6 | 11 | Trick Trailers | Keven Stoopman | Holden Colorado | 7 | 18:25.3455 |
7 | 96 | Mitsubishi Motors Team Triton | Jaiden Maggs | Mitsubishi Triton | 7 | 18:25.3585 |
8 | 94 | Allgate Auto Doors | Jeff Watters | Ford Ranger | 7 | 18:25.7337 |
9 | 72 | Western Sydney Motorsport | Craig Thompson | Toyota Hilux | 7 | 18:26.0343 |
10 | 68 | Sieders Racing Team | Gerard Maggs | Toyota Hilux | 7 | 18:26.7693 |
DNF | 64 | Western Sydney Motorsport | Craig Woods | Toyota Hilux | 1 | 1:51.2390 |
DNF | 49 | Allgate Auto Doors Racing | Christopher Formosa | Ford Ranger | 1 | 1:52.6407 |
DNF | 1 | EFS 4×4 Racing | Ryal Harris | Mazda BT50 | 1 | 1:52.9142 |
Series points
Pos | Driver | Pts |
1 | Tom Alexander | 443 |
2 | Ryal Harris | 373 |
3 | Ben Walsh | 366 |
4 | Cameron Crick | 352 |
5 | Elliot Barbour | 280 |
6 | Michael Sieders | 245 |
7 | Benjamin Falk | 233 |
8 | Craig Woods | 187 |
9 | Christopher Formosa | 153 |
10 | Luke van Herwaarde | 99 |
11 | Adam Dodd | 64 |
12 | Gerard Maggs | 58 |
13 | Craig Thompson | 54 |
14 | Ronnie Conquest | 52 |
15 | Peter Major | 48 |
16 | Craig Dontas | 19 |
17 | Dean Canto | 0 |
18 | Gilbert Slade | 0 |