Tate Frost won Night #1 of the Grand Annual Classic in Warrnambool (Video Highlights from ClayPerView.com)
by Brett Murray
Rising star Tate Frost has caused a giant boil over, upstaging a superstar field to take night one honours at the Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic in Warrnambool.
The Tasmanian held his nerve in a gripping final to post the first win of his career at the biggest event for the sport in Australia, coming just one week after his 21st birthday.
Emotions ran high following the giant sized upset as Frost jumped on the top wing if his car before embracing his parents.
“Somebody pinch me, this can’t be true can it?” Frost yelled after the win.
“This is quite unbelievable really, I’m lost for words.
“You try so hard in this sport to have good results and to try and get that elusive win, and for it to come here at the Classic is bloody incredible!”
Frost stunned a capacity crowd at Warrnambool’s Premier Speedway to beat home defending Classic champion Lockie McHugh and Brock Hallett.
The top three now lock themselves into Sunday’s opening three rows of the grid.
World of Outlaws champion Brad Sweet was the best of the star American contingent, finishing fourth.
The hard luck story belonged to young US racer Chase Randall who led the early stages of the final, before a car crunching flip ruined his chances.
The second half of qualifying takes place tonight with the likes of USA guns Sheldon Haudenschild, Carson Macedo and Corey Eliason taking on local stars James McFadden, Jamie Veal, Ian Madsen and national champion Marcus Dumesny.
Sunday will then host the finals leading up to the 50th anniversary running of the $50,000 to win Classic.
Feature Results
C main (started): 1. Ash Cook VA36 (3) 2. Dennis Jones V17 (1) 3. Andrew Hughes V28 (5) / 4. Jett Bell V88 (14) 5. Adam Butler Q10 (11) 6. Mahtia Bissett T5 (9) 7. Brett Hobson NS96 (15) 8. Carly Walsh VA4 (7) 9. Brett Clarke VA33 (17) 10. David Aldersley V64 (8) 11. Alex Attard N53 (4) 12. Tarhlea Apelt Q97 (13) 13. Nicholas Whell Q21 (2) 14. Chris McInerney N40 (6) 15. Rhiannon Burlieigh V58 (12) 16. Jamie Heyen V89 (16) 17. Benny Atkinson Jr N86 (18) 18. Eddie Lumbar N36 (10)
B main (started): 1. Brock Zearfoss W95 (2) 2. Peter Doukas V98 (1) 3. Jackson Delamont N48 (5) 4. Brendan Guerin S96 (3) / 5. Luke Dillon S81 (7) 6. Jordyn Charge V60 (11) 7. Cody Maroske Q27 (9) 8. Brendan Scorgie NS57 (6) 9. Marcus Green V71 (10) 10. Sam Walsh N92 (8) 11. Ash Cook VA36 (17) 12. Scott Enderl S11 (14) 13. Lisa Walker S4 (15) 14. Kale Quinlan NT15 (4) 15. Andrew Hughes V28 (19) 16. Grant Stansfield VA88 (16) 17. Jett Bell V88 (20) 18. Coby Elliott N72 (13) 19. Josh Buckingham V49 (12) 20. Dennis Jones V17 (18)
A main (started): 1. Tate Frost T62 (4) 2. Lachlan McHugh NQ7 (3) 3. Brock Hallett Q5 (9) 4. Brad Sweet W49 (18) 5. Jock Goodyer T22 (1) 6. Steven Lines Q83 (8) 7. Cole Macedo T14 (10) 8. Kerry Madsen W2 (6) 9. Darren Mollenoyux V44 (15) 10. Peter Doukas V98 (22) 11. Jack Lee VA25 (11) 12. Lachlan McDonough S38 (19) 13. Jackson Delamont N48 (23) 14. Jordan Rae V2 (17) 15. Matthew Dumesny N57 (14) 16. Brett Milburn V68 (13) 17. Chad Ely S98 (7) 18. Brendan Guerin S96 (24) 19. Tony Moule D26 (16) 20. Chase Randall USA9 (2) 21. Tyler Courtney W17 (5) 22. Brock Zearfoss W95 (21) 23. Luke Oldfield Q17 (12) 24. Justin Sanders USA1 (20)