Shane Steenholdt climbed to the top of the podium once again in LS1 Sprintcar racing at the Goulburn Valley venue.
Nicola won the 35-lap feature event for Super Sedans when he defeated Neil Witnish by just less than two seconds, with Jamie Collins, Ash Bergmeier and Ben Faulkhead rounding out the top-five finishers.
Witnish had put his car in pole position for the marathon-length race, Nicola starting in second with Collins, South Australian Kym Jury, Faulkhead and Bergmeier the top-six starters.
In a heartbreaking result for Witnish he led the race for the first 33 laps and with two to go Nicola made his move and shot through to the front and on to victory.
Nicola felt for Witnish, but a win is a win, especially those with trophies and cash up for grabs.
‘‘I would like to say well done to the Goulburn Valley club for bouncing back after recent adversity at the track and I do really feel for Neil, he has been a long-time member with our class and I would have been happy for him to have gone all the way tonight,’’ Nicola said.
‘‘I am sure he will get me very soon down the line though.’’
Collins, Witnish and Queenslander Trent Wilson shared the qualifying race wins in the lead-up to the final.
Sprintcar action from the LS1 Chevrolet-powered version of the popular class finished with Bairnsdale racer Shane Steenholdt picking up a win, with a large distance back to second-placed Adam Cullinger with Michael Evans and Craig Tucker the other finishers.
Steenholdt led the first nine laps of the feature event before young gun Alistair Bastian took the lead.
On lap 21, tyre damage left Bastian parking his car infield for Steenholdt to assume command of the race.
David Dennison, Daniel Orr and Steenholdt won the lead-in qualifiers to the final.
Goulburn Valley Ladies Saloon racing finished with a win going the way of Kelly Lamb in the 10-lap final ahead of Belinda Chalcraft, Nicole Gapes and Casey Alexander.
Chalcraft and Lamb shared the qualifying race wins, with Lamb picking up two.
Jay Nicolaisen was impressive in winning the Goulburn Valley Open Sedan final after he had been knocking on the door in recent racing.
Nicolaisen in his Commodore won ahead of Carlie Wicks in the Hyundai with Peter Welch, Garry Gapes and Mark Bergmann rounding out the top five at the finish.
Wicks got off to a ripper start as she led lap one before Nicolaisen wound up the Commodore and regained the lead the next lap around the circuit.
Shane Hutchins in the Goulburn Valley Production Sedan No.1 car, won the Production Sedans again, this time defeating Leigh Jeffery, Troy Britton, Jaiden McCann and Geoff Lee at the end of 12 laps.
Hutchins and Lee started at the front of the field with Jeffery and Reece Harris on the second row followed by Britton and McCann.
Britton made some early moves and was in third by lap two and little battles during the field kept the race interesting right the way through.
In the Junior Sedan final, Daniel Smith won a terrific little race with Luke Cecil, while Josh Cecil and Cooper Laurie closed out the feature results.
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