Eastern Creek Speedway

SATURDAY MAY 13 CANCELLED DUE TO STORMS

Unfortunately due to heavy storms, even some hail, and continued light showers still over the track, we have to cancel our event scheduled for May 13.

Any pre-purchased tickets will be refunded. Anyone that has purchased a pit pass at the track, the ticket box will be doing refunds from 3pm, if you would like to have a refund processed. Otherwise you can keep your pit wristband for any one of our next 4 events next season.

We would like to thank everyone for their continued support and just can't believe Mother Nature has won again.

Next season's calendar will be released later today. 2023/24 Season will open on Saturday September 23 with Sprintcars, Monster Trucks, Fireworks and more.

2pm Update:

We have just had storms pass over and still have some light showers about...

We are going to do an assessment of the track and will provide an update in 30 minutes as to whether we can go ahead or not.

Hold tight, and we will update you shortly.

128 Nominated cars are getting ready for tonight's (May 13) huge Season Finale at Eastern Creek Speedway. Plus we are going to light up the skies with an awesome Fireworks display.

Blue skies overhead and no weather concerns at this stage. If anything changes we will keep you posted.

Get your Backside Trackside for the last time this season and !

www.easterncreekspeedway.com.au/events.htm for ticketing, pricing, event info and more.

Full list of nominations can be found on our website:
www.easterncreekspeedway.com.au

🔴 For anyone who cannot make it out to the Season Finale this Saturday May 13th it will be LIVE STREAMED on www.speedwayaustralia.tv!

But better to get your backside trackside! Get down to the creek for an unforgettable night of speedway action!

LITTLE WITHIN REACH OF ECS SPRINTCAR TRACK TITLE SATURDAY NIGHT MAY 13

One fixture – the final meeting of the season at Eastern Creek Speedway, Saturday May 13 – stands between Troy Little and victory in the ECS Sprintcar Track Championship. The finale to the 2022-23 term represents one of the biggest shows of the season with the traditional Midget 50 lap main event also on the card, as well as a very good V8 Dirt Modified entry list, also Late Models and RSA Street Stocks programmed. The massive night of racing will feature a huge fireworks display.

Troy has one hand on the trophy after a very impressive season of consistency where good performances in main events have been the catalyst behind his position at the top of the points chart.
The title can still be won and lost, but earlier heat performances Saturday night will put him well in command entering the deciding 30-lap feature race. Either way, it means Brisbane's Aaron Kelly trails by108 points, though he still is there with enough points to be won and lost. It sets the scene for a thrilling outcome to the grand final (round 17) of the 2022-23 season ECS Sprintcar Track Championship. Entering the last round, it also means the final finishing order in the top ten is far from certain – particularly the battle between the third and fourth championship positions with just one point between the current third-placed Daniel Sayre and fourth driver in the standings Jessie Attard.

Thirty-three Sprintcars have nominated for this weekend and amongst the entries are Warren Ferguson, Kaidon Brown, Lachlan Caunt and Zac Pacchiarotta – all within the top ten – in a showdown to determine the final standings.

Sydney's Nathan Smee and high flying Kiwi Michael Pickens are the two most successful drivers in the modern day history of the Sydney 50-lap Midget main event and both will drive this Saturday night. Pickens has recorded six wins since the return of the Sydney 50 lap feature on a regular basis in 2005, while Smee has five victories. “Michael and I have always had some close battles in this race, I think even right from his first win and even up to the last he won in 2019 held at Parramatta,” Smee said.
Smee is a long distance specialist. In addition to his Sydney results, he also has a very impressive winning record in this race at Brisbane’s Archerfield Speedway.
“It's important, starting from the back, not to 'use up' the car too much and instead try to pace yourself, but still watching where the other back markers are coming through the field and not to let them get away,” Nathan added.
Driving for Graham Racing Development, the team are well prepared and certainly enter the half century of laps one of the major contenders. The Midget entry list is impressive with 27 nominations chasing the lucrative prize money on offer with every lap of the marathon sponsored. Kaidon Brown is on the nomination list for both Sprintcar Midget competition, as is Michael Stewart. It's a strong car count to round out the season for the Mighty Midgets with Matt Jackson, Troy Jenkins, DJ Raw, Troy Wagstaff, Troy Ware, Dan Biner, Glen Arnold entered, along with another hard running Kiwi Hayden Williams . . . the latter set to compete in the Andy Hassan owned Midget.

Queensland's Kevin Britten, the man who set a record for the Australian V8 Dirt Modified Championship with five consecutive victories, heads the entries on May 13. Competitors from Queensland and Victoria make this one of the best line-ups for the V8 Dirt Modifieds seen in Sydney for a number of seasons. The field includes former National Champion Scott Cannon.
The man who has shown very good form in the Late Model ranks at ECS this season, Lachlan Only, will compete, while one of the most consistent drivers for many years in Sydney sedan racing – even tracing back to the days at Liverpool City Raceway – Darryl Grimson, has nominated. Throw in the likes of Joel Carrig, Nathan Disney, Robert Carrig, Alan Baker, Ryan Fenech, Brad Smith, Todd Bayley and former Sprintcar driver turned Late Model exponent Steve Caunt, the Late Models are set to round out the season on a high note.

Twenty RSA Street Stockers will turn on their own brand of action. Troy Dawes, Matt Alexander, Matthew Stewart, Anthony Attard, Butch Dawes and Shannon Alexander are among the regulars set to compete this Saturday night.

Racing from 4:30PM. Pit gates open 1PM.
Main gates for online ticket holders from 2:30PM.
General admission sales open from 3PM.
www.easterncreekspeedway.com.au/events.htm for ticketing, pricing and event info.

Story by: Dennis Newlyn.
Photo caption: Brisbane's Aaron Kelly is next in line to Troy Little in the ECS Sprintcar Track Championship point standings and still has a mathematical chance of taking honours entering the deciding round 17 this Saturday night, May 13. Photo: Gary Reid.

OVER 120 NOMINATIONS for May 13 Season Finale!

33 Sprintcars, 27 Midgets (50 Lapper), 22 Late Models, 26 V8 Dirt Modifieds and 20 RSA Street Stocks - for one huge night of Speedway action! Fireworks too.

Racing from 4.30pm

Pit Gates open from 1pm
Main Gates for online ticket holders open from 2.30pm
General Admission ticket sales open from 3pm.

Sprintcars (33):

Aaron Kelly Q7
Alex Attard N53
Alex Orr N43
Ashleigh Jack NS16
Benny Atkinson Jr N86
Blake Skipper N24
Brad Stacey N76
Bruce White N96
Daniel Needham N95
Daniel Sayre N16
Grant Tunks N54
Jai Stephenson NS45
Jake Baines NS44
Jeff Lawler N41
Jessie Attard N55
Jordyn Brazier NS21
Kaidon Brown NS3
Lachlan Caunt N9
Lachlan McDonough S38
Luke Sayre N3
Luke Thomas N45
Mark Attard N52
Matthew Thomas N5
Michael Stewart NS14
Mick Turner N93
Paul McKenna N67
Richie Rob NQ41
Sam Walsh N92
Starr Kopa NS56
Stephen Allen N18
Troy Little N20
Warren Ferguson N32
Zac Pacchiarotta NS42

Midgets: (27)

Alan Day N2z
Bailey Goodwin N9
Charlie Brown Q11
Dan Biner N62
Dan Phillips N4
Daniel Paterson N32
Dave lambert N40
DJ Raw N15
Ethan Brown N31
Glen Arnold N43
Hayden Williams N5
Jack Bell Q82j
Jamie Hall N26
Jeffrey Burns N34
Justin Watt N0
Kaidon Brown V97
Matt Geering N6
Matt Jackson N97J
Michael Pickens N70
Michael Stewart N51
Mitchell Freeman T12
Nathan Smee N14
Richard Malouf N8
Rusty Whittaker Q58
Troy Jenkins N78
Troy Wagstaff N10
Troy Ware S71

Late Models: (22)

Alan Baker N3K
Andrew White N23
Blake Lutiger N67
Brad Smith T6
Bruce Mackenzie N6B
Damien Hodges N47
Daniel Cassidy N2
Darryl Grimson N12
Greg Hodges N6H
Jay Davey N19J
Joel Carrig N5J
Joshua Gorham N51
Lachlan Onley N17
Matt Croker N15
Nathan Disney N11
Robert Carrig N5
Ryan Fenech N6
Steve Caunt N9
Stewart Jordan N75
TBA N66
Tim McPherson V97
Todd Bayley N19

V8 Dirt Modifieds: (26)

Adam Thomsen N33
Blake Eveleigh N91
Brayd Stephenson N45
Brendan Rootes N15
Brett Clarke V11
Craig O'Toole N82
Daniel Edwards N46
Daniel Gessell V14
Darren Todd N10
Daryl Hickson V92
Driver TBA N12
James Deahm N6
Kendall Alcorn N7
Kevin Britten Q34
Kevin Greene V58
Marcus Reddecliffe Q29
Matt Ferry N62
Owen Scott N3
Paul Markulin N4
Paul Tindal V3
Phil Roberts Q3
Royden Alcorn N99
Scott Cannon N79
Steve Edwards N14
Tim Cartwright N41
Zeke Edwards V21

RSA Street Stockers: (20)

Anthony Attard 36
Blake Saunderson 21
Butch Dawes 77
Caitlyn Healey 44
Charlie Dodson 11
Chrissy Basford 53
Corey Foyle 42
Danny Glover 98
Darren Cullen 10
Joel Huges 67
Mat Alexander 91
Mathew Stewart 5
Matt Hope 24
Ray Tyler 22
Rick Aberly 18
Sean Isherwood 4
Shannon Alexander 89
Shaun Davoodi 99
Steven Walsh 65
Troy Dawes 25
www.easterncreekspeedway.com.au/events.htm for ticketing, pricing, times and event info.

MASSIVE SEASON FINALE SET FOR MAY 13

Sprintcars, Midget 50 Lapper, Late Models, V8 Dirt Modifieds and the RSA Street Stockers PLUS FIREWORKS TOO.

It's going to be a jammed packed night of Super Speedway action!

Main Program from 5pm, Early racing from 4.30pm.

For event info:
www.easterncreekspeedway.com.au/events.htm

Unleash your inner beast and get your Backside Trackside for the last time this season.

Make sure to check our website closer to the event for any updates.

Full List of Nominations will be available on our website from Monday prior to event.

Eastern Creek Speedway Pit Tickets only available at the Ticket box on the day.  NB:  It will cost more if you purchase General Admission online and then upgrade to a Pit Pass.

ARCHERFIELD SPEEDWAY: If you are looking to get your Speedway fix from the couch this weekend then head to www.speedwayaustralia.tv as they have you covered with coverage over two huge nights from Archerfield Speedway!

72 Wingless Sprints are getting ready to battle it out tonight, for night 1 of their Australian Championship!

Plus they also have the AMCA Nationals and Compact Speedcars.

Racing from 5.45pm

Then Sunday night they return to Archerfield to crown the 2023 Wingless Sprint Australian Champion plus we have over 30 SPRINTCARS, Lightning Sprints and Formula 500s.

MIDGET 50 LAPPER RESCHEDULED TO MAY 13 EVENT!

We are excited to announce the Midget 50 Lapper race has now been rescheduled to run on our May 13 event; thanks to the NSW Midget club and competitors for rallying to make the event still possible.

More details to follow soon...