{"id":36874,"date":"2021-10-07T00:54:23","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T04:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dirtcar.com\/?p=36874"},"modified":"2023-08-07T11:31:55","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T15:31:55","slug":"helluva-party-mat-williamson-wins-epic-duel-at-weedsport-speedway-to-commence-napa-super-dirt-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dirtcar.com\/dirtcar-ne\/358-modifieds\/helluva-party-mat-williamson-wins-epic-duel-at-weedsport-speedway-to-commence-napa-super-dirt-week\/","title":{"rendered":"HELLUVA PARTY: Mat Williamson wins epic duel at Weedsport Speedway to kickoff NAPA Super DIRT Week"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Canadian driver won his second consecutive NAPA Super DIRT Week event with two different cars in two days<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Twice a dangerous path to glory opened for Mat Williamson, and twice he didn\u2019t hesitate to take it.<\/p>\n The first time was out of determination. The second was mixed with anger. There was no denying the Canadian of Wednesday night\u2019s DIRTcar 358 Modified win at Weedsport Speedway for the NAPA Super DIRT Week Kickoff Party.<\/p>\n However, some uncertainty hovered over his confidence before the start of the 75-lap Feature. He drew the pole in the redraw with a sunken face. To him, it would\u2019ve looked better to start fourth and finish fourth, than to start from the pole and potentially finish anything less.<\/p>\n Even though he won at Weedsport with the Super DIRTcar Series earlier in the season, the 3\/8-mile D-shaped track has not always meshed well with Williamson. You wouldn\u2019t have known it after 75 laps around the facility, though.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s one of the nicest facilities and I never ran good at it,\u201d Williamson said. \u201cAl and Jimmy have one of the best facilities in North America and I think I finally got it down pat where I can run decently when we come here.\u201d<\/p>\n Williamson launched ahead of the field on the initial start with Tim Sears, Jr. in tow, moving from third to second in the opening lap. And behind them, Larry Wight went from eighth to fourth.<\/p>\n An early caution on Lap 1 gave little to tease of what was to come. Because what ensued after was a drama built for the silver screen.<\/p>\n While Williamson held command out front with ease for the first 15 laps, Sears, Wight and Jordan McCreadie argued over who would be the first to try and chase down the #6M Small Block machine. Sears made a strong case early on but lost the argument when McCreadie snuck by him on a restart.<\/p>\n As McCreadie pulled away in his attempt to hunt Williamson, Wight was an annoyance in Sears\u2019s right ear. Lap after lap, he edged closer and closer along the right side of Sears\u2019s car. Eventually, Sears decided to give the top lane a try himself. When he did, he passed McCreadie for second and closed to Williamson\u2019s bumper while traffic blocked his lanes.<\/p>\n Sears passed Williamson for the lead on Lap 34 but couldn\u2019t run away quick enough. The 2021 DIRTcar 358 Modified Hoosier Tire Weekly Racing champion kept Sears within reach for the next five laps before seeing the first dangerous path open.<\/p>\n