{"id":45347,"date":"2023-10-06T02:09:14","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T06:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dirtcar.com\/?p=45347"},"modified":"2024-01-14T15:37:53","modified_gmt":"2024-01-14T20:37:53","slug":"williamson-wins-pole-for-358-modified-salute-to-the-troops-150-williamson-payne-rudolph-win-heats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dirtcar.com\/dirtcar-ne\/358-modifieds\/williamson-wins-pole-for-358-modified-salute-to-the-troops-150-williamson-payne-rudolph-win-heats\/","title":{"rendered":"Williamson Wins Pole for 358 Modified Salute to the Troops 150; Williamson, Payne, Rudolph Win Heats"},"content":{"rendered":"
For the first time in his career, Mat Williamson will bring the DIRTcar 358 Modified field to the green Saturday in the 43rd running of the Salute to the Troops 150<\/em>.<\/p>\n The six fastest drivers from Thursday\u2019s Time Trial sessions have locked themselves into the Salute to the Troops 150. Williamson is joined by Zachary Payne, Erick Rudolph, Dalton Slack, Tim Sears Jr. and Derek Webb in the first three rows of Saturday\u2019s main event for a shot at the $20,000 grand prize.<\/p>\n Later in the evening, both Williamson and Payne went on to win their respective Heats, as well as Rudolph, picking up the additional $1,000 bonus checks as part of the Thursday Night Thunder<\/em> program.<\/p>\n TIME TRIALS<\/strong><\/p>\n Coming into October, Williamson \u2013 the 33-year-old Big Block Modified ace from St. Catharines, ON \u2013 has triumphed twice in Super DIRT Week\u2019s crown jewel, the Billy Whittaker Cars 200, but has never been to Victory Lane in the year\u2019s biggest 358 Modified event despite over a decade\u2019s worth of attempts. In fact, he\u2019s never been on the pole of any Super DIRT Week Feature event.<\/p>\n