A monster field of 27 Lightning Rods saw the track packed to capacity, and former National Champion David Hearst used all his experience to work his way through to the heat one win ahead of Michael Lynch and recent form man Richard Stewart. Tim Hazlett looked as though he had the win sewn up in that one only to clash with an errant backmarker, but he made no mistake in heat two as he led Jordan Rochford and Gordy McKee over the line. Rochford then went on to land the feature race final after a stirring drive, with Hazlett good value in second and Hearst third ahead of multi-champion Stephen Emerson.

The ProStocks, new rules and all, also fielded an excellent 27 cars, but it was the old hands who still held sway at the front. Ryan Abernethy produced a superb last lap to take heat one from Alan Haugh, before Lee Booth took heat two ahead of Dan McGreevy and Willie Taggart. The final came down to a late shoot-out between Haugh and Abernethy, and an excellently executed last bend hit saw Ryan grab the win after a fine battle indeed. The drivers of the smaller cars certainly held sway, but when they become outlawed in June those who have made the jump to the bigger models now will surely see the pendulum swing back in their direction.

With recent graduates Rochford, McCracken, Dynes and Hazlett all netting wins in the senior ranks during the day, it shows just how well the Junior Productions teach the young drivers the arts of short oval racing. With a number of others having reached the age limit last year, it was pleasing to still see 12 cars in action, and Edmund Davis steered his newly acquired Corsa to a welcome victory in the first heat of the day, ahead of Bradley McKinstry and Stuart Cochrane. McKinstry went one better to net the chequers in heat two from the impressive Davis and Jack Gilpin, before Gilpin powered through to land the final in an excellent race from Dan Campbell and McKinstry.