SYDNEYSIDER Mark Brown has managed to hold onto his lead in the National Speedcar Super Series (NSSS) after a thrilling performance at Allansford's Premier Speedway.
The series' defending champion, Brown catapulted himself to the lead after starting 18th in the 30-lap final on Saturday night.
He secured victory after being excluded from time trials earlier in the evening.
He started from the bottom of the points table entering the heats but a "never say die" attitude kept him in contention.
"The start of the night turned bad after hot laps and it wasn't looking good but I got angry and got fast and never gave up, I never ever gave up," Brown said.
"I made a few little mistakes in the middle there and I told myself to settle down get back in the groove and before I knew it I was up the front."
It was the fourth feature win for Brown this season - far below the record 13 victories he bagged last season.
He said he could see fellow Sydneysider Nathan Smee, who is running second in the NSSS, and several other drivers closing in on him in the final of the Allansford round.
Brown was ecstatic with the win and described it as a dream run.
"I could see Smee and a couple of others up the front and I just kept picking them off one by one," he said.
"That's a life-time dream to race like that."
"It rates as the best race ever.
"To put on a show for the people here is great.
Sydney's Troy Jenkins finished second.
He ended qualifying as the highest point scorer following a consistent run in his heats.
Jenkins led the feature when he shot by early race leader and Top 8 Pole Shuffle winner Keith Giles five laps into the race.
Jenkins managed to open a handy advantage until the dying laps when Brown was able to seal the deal, sliding past Jenkins with just four laps to go.
"I thought the track was sensational," Jenkins said.
''This is the first time I've been to Warrnambool and there was a top line, a mid section so it was good for slide jobs," Jenkins said.
"It was great."
Third placegetter Western Australian Keith Giles was quick to praise Brown after the race.
"Browny caught both Jenko and I with our pants down," he said.
"I wondered where Browny had come from but I'm happy.
"The car's straight and it's a confidence booster entering the Australian title next week at Avalon."
Smee finished fourth.
Premier Speedway also hosted round five of the Super Six Series for wingless sprints on Saturday.
Camperdown's Jeffrey Judd took out the event, leading from flag to flag.
He marked a return to racing after crewing for Warrnambool sprintcar pilot Jamie Veal. "The car was really good tonight," Judd said.
"The track was great and it wasn't a Sunday drive but it is definitely easier out front.
"I've been doing this for 20-odd years, so it's good to jump back in after crewing with Jamie Veal, which I enjoy just as much as racing myself."
The A main was a 20-lap battle between David McKay, Rory Button, Stephen Hodder and Bradley Warren for the final podium positions with McKay and Button eventually edging out their rivals to finish second and third respectively.
Hodder, Warren, Phil Micallef, Luke Weel, Jye Saunders, Andy Caruana, James Wren, Scott Drew, Gary Bell, Damien Meade, Andy Hibbert and Lee Meade rounding out the A main finishers. The B main was run and won by Brad Warren from Damien Meade, Wren and Caruana who all transferred into the A main.
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