An emotional Williams dedicated his second consecutive Jack Willsher Cup triumph to the family, of which he is a close family friend.

He seized victory from Victorian Josh Buckingham and south-west driver Chris Bellman, who crossed the line in third place.

Williams said he was ecstatic to lift the time-honoured trophy.

“It’s really good. I’m from Victoria originally so this is a race you always want to do well in,” he told The Standard.

“It’s something I always wanted to win. We ran second I think about three times, so it took a while to get that win. We won last year, and here again this year, so it’s really good.

“It’s a long drive to come down from Brisbane for one night but it’s all been worthwhile.

“I know Jack has had a really tough year in losing (wife) Alice so it was really nice to get one for (the family). 

“We’re close family friends.”

Williams, the Australian number one, said he secured the result through a strong start.

“The first lap was all about getting to the front, we had minimal time to do it,” the 29-year-old said.

“The track was really fast. It made the pass hard, but we had one lap to get to it. We had a bit of a theory that it would work and it did well for us.”

Williams said he had a full calendar leading into the summer season.

“We’re racing at Maryborough back in Brisbane next week, and then we’re off to America to race over Christmas.

“There’s a big indoor race we’re really looking to tackle.

“We missed speedweek this year unfortunately but there’s plenty ahead for us.”

The third annual ‘Max’s Race’ is the next staple on the Premier Speedway calendar.