Montieth Holds on to a Top 10 Finish at Selinsgrove

Over the weekend, Brian Montieth and his Premier Auto Works Racing team were busy as Brian competed in races at Williams Grove Speedway and Selinsgrove Speedway.

The 25 - 410 sprinters were joined by the ARDC Midgets Friday at the Grove.  Montieth started the night by going out 7th in heat two and finished 5th giving him a 14th starting spot in the 25 –lap sprint car feature. On lap four, the red flag dropped and Brian was up to 11th. A caution flag later fell on lap twelve which had Brian sitting in 7th where he ended up finishing the night. Montieth currently sits 2nd in the point standings at Williams Grove with only five races remaining in the season.

Saturday night the scene shifted to Selinsgrove Speedway, for the Jim Nace Memorial and the 29th Annual National Open.

43 cars signed in for the event that did one lap time trials to determine qualifying positions in the heat races.  Montieth, who has never had good luck time trialing at the track, timed in at 16.30.8 putting him 20th quick. With this time and an inversion number of twenty being determined, landed him a pole starting position for heat five. He went on to win the heat and draw for the dash.  Montieth started and finished the dash in the third spot, claiming him the same starting spot in the first segment of the 22 lap National Open.

As the race got underway, Montieth was able to make a few moves and land in the second spot before the red flag dropped on lap seven. Over the next few laps, Brian continued to reel in race leader Daryn Pittman and showed his nose at several unsuccessful passing attempts. With only five laps to go, Montieth began to slow on the backstretch for a right, rear, broken wheel. The crew was able to replace the wheel and tire under the caution, but left Montieth to rejoin the rear of the field for the final five laps.  He was able to work his way back up to 15^th where he finished the first segment.

For the next 22 laps, Brian was able to hang on and bounce back through the night with a top 10 finish.

This week, the team will head back to Williams Grove Speedway Friday as they prep in the Outlaw Tuneup for the National Open on September 30^th, when the World of Outlaws make their final trip this season.

Saturday they will be at Lincoln Speedway for the 40-lap annual Kenny Weld/Hilly Rife Memorial with time trials beginning at 7pm.

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