Welsh Honors Late Friend, Captures Earl Grimm Memorial

Dwain Welsh of Winchester Virginia took home his first ever trophy race this past Saturday, and if that weren't special enough, the race was The 5th Annual Earl Grimm Memorial, a race that pays tribute to his late friend. But there would be no shortage of challenges from quick time setter Alan Sagi, an unretired Joe Shifflett, and a whole family of Williamson's. Getting to the A main would prove to be no small task as the first heat would eventually turn into an every man for himself nailbiter between Rick Williamson and Alan Sagi with Williamson barely edging out Sagi to claim the coveted pole position for the feature. The second heat saw Joe Shifflett rocket to the lead and punch his ticket for the big show with Tyler Williamson taking the checkered to win the third and final heat. Budd Reitenauer fought his way up the ladder from the D main to the C, only to be outlastd by the Maryland Outlaw Bobby Jones. The B main was packed with heavy hitters as Alan Sagi and Dwain Welsh finishing first and second, with Matt Williamson completing the field for what would be a very entertaining A main. The double points, double distance feature would see Rick Williamson take the lead early on with Sagi, Shifflett, and Welsh all biding their time. Williamson and Sagi would both falter down the stretch leaving it to Welsh and Shifflett to battle each other for the trophy with Welsh finally breaking through to claim his first ever trophy at The Cave Speedway. The Final Rundown-Dwain Welsh 1st, Joe Shifflett 2nd, Rick Williamson 3rd, Matt Williamson 4th, Tyler Williamson 5th, Alan Sagi 6th