Sagi Shocks The World

Since it's inception in 2005, few races garner the attention The Little World 100 does, and only a handful of racers know what it's like to have their car bask in the shadow of The Globe in victory lane. Run on The Fastest Dirt Track Made of Wood, the inaugural running of the race was won by Matt Williamson, the following year saw his younger brother Tyler win the first of his back to back Little World's. Steve Welsh would break the Williamson streak and bring home the first Globe for Dwain Welsh's WRK in 2008. Just like it's bigger counterpart, the Globe far outweighs the cash prize for first in more than just pounds, it has become the crown jewel and the main aspiration for all Cave racers. Hoping to be the next in the line of Little World winners, 20 drivers packed The Cave with their sights set firmly on The Globe. Hoping to add to his year of firsts, Mike Nail looked to become the first Cave rookie to claim The World as his own, setting fast time and seating himself on the pole of the first heat. Jimmy McFarland would soon steal the spotlight in the first heat, picking a very good time for his win at The Cave as he would be placed on the pole for the feature. Going with the trend of new faces, Junior Cooper took the checkers in the second heat placing himself and fellow Cave rookie McFarland in what some say are the best two starting positions for the feature. The lure of The Globe was enough to coax a very non-rusty Joe Shifflett out of retirement only to see him take the victory in the third heat. Alan Sagi took over the lead in the fourth heat and never looked back, assuring him the last guaranteed spot in the A main. Due to a scoring error, Mike Parrill Sr was able to overcome the obstacles of the D main not once, but twice to advance to the C. Budd Ritenauer grabbed the lead in the C main and clung to it for dear life, sending him to the B main where he would make the most of his last chance, finishing second to Mike Nail with the two filling the remaining vacant spots on the starting grid. The feature would start with a torrid pace with many of the top qualifiers burning laps in their quest for The World. No shock to the spectators, Alan Sagi ascended to the top of the leader board with only a few segments remaining. In the last few remaining laps, Sagi rotated to lane six, a venerable graveyard for leaders and the separation from the field they worked so hard to attain. Now in second place, Ritenauer rotated to lane five, not prime location to stage a comeback, but widely considered to be a bit more tame than the top groove. During the last laps, Sagi proved he had no equal, as Ritenauer could barely keep himself within striking distance. Sagi showed everyone he could keep his shoe hot no matter what track he set it on and earned the esteem that only a handful of racers share,. Final Rundown-1st Alan Sagi(Moonshiner) 2nd Bud Ritenauer(Moonshiner) 3rd Mike Nail(WRK) 4th Joe Shifflett(Moonshiner) 5th Jimmy McFarland 6th Junior Cooper