Robinson Leads Roosters Cup Field To Toowoomba

V8 Dirt Modified racer Mark Robinson will be looking to consolidate his points lead when he contests the third round of the Roosters Cup Series at the Charlton Speedway on Saturday night.

Robinson, from Lismore (NSW), has finished on the podium in each of the first two rounds of this season's Series, including a convincing win in the most recent round in Brisbane. He carries a 422 point lead over David Clark heading into this Saturday's penultimate round.

Clark, who has a pair of fourth-place finishes from the opening two rounds, has been a model of consistency and is well overdue for a podium finish.

Currently sitting third in the points standings is rookie V8 Dirt Modified racer Mick Sauer. A third-place finish in the previous round in Brisbane helped elevate Sour from sixth to third in the standings with just two rounds remaining. A solid points haul this weekend should cement his position amongst the frontrunners heading into the final round.

Crowd favourite Luke Oldfield is another contender this weekend, although he will be in unfamiliar surrounds, substituting for the unavailable Andrew Pezzutti.

In all, eighteen drivers have nominated for Saturday nights event, including Sydney's Matt Ferry and Singleton's Tony Sneddon.

The full field includes: Murray Flay, Mick Sauer, Gary Wathen, Darren Latimer, Melissa Latimer, Maurice Yardley, Brian Scott, Kevin Britten, Jai Stephenson, Matt Ferry, Paul Booker, Phil McNamara, Mark Robinson, David Clark, Keith Muller, Ray Klarich, Tony Sneddon, Luke Oldfield.

ROOSTERS CUP POINTS
AFTER TWO OF FOUR ROUNDS
1st Mark Robinson 3,094, 2nd David Clark 2,672, 3rd Mick Sauer 2,424, 4th Peter Britten 2,228, 5th Andrew Pezzutti 1,848, 6th Pete Bicknell 1,332, 7th Garry Wathen 1,326, 8th Kevin Britten 1,166, 9th Keith Muller 1,146, 10th Paul Booker 1,122, 11th Phil McNamara 1,082, 12th Allan Jarvis 942, 13th Jim Mee 938, 14th Maurice Yardley 882, 15th Barry Ashen 838, 16th Tony Sneddon 790, 17th Jai Stephenson 774, 18th Rian Collier 684, 19th Brian Scott 662, 20th Luke Oldfield 660, 21st Ricka Groom 640, 22nd Peter Lack 636, 23rd Lance Towns 634, 24th Murray Flay 552, 25th Melissa Latimer 520, 26th Andrew Drake 380, 27th Aiden Gee 366, 28th Matt Ferry 312, 29th Ray Klarich 194, 30th Nev Robertson 112, 31st Roy Embry 42, 32nd Kelvin Hamilton 24

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