HILLIKER BROTHERS WIN IN TOP DIVISIONS

                On June 27^th the Winged Outlaw Late Models returned to Merritt Speedway for the first of two shows, along with M.O.R.A. Sprints for the first of three shows for the 2009 season. As the evening started with Outlaw Late Model qualifying, fast time was an 11.48 second lap set by David Hilliker who continued by winning the Dash and Heat 2, Heat 1 went to Josh Knoll of Barryton. In the Feature, the field was fully inverted with Rob Harden of Ovid and John Krusinsky of Montague on the front row. On lap 5 Hilliker had gained 10 positions to take the lead, by lap 7 Knoll had made his way to 2^nd and by lap 9, Brad Harden of Ovid had moved into 3^rd. At lap 20 caution bunched the field for a 5 lap shoot out, as the green flow Hilliker led the field into turn 1 and on to the win for the “hat trick” of checkered flags for the night. Finishing out the top ten were Brad Harden, Knoll, Adam Thrush of Mt Pleasant, Chad Wright of Kalkaska, Bob Hammar of Boon, Bob Harden of Ovid, Don Erickson of Traverse City, Krusinsky and rob Harden.