Buddy Sload Sweeps TQ Features in Garden State Classic

WALL TOWNSHIP, NJ- Saturday night Wall Stadium Speedway held the annual Garden State Classic and the racing was exciting through the night’s program. Buddy Sload took home dual victories in the twin 20-lap TQ features Saturday night at Wall Stadium Speedway on Garden State Classic night. Tanner Jones claimed his career first Legends win and William Pross took home the win in the Fast Four feature.

The first TQ feature started with Jeff Kot in the early lead holding off the challenges of Joey Bailey. Sload worked his way up from a sixth place starting position to take the lead on lap three. Baily finished in second with Kyle Taraska in third. The top six finishers were inverted for the second feature. In the second TQ feature Brianna Page took the early lead. By lap four Sload and Bailey had worked their way to the front and challenged Page for the lead. Sload took the lead from Page on lap six and held off Kott and Bailey to take the win in the second feature. Kot took second by a slim margin over Bailey.

In the exciting 20-lap Legends feature Tanner Jones took home a career first victory. The race started with Peter Bruno in the lead fighting off the challenges of Joe Parker. By lap two fourth place starter Jones was in second and close on Bruno’s bumper. Following a quick caution near halfway Jones out dueled Bruno on the restart to take the lead.

Jones held off a fast-closing Quinn Trimmer to take the win.

Finishing order:

TQ feature 1:  Buddy Sload, Joey Bailey, Kyle Taraska, Brianna Page, Mark Yoder, Jeff Kot, Zach Burd, Steve Craig, Cole Mullen, Ronnie Mullen, Chris Allen, Rich Barlow, Mike Turton, Chris Pelcher

TQ feature 2:  Buddy Sload, Jeff Kot, Joey Bailey, Kyle Taraska, Brianna Page, Mark Yoder, Steve Craig, Zach Burd, Cole Mullen, Ronnie Mullen, Chris Allen, Rich Barlow, Chris Pelcher, Mike Turton

Legends: Tanner Jones, Quinn Trimmer, Peter Bruno, Brian Gardella, Joe Parker, Chris Gall, Steve Woytysiak, Lianne Sharry, Phil Bogdan, Justin Emmons