PLACERVILLE, Calif. — Justin Sanders returned to Placerville Speedway on Saturday and added his name to the Tribute To Al Hinds winners list for a record fourth time, after claiming the Thompson’s Winged 360 Sprint Car feature.
Sharing victory lane with Sanders during the night was Dan Jinkerson with the Mountain Democrat Ltd. Late Models, Ryan Peter with the Red Hawk Casino Pure Stocks and Austin Struthers with the Mountain Democrat Mini Trucks.
A solid field of 72 race cars filled the pit area to honor the late Al Hinds, who was the second promoter of the speedway.
The Thompson’s Family of Dealerships Winged 360 Sprint Car main event began with youngster Max Mittry and veteran Shane Golobic fighting for the top spot.
Mittry led the opening circuit, until Golobic motored under him on lap two for the lead. Justin Sanders followed along to second, which set up a classic duel between the two racers.
Sanders proceeded to execute a couple of slide jobs in turns three and four, but each time saw Golobic pull the cross over move to get back by.
The winning move of the race came following a lap 18 restart when Sanders slid up in front of Golobic to take over the top spot that he would never relinquish.
He went on to win aboard the Paul Silva wrenched Works Limited No. 57W mount. It marked his 18th career Winged 360 triumph at the track. Sanders also collected the extra Silva Motorsports Inc. Bonus Money for the win.
The finish:
Feature (25 Laps): 21. 57W-Justin Sanders[3]; 2. 83T-Tanner Carrick[6]; 3. 17W-Shane Golobic[1]; 4. X1-Kaleb Montgomery[4]; 5. 83V-Joel Myers Jr[5]; 6. 7C-Tony Gomes[7]; 7. 01-Kalib Henry[15]; 8. 33T-Jimmy Trulli[11]; 9. 34-Landon Brooks[17]; 10. 94-Greg Decaires V[20]; 11. 2XM-Max Mittry[2]; 12. 92-Andy Forsberg[12]; 13. 21X-Gage Garcia[18]; 14. 4-Jodie Robinson[9]; 15. 35M-Chase Majdic[16]; 16. 93-Stephen Ingraham[19]; 17. 31C-Justyn Cox[8]; 18. 24-Justin Henry[14]; 19. 83SA-Isaiah Vasquez[13]; 20. 18T-Tanner Holmes[10]
Keyword: Sanders Becomes A Four-Time Tribute To Al Hinds Winner