Bendigo’s Rusty Hickman regained his confidence to finish second in Saturday night’s second 360 Sprintcar All Stars Series round at Moama’s Heartland Raceway.
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After hitting the wall in the previous round in Warrnambool, which cost him a podium finish, Hickman made amends in Moama on Saturday night.
Lining up on the outside of the second row for the 30-lap feature race, by virtue of his top-six shootout result, Hickman quickly made his way into third place in the opening stages, before eventually encountering lapped traffic, which he was able to use to his advantage.
Driving around the top of what was a dusty track, the 17-year-old racer managed to pip defending series champion Chris Solomon for second place on lap 12; a position he retained through to the fall of the chequered flag.
“We’re really happy with a second place result, particularly having utilised the high line to get there, which definitely gave me back my confidence after what was a difficult run in Warrnambool two weeks ago,” admitted Hickman.
“Heartland Raceway is a great track to learn on and I definitely picked up some more valuable experience, which I’ll continue to draw on throughout the rest of the 2017-18 season.
“I have to thank my entire crew for all of their amazing efforts on the night and for being able to give me such a great car for the feature race, after having sustained damage during the heat races.”
Hickman will head to Mount Gambier’s Borderline Speedway this Saturday night where he will contest round four of the Eureka Garages and Sheds Series.
Hickman is leading the series point standings, 33 points ahead of Jamie Veal in second place, and will be hoping to further consolidate his lead.
