7/30/2022
Austin Holcombe
Austin Treks North to FALS
The team made the long tow north over the weekend to the famed Fairbury (Ill.) Speedway for the 2022 edition of the Prairie Dirt Classic.
A stout field of 65 Summit DIRTcar Modified Nationals racers s registered for battle at the 1/4-mile oval, and Friday night action found Austin qualifying seventh fastest in his group to earn the fourth-starting spot for a qualifying feature. He went on to race to a runner-up finish ins his qualifier behind Michael Long, which locked him into the seventh-starting spot for Saturday night's $5,000-to-win finale.
Holcombe raced in the Top 10 for much of the feature before crossing the finish line in 11th.
Full results from the weekend are available at www.FairburySpeedway.com.