By DAVE SULLY - SARVER, PA- The Williamson Racing Team captured its first, of what they hope will be many, track championships, clinching the Big Block title at Lernerville on Friday, August 23rd, with one point race to go. The title was secured with a third place finish, once again running the Small Block motor, which put Mat out of reach going into the final race next Friday.
It was the culmination of the decision to go Big Block racing at Lernerville his season, despite the long haul to Central Pennsylvania. With three wins in the first four races, Mat established the S and W No. 6 as the car to beat. Consistently high finishes, including a fourth feature win, allowed Mat to build a substantial point lead over veterans Brian Schwartzlander and Jeremiah Shingledecker as the season progressed, with the ultimate prize being delivered on Friday.
Mat talked about the effort, noting, “We went in there like a regular night. We didn’t get ahead of ourselves and didn’t let the nerves get to us. We ended up coming out with a third place finish, after finishing second in the heat and locked up the point championship. It was one of the things we always wanted to do.”
“The first one’s the hardest one to get, so now we look forward to the 358 Series, try to knock that one off and look forward to next year. The year’s not over at Lernerville. We’re going to go back and try to knock off another win and keep the point lead where it is. It’s just unfortunate that we didn’t have our Big Block the last couple weeks. We might have been able to make it a little better. We can’t complain where it ended up.”
Mat was effusive in his praise of the Lernerville operation, observing, “Everybody there treats you right. The fans are great. We met a couple new people again last night. The staff is very appreciative that you go there. We’re looking forward to next year and, hopefully, we’ll be doing the same thing. Time will tell.”
Mat is very appreciative of the extraordinary support from his sponsors, without whom the expensive undertaking of running a Big Block and a Small Block effort would not be possible, and his dedicated crew who have made personal sacrifices all year to make this first championship a special one.
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