Lismore's Jacob Jolley drove a calculated race to retain the annual Wingless Sprintcar Grand Prix 50 lapper at Castrol Edge Lismore Speedway last night.

Jolley was in complete control and established a commanding lead in the latter half of the race as he led minor placegetters David Eggins and Brody Tomsen to the chequered flag.

It was a very good night for Jolley who earlier recorded two heat victories to completely dominate the Wingless events.

However, it was Trent Martin who looked a possible GP winner in the initial part of the main event after he raced to the lead.

Jolley was in hot pursuit while further back Robbie Mazzer made good progress as the laps unfolded and was right on Eggins' tail near the head of the field.

Jolley kept up the pressure on Martin who put down the fastest lap of the race when he clocked 14.978 seconds for a speed of 96.141 km/h.

With twenty laps remaining Mick Reid came to a halt and brought on the yellow lights. Martin led away on the green before he later drifted high as Jolley took full advantage of the gap and raced through to the lead. Eggins and Tomsen then commanded spots in the top three as Martin later fell out of contention and ultimately finished eighth.

Several positions also changed further back as Mazzer got under Scott Thomsen and Brock Gardener overtook Tim Harris in battles for the latter half of the top ten finishing positions.

But at the chequered flag it was Jolley's race. Jolley has had a good start to the season and this win followed up his strong feature race victory at the season opener on October 17.

"It was very tough," said Jolley. "I have one of the best teams behind me with all the boys and, of course dad and Paul, they work on the car every night and both days on the weekend. As a family we love racing and it shows, the track was one of the better tracks at Lismore with a fast high line for 40 of the 50 laps with the bottom coming back in with 10 to go.

"Chasing Trent Martin was tough and a lot of work running flat out around the top dicing through lap traffic was a great race by everyone. Lismore Speedway put on a great event and did a great job with the track. I can’t thank everyone enough and of course all of our sponsors: Lismore Nissan & Kia, Troy Rose Painting, Caravan City Sales, North Coast Petroleum, Valvoline, Jake McRae Excavation, The Glenapp Boys, Wrapt Signs, Fair Dinkum Sheds Lismore and Territory Road Marking."

Jolley's father, Jason, was a star of the modified production sedan division at Lismore Speedway and won an Australian championship in the early 2000s.

The Jolley family now head to Toowoomba, Queensland, for the next race.

Other Wingless GP heat winners were: David Eggins, Harris, Gardener and Martin.

Promoter David Lander presented a variety programme for the restricted number of patrons allowed into the venue under NSW COVID-19 regulations.

Other main event victors were: Steve Price (AMCAs); Klinton Hancey (Mod Lites); Matthew Layton (Production Sedans); Brock Armstrong (RSA Four Cylinder Sedans); Brodie King (SSA Four Cylinder Sedans) and Luke Gray (Street Stocks).

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