Inglis moves into WA Sprintcar Series lead

James Inglis has taken top spot from Dayne Kingshott in the 2023/24 Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series after his podium effort in the WA Sprintcar Championship at the Perth Motorplex on the weekend.

Whilst the defending series champion couldn’t get it done in a flag-heavy state title race across 35 laps at the Perth Motorplex, his P2 to Aussie World of Outlaws star James McFadden was enough to put him into the series lead with slender 12 point advantage.

Inglis’s Diamond Bay Motorsport W26 machine was hooked up for the finale, but despite Inglis managing to gap McFadden several times in the feature, the constant stoppages put paid to his effort as McFadden prevailed in the Williams Motorsport W3.

McFadden overcame a speedy Inglis to take out the 2023 WA Sprintcar Championship. Image/main Image: Richard Hathaway

Although he’ll have to wait for another year to attempt a maiden WA Sprintcar Championship, after four rounds Inglis’s A-main record stands at one win, two second’s and a sixth to put him on 868 points, with a DNF in the feature from Kingshott leaving him on 856 points – Kingshott has two victories to his name in 2023.

Third on the night and now third in the series also leaves former champion Jason Kendrick only 34 points in arrears of Inglis after taking his first podium of the season.

Fourth overall is another former series champion in Brad Maiolo who was fourth on Saturday night, on the back of a sixth, a fifth and a ninth thus far, whilst Andrew Priolo, who has a best result of a third so far, rounds out the top five.

The fifth round of the series will be at the Perth Motorplex on December 26 – which is also the first round of the USA v WA Sprintcar Speedweek battles.

Defending WA Sprintcar Championship winner Dayne Kingshott slipped to second in the standings after his DNF on the weekend. image: Richard Hathaway

With USA vs WA Speedweek fast approaching, Corey Eliason is among one of the returnees, joined by five-time World of Outlaws champion Brad Sweet (2019-2023), Rico Abreu, and Brock Zearfoss, with the latter finishing the 2023 WoO series just in front of McFadden in ninth.

Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series points table

James Inglis 868, Dayne Kingshott 856, Jason Kendrick 834, Brad Maiolo 834, Andrew Priolo 802, Kaiden Manders 782, Kris Coyle 762, Taylor Milling 746, Trent Pigdon 658, Kye Scroop 644, Jason Pryde 638, Jamie Maiolo 638, Jaydee Dack 630, AJ Nash 622, Ryan Lancaster 616, Mitchell Wormall 562, Ken Sartori 494, Matthew Cross 494, Nathan Swan 412, Rod Howe 410, Tim Boujos 400, Jack Williamson 386, Cameron McKenzie 382, Kyle Francis 356, Brock Kenny 322, Brock Francis 322, Todd Davis 294, Callum Williamson 290, Jamie Veal 264, David Priolo 232, Luke Oldfield 188, Brenten Farrer 158, Tim King 154, James McFadden 150, Myles Bolger 150, Michael Pickens 142.

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