McHugh motors into Speedweek contention

ON THE PACE: Lockie McHugh is locked in for all four nights of the Sprintcars Speedweek series. Picture: KNJ PHOTOGRAPHY

Wade Aunger

BLISTERINGLY fast, able to win without notice and with a Garrett motor that can pull the bend out of a river.

That is Lockie McHugh and he is locked in for all four nights of the Clay-Per-View Sprintcars Speedweek Series.

The 2022 Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic winner is in his third season with the Clay-Per-View/Western Truck Group/SEDL Civil/Dondex/Wash It Australia – My New Drive NQ#7 team.

This might be another sizzling summer for the 24-year-old Gold Coaster wheeling his Cool Chassis.

In 2020/2021 in his debut season with the team he won 20 races including the Kings Challenge at Mount Gambier and the ‘not the Classic’ Warrnambool event.

The year after he set quick time, won both his heats, won the preliminary A-Main and the next night annexed the Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic A-Main.

He was dominant.

To prove it was not a fluke he beat Jamie Veal at home at Premier in a later season A-Main.

He recently won the Chariots of Thunder Series and now comes into Speedweek armed to the teeth.

McHugh’s inclusion into Speedweek lights the fuse on a powder keg already including Veal, Cory McCullagh, Brock Hallett and American Chase Randall named so far.

Speedweek dates: December 26, 2022 – Murray Bridge Speedway; December 28, 2022 – Borderline Speedway Mount Gambier; December 30, 2022 – Avalon Raceway Lara; January 1, 2023 – Premier Speedway Warrnambool.

All four nights of Speedweek will be live streamed through Pay-Per-View.