{"id":632032,"date":"2026-04-26T12:51:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T12:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/632032\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T12:51:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T12:51:16","slug":"national-news-sprintcar-champ-goodyer-wins-way-into-legends-feature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/632032\/","title":{"rendered":"National news: Sprintcar champ Goodyer wins way into Legends feature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AA0_7911-e1777198953527.jpg\" alt=\"Sprintcar champ Goodyer wins way into Legends feature\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJock Goodyer took his first circuit racing win in the AASA Legends Nationals B-Main. Image: AASA<\/p>\n<p>In his first career circuit racing event, Goodyer finished the heat races 20th in points, which saw him start fourth in the B-Main.<\/p>\n<p>Goodyer drove through to second place at the start as fellow speedway star Kaidon Brown came together with Mark Duckworth through the first corner, drawing the pace car.<\/p>\n<p>Brown was given a red card stop and go penalty for the contact.<\/p>\n<p>What followed was an intense battle for the lead for several laps between Goodyer, Luke Waldon, and Nathan Predo.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fcttn.com\/products\/v8s-in-nz-tee\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/speedcafe.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/3-1.webp\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Sprintcar champion held his ground around the outside of Turn 2, battling side-by-side through the switchback at Turn 3 with Predo.<\/p>\n<p>In the closing laps, Predo began to fall back, handing the lead to Goodyer, with Scott Morgan coming home in second position ahead of Waldon.<\/p>\n<p>Nathan Locke, Predo, and Chris Spicer rounded out the top six to progress through to the A-Main.<\/p>\n<p>Super Sedans champion Callum Harper just missed out on progressing in eighth spot, while Brown came home 14th following the penalty.<\/p>\n<p>While Goodyer joins Joel Berkley in progressing to the A-Main, all is not lost for the two remaining speedway stars.<\/p>\n<p>Four final transfer spots in the A-Main fall under \u201cpromoter\u2019s choice\u201d, where the event organisers will nominate drivers from the B-Main that missed out.<\/p>\n<p>The Legends Nationals champion will be crowned in the 16-lap A-Main at 9:55pm AEST, shown live on Clay-Per-View.<\/p>\n<p>AASA Legends Nationals A-Main starting grid<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Pos.<br \/>\nDriver<\/p>\n<p>1<br \/>\nJosh Craig<\/p>\n<p>2<br \/>\nNash Morris<\/p>\n<p>3<br \/>\nRuben Dan<\/p>\n<p>4<br \/>\nRyan Pring<\/p>\n<p>5<br \/>\nJosh Thomas<\/p>\n<p>6<br \/>\nRiley Skinner<\/p>\n<p>7<br \/>\nShane Tate<\/p>\n<p>8<br \/>\nMaverick Kemenyvary<\/p>\n<p>9<br \/>\nDylan Thomas<\/p>\n<p>10<br \/>\nChais Tippett<\/p>\n<p>11<br \/>\nJoshua Benaud<\/p>\n<p>12<br \/>\nDrew Gibson<\/p>\n<p>13<br \/>\nBen Goodridge<\/p>\n<p>14<br \/>\nDiesel Thomas<\/p>\n<p>15<br \/>\nTimothy Reed<\/p>\n<p>16<br \/>\nJoel Berkley<\/p>\n<p>17<br \/>\nJock Goodyer<\/p>\n<p>18<br \/>\nScott Morgan<\/p>\n<p>19<br \/>\nLuke Waldon<\/p>\n<p>20<br \/>\nNathan Locke<\/p>\n<p>21<br \/>\nNathan Predo<\/p>\n<p>22<br \/>\nChris Spicer<\/p>\n<p>23<br \/>\nPromoter\u2019s Choice \u2013 TBC<\/p>\n<p>24<br \/>\nPromoter\u2019s Choice \u2013 TBC<\/p>\n<p>25<br \/>\nPromoter\u2019s Choice \u2013 TBC<\/p>\n<p>26<br \/>\nPromoter\u2019s Choice \u2013 TBC<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.cfjump.com\/92797\/b\/250635\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/250635.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jock Goodyer took his first circuit racing win in the AASA Legends Nationals B-Main. 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