{"id":5035,"date":"2023-02-17T01:58:16","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T05:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/uncategorized\/risk-reward-mat-williamson-wins-night-two-of-federated-auto-parts-dirtcar-nationals\/"},"modified":"2023-02-21T23:44:28","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T03:44:28","slug":"risk-reward-mat-williamson-wins-night-two-of-federated-auto-parts-dirtcar-nationals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/recaps\/risk-reward-mat-williamson-wins-night-two-of-federated-auto-parts-dirtcar-nationals\/","title":{"rendered":"RISK REWARD: Mat Williamson wins night two of Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Williamson makes backstretch last lap pass for the lead, Drellos settles for second<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Mat Williamson took a risk, and then received his reward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The St. Catharines, ON driver made a last lap pass on the backstretch to take home the win on the second night of Super DIRTcar Series action at Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s his third DIRTcar Nationals Feature win and the first time he\u2019s won a golden gator trophy in back-to-back years. \u201cMatt [Sheppard] got by us, Max [McLaughlin] was under us,\u201d Williamson said. \u201cI just knew I had to do something different than what I was doing. I started driving really hard getting into Turn 3. That probably was the difference in the race.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n After getting back by Sheppard and McLaughlin, he was relegated to the third-place running position for most of the Feature until he found his way to second with 11 laps to go. While he moved forward, Drellos\u2019 command of the lead began to fade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With laps quickly ticking off the counter, Williamson knew he had to make a decision if he wanted a chance at taking home the victory and decided to bet on a risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Willamson started third in the 30-lap Feature but fell to fifth in the early stages of the race. At that point, he knew he had to do something different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n