{"id":307730,"date":"2023-06-11T06:50:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-11T06:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=307730"},"modified":"2023-06-14T04:00:35","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T04:00:35","slug":"racers-rare-treble-blows-title-wide-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=307730","title":{"rendered":"Racer&#039;s rare treble blows title wide open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lachie Dalton announced himself as a contender for the <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/speedseries\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"National Trans Am Series\">National Trans Am Series<\/a> crown by sweeping all three races at Winton.<\/p>\n<p>The Garry Rogers Motorsport driver was largely untouchable at the latest SpeedSeries round, qualifying on pole position before doing the triple.<\/p>\n<p>Coming into the third round of the series, Dalton&#x27;s previous best finish this year was second at Symmons Plains.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Stan Sport is the only place to watch all the 2023 SpeedSeries.<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/9.nine.com.au\/DnH61N\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>All the action streaming ad free, live and on demand<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dalton beat Cody Gillis to victory in race one and race two while it was series leader James Moffat who was the runner-up in race three.<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"e5857324-b034-403f-a4da-ffd97c45eb40\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/e5857324-b034-403f-a4da-ffd97c45eb40\" alt=\"Tha No.45 Ford Mustang driven by Lochie Dalton.\" data-width=\"3906\" data-height=\"2604\" \/><\/p>\n<p>All three performances were dominant by the Ford Mustang pilot who closed right in on his teammate. Moffat, the series favourite, now holds a mere nine-point advantage over Dalton.<\/p>\n<p>The Tasmanian-born paid tribute to his long-term sponsor construction entrepreneur Andrew Walter who hails from the Apple Isle.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/tennis\/french-open-2023-results-iga-swiatek-beats-karolina-muchova-in-womens-final\/d19d234c-ff9f-4e49-912c-606ed656f686\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"World No.1 shakes off &#x27;crisis&#x27; to win Roland-Garros final\"><strong>World No.1 shakes off &#x27;crisis&#x27; to win Roland-Garros final<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/news-2023-kalyn-ponga-switch-to-fullback-queensland-origin-axing-newcastle-knights-loss-to-brisbane-broncos\/23f1feb9-2954-47a3-aa31-644ffa298a74\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ponga&#x27;s surprising admission on jumper switch\ufeff\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Ponga&#x27;s surprising admission on jumper switch\ufeff<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/cricket\/australia-vs-india-wtc-final-scores-news-2023-cameron-green-catch-shubman-gill-tweet\/6b9332ab-6332-4572-a42b-01662c1508c3\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Green labelled &#x27;cheat&#x27; as Aussies press WTC final advantage\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Green labelled &#x27;cheat&#x27; as Aussies press WTC final advantage<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&quot;A faultless weekend from the boys,&quot; said Dalton.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I can&#x27;t thank Andrew (Walter) and my family enough.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Andrew got me as a young kid out of karting and gave me an opportunity onto the national stage and now into cars, so credit to him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I would not be here without him or the Walter family or all my Tassie sponsors.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeedSeriesAU\/status\/1667766962523611136\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"embed-social embed-twitter\" data-show-caption=\"false\" data-conversation=\"none\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeedSeriesAU\/status\/1667766962523611136<\/a><\/p>\n<p>While Dalton stole the show, he wasn&#x27;t the only one to star.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Cody Gillis was a standout having made his series debut at Symmons Plains earlier this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He came in with a previous best finish of sixth at Phillip Island but stood on the podium in all three Winton races.<\/p>\n<p>Tom Hayman has been Mr Consistent this season and occupies third in the standings, albeit a sizeable 69 points in arrears.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeedSeriesAU\/status\/1667771455290081280\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"embed-social embed-twitter\" data-show-caption=\"false\" data-conversation=\"none\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeedSeriesAU\/status\/1667771455290081280<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Josh Webster sits fourth while Owen Kelly&#x27;s bid to win his first Trans Am title currently sees him sixth in the standings.<\/p>\n<p>Hayman, Webster, and Kelly are all split by just six points.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The National Trans Am Series roars back into life at Queensland Raceway for a winter getaway on August 11-13.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/login.nine.com.au\/edm?client_id=wwos&amp;redirect_uri=https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au&amp;newsletter=true\"><em><strong>clicking here<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em><strong>!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Lachie Dalton announced himself as a contender for the National Trans Am Series crown by sweeping all three races at Winton. 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