06/09/2026
Sayer Claims His Fifth Production Classic!
Western Australian Production Sedan Champion Kyle Sayer has today put in a near perfect afternoon of racing at Ellenbrook Speedway to claim his fifth Production Sedan Classic event.
Sayer would share the front row with high points man Murray Iwanow, who with two wins and a second in his heats did just enough to edge out Sayer with two wins and a third. Sayer was quick to shoot out into the lead as the race went green, with Iwanow momentarily challenged by Josh Fraser until he pulled wide and dropped back through the field.
With one lap complete Sayer had a one and a half second gap while Iwanow was desperately trying to hold off Drew Ogle, Rick Iwanow and Jacky Moroney rounding out the top five.
The third lap would see the first caution of the race, Simon Dowsett spinning in turn four and leaving Rod Smith and Mike Kinnear nowhere to go.
Sayer was quickly away on the restart, Iwanow and Ogle again left to battle for second, but it only took another lap or so for the yellows to come back on, this time for Tilly Leonard who found herself buried in the turn four wall.
The next start wasn’t as clean for Sayer and although he maintained the point, Iwanow, Ogle and Iwanow were able to go with him.
With ten laps complete the lead pack was approaching lapped traffic, Sayer able to stretch the lead out to just over one second while Ogle began applying the blowtorch to Murray Iwanow, only for the cautions to fly once again, with Travis Castagna and Lachlan Dellar stranded in turn three.
Sayer was quickly clear on the restart while Ogle continued to throw everything he had at Iwanow. By lap seventeen Sayer was nearly two seconds ahead and back in lapped traffic and while Iwanow and Ogle went side by side on multiple occasions, Sayer extended the gap.
Lap twenty saw Ogle wide, with Rick Iwanow getting in on the battle and taking the chance to get by, slight contact between the two seeing Ogle collect the back straight wall.
With eight to go Sayer was over four seconds ahead, while Murray and Rick Iwanow were now battling for second, as Ogle dropped into a distant fourth. By this time Jamie Higgs, who had started from position eighteen, was into fifth.
Sayer began lapping the top ten cars with four laps remaining, yet still his lead would extend out over five seconds, while Rick Iwanow made his way past Murray for second.
In the end, no one had anything for Sayer, crossing the line 6.290 seconds ahead of Rick Iwanow, who actually won this event back in 2007, with Murray Iwanow third, while Ogle and Higgs rounded out the top five.
Other winners on the day would be Blake Iwanow (Street Stocks), Cohen Brittain (New Star Junior Sedans) and Jesse Hamon (Top Star Junior Sedans).
There are now just two events remaining for the season at Ellenbrook Speedway, with the two day Brian Rose Memorial at the end of September, followed by the Ray Tulk Memorial season finale in October.
Production Sedan Classic Feature Result, 30 laps: 1. WA1 Kyle Sayer, 2. W99 Rick Iwanow, 3. W2 Murray Iwanow, 4. W13 Drew Ogle, 5. W84 Jamie Higgs, 6. W78 Jacky Moroney, 7. W86 Wayne Leviston, 8. W37 Jacob Winterswyk, 9. W22 Kaden Harrison (29), 10. W333 Shane Dubberlin (29), 11. W69 Rob Wolfenden (29), 12. W88 Hanna Stewart (29), 13. W27 Mike Kinnear (29), 14. W24 Rod Smith (28), 15. W26 Robbie Trenaman (28). DNF: W28 Danny Nickless (27), W122 Stacey Lake (11), W95 Lachlan Dellar (10), W49 Travis Castagna (10), W10 Tilly Leonard (3), W44 Simon Dowsett (2), W61 Jake Blight (1), W5 Josh Fraser (1). DNS: W70 Jake Leaman. Total Time: No Time. Winning Margin: 6.290. Fastest Lap: 20.922 WA1 Kyle Sayer.
📸 Peter Roebuck.
