13/02/2026
Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series
Festival of Sprintcars continues with Krikke Boys Shootout
What a big week it has been for sprintcar racing here in Western Australia.
And the good news is – it ain’t over yet.
The Festival of Sprintcars has three nights in the books, with the Barbagallo Australian Mr Sprintcar Nationals last Friday and Saturday nights, followed by the Performance Racegear Midweek Mayhem on Wednesday night.
Now it is time for the final two shows of the festival – the Total Tools Rockingham Krikke Boys Shootout.
This event is one that is close to the hearts of many people involved in speedway – and none more so than the Krikke family.
It’s a weekend where ‘for the boys’ and the number ‘95’ take on extra special meaning.
Much has been documented about why we have this event and no doubt over the course of the weekend that story will be told again, so I will leave that to others to tell.
As for the racing, well that continues to deliver.
We continue to see drivers and crews pushing themselves to the limit.
We continue to see drama
We continue to see favourites not go the journey – even when they are in race-winning positions.
And we continue to be amazed at the spectacle that is sprintcar racing.
It’s a brutal game and one where predictability goes out the window.
There is no other form of motorsport like it and it is great to see such strong numbers in the Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series.
This weekend marks rounds 16 and 17 of the series that goes over 23 rounds and will wrap up with the grand final on Saturday, March 28.
Thank you must go to the huge number of visiting teams, from both the eastern states, as well as from America who have committed to many of the rounds.
This is the last weekend we will see Americans Justin Whittall and Aaron Reutzel, along with America-based Kerry Madsen, before they head back to the US to start their big seasons ahead.
Reutzel has claimed two feature wins here in WA so far, along with victory in the Classic at Warrnambool.
A win here this weekend will be another reward for the effort put in by Monte Motorsport.
Whittall has continued to look strong in a big campaign in the RBH Racing U21, but missed out on some of the results that were probably coming his way.
It would be great if this likeable throttle stomper could finish on a high this weekend.
Madsen was looking good in the feature race here on Wednesday night before he pushed the limits a little too hard on a challenging track and ended up watching the race unfold from the infield.
He set the pace at the start of the show by setting Quick Time, showing there is still plenty of life left yet when it comes to the Mad Man.
Callum Williamson was caught up in Madsen’s crash and despite a badly-damaged front wing, he was able to resume the battle and cross the line second behind Reutzel.
Defending series champion Dayne Kingshott claimed yet another podium, showing why he is one of the form drivers in the country.
Well done to popular South Aussie Matt Egel on his fourth, and to Queenslander Ryan Newton who rounded out the show in fifth.
They were followed over the finish line by Lachlan McHugh, Whittall, Jack Williamson, Randy Morgan, Kaiden Manders, Daniel Harding, Jock Goodyer, Marcus Dumesny, Jye McKenzie, Luke Oldfield, Kris Coyle, Mick Saller, Andrew Priolo and Ryan Lancaster.
One of the notable absences from the results sheet was former Australian champion James McFadden who won both races last weekend, but had major mechanical issues and failed to fire a shot.
The Team Brady W23 packed up early to get the car sorted for this weekend.
Fans of supercars will be keen to see how former WA lad Brodie Kostecki goes over the next two nights.
He raced last Friday and Wednesday nights as he gets more comfortable in a sprintcar, while also focusing on the Supercar championship that will start very soon.
Submitted By: Darren O'Dea