State Series Resumes at Murray Bridge

State Series Resumes at Murray Bridge

By Phil Michell Motorsport Media

For the first time since November the Wingless Sprints SA State Series is set to resume this Saturday night at the Murray Machining and Sheds Murray Bridge Speedway with what was originally scheduled as Round 4 of the series. Since the opening round of the series at the Whyalla Speedway events at both Tolmer Speedway and Renmark have been either postponed or cancelled, but with warm weather predicted and a great car count for this weekend the battle for series long championship is set to move into top gear.

Round 1 winner Thomas Walkom will have his work cut out to go back-to-back with the competition including several stars who missed the opening round. Former National Champion Joel Chadwick will be chasing his fourth feature win of the season at Murray Bridge while Rylan Furler would love to capture his first Murray Bridge victory of the season having already won late last year at Mildura. Other drivers to keep an eye on this Saturday night who aren’t chasing the overall title include Jack McCarthy, who will perform double duties in both Wingless and LS Sprintcars, last start runner-up Josh Rusby, Mason Merritt, Robert Heard, Sam Martin, Melissa Crouch and Jenna Kervers.

Of the drivers who contested the opening round the closest contenders to Walkom will be Brett Ireland and Michael Spoljaric, who finished fourth and fifth at Whyalla. Round 1 runner-up Tate Cowie is out for the season having destroyed his race car in a nasty crash at the previous event at Murray Bridge while Tom Norvill is taking the night off having contested the Victorian Summer Slam Series earlier in the week. Hayden Mason, Ross Miller, Leanne Turner and Ryan Watts complete the drivers nominated for this weekend who were inside the top 10 at Whyalla.

The State Series format includes two rounds of heat races, a top 6 dash, a B-main and a 30 lap Feature event.

Event Details: SA State Series Rd 4, Saturday 10th January 2026 – Murray Machining and Sheds Murray Bridge Speedway: Current Nominations (33) –

S7 Melissa Crouch, S8 Darryl Sloan, S14 Joshua Rusby, S17 Brad Kirland (ROF), S18 Brett Ireland, S19 Michael Spoljaric, S20 Harley Alexander, S22 Hayden Crafter (ROF), S23 Jack McCarthy, S24 Ross Miller, S25 Hayden Jericho , S26 Rylan Furler, S27 Jenna Kervers, S29 Hayden Mason, S32 Diesel Fallon, S33 Lachlan Evans, S34 Ryan Watts (ROF 3), S38 James Rodda, S39 Benjamin Altus (ROF 3), S40 Joshua Mason (ROF 2), S47 Joel Chadwick, S51 Noah Smith (ROF 2), S52 Jason Bolitho, S55 Mason Merritt, S57 Robert Heard, S66 Sam Martin, S74 Byron Wright (ROF), S76 Casey Atkinson, S82 Caleb Evans, S84 Jesse Alexander, S92 Thomas Walkom, S96 Sharni Pitcher, S97 Leanne Turner.