Classic Upset for Corey McCullagh

By T.J. Buffenbarger WARRNAMBOOL, Au. (January 21, 2018) — Corey McCullagh didn’t have the highest expectations going into Sunday’s finale of the Grand Annual Sprint Car Classic at Premier Speedway. That was before he discovered how good his car was. McCullagh took that car to the front to score the upset victory in Australian’s biggest sprint car event. “This is not going to sink in until next year. Unreal!” said McCullagh after the win. “God, the car was good. I knew from probably the second lap the I had a bad ass hot rod. Probably the best I’ve had. “ McCullagh, from Warranmbool where Premier Speedway is located, charged from 9th using the bottom of the race track passing Brooke Tatnell for the lead and holding off the three-time Classic champion and Carson Macedo off through several late race restarts for the victory. “The boys did a great job, we’re a low budget team,” McCullagh said in an emotional victory lane interview. “I kept my cool during the cautions there and tried to treat it just like an SRA show. The car was unbelievable.” For McCullagh the win was worth $30,000. When asked if he knew what that amount of [...]