Can The Maiolo Brothers Keep The Winning Streak Going??
Jamie Maiolo (99) and brother Brad (77) have been the drivers to beat so far this season (Peter Roebuck Photo)
Round #5 of the AHG Sprintcar Series at the Quit Bunbury Speedway this Saturday will certainly prove to be an interesting affair.
One of the questions to be answered is whether brothers Jamie and Brad Maiolo can continue their amazing run of podium places.
After the first four races of the 2015-16 campaign we see the Maiolo siblings have won three of the A Mains and grabbed another three second placings.
This is unprecedented in the 15 year history of the series.
The best performance over the previous years has been Ryan Farrell's three wins in the first four rounds back in the 2012-13 campaign.
Quite a few drivers have claimed two of the first four events in the past.
Jamie Maiolo has done this this time around - and he did likewise in the very first season back in 2000-01.
Ryan Farrell - the winningest driver over the past 15 years - has notched two of the first four feature events three times - 2002-03, 2004-05 and 2014-15.
World of Outlaws Champion Donny Schatz did it back in the summer of 2001-02.
Others to have made it in two of the first four are Dean Jacobs (USA) 2005-06, Brooke Tatnell 2006-07, Kerry Madsen 2011-12 and Luke Dillon 2013-14.
And another little stat is that only two of the above drivers were able to score another victory in round #5 - Ryan Farrell in 2002-03 and Luke Dillon in 2013-14.
Only four of the nominated drivers - Ryan Farrell 14, Jamie Maiolo 7, Jason Kendrick 4 and Ben Ellement 3 - have won at the Bunbury clayway before.
Another interesting little piece is that three of the five drivers who have played their double-point "Joker" card so far are sitting in the Top 10 in points.
But with David Priolo 6th, Ken Sartori 8th and Jason Pryde 10 not nominating for Saturday they will most like drop down a few spots in the standings.
Who will triumph at Bunbury - you will have to be there to find out!!
NOMINATIONS #11 Jason Kendrick #20 Ryan Lancaster #27 Sean Zemunik #44 Ben Ellement #45 Daryl Clayden #46 Lee Nash #55 Darren Mewett #57 Shaun Bradford #73 Callum Williamson #77 Brad Maiolo #79 Scott Chatwin #89 Kye Scroop #90 Ryan Farrell #97 Mitchell Wormall #98 Jamie Buszan #99 Jamie Maiolo
AHG SPRINTCAR SERIES POINTSCORE (After 4 of 15 rounds) 1. Bradley Maiolo 728 2. Jamie Maiolo 716 3. Ben Ellement 702 4. Shaun Bradford 700 5. Lee Nash 684 6. David Priolo 668 * 7. Daryl Clayden 668 8. Ken Sartori 666 * 9. Kye Scroop 662 10. Jason Pryde 660 * 11. Jason Kendrick 646 12. Mitchell Wormall 636 13. Jake Beard-Miller 632 * 14. Ryan Lancaster 564 15. Ryan Farrell 552 16. Andrew Priolo 534 17. Callum Williamson 526 18. Troy Lawson 500 19. Scott Chatwin 500 20. Luke Dillon 462 * 21. Robert Watson Jr 456 22. James Inglis 400 23. Jacob Lucas 398 24. Carl Dowling 344 25. Taylor Milling 344 26. Darren Mewett 282 27. Brodie Minchin 232 28. Aldo De Paioli 228 29. Jason Boland 124 30. Sean Zemunik 118 31. Scott Reilly 50 32. Jamie Buszan 50
* Has played double-point "Joker" card
2015-16 AHG SPRINTCAR SERIES STATISTICS Round #1 - Perth Motorplex - Saturday October 17, 2015 Fast Time - Jake Beard-Miller 14.112 seconds A Main - 1. Jamie Maiolo, 2. Jake Beard-Miller, 3. Ben Ellement
Round #2 - Perth Motorplex - Saturday November 7, 2015 Fast Time - David Priolo 14.024 seconds A Main - 1. Shaun Bradford, 2. Brad Maiolo, 3. Ben Ellement
Round #3 - Quit Bunbury Speedway - Saturday November 14, 2015 Fast Time - Brad Maiolo 13.172 seconds A Main - 1. Jamie Maiolo, 2. Brad Maiolo, 3. Jason Kendrick
Round #4 - Perth Motorplex - Saturday November 21, 2015 Fast Time - Brad Maiolo 13.990 seconds A Main - 1. Brad Maiolo, 2. Jamie Maiolo, 3. Ben Ellement
2015-16 AHG SPRINTCAR SERIES CALENDAR Round #1 - Saturday October 17 - Perth Motorplex - Jamie Maiolo Round #2 - Saturday November 7 - Perth Motorplex - Shaun Bradford Round #3 - Saturday November 14 - Quit Bunbury Speedway - Jamie Maiolo Round #4 - Saturday November 21 - Perth Motorplex - Brad Maiolo Round #5 - Saturday November 28 - Quit Bunbury Speedway - Southern Thunder Series Round #6 - Saturday December 19 - Perth Motorplex - Super Speedway Round #7 - Saturday December 26 - Perth Motorplex - Boxing Day Bonanza Round #8 - Sunday December 27 - Quit Bunbury Speedway - Southern Thunder Series Round #9 - Saturday January 2 - Perth Motorplex - Sprintcar Muster Round #10 - Saturday January 16 - Perth Motorplex - Super Speedway Round #11 - Saturday February 13 - Perth Motorplex - World Series Sprintcars Round #12 - Saturday February 20 - Quit Bunbury Speedway - World Series Sprintcars Round #13 - Friday February 26 - Perth Motorplex - World Series Sprintcars Round #14 - Saturday February 27 - Perth Motorplex - World Series Sprintcars Grand Final Round #15 - Saturday March 12 - Perth Motorplex - Sprintcar Westernapolis
AHG EASY AS 1 2 3 TRIPLE CROWN Round #1 - Saturday March 26 - Perth Motorplex - Sprintcar Silver Cup Round #2 - Saturday April 9 - Perth Motorplex - Sprintcar Firecracker Round #3 - Saturday April 23 - Perth Motorplex - Sprintcar Gold Cup