By Dick O’Brien, Syracuse.Com
Back on July 28, 2023, Amy Holland became the first female driver to win a DIRT big-block modified feature race at the Brewerton Speedway.
Friday night, this Fulton racer did it again, winning the 35-lap, big-block feature using a small-block Chevrolet engine in her modified. Despite giving up over 100 cubic inches in engine displacement to her big-block competitors, Holland had her modified handling perfectly on the 3/8th-mile Brewerton oval.
Starting eighth in the 25-car starting field, Amy gradually worked her way up through the field and passed early leader Todd Root for the top spot on the 28th lap and rolled to the $2,000 victory. The winner also picked up a $300 bonus for being the first small-block engine finisher in the race.
Root held on for second, with Max Hill, Tim Sears Jr., and Chad Phelps completing the top five finishers. A solid field of 32 DIRT modifieds was on hand.