Bendigo sprintcar racer Rusty Hickman returned to the track on Saturday night.
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Hickman was driving in Max's Race, in honour of legendary sprintcar racer Max Dumesny.
On track at one of his favourite circuits, Warrnambool's Premier Speedway, Hickman finished sixth in the A-main race.
To kick the night off he hit the track for the second heat where he started fourth and finished fifth.
He was behind the wheel for the fifth heat, where she started seventh and finished sixth.
In the feature race of the night Hickman put his skills to work.
He started from 14th position, however, he was able to weave his way through the field to finish sixth overall.
Hickman is now gearing up for his biggest event of the year, the start of the 2019-20 World Series Sprintcars.
The series starts on Boxing Day evening at Murray Bridge Speedway.
Speedweek - South Australia, Victoria
- December 26/27: Murray Machining and Sheds, Murray Bridge Speedway. Rd. 1
- December 28: Borderline Speedway, Mt Gambier. Rd. 2
- December 29: Sungold Stadium Premier Speedway, Warrnambool. Rd. 3
- December 30: Avalon Raceway, Geelong. Rd. 4
- January 1: Sungold Stadium Premier Speedway, Warrnambool. Rd. 5
Sunshine Swing - Queensland, New South Wales
- January 4: Ausdeck Patios Archerfield Speedway. Rd. 6
- January 5: Hi-Tec Oils Speedway, Toowoomba. Rd. 7
- January 7: Fraser Shores Maryborough Speedway. Rd. 8
- January 10/11: Ausdeck Patios Archerfield Speedway. Rd. 9 - Australian Open
- January 14: Castrol Edge Lismore Speedway. Rd. 10
Western Swing - Western Australia
- February 14: MCD Contracting Speedway, Esperance. Rd. 11
- February 15: Make Smoking History Bunbury Speedway. Rd. 12
- February 21: Perth Motorplex, Kwinana Beach. Rd.13
- February 22: Perth Motorplex, Kwinana Beach. Rd. 14 - Grand Final
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