Whilst most people were recovering from Christmas, Sarah Bradley headed to Parramatta on Boxing Day to take part in the opening night of Valvoline Raceways "Week of Speed".
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A big field of 31 Street Stockers turned up to play and Sarah was fortunate enough to draw pole position for her first heat.
As the green flag dropped Sarah got a great start and led the field into turn 1.
She continued to pull away from the field and led the race from start to finish.
"To win my first race a month ago was awesome, but to win a race at Parramatta was even better" said Sarah.
The second heat saw the grid reversed which meant that Sarah had to start last in 10th place, but this did not deter her.
She got an another great start and was quickly passing all the other cars until she found herself in 2nd place.
She tried as hard as she could to get past the car in front of her but ran out of laps so eventually finished the race in 2nd place.
"Starting last I knew I had my work cut out for me but to go from 10th to 2nd was unbelievable, it was more than I could of hoped for."
The accumulation of her heat points saw Sarah start out of 2nd for the A-main.
"I finished equal on points with one of the other cars and he only got pole position because his quickest lap time was a fraction quicker than mine, but to get a front row start was fantastic."
The race started well for Sarah as she slotted in behind the leader, but after a few laps the leader ran wide of the track allowing Sarah to duck underneath him and take the lead.
She lead for quite a few laps before being passed by the current NSW #1.
She followed him whilst battling the current AUS #1 for position and was actually catching him until a stoppage saw the field back up once again.
The race continued for another 10 laps until the chequered flag came out which saw Sarah finally finish in 2nd spot.
"I was happy to finish the A-main, but to finish in 2nd was unbelievable, I was gobsmacked. My car was on song all night and to be as competitive as I was, was amazing."
I was happy to finish the A-main, but to finish in 2nd was unbelievable, I was gobsmacked,
- Sarah Bradley
A massive crowd of nearly 5,000 people were there and thoroughly enjoyed what was an awesome race.
"I have to thank my family for all the hard work they put into my car as well as my sponsors; AquaBuild Australia, Newman's Service Centre and Blayney Motors, without these guys I would not be where I am today" said an elated Sarah.
Sarah's next big race will be the Australian Street Stocker Title which will be held at Gilgandra in February.
