B.C. sprint racer Aaron Willison clinched his second Northwest Sprint Tour championship Saturday (Aug. 17) at Saratoga Speedway in Black Creek.

The Langley native entered the weekend leading the championship standings for the Winged Sprint Car series, which spans across the Pacific Northwest.

And after a $15,000 victory at the War of the Wings Sprint Car race at Monroe Washington鈥檚 Evergreen Speedway earlier in the month, he was eager to continue his winning streak.  

On Friday evening, the main event began with Willison starting sixth after qualifying first. Willison moved up to second place behind Jimmy White from Kamloops. He successfully overtook White before the tenth lap.

Willison kicked his weekend off with a win and extended his points lead out of reach for the majority of the field.

鈥淲e wanted to pretty much lock things up on Friday night, so that we could take the pressure off come Saturday,鈥� he said in a media release. 

On Saturday night, the field was running for the Neil Montgomery Memorial, in honour of the late Victoria Auto Racing Hall of Fame inductee. Willison started the night by making fast time and winning his heat race.

Starting from the sixth position again, Willison advanced to third place behind Brad Aumen from Duncan, and Mike Meeres from Courtenay.

Battling lap traffic, Aumen spun while leading, resulting a restart, with Meeres in front and Willison starting second. Willison then surged ahead to take the lead to secure victory, with James Miller and Jeff Montgomery completing the top three.

鈥淲inning the Neil Montgomery Memorial is a big deal," Willison said in a statement. "When I first started in Sprint Car racing Neil and his son Jeff were the guys to beat in this class. To also get the championship against some of the best pavement Sprint Car teams in North America is just the icing on the cake.鈥�

Saratoga Speedway's season will progress next weekend with the final Crash to Pass Boat Race on Aug. 24.