Baypark Speedway track preparation is providing top class Sprint Car racing says the winner of Saturday night's SsangYong Bay Piston Cup.

Hamilton racer Dean Brindle and California's Jonathan Allard were again the leading protagonists in Baypark Speedway's annual 30-lap Bay Piston Cup Sprint Car feature on Saturday night.

In contrast to 2022 when Dean grabbed the win with a last lap pass, the 2023 edition saw the race decided as the pair traded passes in the opening laps.

Dean and Jonathan shared the front row of the grid and after swapping the lead four times in the opening seven laps, it was Dean who gained the upper hand in the lapped traffic. He raced clear by 3.7secs to claim the $5000 win.

The early laps saw the pair trading the lead with moves that demanded trust from both sides and thrilled the Easter Fireworks night crowd.

'I guess we know each other fairly well now and we can read what each other is going to do,” says Dean.

'He was trying to take my line away and kill my momentum and I was doing the same. It was really cool, hard racing.

'My car was really good and we didn't change a thing on it all night. It was a bit tight to start with in the feature and it came to us later on.”

Dean Brindle (22) makes an inside pass on Jonathan Allard during their fierce battle in the Bay Piston Cup. Photo: Supplied.

With lap times dipping into the mid-13 second range, Dean says the Baypark track preparation is providing top class Sprint Car racing.

'The track feels fast and it's smooth. They are doing a great job with it and I love racing here."

Rodney Wood completed the podium while Cole Wood was the only other driver not to be lapped in the fast-paced 30-lapper.

Making only this third appearance of the season, Scott Hayward (Tauranga) set the pace in Super Saloon Car qualifying and raced to pole position in the 30-lap Bay Super Sundown feature by posting a second and win in the heat races.

Sean led the first 12 laps of the race but pulled to the infield with an overheating issue. Sam Waddell took over the lead having already driven forward from grid eight and he scored a clear 5.4secs victory ahead of Whitianga's Bodie Abrahamson.

It was race of attrition with national champ Chris Cowling and Caitlin Hayward also ending up on the infield after a close battle for second spot.

Chris had a vibration in the car which said got worse as the race went on, while a rear suspension breakage ended Hayward's impressive drive. Richard Dreaver (Palm Nth) continues to find pace in his new car and finished third.

The final meeting of the 2022-23 season at Baypark Speedway on April 29 will feature the annual Demolition Der-Bay and the Harry Fredrickson Stock Car Gold Cup.