Hunter rider Jason Doyle is on top of the world after winning his third straight Speedway Grand Prix in Stockholm on Sunday night.
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The Novacastrian is now five points clear of America’s Greg Hancock in the race for the world championship.
Doyle is the first rider win three successive grands prix since Australia’s triple world champion Jason Crump a decade ago.
There are two rounds left in the title race with the next grand prix at Torun, Poland before the series finishes in Melbourne.
Doyle finished ahead of fellow Aussie Chris Holder and Freddie Lindgren in the Swedish event.
"I just can't believe it, I keep saying anything can happen in speedway,” Doyle siaad.
"There's still a long way to go, lots of points to be raced for and I will keep trying to get the points.
"To match what my sporting idol JC (Jason Crump) did by winning three in a row is something I'm really proud of. I hope he was watching, it means so much."
