Fast five: Drivers who will catch the eye on night one of the classic

The Standard has picked some drivers to watch - for a myriad of reasons - on Friday, January 19 at Allansford.

RICO Abreu is sure to be a crowd-pleaser in his long-awaited return to Premier Speedway.

The 31-year-old Californian, who hasn't raced at the track for more than a decade, is a two-time Chili Bowl winner in his home country.

He brings in strong form, having won on debut at Perth Motorplex in late December.

KERRY Madsen - one of the finest drivers Australia has produced - makes it his mission each year to put on a show when he rolls into Premier Speedway.

The American-based racer is a veteran of the sport and, with three classic titles to his name, can't be underestimated.

Madsen, 52, will race for Western Australian-based team Krikke Motorsports.

HOME-town favourite Jamie Veal is in a rich vein of form and had a win at Premier on New Year's Day.

He will be eager to pilot his V35 car to a second classic victory to sit alongside his 2016 win.

Veal has had four podium finishes for two victories since November.

The emerging Tasmanian often finds himself in handy spots in A-Main races.

He was a surprise winner on night one of the classic 12 months ago, producing the best performance of his fledgling career in front of a bumper crowd.

It was his first A-Main victory. He's had two more since then.

The unassuming but ever-consistent Brock Hallett will be seeking a slice of history as he aims for back-to-back crowns.

The Portland-based driver is happy to fly under the radar but should not be underestimated - has finished in the top-10 in his past 13 completed A-Main races including eight podium placings.

V2 Domain Ramsay; W2 Kerry Madsen; S3 Ben Morris; V3 Kaidon Brown; Q5 Brock Hallett; V6 Cameron Waters; W8 Andrew Priolo; N9 Lachlan Caunt; NQ9 Nathan McFarlane; T9 Chris Johns; USA9 Chase Randall; V9 Jordan Rae; NT10 Blake Walsh; S11 Scott Enderl; V11 Chris Solomon;VA11 Phil Micallef; VA12 Mark Carlin; S14 Brendan Quinn; Q17 Luke Oldfield; W17 Cory Eliason; S20 Glen Sutherland; USA24 Rico Abreu; V25 Jack Lee; V28 Andrew Hughes; V35 Jamie Veal; N36 Kye Scroop; V37 Grant Anderson; S38 Lachy McDonough; N43 Alex Orr; V43 Corey Sandow; NS45 Jai Stephenson; T45 Chad Gardner; V45 Riley Goodno; Q46 Dylan Menz; V48 Adam King; N49 Jamie Matherson; S52 Matt Egel; Q54 Randy Morgan; N56 Mick Saller; N57 Matt Dumesny; NS57 Brendan Scorgie; T62 Tate Frost; S63 Ryan Jones; V68 Brett Milburn; V71 Marcus Green; V72 Jake Smith; N72 Coby Elliot; Q75 Darren Jensen; W79 Kris Coyle; USA87 Aaron Reutzel; V90 Corey McCullagh; N92 Sam Walsh; V98 Peter Doukas.