LAMOTHE HAULS DOWN THIRD WIN IN LEGENDS

 

Jordan Lamothe held off a charging Nick Lascuola for the final half of the Legends feature enroute to his third victory in four tries. Lamothe had just relieved Chris Robbins of the lead when the current champion hauled in on his bumper for the challenge to the checkers. Robbins continued to debate in third untilJesse Melberg srotmed past Ryan Kuhn into fourth. Melberg briefly edged Lascuaola out of second, but fell back to fourth as Brandon “ Batman” Martinez took over third.. Brandon Packard claimed fifth on the evening.

Kuhn jumped off the pole to lead the first lap, but Lascuola nabbed his bumper with Robbins and Joey Lembo lining up behind. As Lascuola took over the lead, Robbins moved to second ahead of Kuhn, who was followed by Jake Johnson and Batman Martinez. Lascuola wasted no time in going out to a ten car lead over Robbins, who collected Kuhn on his bumper. Jake Johnson elevated to fourth, ahead of Martinez.

But Johnson tried to shut the door on Martinez’ pass and hooked bumpers. They went around in turn two. The lap six restart saw Lascuola jump out, but Robbins fired back up for a duel at the front. As Robbins and Lamothe roared ahead, Lascuola found himself engulfed in a three-wide with them. Robbins grabbed the front with Lamothe second and Lascuola third. Kuhn followed, ahead of Melberg and Martinez. By lap 12, the leading trio were bumper to bumper and Melberg had moved in behind Kuhn. Brandon Packard moved into fifth. Melberg wenty for the pass but had to fall back and Packard jumped in underneath him.

Lamothe went under Robbins into the lead and Lascuola followed through to second after a brief duel. Martinez now was fifth behind Kuhn. Lamothe went out to an eight-car lead as the confrontation between Lascuola and Robbins waged on. As Lamothe’s lead approached ten cars, Lascuola escaped Robbins for second. He began to whittle away at Lamothe’s lead.

Lap 18 saw Melberg looking outside Robbins without success. As Lascuola shortened the lead to six cars, Melberg switched tactics and dug in under Robbins and into third. They held position until Kuhn spun in turn four of lap 22.

Lamothe began to pull out on the restart, bumping Lascuola. Melberg took advantage, getting into second. Shileigh Martinez and Curt Snow got together and spun in turn one, bringing the field back for a lap 22 restart.

Lamothe and Melberg faced off, ahead of Lascuola and Brandon Martinez, Packard and Robbins and Kuhn and Colin Haley. Lamothe took the front and Melberg looked under but couldn’t make the pass. Lascuola and Martinez surged by while Packard and Robbins held on ahead of Kuhn.

The field wound around to the finish with Lamothe holding off Lascuola by a quarter second and Martinez was just off with a half-second margin on the leader. Melberg then roared in an eighth of a second off Batman’s time.

Following Packard, the remainder of the top ten read: Robbins, Huhn, Haley, John O’Sullivan and Jesse Jakubajtys.

 

ARSENAULT COMMANDS THE FIELD IN PURE STOCKS

 

Amy Arsenault won the Phil’s Propane Triple Crown race for Pure Stocks along with sealing her first win on the season with a rousing duel against Daniel Massa. She had worked her way up from sixth to take the front on a lap-eleven restart, going door-to-door with leader Mike Henriques, who had led since the outset. Massa moved in from third as Henriques faded back to fourth behind Melissa Charette. Dave Desrosiers powered up to third and Jamie Birch followed up in fourth with Keri-Lynn Manfredo claiming fifth on the evening.

 

Jeremy Lambert and Robert Moore both retired from the oval before the green fell. At the start, Henriques came off the pole to the lead and Lenny Sousa went by Charette into second. Massa went up to Sousa’s bumper before Chad Baxter spun. The lap one restart saw Henriques go back to the front with Souza holding second under Charette while Arsenault had come up to duel with Massa over fifth.

Mark Murphy, still suffering problems with his ride which began last week, spun to the infield on lap seven. Chad Baxter went to the pits for repair but returned. On the restart, Henriques popped to the front as Arsenault attacked his bumper from row two. Sousa was caught outside while Massa got under Charette behind them. Birch was under Desrosiers behind them. Lap nine saw Manfredo jump under Sousa while Desrosiers went to the outside for a three-wide. Desrosiers was the benefieciary, going to sixth while souza fell back to ninth. Randy Morettin got by Manfredo for a duel over sixth with Birch.

A lap 11 restart saw Massa jump in behind Arsenault at the front as Henriques went to third. Charette and Henriques sparred over third as Desrosiers moved into sixth. He went past Birch as Arsenault and Massa ran nose-to-tail at the front. She moved out to a one car lead as Henriques worked under Charette with Desrosiers on his bumper.

Desrosiers looked under Henriques then went to fourth on the next circuit. By lap 21, Arsenault had a three-car cushion over Massa while Desrosiers was 10 cars further behind. Birch followed, ahead of Manfredo, Andrew Kun, Scott Cestodio, Henriques and Moretti. Desrosiers continued to close, but was unable to make up the gap. Rounding out the top ten f rom sixth were: Kuhn, Cestodio, Henriques, Moretti and Charette.

 

KULPA OUTLASTS BOWSER FOR 750 WIN

 

Shea Kulpa and Taylor Bowser started the last two positions on the SYRA 750 field but ended up the top two as Kulpa collected her second win on the season. Shea navigated the seven places into the lead over the first four laps, easing Cassie Meservey out of the lead and two laps later, Bowser moved her back to third.

 

Meservey came off the pole to run out to a two-car lead on Matthew Barboza, who suffered mechanical problems which ended his race just one lap in. Eric LeBrun took over in second but Brandon Lillie stormed past into second. Lillie got his nose against Meservey’s bumper, who loosened up, bobbled and the wiggle sent Lillie’s nose around to bring out the caution.

 

Kulpa took the lead on the restart after a brief duel. Bowser came in under LeBrun and then under Meservey into second on lap four. Lap six saw Kulpa five cars up on Bowser, who led Meservey by five and LeBrun held fourth.

Bowser began to close, cutting te lead to four cars on the next lap. Meservey continued to lead LeBrun, Lillie, Toner and Tom Ouellette. Kulpa’s margin was down to two cars on lap nine. The field tightened up and by lap 13, there was a mid-pack 3-wide etween Meservey, Lillie and Toner. Toner took advantage, coming away in third while Lillie grabbed fourth. LeBrun leveraged into fifth while Meservey and Ouellette trailed.

 

The field had strung out into a straight line as they headed for the finish on lap 16. Ouellette was able to get past Meservey on Lap 17, as they went into the white flag. Kulpa’s lead had evaporated and Bowser was looking for any advantage as they jockeyed through the final circuit. Kulpa was able to hold her off by two tenths of a second while Toner was third, a long five second in arrears.

Final statistics have Kulpa, followed by Bowser, Toner, Lillie, LeBrun, Ouellette and Meservey.

 

RAY HERMAN OUTRUNS GARGARO FOR SPORT FOUR WIN

 

Raymond Herman deprived Michael Glad of the lead on lap two, played a hacksaw game with David Westgate for a couple of laps, then took over the front for good on lap 7 of the 20-lap feature. But the remainder wasn’t simple for Herman. Westgate wouldn’t go away. And then Devin Miranda leapt in to challenge. David Gargaro in his new, hot ride then entered second place to hound Herman to the finish over the final three laps. Gargaro made the challenge very apparent and a .163 second margin of finish was as close as it comes. But Herman held on for his first win of the season. Westgate was third followed by Miranda and Christine Cavallaro.

 

Glad jumped off the pole and pulled away as Christine Cavallaro was forced to make a great save at the stripe, coming off the outside pole. The confusion sent Glad off to a ten-car lead on lap one before Corey Caddick ground to a halt on the backstretch. Glad zoomed away on the restart. Dylan Cabral saw Herman scoot by underneath and into second. Herman looked outside Glad, but was unable to drive by. Herman went back outside and got Westgate on his bumper as he went through another lap, wheel-to-wheel with glad. Westgate came in underneath the leaders for a three-wide and Glad backed out, leaving Westgate under Herman for the lead. Herman began nosing ahead but Westgate fired up and evened up.

 

They were still alongside in lap five. Miranda moved past Gil Bradstreet and Gargaro played the same favor one lap later. Lap eight saw Herman with Westgate on his bumper, followed by Miranda, Gargaro, Glad and Bradstreet. Caddick was in another spin which saw cars scatter and John Lineberger jumped over Emily Charette. Charette was tcuk near the turn two wall but was able to rejoin.

 

The restart had Herman and Westgate backed up by Miranda and Glad. Gargaro and Bradstreet were row three. They went door to door but ;Herman took the lead out of turn three. Miranda shot in under Westgate. By lap 10, Herman, Westgate, Miranda, Gargaro, and Bradstreet were running at the front. Glad was underneath David Simpson.

 

Gargaro ran under Miranda but Simpson and Caddick were together on the backstretch. On the restart, Westgate headed for the front but lost speed. Caddick, Westgate and Gargaro got into a three wide. Caddick fell back, leaving Westgate outside Gargaro, battling over fourth. Herman had a four-car lead on Miranda on lap fourteen with Westgate in tow. Caddick ran up to Miranda’s high side but his motor quit on lap 15 and the caution flew.

 

Herman had Miranda on his outside for the restart and he outran him. Gargaro looked under Miranda, but couldn’t make the pass. Miranda came up to Herman for some wheel-to-wheel before Herman reclaimed the front out of turn four. Three laps remained as Gargaro made it under Miranda to take second. Miranda followed under Westgate as Caddick, Henry LaValle, and Cavallaro kept pace.

 

The field continued to the checkers with Herman taking down the win. Rounding out the top ten were Lavalle, Bradstreet, Simpson, Mike Belanger and Glad.

 

LEBRUN DOMINATES THE FRONT FOR SYRA 600 WIN

 

Luke LeBrun led all but the initial lap on the SYRA 600 run for the checkers, holding of determined points leader Marissa Morgan for the win. Morgan’s points co-leader, Anthony Marvin, finished fourth, just after Karlin Levesque. Ava Chouinard collected the final spot on the top five.

 

The race erupted with a three-wide from the start as Trenton Goodrow and Alexandria Lillie went three-wide past slow-starting Ella Sprague. Goodrow led Lillie and LeBrun with Levesque in fourth until Lillie went to Goodrow’s outside. Levesque looked underneath but Lillie slammed the door. There was hard contact and Levesque spun.

On the restart, Goodrow and LeBrun shared the front ahead of Chouinard and Morgan. LeBrun quickly zoomed to the front while Morgan and Goodrow debated second. But Goodrow made contact and went around, Chouinard bouncing off him.

The third try at a lap one restart had LeBrun outdistancing Morgan who held on outside until LeBrun grabbed the lead in turn two. Charette had Lillie on the outside, followed by Levesque, Goodrow, Scott Serydynski, Jr. and Marvin. Levesque flew in underneath to third and Goodrow got around Lillie into fifth.

 

Morgan was at LeBrun’s bumper on lap four. As Lillie and Goodrow slugged it out, she bounced off Charette, collecting Goodrow. Charette’s driver’s side piled into the frontstretch wall, bringing out the red flag. Goodrow ended up near the wall and Lillie came to a halt midtrack. All three drivers were helped out of their cars but were moving to the ambulances under their own power.

Again, LeBrun managed the hole shot and by lap seven had a two car lead. Marvin was past Levesque for third, but they debated the issue for the rest of the feature. Lap eleven saw Levesque into Morgan’s bumper, sending her around in turn four. Both restarted from the rear as LeBrun now had Marvin on his shoulder.

 

Luke nosed out on Anthony and Serydynski sneaked into second for a lap, only to be shuttled back by Marvin. He was pushed out a lap later by a resurgent Morgan. But Serydynski had a tire go down and he was into the grass of the infield. LeBrun lined up with Marvin outside and Morgan on his bumper. Once again he had the lead as Morgan got beneath Marvin and onto LeBrun’s bumper.

Levesque came on to challenge Marvin with four laps remaining. Morgan was all over LeBrun’s rear bumper and Levesque was looking under Marvin on the final circuit. LeBrun held off Morgan, but Levesque was able to conquer Marvin. The top four cars all finished within the same ¾ of a second, crossing the stripe in a mob. Completing the top ten were Ella Sprague, Serydynski, Charette, Lillie and Goodrow.