THOMPSON, Conn. — Five NASCAR Whelen All American Series divisions took center stage at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on the hot summer Sunday of July 28 as the best racers in New England sought to earn not only victory, but also valuable points with the second half of the 2019 season looming. The afternoon provided intense competition as tempers flared and big names broke long winning and losing streaks in the latest chapter of one of the most competitive seasons in Thompson’s recent history. 

The SK Light Modifieds® provided probably the most controversial finish of the day as points leader Bryan Narducci sought to continue his season dominance and claim his ninth consecutive division win at Thompson. Narducci quickly worked his way to the front once the green flag waved on the 20-lap feature, eventually passing Steven Chapman for the lead. Chapman worked his way through the top five to challenge Narducci for the lead in the final laps, managing to get to Narducci’s bumper on the final lap. Entering turn four Chapman got underneath Narducci, and there was contact, sending Narducci around. Narducci suffered his first loss in over a year at Thompson with a fourth-place finish. While Chapman crossed the line first, he was disqualified for his on-track actions and the win was originally given to second place Keith Caruso, his first career win at Thompson. However, following post-race inspection, Caruso was disqualified for a carburetor that didn’t fit the rules. That handed the win to John O’Sullivan, his first career in Thompson’s division. O’Sullivan is a former standout in the Legends Cars, but now picks up his first career victory in a modified class.

Speaking of drama, the Limited Sportsman division featured controversy even before the main feature got underway. Points leader Ryan Waterman and defending champion Shawn Monahan found themselves in a three-wide battle for the lead coming out of turn four in the heat race, leading to contact on the frontstretch that eventually sent Waterman into the turn one wall. Waterman retrieved a backup car, numbered 75, a number that he had won the title with in years past. However, while the sparks flew in the heat races, the race itself was much tamer with Corey Fanning taking the early lead in the 20-lap feature and winning handily by over three seconds. It was Fanning’s first win of the season at Thompson making him the fourth different winner in five Limited Sportsman events in Thompson’s 2019 season. Fanning called the race one of the best he’s raced in all season at any track in New England. 

“Green to checker, I don’t think you can ask for any better racing than that. Did I expect it? No. We had a little bit of time off so I thought everyone was going to race pretty hard, but it played out in my favor,” Fanning said. “We had no cautions and that’s big.Congrats to everybody on that one. I know it can get rocky out there. That’s probably the best race, door to door, fender to fender, I’ve been in all year.” 

The Mini Stocks kicked off the afternoon with a 15-lap feature and a measly 16 points separating the top four contenders for the division title. After four features in 2019, Scott Michalski, Jared Roy, and Steve Michalski placed first through third in the standings respectively and each had a win, while Evan Bourgeois, who came in fourth in points, sought his first win of the year. However, none of them would find victory in the fifth race of the 2019 campaign. Instead the battle for the win would come down to Doug Curry and Mark Panaroni leading to a three-lap shootout with Panaroni coming out on top on the track. However, following post-race inspection, Panaroni was disqualified for his compression being over the allowed numbers. That handed the victory to Curry, his first of the season in the Mini Stock class.

The race also provided major implications for the points battle as Jared Roy was black-flagged after an on-track incident with Dave Trudeau and Evan Bourgeois wrecked out of the event in the closing laps. Scott Michalski maintains a slim three-point lead over Steve Michalski in the championship standings, with Curry now third, 19 back.

The Late Model 25-lap feature saw a familiar name come out on top as Woody Pitkat earned his first win of the season in the division becoming the fourth different winner in four features in 2019. Pitkat survived several cautions and a hard-fought battle with Derek Gluchacki in the middle segment of the race to take the checkered flag. Pitkat was joined by an ecstatic crew in victory lane celebrating the latest win for the Jeff Hartwel owned #91 car.   

“We came here in the ACT race with a different car and we were really good. We took some of the notes that I took from that and brought it to this deal and it’s definitely woken it up since then,” Pitkat said after the race. “I just tried to keep my composure on the restarts and be nice and consistent. It’s cool to win for Hartwell, those guys have been together for so long.” 

It wouldn’t be Pitkat’s last moment of glory on the night however as he took his Dan Avery owned #10A Sunoco Modified to the front of the field in the final race of the evening. Pitkat raced alongside veterans Keith Rocco, Todd Owen and Ronnie Williams up front for most of the 30-lap feature but Pitkat found himself in the lead in the closing laps and had to survive a restart and a late charge from Rocco with three laps to go to win twice in the same night at Thompson for the first time in his career. 

“It’s funny how this works sometimes. You get a spark and it gives you the fire to go even harder,” Pitkat said in victory lane. “To start, it wasn’t good. We lost a bunch of spots and I just tried to keep my composure and pick them off one at a time. Towards the end when the sun started coming down and the track started cooling off, I knew we had something that could be in victory lane. I just can’t thank these guys enough. It’s a small group over here.” 

The NASCAR Whelen All American Series drivers will be in the spotlight again in just a week as all five divisions will return to the asphalt on Sunday, August 4.  

MINI STOCK FEATURE FINISH: 1. Douglas Curry (Norwich, CT); 2. Charles Canfield (East Haven, CT); 3. Steve Michalski (Brooklyn, CT); 4. Dave Trudeau, Sr. (Mansfield, CT); 5. Scott Michalski (Danielson, CT); 6. Roger Ducharme (Foster, RI); 7. JT Suprenant (Central Village, CT); 8. Todd Taylor (East Lyme, CT); 9. Ian Brew (Woodriver Junction, RI) 

SK LIGHT MODIFIEDS® FEATURE FINISH: 1. John O’Sullivan (Salem, CT); 2. Anthony Marvin (Colchester, CT); 3. Bryan Narducci (Colchester, CT); 4. Brett Gonyaw (Vernon, CT); 5. Matt MacDougall (Derby, CT); 6. Wayne Burroughs, Jr. (Oakdale, CT); 7. Nathan Pytko (Oxford, MA); 8. Bert Oulette (Ellington, CT); 9. Marc Burke (Enfield, CT)

LATE MODEL FEATURE FINISH: 1. Woody Pitkat (Bellingham, CT); 2. Derek Gluchacki (Dartmouth, MA); 3. Mark Jenison (Warwick, RI); 4. Brian Tagg (Oxford, MA); 5. Ryan Morgan (Franklin, CT); 6. Rick Gentes (Harrisville, RI); 7. William Wall (Millbury, MA); 8. Nick Johnson (Rehoboth, MA); 9. Matt Lowinski-loh (Milford, MA); 10. Mike Mitchell 

LIMITED SPORTSMAN FEATURE FINISH: 1. Corey Fanning (Mapleville, RI); 2. Kyle Gero (Baltic, CT); 3. Shawn Monahan (Waterford, CT); 4. Jason Chicolas (Sutton, MA); 5. Meghan Fuller (Auburn, MA); 6. Ryan Morgan (Franklin, CT); 7. Al Stone (Durham, CT); 8. Zachary Robinson (Putnam, CT); 9. Brent Gleason (Griswold, CT); 10. Moose Dunton (Niantic, CT) 

SUNOCO MODIFIED FEATURE FINISH: 1. Woody Pitkat (Bellingham, CT); 2. Keith Rocco (Berlin, CT); 3. Todd Owen (Somers, CT); 4. Ronnie Williams (Tolland, CT); 5. Michael Rutkoski; 6. Troy Talman (Oxford, MA); 7. Andrew Moeller (Woodbridge, CT); 8. Kyle James (Westerly, RI); 9. Paul Buzei (Trumbull, CT); 10. Angelo Belsito 

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Epping, NH (July 27, 2019): Ron Silk of Norwalk, CT, used pit strategy and veteran moves to win the SBM 125 at Star Speedway for the Tri-Track Open Modified Series (TTOMS) on Saturday night.  The victory was hard-fought over runner-up Ronnie Williams of Ellington, CT, and was determined coming to the checkers. It was the second Modified win in the state of New Hampshire in seven days for Silk. The win was also redemption of sorts for Silk who has endured terrible luck in recent TTOMS competition.

Matt Swanson of Acton, MA, turned in another strong performance to complete the podium. Early leader Matt Hirschman of Northampton, PA, finished fourth over Andy Jankowiak of Tonawanda, NY. Richard Savary of Canton, MA, Cam McDermott of Canterbury, CT, Brad Babb of Windham, ME, Woody Pitkat of Bellingham, MA, and Brian Robie of Sunapee, NH, completed the top-ten.

After qualifying through the consolation event and starting deep in the pack, Silk methodically worked his way through the field and by lap 35 he was solidly in the top ten. He took advantage of a lap 47 caution to come to pit road for service.  During a lap 71 caution, Silk was one of only three cars to remain on the track; giving him the point when the track went back to green. The strategy worked to perfection for Silk who went on to hold off challenges from Hirschman and finally Williams to score the popular victory.   

By virtue of the redraw following heat race qualifying, Hirschman led the 27- car field to green for the start of the SBM 125. Hirschman jumped out to the lead with Pitkat following in line in second with Hersey and Swanson in tow. Over the opening laps a brewing battle for third between Hersey and Swanson was stalled by the first caution of the event on lap 6; involving Josh Cantera of Sanford, ME, and Jon Kievman of Deerfield Beach, FL.

Hirschman was able to retain the lead on the restart ahead of Pitkat and Hersey. From the outside groove Swanson gave up a position to Savary. On lap 11, Savary took third from Hersey.  Deeper in the pack, rows of side-by-side racing saw Babb and Jacob Dore of Sanford, ME, McDermott and Anthony Sesely of Matawan, NJ, and Anthony Nocella of Berlin, MA and Andy J vying for position.  

Fluid on the race track necessitated a caution on lap 19. Under yellow, Dore, Andy Shaw of Center Conway, NH and Nocella pitted. Back under racing conditions, it continued to be Hirschman over Pitkat and Savary. A bobble from the outside groove on the restart saw Hersey losing several spots.

The third caution flew on lap 20 for a spin my Carl Medeiros, Jr. of Westport, MA. It was much of the same for Hirschman with Pitkat, Savary, and Swanson. Dana DiMatteo of Farmington, CT, joined the top five once back under green. Kirk Alexander of W. Swanzey, NH, joined the fray using the outside groove to get by Babb. Williams was also on the move and into the top ten. The action outside of the top ten continued to be spirited with McDermott, Jankowiak, Sesely and Silk.

The front duo was beginning to breakaway from the field once again. Savary took chase followed by DiMatteo and Swanson.  Alexander and Williams had joined the battle for the top-five before the #92 of Nocella slowed on the speedway to bring out the fourth caution on lap 35.

Behind the lead trio, the lap 35 restart saw some movement with the lead pack as Swanson and Williams gained positions. During the stretch of green flag racing, Silk got around Barrett, Hersey and Galko. He immediately went to work on Babb; taking the position on lap 43. He continued his charge to the front with a bold pass on Alexander for seventh.

At the head of the field, Pitkat looked to be getting racy for the lead when the fifth caution flew for a spin by Vigeant on lap 47. Andy Shaw was penalized for his involvement. Silk pitted under the caution.

On the lap 47 restart, Hirschman continued to show the way over Pitkat and Savary. Williams capitalized on the restart to move into fourth. He dove low on Savary on lap 52 and was able to make the pass stick. Once again, the lead duo was getting some breathing room over now third-running Williams. Savary was still in striking distance while Swanson ran alone in fifth.

The top-ten at halfway were Hirschman, Pitkat, Williams, Savary, Swanson, DiMatteo, Alexander, Galko, Sesely, and Babb. Silk was mired deep in traffic.

Hirschman was enjoying his largest lead of the night when the sixth caution flew on lap 71 for a multi-car incident in turn one. Under the caution, the entire field headed to the paddock area for service, except for Silk and Jankowiak, each who had short-pitted, and lucky dog recipient Donny Hartzel of Hunlock Creek, NJ.   

For the safety of the competitors, the lap 71 yellow served as a competition caution and a cold pit situation. Teams coming off pit road maintained their positions behind the cars that stayed out.  The ensuing restart found Silk and Jankowiak on the front row ahead of Hirschman and Pitkat.

Hirschman darted to the inside; taking over second from Jankowiak.  Williams was able to take a spot from Pitkat as well. The top-six ran nose to tail with Silk showing the way over Hirschman.  Williams took over third from Jankowiak on lap 79.  The lead pack continued to run in close quarters as the laps began to wind down.  

At lap 90, Silk was able to gain some breathing room over Hirschman. Williams was getting some pressure from Jankowiak while Pitkat had his hands full with Swanson. Sparks were flying for position just outside the top ten with Alexander, Galko and Cam McDermott as cars stacked up behind DiMatteo. Alexander got the short end of the action losing several positions.  

Swanson got underneath Pitkat on lap 98. Despite lapped traffic, Silk was able to maintain his lead. Ten laps later, the lapped traffic nearly played a factor when Calvin Carrol of Andover, NJ, spun in close proximity to the leader, who was bearing down on a pack of cars, to bring out the seventh caution.  

The lap 108 restart allowed Hirschman to get alongside Silk. The move opened the door for Williams on the bottom groove. He was able to make the pass and mover into second. Williams was right on the back bumper of Silk. Matt Swanson was similarly working on Hirschman.  

A large pile-up of cars deep in the field in turn four brought out the eighth and final caution on lap 114; setting up an 11-lap shootout to determine the winner with some very racy cars up front. On this restart, Silk had to contend with Williams to his outside.  Silk got a great restart and darted out to the lead. Williams got in line in second.

On lap 117, Williams poked in nose underneath Silk but could not make the pass. Swanson got by Hirschman to take third. Some ‘bump and run’ between the lead duo allowed Swanson to join the battle for the win.  In the end, it would be a two-horse race to the checkers. Over the final laps, Williams tried high and low; to no avail. On the final lap coming to the checkers, Williams dove to the inside of Silk. With the crowd on their feet, the two made contact. But Silk was able to keep it going in the right direction to score the victory.

Tri-Track Open Modified Series, SBM 125, Star Speedway, July 27, 2019 Finish: 1. Ron Silk, Norwalk, CT; 2. Ronnie Williams, Ellington, CT; 3. Matt Swanson, Acton, MA; 4. Matt Hirschman, Northampton, PA; 5. Andy Jankowiak, Tonawanda, NY; 6. Richard Savary, Canton, MA; 7. Cam McDermott, Canterbury, CT; 8. Brad Babb, Windham, ME; 9. Woody Pitkat, Bellingham, MA; 10. Brian Robie, Sunapee, NH; 11. Anthony Sesely, Matawan, NJ; 12. Russ Hersey, Swanzey, NH; 13. Calvin Carroll, Andover, NJ; 14. Matt Galko, Meriden, CT; 15. Mike Holdridge, Madison, CT; 16. Jacob Dore, Sanford, ME; 17. Andy Shaw, Center Conway, NH; 18. Tommy Barrett, Millis, MA; 19. Les Hinckley, Windsor Locks, CT; 20. Dana DiMatteo, Farmington, CT; 21. Kirk Alexander, W. Swanzey, NH; 22. Donny Hartzell, Hunlock Creek, NJ; 23. Kurt Vigeant, Oxford, MA; 24. Anthony Nocella, Berlin, MA; 25. Carl Medeiros, Jr., Westport, MA; 26. Jon Kievman, Deerfield Beach, FL; 27. Josh Cantara, Sanford, MA. DNQ: Geoff Rollins, Groton, MA; Andrew Charron, E. Greenwich, RI; Colbey Fournier, Berkley, MA; Kreig Heroth, Fort Plain, NY; George Sherman, Framingham, MA. 

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The SBM 125 VIII was decided in a thrilling 11-lap shootout where Ron Silk emerged victorious in a thrilling Duel of the Ronnies at Star Speedway (NH) on Saturday night.  Silk fended off a hard-charging Ronnie Williams to score his first Tri-Track Open Modified Series win of the 2019 season.  It is also Silk’s first-ever SBM victory.

“The state of New Hampshire’s been pretty good to me this week!” said Silk, who also won the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway last Saturday.  “We had a great car all day but had some problems in the heat and had to run the consi. [That] kind of determined our strategy, we were going to try to pit before that caution and it worked out, everyone pitted in front of me and we inherited the lead.

“All in all a great run, happy for all the guys on my team and all the hard work they put in, especially my car owner Bob Horn, it feels good to win with him again.  Hopefully we can keep it all going.”

Silk started the feature in 21^st and climbed up well inside the top ten before coming to the pits for a fresh tire under yellow at Lap 47.  He restarted at the back of the field but inherited the lead when the rest of the field came to the pits on Lap 71 for tires.

Silk then had to hold off Williams and Matt Hirschman, who both had fresher tires.  Silk managed to defend the lead for almost 30 laps but had his work cut out for him when the caution flew with just eleven laps to go.  He got the jump on Williams on the restart, but Williams stuck close.

On the final lap, Williams dove down into Turn 3 and slammed into the back of Silk, shoving Silk high and allowing Williams to cut underneath him. However, Silk was able to save the car and Williams’ own car broke loose on the bottom, allowing Silk to get the edge coming off the corner and beat Williams to the line.

“We had a strong car, and just…Ronnie got us at the end, so two Ronnies finishing 1-2,” Williams said after the race.  “But it is what it is, we’ll move on to the next one.  I’m happy we came home second and these guys gave me an awesome piece today.  I had no intention of trying to wreck him at all, I was just trying to get the win for us. It just didn’t stick like I wanted it to, and congrats to those guys on the win.”

Matt Swanson ran inside the top ten the entire evening and was in place to capitalize on any drama between the top two, but a clean fight for the lead meant that Swanson brought Ole Blue home in third.  Polesitter Matt Hirschman had a quiet day, leading the first 71 laps of the race before fading back to fourth place.  Andy Jankowiak scored a solid fifth-place finish.

Richard Savary, Cam McDermott, Brad Babb, Woody Pitkat, and Brian Robie completed the top ten.

The Tri-Track Open Modified Series’ next race is Saturday, August 24^th at Oxford Plains Speedway as part of the Oxford 250 weekend.

SBM 125 VIII Full Results (Unofficial):

1          50S      Ron Silk

2          25        Ronnie Williams

3          3MA    Matt Swanson

4          60        Matt Hirschman

5          573      Andy Jankowiak

6          99        Richard Savary

7          8          Cam McDermott

8          71ME  Brad Babb

9          6          Woody Pitkat

10        25NH  Brian Robie

11        27        Anthony Sesely

12        88NH  Russ Hersey

13        25NJ    Calvin Carroll

14        3          Matt Galko

15        82        Mike Holdridge

16        05        Jacob Dore

17        66        Andy Shaw

18        43        Tommy Barrett

19        21        Les Hinckley

20        176      Dana DiMatteo

21        76        Kirk Alexander

22        27PA   Donny Hartzell

23        7MA    Kurt Vigeant

24        92        Anthony Nocella

25        50        Carl Medeiros Jr.

26        48        Jon Keivman

27        81ME  Josh Cantara

-Story by: Ian Pettigrew, Speed51.com Northeast Correspondent

-Photo credit: Speed51.com photo

WISCASSET SPEEDWAY TOP 5 RESULTS 7/27/19GROUP 1 – 50TH ANNIVERSARY NIGHTCelebrating Wiscasset’s 50th birthday with inaugural Hall of Fame Class, past Champions, and Fireworks full results coming sunday

SERVPRO OF BIDDEFORD SACO (50 laps)* Douglass 3rd win of season

Pos	No.	Name	Home Town	State	Laps	Diff
1	18	Kevin Douglass	Sidney	ME	50
2	01x	Andy Saunders	Ellsworth	ME	50	1.653
3	15	Nick Hinkley	Wiscasset	ME	50	2.048
4	11	Cody Verrill	Woolwich	ME	50	4.148
5	29	Kevin Morse	Woolwich	ME	50	5.150

..THUNDER 4 MINI (25 laps)* Anderson (point leader) 2nd win of season

Pos	No.	Name	Home Town	State	Laps	Diff
1	04	Curtis Anderson	Richmond	ME	25
2	4	Zac Audet	Skowhegan	ME	25	2.778
3	84	Spencer Sweatt	Albion	ME	25	4.294
4	84x	Douglas Degroat	Oxford	ME	25	10.174
5	60	Caleb Willette	Winslow	ME	25	10.523

..CAHILL TIRE 4-CYLINDER PRO (25 laps)* Prindall (defending champ_ 3rd win of season* Curit (point leader)

Pos	No.	Name	Home Town	State	Laps	Diff
1	24	Jeff Prindall	Lisbon	ME	25
2	5	Dominic Curit	Saco	ME	25	1.881
3	70	Taylor Lane	Phillips	ME	25	6.283
4	41	Nicole Benincasa	Buxton	ME	25	6.552
5	42	Mike Kibben	Lisbon Falls	ME	25	7.648

..MAXWELLS MARKET SUPER STREETS (25 laps)* Trask first win since 2015* Hodgkins (point leader)

Pos	No.	Name	Home Town	State	Laps	Diff
1	23	Mike Hodgkins	Jefferson	ME	25
2	5	Mark Lucas	Harpswell	ME	25	2.455
3	55	Bob Crocker	Freeport	ME	25	2.992
4	3	Bobby Mesimer	Woolwich	ME	25	3.230
5	85	Michael Harrison	Durham	ME	25	4.391

Source: Ken Minott
Wiscasset SpeedwayPromoter / Announcer / Sales

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Charles Krupa | AP Photo Austin Theriault sheds a layer of his fire suit his garage following a NASCAR Cup Series auto race practice at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H., Saturday, July 20, 2019.

By Ernie Clark, BDN Staff • July 27, 2019 1:00 am

Austin Theriault will be in the field for his second straight NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series race this weekend at Pocono Speedway in Pennsylvania.

The Fort Kent native is one of 38 drivers entered in Sunday’s Gander RV 400, set to start at 3:12 p.m. and televised on the NBC Sports Network

Theriault will be one of three entries representing Rick Ware Racing and is guaranteed a starting position because fewer than 40 cars are signed up for the Pocono race.

His No. 52 Ford will be sponsored by Bangor Savings Bank and Trick Shot Penetrating Lubricant.

Other Rick Ware Racing entries for the second Pocono Cup race of the year are the No. 51 Ford driven by B.J. McLeod and the No. 53 Chevrolet driven by Josh Bilicki.

Theriault is familiar with Pocono Speedway, having raced to three top-10 finishes in the ARCA series at the 2.5-mile tri-oval known as the “tricky triangle.”

Theriault finished fourth in the 2015 ModSpace 125, then was ninth in the June 2017 General Tire #AnywhereIsPossible 200 and eighth a month later in that year’s ModSpace 150.

Theriault went on to win the 2017 season-long ARCA championship.

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With the 2019 Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Series reaching the halfway mark Friday night at Spencer Speedway (NY), Andy Jankowiak further solidified himself as one of the top guns on the year. The Tonawanda, New York driver took home win number three of the season in the 100-lap contest, and extended his points lead over his competitors.

Unlike his earlier wins at Chemung and Lancaster where he started in the back of the Top 10, Andy J would be on the defensive most of the race after drawing pole position. Jankowiak and the No. 12x crew even caught some extra luck, when a number of front runners, including Scott Wylie, Chuck Hossfeld and Patrick Emerling all accidentally pitted on a closed pit road just prior to halfway.

“Everyone pitted when the pits were closed,” said Jankowiak in victory lane. “We weren’t going to stop, but as soon as they did that, us pitting, they were going to put us ahead of them. That was kind of a call on the fly and my team did a great job on the pitstop.”

Following the pit stops, Jankowiak seemed to be on the defensive against Chuck Hossfeld, but as the laps clicked off, the advantage soon returned to the side of Andy J.

“Yeah, it was really good, we missed it there a little bit at the end; we were really good at the start of that run, we weren’t bad at the end, it actually got a little better. Lap 60 to 80 it got a little free on me and I made some compensations in my line.”

Jankowiak would receive another good break at the misfortune of others, when Hossfeld spun out of second after contact from a hard-charging Patrick Emerling with 11 laps to go. Emerling would be sent to the tail of the field for the contact.

Disaster nearly struck with 9 to go, when Tommy Catalano spun after assuming the second position from Scott Wylie, getting into Jankowiak’s rear bumper slightly.

“I thought it was going to be a dogfight between me and Chuck, a shame to see that happen,” said Jankowiak. “But, good to see Scott running good with the Putney team over there, 12 and 88 are old rivals, so that’s cool for everyone who hangs out at Lancaster. I didn’t know if that was ever going to end, but when I’m leading, I’m looking out the windshield. I felt the one shot from Tommy going into three, I’m not sure what happened there, but I never saw his nose there.”

Behind Jankowiak, Wylie wheeled his No. 88 to a best career RoC finish of second, avoiding disaster himself, when he and Catalano got together which sent the 54 spinning.

“The car was pretty good early, we were just riding there,” said Wylie. “Andy had a better car and settled in. Unfortunate miscommunication, they didn’t tell us the pits were closed, but I guess they weren’t open, so we had to go to the back there. We started to close on Chuck and Patrick there, I thought we were better than Tommy, and they got together. We’ve had speed all year, now we’re starting to get finishes to go with it.”

Back in the pits, Hossfeld was not pleased with what transpired on track, with the incident marking the latest in a string of misfortune in 2019.

“My buddy in the 07, Emerling just freaking spun me out,” Hossfeld told Speed51. “I don’t know, we had a great car running second, and it’s a shame. We’ve had run-ins before and I just don’t drive people like that. We got our car fast, I don’t know if we had quite enough for Andy I think. But, we were definetly able to run with him after the caution. We had a few issues with some crashes and some bad luck, I think we’re fast enough to turn that around.”

Emerling went on to explain his side of what led up to the contact.

“I think we were the best car towards the end of the race, I was just behind there running two or three tenths better than the guys in front,” explained Emerling. “The 22 was just going in and turning right, getting on brakes, turning right every single corner, just about. So I was like, ‘I can’t touch him.’ I tried to get under him, I was under him for a couple of laps, I was completely alongside him, and just go into the corner and there was the slightest amount of contact, and it was just enough for him to get turned there. It was a tough race, when you’re skating around trying to get by someone. That stinks, but that’s racing.”

Behind Jankowiak and Wylie, Daryl Lewis Jr, Amy Catalano, and Eric Beers rounded the top five. The RoC Modifieds will be back in action in just a week at Chemung Speedrome for the Rod Spalding Classic on Saturday, August 3.

-Story by: Connor Sullivan, Speed51 Northeast Editor – Twitter: @Connor51CT

-Photo credit: Speed51 photo

Unofficial Results – July 26, 2019

Spencer Speedway (Williamson, NY) – Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Series

Pos	Start	Driver	Hometown	Car
1	1	Andy Jankowiak	Tonawanda, NY	12X
2	2	Scott Wylie	Blasdell , NY	88
3	12	Daryl Lewis Jr.	Ontario, NY	10
4	4	Amy Catalano	Ontario, NY	64
5	10	Eric Beers	North Hampton, PA	45B
6	7	Chuck Hossfeld	Ransomville, NY	22
7	3	Patrick Emerling	Orchard Park, NY	07
8	19	Chris Finnachario	Buffalo, NY	8
9	6	Tommy Catalano	Ontario, NY	54C
10	14	Alan Bookmiller	Bliss, NY	40
11	11	Chris Risdale	Rochester, NY	1
12	21	Karl Hehr	Cheektowaga, NY	59
13	16	Jack Ely	Wall, NJ	54E
14	17	Austin Beers	Northampton, PA	19B
15	20	Tyler Catalano	Ontario, NY	54PJ
16	15	Jake Rought	Rome, PA	40J
17	8	Timmy Catalano	Ontario, NY	45C
18	9	Mike Leaty	Williamson, NY	25
19	13	Daren Scherer	Binghamton, NY	3
20	18	Mike Ramos	New York, NY	1R
21	5	Kevin Miller	Rochester, NY	2

(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway returned to NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing action on Friday, July 26 with the Wild Thing Karts Tiger A and Tiger B divisions joining Stafford’s NASCAR Whelen All-American Series divisions and there were two big wheel races held as part of Maybury Night & Kids Night program.  Scoring feature wins were Todd Owen in the SK Modified® feature, Michael Wray in the Late Model feature, Wesley Prucker in the SK Light feature, Gary Patnode in the Limited Late Model feature, and Travis Hydar in the Street Stock feature.  The Wild Thing Karts Tiger B exhibition race was won by Parker Davis with Dylan Houghton winning the Tiger A exhibition race.  The winners of the kids big wheel races were Levi Fox and Blake Greaves.

In the 40-lap SK Modified® feature, Michael Christopher, Jr. took the early lead from the pole but Cory DiMatteo pulled to his inside and went to the lead on lap-4.  Joey Cipriano came up to second with Christopher third and Keith Rocco in fourth.  Rocco’s car shot up the track and into the turn 2 wall to bring the caution out with 9 laps complete.

Cipriano took the lead on the restart but Andrew Molleur was on his inside and the two cars came back to the line side by side.  DiMatteo spun in turn 2 to bring the caution back out with 10 laps complete.

Cipriano again took the lead on the restart while Todd Owen took to the outside lane to take second from Molleur.  Troy Talman was fourth with Marcello Rufrano and Glen Reen right behind him.  Owen was applying heavy pressure to Cipriano for the lead and Owen took the lead by a nose at the line to complete lap-14.  Talman and Reen touched wheels with both cars spinning in turn 2 and collecting the cars of Tony Membrino, Jr., Eric Berndt, Kyle James, Tyler Jones, DiMatteo, Tyler Leary, John Catania, David Arute, and Matt Galko to bring the caution out with 14 laps complete.

Owen took the lead on the restart but Cipriano was hanging right with Owen in the outside lane.  Molleur nearly made a 3-wide bid for the lead before backing off and settling into a side by side duel with Marcello Rufrano for third.  Ronnie Williams was fifth in line with Reen behind him in sixth.  At the halfway point of the race, things had settled down into a single file line with Cipriano leading Owen, Molleur, Rufrano, Reen, and Williams.  Molleur was looking to the inside of Owen for second but wasn’t able to make a pass stick.  Berndt spun in turn 2 to bring the caution back out with 22 laps complete.

Cipriano resumed his place at the front of the field back under green with Owen giving chase from second  Molleur was third while Rufrano and Reen were side by side for fourth with Williams in sixth.  Owen took the lead by a nose at the line on lap-28 and he cleared Cipriano for the lead on lap-29.  Molleur followed him by Cipriano to move into second but Cipriano made a dive bomb move back into turn 3 to try to retake the spot.  He touched wheels with Molleur which sent Molleur sideways and he collected Rufrano with both cars heading into the turn 4 wall to bring the caution back out with 29 laps complete.  Cipriano was sent to the rear of the field under the caution period, making the order for the restart Owen and Reen on the front row, Williams and DiMatteo in the second row and Michael Gervais, Jr. and Dan Wesson in the third row.

Owen took the lead on the restart with Williams and Reen side by side for second.  DiMatteo was fourth with Wesson in fifth.  Williams was able to get clear of Reen for second on lap-36 and the fight was now for fourth with Wesson and DiMatteo fighting side by side.  Wesson took the spot on lap-39 but out front it was all Owen, who locked down his third win of the 2019 season.  Williams finished second with Reen, DiMatteo, and Wesson rounding out the top-5.

In the 30-lap Late Model feature, a multicar accident involving the cars of Tom Fearn, Tyler Leary, Andy Marchese, Richard Ciriello, and Gary Theriault brought the caution out before the first lap could be completed.

Trace Beyer led the first lap after the restart but Michael Bennett shot into the lead on lap-2.  The caution came back out with 2 laps complete as Beyer and Dave Wray came together in turn 1 and crashed into the wall.  Ciriello and Kevin Gambacorta were also collected.

The restart saw Al Saunders go three-wide with Bennett in the middle and Michael Wray on the outside in a fight for the lead.  The trio ran a lap 3-wide before the caution came back out with 3 laps complete for Greg DeMone, who came to a stop backwards at the exit of turn 4.

Wray took the lead on the restart with Bennett in second.  Al Saunders and Bennett were side by side for third with Saunders taking the spot on lap-5.  Cliff Saunders and Fearn were now side by side for fourth with Cliff taking the position.  Fearn began to slide backwards as Gambacorta took fifth and Fearn now had Paul Arute on his inside in a fight for sixth on lap-7.  Arute took the spot and Fearn settled into line behind Arute as Wray was starting to stretch out his lead over Al Saunders.  Bennett was still third with Gambacorta taking fourth from Cliff Saunders.

Cliff Saunders came back to the inside of Gambacorta on lap-12 to retake fourth with Arute moving into fifth and dropping Gambacorta back to sixth in line. 

With 10 laps to go, Wray was still comfortably in command of the race with Al Saunders giving chase in second.  Bennett was third in line with Cliff Saunders fourth and Arute was locked in a tight duel with Gambacorta for fifth.

With 4 laps to go, Al Saunders had eliminated the gap to Wray and he was right on his back bumper for the race lead.  Saunders couldn’t get close enough to Wray to make a move as Wray took down his second win of the 2019 season.  Bennett finished third with Cliff Saunders and Gambacorta rounding out the top-5.

In the 20-lap SK Light feature, Robert Bloxsom, III took the early lead with Jonathan Puleo quickly working his way into second.  Sami Anderson was third with Mark Bakaj fourth and Amanda West fifth.  Puleo took the lead from Bloxsom on lap-4 while Bakaj was working the outside against Anderson and he was finally able to make a pass on lap-7.  The caution came out with 7 laps complete as Anderson spun coming off turn 4 with West also involved.

Puleo took the lead on the restart with Bakaj taking second.  Mikey Flynn moved up to third with Bloxsom in fourth and Wesley Prucker and Chris Matthews were side by side for fifth.  Just behind Prucker and Matthews was Bryan Narducci.   The caution came back out with 9 laps complete for a spin coming out of turn 4 by Charles McDougall.  

Puleo took took the lead back under green with Flynn and Bakaj side by side for second.  Bloxsom was fourth with Narducci making a 3-wide move to take fifth.  The caution came out with 11 laps complete as Bloxsom and Teddy Hoddgon came together and got into the turn 4 wall.  Narducci was sent to the rear of the field under the caution for overaggressive driving.

Puleo took the lead on the restart but Flynn got a good run to his inside on lap-13 and the two cars ran side by side until lap-15 when Flynn got clear to the lead.  Prucker was third in line behind Flynn and Puleo with Bakaj fourth and Alexander Pearl in fifth.  Narducci was recovered from his penalty and he was sixth in line behind Pearl.  The two leaders came to the white flag nose to tail.  Puleo got a good run through turns 1+2 and going into turn 3 made a bonsai move to the inside of Flynn.  The two cars touched wheels and headed into the turn 3 wall, giving the lead and the race win to Prucker.  Bakaj finished second with Pearl, Narducci, and Matthews rounding out the top-5.

In the 15-lap Limited Late Model feature, David Tefft took the lead from the pole and set the early pace.  Duane Provost was second with Gary Patnode third, Alexandra Fearn fourth, and Matt Clement in fifth.  Jeremy Lavoie brought the caution flag out with 8 laps complete as his car came to a stop on the backstretch with sparks showering from the rear of his car.

Tefft took the lead on the restart with Patnode pulling alongside Provost for second and then taking second on lap-10.  Fearn also got by Provost to take third on lap-10 and Clement took fourth on lap-11 to drop Provost back to fifth in line.  Patnode took the lead from Tefft with a pass coming out of turn 4 on lap-11 with Fearn, Clement, and Provost lined up behind the two leaders.

Patnode held Tefft off to the checkered flag to pick up his second win of the 2019 season.  Clement finished third with Provost and Kevin Crosby rounding out the top-5.

In the 20-lap Street Stock feature, Adrien Paradis, III took the early race lead at the drop of the green flag with Nicole Chambrello quickly taking second.  Travis Hydar was third with Dave Secore and Zack Robinson in fourth and fifth.

Chambrello went by Paradis on lap-3 to move into the lead with a pass in turn 3.  Robinson got around Secore for fourth place and he was challenging Hydar for third in the outside groove.  Secore slid back to eighth as Jason Lafayette took fifth and Meghan Fuller was sixth with Tim Morse in seventh. 

Morse took sixth from Fuller on lap-10 with a pass in turn 1 with Chambrello continuing to lead the race with Hydar now behind her in second.  Robinson was up to third with Lafayette fourth and Paradis was back to fifth in line.  Hydar was applying heavy pressure to Chambrello and he was able to take the lead with a pass coming out of turn 2 on lap-13. 

Hydar led the field to the checkered flag to pick up his first win of the 2019 season.  Robinson finished second with Chambrello third and Fuller edged out Lafayette for fourth in a duel that lasted the final several laps.

In the 8-lap Wild Thing Karts Tiger B exhibition race, Parker Davis wired the field, leading all 8 laps from pole position to take the checkered flag.  Hunter Duquette finished second with Brady Bigelow, Kixsten Stringfield, and Rocco Miller rounding out the top-5.

In the 10-lap Wild Thing Karts Tiger A exhibition, Dylan Houghton led the race from start to finish to take the checkered flag.  Luke Gegenbach was third with Raleigh Maskell and Adam Bigelow rounding out the top-5.

The two kids big wheel races were won by Levi Fox and Blake Greaves.

SK MODIFIED® (40)

1) Todd Owen, Somers

2) Ronnie Williams, Tolland

3) Glen Reen, Wilbraham, MA

4) Cory DiMatteo, Farmington

5) Dan Wesson, Monson, MA

6) Michael Christopher, Jr., Wolcott

7) Michael Gervais, Jr., Wolcott

8) Eric Berndt, Cromwell

9) Kyle James, Ashaway, RI

10) Stephen Kopcik, Newtown

11) Joey Cipriano, Waterbury

12) Tyler Leary, Hatfield, MA

13) Ed Spiers, Beacon Falls

14) Tyler Jones, New Milford

15) Tyler Hines, North Haven

16) David Arute, Stafford Springs

17) Matt Galko, Meriden

18) Andrew Molleur, Shelton

19) Marcello Rufrano, North Haven

20) Troy Talman, Oxford, MA

21) Tony Membrino, Jr., Berlin

22) John Catania, Agawam, MA

23) Keith Rocco, Berlin

LATE MODEL (30)

1) Michael Wray, Northford

2) Al Saunders, Stafford

3) Michael Bennett, Willington

4) Cliff Saunders, Stafford

5) Kevin Gambacorta, Ellington

6) Paul Arute, Northridge, MA

7) Tom Fearn, East Longmeadow, MA

8) Darrell Keane, Enfield

9) Richard Ciriello, Reading, MA

10) Gary Theriault, Enfield

11) Richard Duranti, Quaker Hill

12) Greg Demone, Ludlow, MA

13) Andy Marchese, Tolland

14) Trace Beyer, Stratton, VT

15) Dave Wray, Durham

16) Tyler Leary, Hatfield, MA

17) Wayne Coury, Jr., Fairfield

SK LIGHT MODIFIED (20)

1) Wesley Prucker, Stafford

2) Mark Bakaj, Lebanon

3) Alexander Pearl, Salem

4) Bryan Narducci, Colchester

5) Chris Matthews, Stafford

6) Bob Charland, Stafford

7) Ethan Durocher, Canterbury

8) Steven Chapman, Ellington

9) Norm Sears, Andover

10) Glenn Bartkowski, Manchester

11) Sami Anderson, Wolcott

12) Charles McDougall, Derby

13) Alina Bryden, West Springfield, MA

14) Joey Ferrigno, East Hartford

15) Mikey Flynn, Hampden, MA

16) Jonathan Puleo, Branford

17) Noah Korner, Canton

18) Paul French, Andover

19) Robert Bloxsom, III, Stratford

20) Teddy Hodgdon, Danbury

21) Nick Anglace, Oxford

22) Amanda West, Colchester

LIMITED LATE MODEL (15)

1) Gary Patnode, Barkhamsted

2) David Tefft, Southampton, MA

3) Matt Clement, Wethersfield

4) Duane Provost, Palmer, MA

5) Kevin Crosby, Coventry

6) Alexandra Fearn, East Longmeadow, MA

7) Jeremy Lavoie, Windsor Locks

STREET STOCK (20)

1) Travis Hydar, Woodbury

2) Zack Robinson, Putnam

3) Nicole Chambrello, Kensington

4) Meghan Fuller, Auburn, MA

5) Jason Lafayette, Somers

6) Dave Secore, Jr., Union

7) Tyler Trott, East Hartford

8) Adrien Paradis, III, Plainville

9) Tess Beyer, Stratton, VT

10) Vince Gambacorta, Ellington

11) Marvin Minkler, Stamford

12) David Macha, Sr., Columbia

13) Tim Morse, Southbury

14) Jason Criniti, Southington

15) Chris Danielczuk, Goshen

WTK TIGER B (8)

1) Parker Davis

2) Hunter Duquette

3) Brady Bigelow

4) Kixsten Stringfield

5) Rocco Miller

6) Tommy Foster

7) Desiree Provost

8) Antonio Caputo

9) Jacob Lemay

10) Allison McCusker

11) Summer Berndt

WTK TIGER A (10)

1) Dylan Houghton

2) Kevin Davis

3) Luke Gengenbach

4) Raleigh Maskell

5) Adam Bigelow

6) Austin Goff

7) Dylan Holbrook

8) Parker Berndt

Source: Scott Running/Stafford Speedway PR

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Current Thunder Road point leader and defending track champion Scott Dragon (#16VT) has entered the Midsummer 250, as has former Memorial Day Classic winner Tyler Cahoon (#38VT). (Alan Ward photo

Former Speedway 51 Champion Corey Mason is often fast at White Mountain Motorsports Park and will try to take down the Midsummer 250. (Alan Ward photo)>>

Bryan Kruczek (#19NH) is going for his second ACT win of the season in the Midsummer 250 while Joey Polewarczyk (outside) seeks his third big payday of the summer. (Alan Ward photo)

Quinny Welch (#78NH) leads the White Mountain Late Model point standings in search of his fifth straight track championship while Scott Corey (#22NH) was a winner earlier in July. (Mark Alan Sumner photo)

Waterbury, VT – Some of the biggest names in Northeast Late Model racing are adding their names to the entry list for the Midsummer 250 at N. Woodstock, NH’s White Mountain Motorsports Park (WMMP) on Saturday, August 3. Racers from throughout New England and Canada will join the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) regulars in hopes of bringing home the $10,000 winner’s prize.

With big money on the line, it’s no surprise that star Late Model racers from around the region are preparing to take their shot. Early entries such as St-Denis, QC’s Patrick Laperle and Hudson, NH’s Joey Polewarczyk will be joined by ACT championship contenders, top weekly warriors, and solid part-timers seeking their chance at glory.

“This race is a big deal,” Polewarczyk said. “$10,000 to win is a big payday. It can help a team get through the rest of the year. It’s a race that I would absolutely love to add my name to. From the looks of it, this is going to turn into an annual event, so we’d love to get our name on the trophy early rather than late. If we can add our name to the list, it would just solidify us a little bit more!”

Several track champions from around the region have signed up for the biggest ACT event of the summer. Seven-time WMMP Late Model Champion and current point leader Quinny Welch of Groveton, NH was one of the first Midsummer 250 entries. He’s since been joined on the entry list by defending Thunder Road Late Model Champion and current point leader Scott Dragon of Milton, VT. Dragon is also a multi-time ACT Late Model Tour winner and two-time winner of the Vermont Governor’s Cup, showcasing his skill in long-distance events.

Former Speedway 51 Champion Corey Mason of Groveton, NH has also entered the Midsummer 250. Mason was a top-five points finisher with ACT in 2018 and leads the 2019 Speedway 51 standings. He has multiple top-five finishes at WMMP, making him an instant contender.

Another racer sure to be a factor is Newmarket, NH’s Bryan Kruczek. The veteran won the ACT season opener at Maine’s Oxford Plains Speedway and has two more top-five finishes since then in a part-time schedule. Kruczek and his Bobby Webber Jr. Racing team have been one of the revelations of the season, and a 250-lap event will be a real test for the pairing.

A number of other weekly competitors are joining Welch, Dragon, and Mason. Lyndonville, VT’s Scott Corey has been a strong runner at WMMP this season and recently picked up a break-through victory. Barre, VT’s Cody Blake, meanwhile, is in the thick of the championship chase at Thunder Road. Blake will pilot Mike Foster’s #7VT Late Model at the track where he finished fourth in last year’s ACT event.

Danville, VT’s Tyler Cahoon has a Memorial Day Classic win at Thunder Road and currently sits in the track’s overall top-10. His father Stacy is a four-time WMMP Champion, giving Tyler an extra base of knowledge. Southern New England will be represented by Warwick, RI’s Mark Jenison, who ranks second in the Late Model standings at Connecticut’s Thompson Speedway.

Two former ACT regulars who remain familiar to many local fans have also filed their entries. N. Haverhill, NH’s Ryan Olsen is a former top-10 ACT points finisher and a multi-time WMMP winner. While he has cut back his schedule in recent years, Olsen finished fifth in his only WMMP appearance this season. Franklin, NH’s Matt Anderson has been a full-timer with both ACT and WMMP at different points of his career and hopes that experience will pay dividends.

“It’s pretty cool to have such a diverse field,” Polewarczyk said. “We’ve been around the Late Model racing scene for over 10 years now. We’ve been pretty fortunate to meet not only all the Tour regulars and the guys like Patrick Laperle, but also people like Quinny Welch, the White Mountain regulars, and the Thunder Road guys. It’s great to race with them, and they’re all going to come together for this big race.

“Everyone’s going to be competitive,” Polewarczyk added. “I don’t feel like anyone has a clear advantage. It’s home for the White Mountain guys, and they’re going to try to defend it, and they’ll be quick. But being 250 laps, it kind of plays into the Tour guys a little bit more, because the longer-distance race are what we’re more accustomed to. It’ll be interesting for sure.”

These racers and many more will join the stars of the ACT Late Model Tour for a no-holds-barred affair. Plainfield, NH’s Rich Dubeau is looking to take another step towards his first ACT championship. But Williamstown, VT’s Jimmy Hebert and Colchester, VT’s Scott Payea have won the last two ACT events at WMMP, meaning either or both could make a big gain.

E. Bridgewater, MA’s Ryan Kuhn is trying to put an exclamation point on an impressive rookie season while Milton, VT’s Dylan Payea is on the verge of making the leap. Quebecers Jonathan Bouvrette, Mathieu Kingsbury, and Claude “The Ironman” Leclerc are expected to join Laperle in trying to bring the trophy back to la belle province. Meanwhile, youngsters Christopher Pelkey, Trent Goodrow, Reilly Lanphear, and Peyton Lanphear have all been making progress throughout the year.

Qualifying for the Midsummer 250 begins at 6:00pm on Saturday, August 3. The $10,000-to-win ACT Late Model Tour event at White Mountain Motorsports Park is part of a full card that also includes the track’s Wells River Chevrolet Flying Tigers, Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank Strictly Stock Mini’s, and 7-Eleven Dwarf Cars. The pits open at 11:00am and the front gates open at 2:00pm. Admission is $25 for adults, $5 for kids ages 6-12, and $50 for a family of four (2 adults, 2 kids).

Source: Michael R. Stridsberg/American-Canadian Tour Media Director

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NAPLES, ME (July 26) – For the only time in 2019, the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North Super Late Models and PASS Modifieds will have their lone mid-week show of the year this coming Tuesday night at Star Speedway in Epping, NH. The special 200-lapper will be the penultimate race of the “Road To The Oxford 250” program which offers top finishers a guaranteed spot for the biggest Super Late Model race in the country coming up at Oxford Plains in late August.

Following Derek Griffith’s win at White Mountain Motorsports Park last weekend, the race for the PASS North title has again tightened.  While Center Conway, NH’s DJ Shaw continues to lead the standings, the gap between the top six in points has shrunk to less than 100 markers.  And, Shaw now leads Garrett Hall by just five points heading to Tuesday night at Star.

“It’s important for us to get back to victory lane because we have had a couple of bad finishes, mixed together with some strong runs from the 12 [Griffith], 40 [Sweet], and 94 [Hall] and the points have really tightened up,” says Shaw.

The 3-Time PASS North champion is excited to return to Star Speedway on Tuesday night.  Shaw has won twice there, including earlier this year.

“I’m looking forward to the mid-week show at Star, it’s something different for us and kind of gets us in an extra race next week, which is always fun,” said Shaw, who drives the Precision JLM/HK Powersports/Gomarlos Supermarket Ford Mustang #60.  

Among others who are currently pre-entered for next Tuesday night’s 200 lapper are former Star Speedway winners, Travis Benjamin, Johnny Clark, Joey Polewarcyzk, Derek Ramstrom, and Ben Rowe.  Granite State favorites Gabe Brown, Derek Griffith, Jimmy Renfrew, Jr., and Joe Sqeuglia are also entered, along with Maine racers like Garrett Hall and Ivan Kaffell.  Vermont’s Bobby Therrien should be for a threat for the win, while Ontario’s JP Josiasse will make his first North start of the season, along with John Peters.

All the action gets under way on Tuesdayat Star Speedway with practice starting at 1 PM, heat races at 5:45 PM, followed by main events for the PASS North Super Late Models, PASS Modifieds, North East Mini Stock Tour, and Street Stock Showdown Series.

PASS Super Late Model entry forms for Star Speedway and Spud Speedway, along with the 46^thAnnual Oxford 250 and Lanier National 200 at Lanier Raceplex, can be found at ProAllStarsSeries.com.

The Pro All Stars Series is recognized as North America’s premier sanctioning body for asphalt Super Late Models and boasts such marquee events as the legendary Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway, the Easter Bunny 150 at the historic Hickory Motor Speedway, and the PASS Commonwealth Classic at Richmond Raceway.

Source: Alan Dietz/PASS Tours PR

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ATTACHED PHOTO (IMG_0240.jpg): Montpelier’s Kyle Pembroke was jubilant after winning the Maplewood/Irving Oil Late Model feature at the Country Camper Midseason Championship. (Alan Ward photo)

Waterbury Center’s Jason Woodard ran away with the victory in the Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers. (Alan Ward photo) Tunbridge’s Gary “The Flying Farmer” Mullen celebrates his Allen Lumber Street Stock victory. (Alan Ward photo)

East Corinth’s Brian Putney (near right) earned his first career win in the Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors. (Alan Ward photo)

Barre, VT – Montpelier’s Kyle Pembroke survived a rear-view mirror full of defending “King of the Road” Scott Dragon to take the Country Camper Midseason Championships at Barre’s Thunder Road on Thursday, July 25. Pembroke took the lead from polesitter Christopher Pelkey following the only restart on lap 25 and brought home his second Maplewood/Irving Oil Late Model victory of the season.

The second-generation racer started sixth in the 75-lap main event and quickly found himself behind a side-by-side battle for second between Brendan Moodie and Boomer Morris. As Graniteville’s Pelkey pulled away in the early going, Pembroke patiently waited for a lane to open up. Once Moodie finally cleared Morris, Pembroke swung to the high groove, eventually working his way up to the second position on lap 21.

Four laps later, Morris got crossed up in turn two and eventually came to a stop in turn three, bringing out the event’s only caution. Pembroke lined up outside Pelkey for the restart, and after taking a couple laps to get his car wound up, he shot ahead for the top spot.

Milton’s Dragon was right on Pembroke’s bumper when the green flag flew, but the defending Midseason Champion needed until the halfway mark to finally follow him around Pelkey. The battle allowed Pembroke to draw out to a comfortable lead that he maintained for much of the event’s second half. But with less than 15 laps to go, Pembroke suddenly found himself behind several lapped cars that were racing for position.

As Pembroke cautiously picked his way through the traffic, Dragon went full-power-down, getting almost to Pembroke’s bumper with nine to go. A few laps later, Pembroke was finally able to clear the slower cars, and he kept Dragon at bay in the final circuits for his seventh career Late Model win.

Dragon took second while Wolcott’s Marcel J. Gravel grabbed the third spot after more than 20 laps of dueling with Pelkey. Barre’s Cody Blake also got around Pelkey late in the going for fourth. Tyler Cahoon, Jason Corliss, Matt White, Morris, and Trampas Demers finished sixth through 10^th, respectively. Unofficially, Dragon takes over the point lead by two over Demers, with the top-five separated by just nine points.

Waterbury Center’s Jason Woodard smoked the Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tiger field to take the double-point win in their 50-lap feature. Woodard started 13^th on the grid, but the two-time champion needed just 16 laps to slice through the pack and overpower polesitter Danny Doyle for the lead.

Behind Woodard, intense battles developed throughout the field. Grand Isle’s Joe Steffen and East Calais’s Tyler Austin were able to get around Doyle as well after a lengthy back-and-forth, and the two then put on a show of their own down the stretch. Morrisville’s Brandon Lanphear and Middlesex’s Logan Powers eventually broke out from the pack and chased down both Steffen and Austin, making it a four-car tussle for the second spot in the final laps. But Woodard was long gone by then, winning the caution-free event by nearly a third of a lap and unofficially taking the point lead in the process.

Steffen finished second with Austin, Lanphear, and Powers on his bumper in that order. Kelsea Woodard, Colin Cornell, Kevin Streeter, Brett Wood, and Stephen Martin completed the top-10. The Flying Tiger results remain unofficial pending further technical inspection.

Tunbridge’s Gary Mullen bounced back from a tough first half of the season that included multiple hard wrecks to take the double-point win in the Allen Lumber Street Stocks. Mullen started third in the 35-lap main event and quickly inherited the lead when polesitter Justin Blakely shut down and spun as the field completed the first lap.

Two more cautions would follow on laps 10 and 24, allowing Waterbury Center’s Tanner Woodard and later Berlin’s Kasey Collins to take their shots at Mullen. But “The Flying Farmer” held steady to score his seventh career Street Stock victory.

Collins finished a career-best second while Granitville’s J.T. Blanchard came from 13^th on the grid to take third late. Dean Switser Jr., Woodard, Tommy “Thunder” Smith, point leader Jeffrey Martin, Bryan P. Wall, Frank Putney, and Kasey Beattie rounded out the top-10.

East Corinth’s Brian Putney capped the night with his first career victory in the Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors. Putney was running second to Middlesex’s Haidyn Pearce on lap eight of the 25-lap event when Pearce drifted up the track in turn four, along Putney to slide underneath him.

Like Pembroke before, Putney darted away from the field only to end up mired in slower traffic with the laps winding down. The rolling roadblock allowed Berlin’s Kylar Davis to quickly reel in Putney in a bid for back-to-back wins. But Putney got clear just in time to hold off Davis and grab the victory.

Northfield’s Josh Vilbrin finished third followed by Chris Davis and James Dopp. Fred Fleury, Pearce, Dan Garrett Jr., Jacob Hall-Larson, and Jason Kirby also earned top-10 finishes.

Thunder Road opens the month of August with WDEV/Calkins Portable Toilets Night on Thursday, August 1 at 7:00pm. All four divisions will be in action for a full card of championship racing. The evening will also feature the annual “Port-a-Potty Grand Prix” to determine the fast portalet in the Northeast. Admission is just $12 for adults, $3 for kids ages 6-12, and $25 for a family of four (2 adults, 2 kids).

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UNOFFICIAL RESULTS

MAPLEWOOD/IRVING OIL LATE MODELS

Pos., Driver, Car #, Hometown

1. Kyle Pembroke ( 27VT ) Montpelier, VT

2. Scott Dragon ( 16VT ) Milton, VT

3. Marcel J. Gravel ( 86VT ) Wolcott, VT

4. Cody Blake ( 99VT ) Barre, VT

5. Christopher Pelkey ( 64VT ) Graniteville, VT

6. Tyler Cahoon ( 38VT ) Danville, VT

7. Jason Corliss ( 66VT ) Barre, VT

8. Matt White ( 42VT ) Northfield, VT

9. Boomer Morris ( 13VT ) Barre, VT

10. Trampas Demers ( 85VT ) Shelburne, VT

11. Brendan Moodie ( 94VT ) Wolcott, VT

12. Phil Scott ( 14VT ) Middlesex, VT

13. Darrell Morin ( 17VT ) Westford, VT

14. Trevor Lyman ( 25VT ) Hinesburg, VT

15. Eric Chase ( 40VT ) Milton, VT

16. Ricky Roberts ( 3VT ) Washington, VT

LENNY’S SHOE & APPAREL FLYING TIGERS

Pos., Driver, Car #, Hometown

1. Jason Woodard ( 68VT ) Waterbury Ctr., VT

2. Joe Steffen ( 00VT ) Grand Isle, VT

3. Tyler Austin ( 5VT ) East Calias, VT

4. Brandon Lanphear ( 11VT ) Morrisville, VT

5. #Logan Powers ( 31VT ) Middlesex, VT

6. Kelsea Woodard ( 55VT ) Waterbury Ctr., VT

7. Colin Cornell ( 54VT ) E. Burke, VT

8. Kevin Streeter ( 67VT ) Waitsfield, VT

9. Brett Wood ( 29VT ) Georgia, VT

10. #Stephen Martin ( 9VT ) Craftsbury Common, VT

11. Jason Pelkey ( 64VT ) Barre, VT

12. Danny Doyle ( 51VT ) Chelsea, VT

13. Michael Martin ( 01VT ) Craftsbury Common, VT

14. Micheal MacAskill ( 33VT ) Williamstown, VT

15. Robert Gordon ( 20VT ) Milton, VT

16. Cooper Bouchard ( 7VT ) Hinesburg, VT

17. Adam Maynard ( 57VT ) Milton, VT

18. Jeff Murray ( 35VT ) Georgia, VT

19. Mike Billado ( 8VT ) Grand Isle, VT

20. Sam Caron ( 07VT ) Milton, VT

21. Mike Klupa ( 49VT ) Essex, VT

22. Bunker Hodgdon ( 83VT ) Wolcott, VT

DNS Chris Chambers ( 14VT ) Brookfield, VT

ALLEN LUMBER STREET STOCKS

Pos., Driver, Car #, Hometown

1. Gary Mullen ( 29 ) Tunbridge, VT

2. Kasey Collins ( 98 ) Berlin, VT

3. J.T. Blanchard ( 66 ) Graniteville, VT

4. Dean Switser Jr. ( 16 ) Lyndonville, VT

5. #Tanner Woodard ( 68 ) Waterbury Ctr., VT

6. Thomas Smith ( 22 ) Williamstown, VT

7. Jeffrey Martin ( 8 ) Barre, VT

8. Bryan P. Wall ( 77 ) E. Kingston, NH

9. Frank Putney ( 88 ) Graniteville, VT

10. Kasey Beattie ( 45 ) St. Johnsbury, VT

11. Jamie Davis ( 43 ) Wolcott, VT

12. Tim Hunt ( 93 ) Derby, VT

13. Juan Marshall ( 79 ) Pittsfield, VT

14. Michael Gay ( 3 ) So. Burlington, VT

15. Hunter King ( 64 ) E. Calais, VT

16. Scott Weston ( 04 ) Berlin, VT

17. Eric MacLaughlin ( 6 ) Milton, VT

18. #Kyle MacAskill ( 7 ) Williamstown, VT

19. Royce Lussier ( 95 ) Berlin, VT

20. #Keegan Lamson ( 55 ) Berlin, VT

21. #Derek Farnham ( 5 ) S. Royalton, VT

22. #Cooper French ( 4 ) Northfield, VT

23. Justin Blakely ( 17 ) Barre, VT

24. Tom Campbell ( 85 ) Middlesex, VT

DNS Tyler Pepin ( 78 ) Barre, VT

DNS Thomas Peck ( 96 ) Barre, VT

BURNETT SCRAP METALS ROAD WARRIORS

Pos., Driver, Car #, Hometown

1. Brian Putney ( 87 ) E. Corinth, VT

2. Kyler Davis ( 68 ) Berlin, VT

3. Josh Vilbrin ( 07 ) Northfield, VT

4. Chris Davis ( 69 ) Berlin, VT

5. James Dopp ( 0 ) Northfield, VT

6. Fred Fleury ( 99 ) Graniteville, VT

7. Haidyn Pearce ( 4 ) Middlesex, VT

8. Dan Garrett Jr. ( 54 ) Berlin, VT

9. Jacob Hall-Larson ( 42 ) Northfield, VT

10. Jason Kirby ( 71 ) Milton, VT

11. Todd Raymo ( 26 ) Swanton, VT

12. Tony Gravel ( 29 ) Irsaburg, VT

13. Mike Mitchell ( 1 ) Essex Jct., VT

14. Paige Whittemore ( 47 ) Graniteville, VT

15. Sean McCarthy ( 86 ) Williamstown, VT

DNS Eric Chase ( 13 ) Berlin, VT

DNS Luke Marcheski ( 40 ) Boston, MA

-Source: Michael R. Stridsberg/Thunder Road Speedbowl Media Director

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