Harris on a Roll to Start 2009 Season!!!

Fredericton, NB, May 31, 2009 – After an impressive start to the 2009 season last week everyone was geared and ready for the Max 1 Advanced Synthetic Best of the Best Pro Stock 100 under the lights at Speedway 660.  Unfortunately Mother Nature had other plans that forced the rescheduling of Saturdays events to Sunday.   The good news is, it was a gorgeous day for racing.

Today’s event featured regular points racing the in the Coast Tire Street Stock and the Martin’s Home Heating division as well as the Max 1 Advanced Synthetic Best of the Best Pro Stock 100 presented by COASTAL Blending & Packaging.

In the Coast Tire Street Stock division Roger Slocum was the big winner of the afternoon picking up a win in his heat, dash and feature for the Robin’s Inn Hat Trick Award.  Slocum started the 20 lap feature on the pole and dominated the race. Also ending up with a podium finish were Mike Francis and Robert Raynes. The feature went very smoothly only having one caution for a car leaking fluid on the track.

In the Martins Home Heating Sportsman Division Glynn Nott of Burton claimed his first victory of the year in a rough and tumble 30 lap feature.  Competition was fierce as the teams are already focusing on trying to gain every position possible in search of the 2009 Championship.   Richard Atkinson finished 2^nd and Dan McNeil finished third with one of his best career finishes.

There were 20 cars in the field for the Max 1 Advanced Synthetic Best of the Best Pro Stock 100. Also in attendance at the speedway nine months after his accident in a qualifying heat for the Peterbilt 250, was Hal O’Neal.  Hal dropped the green flag for the Max 1 Advanced Synthetic Best of the Best Pro Stock 100.  Starting on the pole was New Denmark’s Glenn Rasmussen in the # 81 big black dodge. Rasmussen led the first part of the race until he was challenged for the lead by Travis Benjamin. Benjamin led for many laps until he was overtaken by Fredericton Junction’s Matt Harris with an outside pass for the lead.  Kevin Moore charged up to challenge Harris for the lead.  Moore would get a great run on the outside and briefly took over the lead but a caution reverted the field to the last completed lap.  Harris would lead the remainder of the race to make it 2 for 2 to open the 2009 season.  With his win in the Max 1 Advanced Synthetic Best of the Best Pro Stock 100 Harris has also secured a provisional spot in the Peterbilt 250 Labour Day weekend event. Rounding out the Pro Stock podium were Greg Fahey in 2^nd and Kevin Moore finishing 3^rd.

Tune into Speedway 660 next weekend for the DQ Kids day, plus District School Challenge.  There will be regular racing in the Coast Tire Street Stock, Martin’s Home Heating and Irving Lubricants Pro Stock divisions, as well as the AOW. For DQ Kids Day young race fans under the age of 15 will be admitted to the speedway for free. Also any parent with a child that has a voucher given out at school will get in for five dollars. DQ will be on hand to give out some yummy treats. There will be face painting and bouncy castles from GoGo Gymnastics there for the young fans. Also fans will see the traditional candy scramble on the track at intermission.

Make sure you don’t miss another action packed weekend of racing at Speedway 660, it is sure to be WicKID!  Racing starts at 7 p.m. on June 6, 2009

Epping, NH – Joe Lemay grabbed his second win of the year in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series All-Star Modifieds last Saturday night, outrunning a strong field to pick up the checkers.

Local favorite Brandee Tree ran out to the early lead in the 40-lap main event, with Lemay moving up to challenge by the ten-lap mark.  Tree was still out front when Bill Boudreau spun to bring caution on the field on lap 14, but her time out front was short-lived.

Lemay made his way past to the lead the field to the halfway sign, and he went the distance to post the win, with Vinnie Annarummo, Mike Murphy, J.R. Baril, Sumner Scott, Eric Hudson, Boudreau, Bobby MacArthur, Kurt Vigilant, and Tree the rest of the top ten.

Two-time winner Nick Gravel suffered mechanical problems late in the Super Street feature, leaving Gary Beauregard to run uncontested for the win.  Jason Ferreira scored his best finish of the season in the second spot, with Steve Wilmot filling out the podium in third.

Bill Beardwood looked to be well on the way to his second Strictly Stock feature win of the year, but he got tangled up with the lapped car of Chuck Roberto with four laps remaining, and he spun out of contention just a mile short of victory.

Chris Augevich had battled hard to get past Mike Williams for the second spot just before Beardwood’s demise, and when he fell to the wayside, Augevich took advantage of the situation and moved up to score his first career win in the Strictly Stocks.

Williams went home with second place honors, with Mark Parenteau, Randy Carmichael, and Keith “Slika” Ennis finishing up the top five.

Matt Mage returned to action and collected his first checkered flag of the year in the Fast-4 feature event, outrunning Dennis Ciniero, Loren Smith, Jr., Joey Fernandez, Tyler Mailhot, Dana Sullivan, Corey Sullivan, Jim Deveau, and Will Mailhot.

Moffitt Scores Record Setting Win At South Boston Speedway

South Boston, VA (May 31, 2009): Brett Moffitt isn’t wasting any time in declaring his talent behind the wheel of a NASCAR Camping World Series East racecar. Saturday night, the quiet-mannered driver spoke volumes when he took the lead for the third and final time from Ryan Truex at South Boston Speedway to become the series youngest winner in history. At 16 years, nine months, and 23 days old, Moffitt beat out Joey Logano’s record, which was set a month shy of his 17^th birthday when he won the 2007 season opener.

“This is just awesome,” said Moffitt after the race. “I don’t even know how to describe it. We’ve been strong all season, but to get a win under our belts is just great. The car was perfect, and all the guys at Andy Santerre Motorsports are awesome. We couldn’t have had a more perfect night.”

Moffitt started the race on the outside pole after missing fast time by 2/1000^th’s of a second. Moffitt wheeled the No. 44 Brettmoffitt.com/Red Line Oil Chevrolet to a time of 16.178 seconds (89.010 mph), but lost the pole position to Ryan Truex, who’s best time was 16.176 seconds.

At the drop of the green flag, Moffitt took the initial lead but succumbed to Truex on the second circuit. The two were side-by-side in the battle for the lead, but Moffitt opted for tire management and settled into the second position.

Moffitt reclaimed the lead on a lap 46 restart using the outside groove, and led for the next 14 laps before a restart allowed Truex to use the outside groove to his advantage.

“The outside was definitely better on the restarts because you could carry your momentum, but you definitely had to get to the bottom so that you could save your tires there,” Moffitt said.

A caution tightened the field up for a restart at lap 103, and after an intense side-by-side battle, Moffitt took the lead for the third and final time.

“You just never know with this place so I was kind of up in the air as to what to change in the car, but I just got it as good and balanced as I could. He did the rest. I can’t say enough about him: he’s a heck of a talent. I knew he would be good,” said car owner Andy Santerre.

Moffitt is currently second in the NASCAR Camping World Series East point standings – 26 points out of the lead. The next stop on the schedule is Watkins Glen International road course on Saturday, June 6^th.

Rolfe, Tripp, Karkos end early-season droughts with Fan Appreciation Night wins

OXFORD, Maine – Early-season struggles ended with a vengeance Saturday night as Ricky Rolfe, Skip Tripp and Justin Karkos captured Championship Series feature wins at Oxford Plains Speedway.
Rolfe passed Tim Brackett, Jeff White and Scott Luce in the outside lane over the final 20 circuits to capture the 40-lap Oxford Networks Late Model main event on 99.9 The Wolf Fan Appreciation Night.
Perennially a top driver in the headline division, Rolfe was snakebitten in his first two outings of the year. He led the New England Dodge Dealers ACT 150 on May 17 before being beset by carburetor troubles on a restart. In last week’s Champ Series opener, Rolfe ran in the top three before a late-race tangle with Brackett.

Dave Oliver finds his way to victory lane at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway.

Scarborough, Maine- Coming off an opening day top 5 finish following a qualifying wreck, Dave Oliver found the speed in his car and was victorious following the 40 lap Pro Series race on Saturday night. Mike Maietta Jr led the field to the green flag and quickly sprinted out front but tell tale signs of smoke started appearing from the #23 immediately.

With Maietta Jr in front nursing a potential problem, Dave Oliver was slicing his way through the top five drivers until he moved to second place on lap 18. Oliver began to close the big gap that Maietta Jr had built up and the smoke from Maietta’s tire rubbing was getting thicker and the car was getting slower.

Oliver moved into position on Maietta Jr at lap 29 and took the lead driving away from the field for the win. Somehow Maietta held on for second place with T.J. Brackett third. Jay Sands and Aaron Ricker were fourth and fifth.

In Sport Series action Bobby Nadeau led all 35 laps unchallenged despite a lap 6 caution flag to secure the Sport Series main event. Nadeau was cruising in front leaving Nate Leavitt a distance behind to finish second. Ben Tinker had a nice third place finish in only his second outing on the Beech Ridge oval, and Corey Bubar was fourth. Rounding out the top 5 finishers was reigning champion Sally Gherardi.

Lyman McKeage won the most exciting feature race of the evening when he took the checkered flag in the Wildcat feature race. Jesse Tolman appeared to be headed for an easy win but he and Mike Ramsey crashed out while racing for the lead on lap 4. Steve Benincasa took over the top spot and held it until McKeage made a bid for it on lap 25.

Benincasa and McKeage made contact with each other nearly spinning out of contention, but McKeage saved his car as Andy Ayers took the lead. McKeage made a last lap charge at leader Ayers heading down the backstretch and exiting turn 4 with the checkered flag waving, McKeage got to the finish line first by just inches over Ayers. Matt Hodgdon was third with Dan Bean and Steve Benincasa rounding out the top finishers.

Shawn Brackett took the lead on lap 7 of the 20 lap Road Runner feature race and never looked back in taking the win. Ray Letellier had a very strong race and finished second with last weeks winner Ed Connolly finishing third. David Turner and Thomas Bennett were fourth and fifth at the finish.

GUARANTEED BUILDERS ADDS SUPPORT TO THOMPSON’S MINI STOCKS

THOMPSON, CT.  Guaranteed Builders, Inc. (GBI) has joined with Thompson International Speedway to provide additional money to the track’s Mini Stock division. The Douglas, MA based builder will present an additional $100.00 to the Mini Stock division winner on ten selected race dates during the 2009 racing season.

“We are very pleased to become a part of the excitement of the NASCAR racing  program at Thompson and to be able to provide additional money to the Mini Stock division. This is an extremely exciting and competitive division and to become a part of all of this is a special opportunity for our company,” said CEO Louis C. Tusino.

Guaranteed Builders, Inc. has been constructing modular homes, garages, additions and more for 35 years. Their services include every aspect of construction from engineering and building permit allowances, complete excavation to the completed project.  With GBI, a homeowner will have the luxury of being able to deal with just one company to complete their entire home improvement project. A model building is set up on the midway at Thompson so that people can see, first hand, the quality construction and the fit and finish of a GBI building. No project is too big or too small for GBI.

The company offers a great look at all of their products and services on the GBI web site. www.gbi-avis.com.  Located in central Massachusetts, GBI is the perfect choice for that addition, garage, in-law apartment, breezeway and more. GBI is proud to have the largest display of modular homes in New England. The may be seen at the company’s location at 138 Main Street (Route 16) in Douglas, MA where they are open seven days a week.

CHARLOTTE, NC (May 27) – In recent days, citizens of the United States have observed one of our Nation’s most somber holidays, Memorial Day. Each year at this time we recognize the brave men and women who have fought for our freedom and those who paid the ultimate price with their life. This weekend the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) will conclude the Memorial Day week with the inaugural running of the Salute Our Heroes 150 at the Coastal Plains Raceway near Jacksonville, NC. All military personnel from any branch of the United States Armed Forces attending Saturday night’s race will only pay $10 for a ticket to see some of the best short track racing in North America. For those not familiar with the area you might ask why PASS chose Coastal Plains Raceway to host the Salute Our Heroes 150. Well, the track is less than 20 minutes from the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejuene and Marine Corps Air Station New River. Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station is located just up the coast from Jacksonville and less than two hours away one can find the Army’s Fort Bragg and Pope Air Force Base in Fayetteville, NC. And, that’s why the race is called the Salute Our Heroes 150. That way PASS can salute heroes from all branches of the military, active or retired.

“We felt like this was a great way for us to honor those who have done so much for our country,” said PASS President Tom Mayberry. “Coastal Plains Raceway is in a great location to put on this type of event and our brand of racing with double-file restarts and lots of action is our small way of giving something back to our heroes.”

The Salute Our Heroes 150 has all the makings of a classic. This weekend’s race will not only mark the first trip for the PASS South Super Late Models to Coastal Plains Raceway, but will also mark the first time a Super Late Model car of any type has ever been on the track since it opened in 1999. And, Coastal Plains should present a unique challenge to the talented drivers of PASS. The track is a wide, 4/10 mile oval that will present plenty of opportunities for passing and side-by-side racing. The most unique aspect of Coastal Plains is the double-dog leg on the front straightaway. Looking at an aerial view of the track, Coastal Plains looks like a shorter version of Lowe’s Motor Speedway.

PASS South points leader Ben Rowe will lead the charge to Coastal Plains fresh off a PASS North win this past weekend at White Mountain Motorsports Park in New Hampshire. However, young Ryan Blaney and veterans Heath Hindman and Preston Peltier look to slow Rowe down and tighten the gap in the PASS South standings. Justin Wakefield, Jay Fogleman, and Mark Gibson were all championship favorites coming into the season and with strong runs of late they hope to use the Salute Our Heroes 150 as a springboard to the second half of the 2009 season. Rookies Tayla Orleans and Devin Jones have shown a tremendous amount of talent in their first season of PASS South racing and with a little luck both could find themselves with a chance of winning as early as this weekend.

The Salute Our Heroes 150 will also see its fair share of new and returning drivers to the PASS South Series “Big” Jim Kelley and Shelton McNair, Jr. have nearly 50 years of experience between them and call the coast of North Carolina home. Kelley and McNair have turned countless laps racing Super Late Models throughout the Southeast from the legendary Big 10 Series at Concord Speedway to winter racing in Florida during Speedweeks. However, they’ve never competed against one another at Coastal Plains. Kelley has raced and won at Coastal Plains in a Limited Late Model, but McNair has never raced at the track just south of his home in Plymouth, NC. Another former Big 10 standout Hal Goodson returns to PASS South after work commitments kept his team away from the most recent PASS South race at Wake County Speedway. Goodson will definitely be a contender at Coastal Plains after scoring two top ten finishes in the first three races of the season.

Last year, John Stancill shocked the short track racing world charging from 26^th to finish 3^rd in his first PASS South Super Late Model start at Hickory Motor Speedway’s Easter Bunny 150. Stancill would go on to just miss out on the PASS National Championship finishing second in the standings to Cassius Clark. In 2009, Stancill has ventured out looking for other racing opportunities, but returns to PASS South this weekend at Coastal Plains with more PASS races scheduled for the second half of the season.

“I’m really excited to be racing, especially at Jacksonville,” said Stancill. “It seems like I’ve had a lot of bad luck this year, I’ve had problems getting my motors ready and we just didn’t want to rush things so we opted out of the first few races.  I took the car to Hickory a few weeks ago to shake it down and it seemed pretty good so I’m really anxious to race it.”

Corey Williams and Ryan Moore will make their first starts with PASS South since competing in the Easter Bunny 150 at Hickory. Both drivers cut their teeth racing in Maine and have since relocated to North Carolina. Williams is the all time PASS South wins leader with four victories and finished second in the 2008 PASS South point standings. Moore is a former winner in the NASCAR Camping World East Series and is the son of Kelly Moore.

Also returning to PASS South this weekend will be veteran competitor Tim Pinion and newcomer Joey Coulter. Pinion has a new car and a new attitude and is looking forward to making his first start of the season. Coulter has been dabbling in everything from Late Model Stock cars to ARCA and tried to make the Easter Bunny 150, but was sidelined with engine problems during practice.

The Salute Our Heroes 150 will have a stout under card in addition to the PASS South Super Late Models filled out by the PASS Late Model Trucks, Limited Late Models, Street Stocks, and Pure Stocks. Through four PASS Late Model Truck races, Grant Davidson is on a three race win streak. Those finishes have given Davidson a slight edge in points over Ben Ebeling and Clint King, who has finished second in the last two races. Michael Cooper led several laps at Orange County until tire problems dropped him to a third place finish. This weekend, veterans Joe Heigl, Marty Griggs, and rookie Justin Crider look to end Davidson’s winning ways. The PASS Late Model Truck count should increase this weekend following the announcement from PASS that competitors new to the series had the option to purchase four new tires or could race on two new tires and two scuffed tires. The PASS Late Model Trucks have had a total of 21 drivers compete with the new series and will take a break following the race at Coastal Plains. The next PASS Late Model Truck race will be on Sunday, July 5^th at the Hickory Motor Speedway.

Action gets under way this weekend on Friday, May 29^th at Coastal Plains Raceway with pit gates opening at 2:30 PM and rotating practice for all divisions from 4 PM to 7 PM. On Saturday, May 30^th, pit gates open at 11:30 AM, with rotating practice for all divisions from 2:30 PM to 4:45 PM, qualifying will be at 5 PM, and racing will start at 6:45 PM. Coastal Plains Raceway is located just off NC Highway 24 between Richlands and Jacksonville. For more information go to coastalplainsraceway.com or racewithpass.com. For marketing or media questions contact Alan Dietz at 704-231-2039 or for technical information contact Scott Reed at 207-625-3230

Hudson, NH – Two first time winners capped off a exciting day of racing last Sunday at Hudson Speedway with Chris Kuebler winning the V-6 Modified feature and John Morin Jr. taking home the winners hardware in the Rookie Stocks.

After a brief rain delay during the heat races, the Thunder Lite youth division was first on the pavement for their feature race. Tyler Hatch made quick work of the cars in front of him from his third row starting spot and took the lead by lap three. Dylan Bilodeau followed Hatch up through traffic and settled in second chasing Hatch. With Hatch stretching his lead, Sammy Gilman moved into third. At the strip it was Hatch, Bilodeau, Gilman, Gage Harron and Jen Lord the top five.

Twenty Four Classic Lites drove under starter Bob Munroe’s green flag with Paul Colson leading the first 6 laps from his pole position on the starting grid. Billy Ryder Jr. took the top spot from him on a restart and held the point till Eric Bacon took the spot from him. Ryder Jr. spun a few laps later bringing out the caution. Jeremy Wilcox took over second on the restart but was no match for Bacon, the top two ran that way till the checkers fell with Ryder Jr. recovering from his spin to finish third. Jon Provost, Paul Colson, Jeff Miller, Steve Dickey, Eddie Gilman, Jeff Gilman and Dennis O’Brien rounded out the top ten.

Chris Kuebler took the V-6 Modifieds to the green and held on for his first ever feature win but it wasn’t easy as he was challenged early on by J.R. Gorman who got outside of him a few times and then nearing the end of the race Allen Reiser came charging at Kuebler. Reiser got a run on Kuebler coming off turn two on the final circuit, but Kuebler closed the door going down the back stretch and held on for the win. Reiser, Dick Dubois, Gorman and Keith Caruso were the top five.

Jef James took his second win in a row in the Roadrunners after early race leader Louis Maher, who had a commanding lead, exited with mechanical problems at the halfway point. Eric Bebeault had an impressive run coming in second with Patrick D’Alba third, John Pilvelis fourth and Bruce Knowles fifth.

Like Kuebler in the Modifieds, Morin Jr. took advantage of his pole starting spot but wasn’t challenged till the closing laps with two time Rookie Stock champ Scotty Duval reeling him in.

On the final lap, with heavy traffic in front of the top two, Duval caught Morin Jr.  Coming off the final turn it was a drag race with Morin Jr beating Duval by inches. Larry Fortin, Dan Murphy and Andy Nichols rounded out the top five

John Griffith won the Flagpole race, Ron Lord won the Spectator Race and Derrick Poutre won the Spectator one on one drags.

Next race is Sunday May 31^st at 1 pm featuring Outlaw Sportsman, V-6 Modifieds, Rookie Stocks, Roadrunners, Thunder Lights, Spectator Race, Spectator one on ones drags and the always exciting Flagpole race.

Hersey Cruises to Victory Lane

Winchester, NH: This past Saturday, Monadnock Speedway hosted the return of the Northeast Midget Association where 2008 champion Cabral took the checkers for their opening event of the 2009 season. Hersey cruised to the victory in the Outlaw Pros. Matt Mead made a late race pass in the Super Stocks to take his third victory, Tim Jackson was declared the winner in the Mini Stocks and Jeff Kirley took the Full Size Enduro win.

The Mini Stocks rolled onto the track with Travis Grover leading the field to the green. On lap six the leader and Joe Rogers came together collecting Beth Adams and Shawn Doubleday.   On the restart, Jamey King was the new leader as Derek Bergquist followed. Rich Fournier and Tim Jackson battled side by side for third. Ten laps into the books, King and Bergquist were bumper to bumper for the lead as Chris McTaggart sat in fifth. Half way to go, the battle continued between King and Bergquist as Jackson looked to the inside of Fournier for third. McTaggart and Kim Rivet challenged each other for fifth.  Five laps to go Jackson  ran third as Rivet tried the outside in turn four for fifth. Two laps to go, Bergquist looked high and low to get around King as McTaggart moved into fourth. At the checkers, it was Bergquist making the pass on King for the win followed by Jackson, McTaggart and Fournier. In a post race inspection, Bergquist and King were penalized for a rules infraction giving the win to Tim Jackson.

Ken Thomspon set the pace in the Super Stock main event. At the green, Thompson quickly took the lead followed by Craig Cashman, Adam Brooks, Robert Bedaw and Andy Brooks. By lap five, Adam Brooks moved into second as Andy Brooks and Ed Brehio Jr followed close behind. On lap seven, Adam Brooks took over the lead as Thompson was shuffled back to fourth. Lap ten, Adam Brooks continued to lead as Andy Brooks and Brehio III battled for second. Bedaw, Matt Mead, Thopmson and Ken Springer all ran tight for the top five spots. Two laps later, the caution came out as Andy Brooks bounced off the wall and made contact with Brehio III. Brehio III suffered extensive damage to his car and was forced to retire to the pits. On the restart, Adam Brooks held off Mead for the lead as Springer and Bedaw ran side by side for third. Five laps to go, Adam Brooks continued to lead despite many challenges from Mead for the pass in turn three. Jeff Wright moved into fifth attempting to make the pass on Bedaw. On the final lap, Mead tried the outside pass in turn two as both Adam Brooks and Mead came out of turn four side by side for the checkered flag. At the checkers, it was Mead by a fender for the victory followed by Adam Brooks, Springer, Bedaw and Wright.

Steve Gauthier and Mike Parks, side by side, led the Outlaw Pros to the green. Gauthier, after posting a DNF last week due to a broken wheel, took the lead. Parks settled in second followed by last week’s winner Brandon Ovitt. On lap five, Russ Hersey turned up the heat and looked to the inside of Ovitt for third.  Hersey completed the pass. By lap ten, Parks felt Hersey on his back bumper.   Hersey made the pass under Parks and moved in on the leader. By the next lap, Hersey on the inside of Gauthier in turn three gained the lead. Half way to go, Hersey began to pull away from the field as Parks defended his third spot from Ovitt and Barry Gray. Three laps later, Parks gets loose out of turn three allowing a side by side battle with Ovitt for third. Ten laps to go, Ovitt was driving the wheels off his car to catch Gauthier for second.  On lap thirty five, Hersey on cruise control began to show smoke due to a problem with his power steering. Ovitt caught up to Gauthier as Smith took over fourth from Gray.  At the end, it was Hersey hanging despite problems for the win followed by Gauthier, Ovitt, Smith and Gray.

The Full Size Enduros completed the evening’s event With Jared Edson being scored as the early leader followed by Randy Rameau, Bill Faford, Duane Stonier and Trevor Dyer for the top five. On lap six, Rameau took the lead as Jeff Kirley moved into fourth and was hunting down the top three. Rameau continued to lead through heavy lap traffic allowing Edson to catch him. Half way to go, a three way battle developed between Rameau, Edosn and Kirley for the lead. Kirley made the pass on Edson winning the side by challenge and placed pressure on Rameau. Kirley on the outside took the lead from Rameau. Kirley stretched out his lead as Edson and Rameau battled for second. Bill Faford and Dan Yagmin fought for fourth. Ten laps to go, Jared took back second as Yagmin moved into third. Ryan Rivet and Bill Faford challenged each other for the top five.  On the final lap, it was Kirley followed by Edson, Yagmin, Rameau and Duane Stonier.

Outlaw Pro Finish: Russ Hersey, Swanzey, NH; Steve Gauthier, Jaffrey, NH; Brandon Ovitt, Bernardston, Ma; Ron Smith, Oakham, Ma; Barry Gray, Belchertown, Ma; Mike Parks, Walpole, NH; Adam Brooks, Winchendon, Ma; Eric Poulin, Swanzey, NH

Super Stock Finish: Matt Mead, Richmond, NH; Adam Brooks, Winchendon, Ma; Ken Springer, Swanzey, NH; Robert Bedaw, Greenfield, Ma; Jeff Wright, Jaffrey, NH; Nancu Muni, Harwinton, Ct; Andy Brooks, Winchendon, Ma; Bill Joshnton, Athol, Ma; Jeremy Sorel, Westfield, Ma; Craig Cashman, Keene, NH; Ken Thomspon, Alstead, NH; |Kevin Russell, Fitzwilliam, NH; Kevin Ouellette, Fitchburg, Ma; Dana Shepard, Putney, VT; Ed Brehio III, Baldwinville, Ma

Mini Stock Finish(unofficial at press time): Tim Jackson, Jaffrey, NH; Chris McTaggart, Swanzey, NH; Rich Fournier, Warwick, Ma; Kim Rivet, Chicopee, Ma; Joe Kendall, Winchendon, Ma; Beth Adams, Winchendon, Ma; Chris Davis, Winchester, NH; Dennis Wallace, Jaffrey, NH; Joe Rogers, Ludlow, VT; Travis Grover, Brattleboro, VT; Kevin McKnight, Warwick, Ma; Shawn Doubleday, Belchertown, Ma; Ricky Bernard, Whitingham, VT; Emerson Cayer, Contoocook, NH; Brennan Johnson, Winchendon, Ma, Derek Bergquist, Warwick, Ma; Jamey King, Orange, Ma

Top Ten Full Size Enduros: Jeff Kirley, Palmer, Ma; Jared Edson, Winchendon, Ma; Dan Yamin, Wethersfield, Ct; Randy Rameau, Westminster, Ma; Duane Stonier, Wolcott, Ct; Ryan Rivet, Chicopee, Ma; Bill Faford, Westminster, Ma; Joe Ethier, Auburn, Ma; Barry Schonborg, Westminster, Ma; Trevor Dyer, Wolcott, Ct

Epping, NH – Saturday Night Thunder returned to the All-Star Speedway last Saturday night, with the All-Star Modifieds headlining the program once again.

George Baldwin of Lowell, MA scored his first career victory in the 40-lap main event, taking the lead from polesitter Kurt Vigeant at the drop of the green, and never looking back on his way to victory.

Eric Hudson, Joe Lemay, and Brandee Tree all took a shot at Baldwin along the way, but all had late-race problems and finished off the pace.  Baldwin had to withstand one final challenge, which came from Todd Annarummo in a two-lap shootout to the checkers.

Baldwin held on for the last two circuits, flashing under Mike Walker’s checkered flag to score the win.  Annarummo settled for runner-up, with J.R. Baril, Sumner Scott, and Vigeant the rest of the top five.

The Super Streets contested a 50-lap main event, with rookies Sulo Burbank and “Racin’ Jason” Ferreira leading the field to the green flag.  Burbank quickly moved out to take the lead, while Ferreira found trouble and spun just three laps in, and had to restart at the rear.

Burbank held on to the lead for the first eleven laps, but he lost the top spot to the hard-charging Nick Gravel on lap 12, and Gravel immediately began to pull away from the field.

By halfway, Ferreira had worked his way back up to second, but there was no stopping Gravel this time out.  At the checkers, it was Gravel rolling into victory lane for the second time this season, with Ferreira taking home a solid runner-up.  Steve “Pinball” Wilmot, Sam Pirazzo, and Gary Beauregard closed out the top five.

Former Enduro standout Mark Parenteau scored his first career win in the Strictly Stock main, racing off to the win after picking up the point when Keith Walton blew up while leading on lap 18.

Parenteau had led the first four circuits before giving up the top spot to Walton, but when he got the lead back, it was his for the rest of the race.  With a tight battle behind him for the second spot, Parenteau led the balance of the event to pick up the win.

Chris Augevich held off a tough challenge from the previous race winner, Mike Williams, to finish in the second spot, with Keith Ennis taking fourth and Randy Carmichael rounding out the top five.

Josh King took down his second Fast-4 feature win of the season on Saturday night, outrunning Joey Fernandez to grab the victory.  “Uncle Dana” Sullivan put on the show of the night, finishing the race third despite running the last several laps minus his left-rear wheel.