Valenti Modified Racing Series to Open at Monadnock Speedway,Winchester, NH

By Wayne G. Barber

Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Canaan, NH. – Two drivers synonymous with New Hampshire’s Monadnock Speedway, household names in Granite State modified racing circles, and drivers with the distinction of leading all VMRS drivers in series victories, top the list of entries for this weekend’s Valenti Modified Racing Series season opener at the Winchester oval.
  The Valenti Modified Racing Series kicks off it’s 12^th season, Saturday night, May 2, with the running of the ‘Bond Auto Spring Dash 100’, the first race on the 16-race schedule for the New England based series.
  All-time series winner, Kirk Alexander, of West Swanzey, NH, with 31 wins, and Les Hinckley, of Windsor Locks, CT, second on the all-time win list with 17 checkered flags, return to the high banks of Monadnock where they spent many a Saturday night battling in full bodied pro-stocks before moving to the open-wheel modifieds.
  Alexander has declared he intends to run the series full schedule. Hinckley plans to compete in selected events.
  Drivers with Monadnock history and success also entering the season opener include 42-year crowd favorite, former series champion, Dwight Jarvis of Ascutney, Vermont. Five of Jarvis seven Series wins have come at Monadnock.
  Additionally, Todd Patnode, of Richmond, NH, a former Monadnock champion,and series winner, will wheel a car prepared by long-time Monadnock racer Dan Stebbins. 2014 Rookie of the Year Mike Willis, of Grantham, NH, is expected.

Two-time series champion, Chris Pasteryak, of Jewett City, CT, debuting a brand new Troyer mount, will enter the lid-lifter. 2013 Champion, Rowan Pennink of Huntingdon Valley, PA, Modified standout Woody Pitkat, of Stafford Springs, CT, Richard Savary, of Canton, MA, a five-time series winner, and Norm Wrenn, of Nashua, NH, are expected. Wrenn announced off-season; he plans to retire from active competition at seasons end.
  Another former series winner at Monadnock, Todd Szegedy, of Ridgefield, CT, is expected.
Qualifying races start at 4:00 PM with feature races at 5:15 PM.
Car #  Driver          Hometown           Car Owne
0  Mike Holdridge  Madison, CT        Dale Holdridge
05 Todd Patnode        Richmond, NH       Dan Stebbins
06 Les Hinckley     Windsor Locks, CT       Les Hinckley
08 David Berube          Holland, VT       David Berube
2 Chase Dowling  Roxbury, CT       Robert Judkins, Jr.
4 Tony Ricci       Westbrook, ME       Tonny Ricci
5 Christopher Pasteryak   Jewett City, CT       CCP, Inc.
6 Ryan Preece           Berlin, CT       Ed Partridge
7 Bobby Drown          Milldale, CT       Bobby Drown
11 Geoffrey Gernhard  Borhaz, CT       David Gernhard
12 Todd Annarummo Swansea, MA       Vincent Annarummo
14 Dana Smith         Sunapee, NH       Norm Smith
15 Charlie Pasteryak  Lisbon, CT       CCP, INC.
16 Colbey Fournier Berkley, MA       Scott Fournier
17 Donnie Lashua Canaan, NH      Jack's Competition Engines
19 David Schneider Northport, NY      Glenn Schneider
20 Max Zachem         Preston, CT       Max Zachem
22 Roy Seidell       Easthampton, MA       Roy Seidell
23 Michael Douglas, Jr. Auburn, NH       Michael Douglas
25 Rowan Pennink        New Egypt, NJ       Gary Casella
27 Kevin Iannarelli Groton, MA       Leeann Iannarelli
31 Ryan Preece          Berlin, CT      Cath Moniz
33 Rob Richardi, Jr. Easton, MA      Rob Richardi Jr
36 Chris Bolton         Weare, NH      Chris Bolton
38 Michael Willis, Jr. Grantham, NH      Michael Willis Jr
42 Woody Pitkat     Stafford Springs, CT      Peter Kulessa
43 Kirk Alexander     West Swanzey, NH      John Corliss
44 Alex Labbe (TBA)      T/B/A              Paul Michaud
45 Dan Meservey, Jr. Brewster, MA      Dan Meservey, Jr.
50 Carl Medeiros, Jr. Westport, MA      Carl Medeiros
51 T/B/A                       T/B/A              Warren Mordenti
52 Bruce Haley          Minot, ME      Sandra Haley
53 Norm Wrenn        Nashua, NH      Advanced Gas Distributors
55 Joe Doucette      Framingham, MA      Daniel Cabral
56 Michael Keeler          Danbury, CT      Kevin Keeler
68 Keith Rocco           Berlin, CT      John Rufrano
69 Jimmy Dolan           Bethel, CT      Jimmy Dolan
76 Shelly Perry         Westerly, RI      Norman Perry
75 Richard Ferreira Raynham, MA      Richard Ferreira
77 Matt Mead        Richmond, NH      Ron Townson
80 Richard Houlahan      Bridgewater, MA             Robert Hussey
82 David Berghman Seekonk, MA      William Eaton
83 Frank Perry        Randolph, MA      Bill Perry
85 T/B/A                         T/B/A              Kevin Stuart
88 Russ Hersey         Swanzey, NH      Gordon Dickie
90 Jeff Pearl                   Salem, CT      Jeff Pearl
93 George Sherman      Framingham, MA      George Sherman
96 Dennis Perry       Pawcatuck, RI      Russell Perry
99 Richard Savary Canton, MA      Sam Kramer

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Excellent Touring Group !

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