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Josh King wins rain shortened Granite State Pro Stock Series JBH 100
Winchester, NH: Monadnock Speedway was back in action Saturday night, after getting an off week due to rain. The NASCAR Whelen All-American Series would be joined by the Granite State Pro Stock Series for their annual JBH 100. With possible rain around 9pm in the forecast the decision was made to start qualifying at 5:30pm; but unfortunately the rain came and shortened the racing program. The Sportsman Modifieds and Thunder Stocks were unable to run their feature events and the Granite State Pro Stock Series saw their 100 lap feature get stopped and called complete on lap 72. The Thunder Stocks and Sportsman Modifieds will compete in double features this Saturday, August 19th. Before the rain came there was plenty of action to be seen. Tyler Leary found his way back to victory lane in the Super Stocks. Chris Phelps (Young Guns), Matt Kimball (Mini Stocks), and Zachary Lyn (Lightning Stocks) visited victory lane for the first time this season.
Young Guns started the night out with their 15 lap feature event. Chris Phelps in the #21 started on the front row and led the field to the green. Phelps wasted no time as he jumped out into the lead at the drop of the green flag. Before the first lap could be completed the 17 of Chloe Wright made contact with the 21 of Phelps cause her to have a tire go down and for her rear bumper cover to come to rest on the backstretch; and the first and only caution. Wright would leave the track and not return. Phelps, still in the lead, jumped out to a commanding lead on the restart. By the halfway point Phelps was starting to feel the pressure of the 95 driven by Cale Skillings. Skillings would try everything to get around Phelps; without any luck. Phelps managed to hold the lead for the entire race and collect his first win of the season. Skillings would finish second and Sammy Silva in the 28 finished 3rd. Phelps who has had his share of frustrations was very reserved in victory lane and was visibly happy with getting his first win.
Lightning Stocks came on track next for their 20 laps of electric racing. Zachary Lyn (33x) and Alex Barden (27) started on the front row. Lyn had his 33x out front for the entire feature and it looked like a rocket ship that no one could catch. Leon Kiniston and his traveling 13K found himself running in 2nd place for the first half of the feature but on lap 11 Hillary Renaud drove her #88 machine right past him taking 2nd place but Keniston was able to keep his 13K right behind Renaud to get his second podium finish in a row. Mike Radzuik brought his #7 home in 4th place; while the #4 of Eric Silvernale rounded out the top 5 finishers. Lyn stated in victory lane that he plans on running the rest of the season.
Kevin McKnight in the 76 and Jaret Curtis in the 33 brought the field of 19 Mini Stocks to the green flag. McKnight led the first 3 laps until Matt Kimball put his 50x into the lead on lap 4. Also on lap 4, the 23 of Devin Guy made contact with the 90 of Desmond Skillings. The contact would send both cars threw the infield but both cars were able to continue on for a few laps until a caution flew. Lap 8 saw a nasty accident that brought out the Red Flag and the ambulance. The 61 of Jay Maki attempted to avoid a few spun cars and made hard contact with them. All cars were able to continue on. On the ensuing restarts the 50x took the lead at the drop of the green and never looked back. Alexander Pearl finished 2nd and Louis Maher crossed the line in 3rd place. I was able to catch up with Kimball in victory lane and he was happy to get the win, but is looking at the bigger point’s picture as he has a lot of ground to cover. Pearl continues to use consistency to maintain his points lead and is just looking to “keep getting good finishes.”
The Littlewood brothers qualified on the front row for the Super Stocks 25 lap feature event. Justin Littlewood in the 12 took the lead at the drop of the green. Justin Littlewood held the top spot for the first 13 laps before he couldn’t hold of the 11x of Tyler Leary. But before Leary could take the lead the race was slowed by a red flag period after the 96 of Nancy Muni spun to avoid another spun car. Unfortunately Muni would need medical attention. The best battle of the race took place on this restart as Justin Littlewood and Leary would race hard and clean side by side from lap 8 until lap 13 when Leary was able to get past Justin Littlewood and assume the lead. Leary started to pull away from the field once he took the top spot. A lap after Leary passed Justin Littlewood; Joel Monahan in the 03 would slip past Littlewood too. As Leary captured his 5th win of the season, Monahan crossed the line in 2nd and Justin Littlewood held on for 3rd place. When I caught up with Leary in victory lane I asked what made the difference for him tonight, he stated “we made a few changes, the first in a few months, and it paid off.”
Due to the threat of incoming weather the visiting Granite State Pro Stock Series, JBH 100 was moved up in the running order. Josh King in the 21 of Vernon, VT and the 51 of Jeremy Harclerode of Newmarket, NH started on the front row for the JBH 100. The race was slowed before the first lap could be completed for 3 cars spinning. No cars were damaged. On lap 2 the 14 of Travis Benjiman spun but was able to avoid any damage as well. On the ensuing restart King would take the lead. By lap 15 the top 3 cars had started to pull away from the field but on lap 24 the 43 of Devin O’Connel of Madison, CT was contacted by the lapped car of Steve Pailler. This would end both competitors’ nights. The race would run without interruption until the rain came. King would be followed closely by the 72 of Scott MacMichael of New London, NH. King would lead the first 60 laps before MacMichael made an amazing pass for the lead, but King never gave up. On lap 68 King saw the right moment and retook the lead. The rain would come on lap 72. After a few caution laps to make sure the rain wasn’t just a quick passing shower; the decision was made to finish the race. King captured his first Granite State Pro Stock Series win. MacMichael finished 2nd; while Barry Gray drove his #29 machine from the 10th starting spot to finish 3rd.
This Saturday, August 19th, Monadnock Speedway will be back in action hosting the Modified Touring Series in their 125 lap feature event plus Mini Stocks, Lightning Stocks and Young Guns plus both the Sportsman Modifieds and Thunder Stocks will compete in double features. Race time is at 5PM.
Young Gun Results: Chris Phelps, Cale Skillings, Sammy Silva, Nate Wenzel, Chloe Wright, Matt Lambert
Lightning Stock Results: Zachary Lyn, Hillary Renaud, Leon Keniston, Mike Radzuik, Eric Silvernale, Alex Barden, Randall Phillips Jr, Randall Phillips Sr, Steve Fucile, Tyler Purington
Mini Stock Results: Matt Kimball, Alexander Pearl, Louis Maher, Kevin Mcknight, Pat Houle, Ethan Marsh, Ben Williams, Cody Leblanc, Desmond Skillings, Darren Jacobs, Tim Paquette, Bill Chaffee, Zachary Morse, Kevin Pittsinger, Jack Beal, Justin Faford, Jay Maki, Jaret Curtis, Devin Guy, Chris Curtis
Super Stocks: Tyler Leary, Joel Monahan, Cole Littlewood, Eric Pomasko, Tyler Lescord, Justin Littlewood, Nancy Muni, Mike McGoldrick, Jeff Morse, Scott Beck
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