Monadnock Speedway Photo by Emily Miller
Winchester, NH: This
past Saturday, Monadnock Speedway was back in action after a two week break due
to rain. All six divisions were present
delivering plenty of action to the fans who attended to kick off their Memorial
Weekend along with Spectator Races. The evening
started off by honoring the American Flag with a special guest of Kevin Bezio representing
Squadron 172 out of Orange, Ma saluting the flag during the National Anthem.
First time winners included Ben Byrne (Sportsman Modifieds),
Josh Carey (Lightning Stocks) and Matt Kimball (Mini Stocks). Repeat winners
included, Tyler Leary (Super Stocks), Ed Lofland (Thunder Stocks) and Nate Wenzel
(Young Guns). Sean Donnelly won the
Spectator Race.
Chloe Wright led out the field for the Young Guns for their
15-lap main event. At the green, Wright
quickly held the lead as Taylor Striebel and Sammy Silva followed close behind. By lap
four, Silva was being challenged by the fast moving 03 piloted by Nate
Wenzel. Wenzel made the pass and was on
the move to catch Wright while Silva took over third from Striebel. On lap seven, Wenzel took over lead. Gage Coates started to place pressure on Striebel
for fourth. Five laps to go, Silva moved
into second leaving Wright in a fight for third with Coates. Two laps to go, Wenzel gained a sizable lead,
Silva continued to cruise in second and Coates made his move into third. At the checkers, it was Wenzel celebrating
his second win followed by Silva, Coates, Wright, Striebel and Elijah Costillo.
The Lightning Stocks took to the track with Josh Carey and
John Fultz setting the pace to the green.
Carey quickly took the lead as Fultz settled into second. By lap 4, Matt Gauffin challenged Fultz for
third and made the pass by lap 6. Leon
Keniston, who started in fifth, worked his way up to third as Fultz fell back
to fourth. Eric Banks ran fifth. Carey stretched his lead as Kenistion placed pressure
on Gauffin for second. Five laps to go, the top three weaved through
lap traffic as Carey continued to lead.
At the wave of the checkers it was Carey capturing his first career win
followed by Gauffin, Keniston, Fultz and Banks.
Sixteen Mini Stocks rolled onto the track for their 25-lap
feature as Pat Houle and Dave Elliot lined up in the front row. The
green flag start was quickly under yellow as both Ethan Marsh and Kevin
McKnight were parked up in the turn two tire barriers. Marsh was able to continue however McKnight
had to retire to the pit area. On the
restart, Louie Maher took the lead as Kevin Pittsinger sat in second making the
pass on Houle. Matt Kimball quickly
moved into the top three by lap six and made his move to the inside of
Pittsinger for second. Tim Paquette sat
in fifth as he attempted a pass on Houle for fourth but was denied. On lap ten,
Kimball was on the back bumper of Maher and with a bump and run passed Maher
for the lead. Pittsinger continued in
third, having a great run around the high banks. Kimball commanded the field with a large lead
as Jaret Curtis moved into fourth attempting to catch Pittsinger for
third. Paquette moved into the fifth with
Houle close behind. On lap nineteen, the
Curtis machine slowed causing the yellow flag to be displayed as he limped into
the pit area. On the restart, Kimball
showed the way as Paquette and Houle bathed for fourth. Louie Maher held second as Pittsinger enjoyed
the rear-view mirror battle for fourth between Paquette and Houle. At the end, it was Kimball followed by Maher,
Pittsinger, Paquette and Dave Elliot.
Dennis Stange and Rookie Jason Kozacka set the pace for the
Super Stock green flag start. The fight
for top position started early as Cole Littlewood and Tyler Leary quickly moved
into the top three running wheel to wheel for second. By lap eight, Stange felt the pressure of both
Littlewood and Leary on his back bumper.
Leary looked to the inside of Stange in turn four but bobbled and backed
out. On lap nine, Littlewood tapped the back bumper of Stange and turned him
around as the yellow flag flew. On the
restart, Leary inherited the lead with Solomon Brow in second. As the green flag flew, Chris Curtis was
sideways coming out of turn four however he gathered it up to continue in
fourth, Geoff Rollins sat in third. Leary
was a rocket and commanded the lead until lap twelve when the caution flew as Cole
Littlewood made contact with Kozacka.
The field would restart again however the yellow would fly for Brow and
Curtis. On the lap fourteen restart, Leary showed the
way as Nancy Muni Ruot avoided trouble and sat in second followed by Scott
Beck. Within a few laps, Cole Littlewood
and brother Justin Littlewood made the pass on Beck for third and fourth. Lap eighteen, Cole Littlewood made the pass
on Muni-Ruot for second. On the final
lap, it was Leary scoring his third win of the season followed by Cole Littlewood,
Muni-Ruot, Justin Littlewood and Stange.
The Thunder Stocks rolled on the track as Chase Curtis and James
Nowakowski led the field to the green. An
early battle for second brewed between Nowakowski and Comeau. Hillary Renaud and Ed Lofland followed close
behind. On lap five, Lofland moved into
third as he set up a wheel to wheel battle with Comeau for second. The caution flew on the next lap for Joshua
Nutter and Greg Williams. On the restart, Curtis continued to lead but felt the
front bumper for the lead by Lofland. By lap seven, Lofland took over the lead
as Bruce Clark followed for second. Curtis did not give up as glued himself to
the back bumper of Clark as he tried re-gain his second spot back. Lofland
developed a good lead as Richard Vincent moved into the top four placing
pressure on both Clark and Curtis. With the laps winding down, Curtis fought to
protect his fourth spot from Vincent when suddenly Vincent slowed falling back
with one lap go. At the checkers, it was
Lofland scoring his second win followed by Clark, Curtis, Comeau and Williams.
The final feature of the night, the Sportsman Modifieds,
thundered onto the track for their 25-lap feature. Eric Leclair and Brian Chapin led the field
to the green. Chapin wasted no time to take over the number one spot as Ben
Byrne, Kim Rivet and Joel Monahan followed. The top runners ran nose to tail and on lap
nine, Byrne with the bump and run on Chapin took over the lead. Rivet put the pressure on Chapin on lap
thirteen as they ran wheel to wheel for second. Lap fourteen the caution flew
for Alyssa Rivera. On the restart it was Byrne followed by Rivet and
Chapin. On lap sixteen, Chapin began to
slip back giving Carzello the third spot as Geoff Rollins moved into
fourth. Byrne began to sail away from
the field. On lap nineteen, Rivera was
in the infield as the yellow flew. O the
restart, Byrne continued to lead. Rivet sat in second followed by Carzello,
Rollins and Matt Kimball. Carzello
looked to the inside of Rivet off of turn four but could not make the
pass. As the checkers flew, it was Byrne
celebrating followed by Rivet, Carzello, Rollins and Kimball.
This Saturday, Mondnock Speedway will host a full card of
racing with Sportsman Modifieds, Super Stocks, Mini Stocks, Lightning Stocks,
Young Guns, Pro 4 Modifieds and Star Antique Racers. Race time is at 6PM.
Sportsman Modifieds: Ben Byrne,Kim Rivet, Keith
Carzello, Geoff Rollins, Matt Kimball, Joel
Monahan, Brian Chapin, Eric Leclair, Alyssa
Rivera, Jessica O’Leary
Super Stocks: Tyler Leary, Cole
Littlewood, Nancy Muni-Ruot, Justin Littlewood, Dennis Stange
Scott Beck, Jason Kozacka, Chris Curtis, Solomon Brow, Geoff Rollins
Mini Stocks: Matt Kimball, Louis Maher, Kevin
Pittsinger, Tim Paquette, David Elliot, Ethan Marsh
Pat Houle, Mike Radzuik, Cory Plummer, Tim Wenzel, Shelby Avery, Kyle Robinson
Newell, Jaret Curtis, Kurt Cormier, Matt Boucher, Kevin McKnight
Thunder Stocks: Ed Lofland, Bruce Clark,
Chase Curtis, Dan Comeau, Ben Williams, Joshua Nutter, James Nowakowski, Craig
Chaffee, Jeff Staiti, Hillary Renaud, Richard Vincent, Michelle Leh
Doug McLean, Nathaniel Nunez
Lightning Stocks: Josh Carey, Matt Gauffin,
Leon Keniston, John Fultz, Eric Banks, Randall Phillips Jr
Randall Phillips Sr, John Nashawaty, Ernie Coates
Young Guns: Nathan Wenzel,Sammy Silva, Gage
Coates, Chloe Wright, Taylor Striebel, Elijah Castillo
Source: Monadnock Speedway Media Press Release and Emily Miller Photo
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