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Rueda and LaBounty Earn Career Firsts
John Raper photo
N. Woodstock, NH — White Mountain Motorsports Park crowned its first champion on Saturday night in the Central Asphalt Paving Triple Crown Series for the Fisher Auto Parts Flying Tigers. After both earned +5 handicaps in the American-Canadian Tour Plus/Minus handicap system, Luke Peters and Tyler Pepin brought the field to green for their final 75-lap affair of the year at New Hampshire’s Favorite Short Track. While the two fought it out throughout the opening circuits, Sam Caron patiently made his way under Pepin while Brandon Gray powered his way by on the outside lane.
Gray motored to the lead with Caron stalking closely behind until Gray methodically grew his lead steadily lap after lap. The lone caution came on lap 57 as Nate Hamblett spun into the infield to re-rack his competitors for a final run at the checkered flags. With Peters and Cameron Ouellette in the mix with Caron, Brandon Gray held off the pack in the final 18-lap sprint to take his tenth Flying Tiger win of the season at White Mountain and a clean sweep of the Central Asphalt Paving Triple Crown! Peters and Ouellette would hold on to join Gray in the victory lane podium.
The Foley Oil & Propane Late Models were twenty-one strong under the green flag with Stacy Cahoon and Oren Remick leading the twin lanes of traffic into turn one. With Cahoon correcting a slippery #83VT Chevrolet, Remick charged out to the front with Mike Jurkowski all over his back bumper. With hardnosed racing at the front, Tyler Cahoon slid around sideways off the top of the racing groove in turn three to bring out the first caution on lap 25. A pile-up in turn one ensued on the restart to set the stage for a melee on the lap 28 caution.
Howie Switser chased rookie Thomas Smithers, VI around the racetrack three times under caution with the field stopped behind the pace car for their own safety. Both cars were parked and disqualified from the event with further penalties being assessed at the American-Canadian Tour offices as of press time on Monday. Moving to single file restarts the front of the field continued to be the best racing of the night as Jurkowski and Jaden Perry battled hard, and respectfully, for the top spot until the very end. Mike Jurkowski would take his second win of the season with Jaden Perry taking a career-best second place run and Kyle Goodbout coming on strong at the end to claim third.
Leading rookie Connor Rueda brought the Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank Strictly Stock Minis to the green flag in their 25-lap feature event. Rueda took off from outside polesitter Donnie Baumgardner while the first yellow flag flew on lap 18 as McKenna Merchant, Patrick Switser and John Knight went in the spin cycle in turn three. Back under green, Connor Rueda took down the first Strictly Mini win of his young career with Jacob Roy and Todd Derrington rounding out the top three.
The Wayne’s Market Dwarf Cars started with Andy Hill spinning in the borrowed Ryan Ware-machine while Chris King and Jeff Ainsworth also went around in a twitchy start to their 25-lap main. Jason Wyman quickly launched to the front around last week’s winner Chad Dufour to win the Saturday sprint with Ainsworth and Hill recovering nicely to round out the podium.
Rookie Chris Moulton brought the Ammonoosuc Asphalt Mini Late Models to green with Matt LeBlanc to his outside on the initial green flag. One lone caution on lap 18 saw high point drivers LeBlanc and Nick Anderson get crossed up leaving the restart in the hands of Nick Miller and Garrett LaBounty. LaBounty powered by Miller just after the restart to claim his first career Ammonoosuc Asphalt Mini Late Model victory at White Mountain with Miller coming home second overall and Chris Moulton hanging on for third.
The NELCAR Legends Tour was on hand Saturday for a national qualifier event. A rough and tumble affair saw Jase Mongeon take the top spot over Cole Robie and Zach Martinez at the line. The NELCAR Bandoleros were also on hand Saturday with a 20 lap feature event led flag to flag by young Bryson Robidoux with Brody Wakefield recovering from a mid-race wreck to take second and Parker Davis rounding out the podium.
Thunder in the Mountains returns this Saturday, August 17 for the final championship round in the Central Asphalt Paving Flying Tiger Triple Crown! The NELCAR Legends Tour and Bandoleros return to the White Mountain highbanks with continued track championship action for the Foley Oil & Propane Late Models, Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank Strictly Minis, Ammonoosuc Asphalt Mini Late Models and Wayne’s Market Dwarf Cars with a 6:00pm Post Time! Adult general admission will be available for $15, kids 12-6 for $5 and children 5 and under free! The Family Four Pack (two adults, two kids) is also available for $30.
For more information, contact the White Mountain Motorsports Park offices at (802) 244-6963, media@acttour.com, or visit www.whitemountainmotorsports.com. You can also follow us on Facebook at @WhiteMtnMotorsports.
White Mountain Motorsports Park
Saturday, August 17, 2024
Central Asphalt Paving Triple Crown Round #3
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS
Fisher Auto Parts Flying Tigers – (75 Laps) Central Asphalt Paving Triple Crown Series
Central Asphalt Paving Triple Crown Series Champion: Brandon Gray
1. 00VT Brandon Gray E. Thetford, VT
2. 26VT Luke Peters Groton, VT
3. 90VT Cameron Ouellette Barre, VT
4. 07VT Sam Caron Milton, VT
5. 15NH Brendan Moodie Wolcott, VT
6. 78VT Tyler Pepin Barre, VT
7. 22WC Mike Clark Littleton, NH
8. 23NY Cam Gadue Highgate, VT
9. 62VT Jamon Perry Hardwick, VT
10. 4NH Shane Sicard Barton, VT
11. 43VT #Kyle Willis Derby Line, VT
12. 29VT #Owen Cheney Moretown, VT
13. 36NH Nathan Hamblett Derby Line, VT
14. 77VT Ryan Field Wolcott, VT
15. 23VT Matt Potter Marshfield, VT
16. 49VT #Austin Sicard Gilmanton, NH
17. 34VT Jim Paquette Alburgh, VT
Foley Oil & Propane Late Models – (50 Laps)
1. 42NH Mike Jurkowski Claremont, NH
2. 92VT Jaden Perry Hardwick, VT
3. 17NH Kyle Goodbout Lincoln, NH
4. 68NH Tanner Woodard Waterbury Ctr., VT
5. 6NH Sammy Gooden Whitefield, NH
6. 61NH Ryan Olsen N. Haverhill, NH
7. 78NH Quinten Welch Groveton, NH
8. 29ME Cole Robie Windham, ME
9. 21NH Oren Remick Monroe, NH
10. 38VT Tyler Cahoon Danville, VT
11. 29NH Aaron Fellows Croydon, NH
12. 26VT John Donahue Graniteville, VT
13. 83VT Stacy Cahoon St. Johnsbury, VT
14. 7NH Cody LeBlanc Berlin, NH
15. 67NH Jordan Davis Whitefield, NH
16. 54VT #Colin Cornell East Burke, VT
17. 23VT Kolby Picard Hyde Park, VT
18. 20NH Richie Brown Wentworth, NH
19. 57NH Dave Labrecque Thorton, NH
DSQ 60VI #Thomas Smithers, VI Gilmanton, NH
DSQ 36ME Howie Switser West Burke, VT
NELCAR Legends Tour – (30 Laps)
1. 19MA Jase Mongeon
2. 29 Cole Robie
3. 14z Zach Martinez
4. 7NY Reagan Parent
5. 95J Jack Walker
6. 09 Josh Parsons
7. D3 David Stone III
8. 0 Owen Ledoux
9. 137 Todd Randlett
10. 6 Eric Williams
11. 38 Trevor Randlett
12. 63 Corey Martin
13. 85 Devin Kelley
14. 47RI Adam Harrison
15. 32 Kyle Rogers
16. 04 Brody Wakefield
17. 57 Brett Libby
18. 10 Kevin Davis
19. 57c Mike Dellavecchia
20. 15M Shane Crommet
21. 1x Cameron Ledoux
22. 99 Lee Bundy
23. 22 Jase Ingraham
Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank Strictly Stock Minis – (25 Laps)
1. 17 Connor Rueda Barre, VT
2. 11 Jacob Roy Danville, VT
3. 57 Todd Derrington Littleton, NH
4. 92 Jason Goodbout, Jr. Lincoln, NH
5. 1 Landyn O’Donnell N. Haverhill, NH
6. 51 Tyler Thompson Littleton, NH
7. 18 Donnie Baumgardner N. Woodstock, NH
8. 99 McKenna Merchant Waterford, VT
9. 16x Patrick Switser Woodsville, NH
10. 02 Dustin Wilson Bethlehem, NH
11. 69 Aiden Young Dalton, NH
12. 12 John Knight Franklin, NH
Ammonoosuc Asphalt Mini Late Models – (40 Laps)
1. 76 Garrett LaBounty Orleans, VT
2. 17NH Nick Miller Berlin, NH
3. 15 #Chris Moulton Pepperell, MA
4. 55 Nick Anderson Oxford, MA
5. 93 Tim Paquette Bennington, NH
6. 71 Kevin Boucher Grafton, NH
7. 7 Matt LeBlanc Berlin, NH
8. 31 Brett Jackson Bethlehem, NH
9. 18 Dick Lamotte White River Jct., VT
Wayne’s Market Dwarf Cars – (25 Laps)
1. 88 Jason Wyman Easton, NH
2. 41 Jeff Ainsworth Bethlehem, NH
3. 8 Andy Hill Waterford, VT
4. 52 Chad Dufour Littleton, NH
5. 99 Chris King Bethlehem, NH
6. 16 #Mitchell O’Brien Deerfield, NH
7. 93 Dave Gyger Campton, NH
DNS 23 Ethan Tyrrell Worcester, VT
NELCAR Bandoleros – (20 Laps)
1. 38 Bryson Robidoux
2. 04 Brody Wakefield
3. 14 Parker Davis
4. 91P Ayla Martin
5. 91G Amelia Gonzalez
6. 12 Preston Day
7. 11 Nicholas Uhrig
8. 19 Grayson Day
