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Claremont Motorsports Park April 20 event story.
CLAREMONT, N.H. – A big chunk of Claremont Motorsports Park’s Spring Fling purse headed east to Sunapee Sunday, as both Brian Robie and Ricky Bly topped showcase main events at the storied third-mile oval.
Robie dominated the Asetex Tire and Auto 604 Modified 78-lapper to earn the $3,000 winner’s purse, a duplication of the former track champ’s big score a year ago.
Bly, like Robie a former CMP champion, punctuated his Saturday Spring Fling Outlaw Late Model victory by winning Sunday’s Tour Type Late Model main event, this one earning him the $2,200 victory purse.
Other winners on the day included Cody Schoolcraft, victorious in the Super Streets, Kyle Templeton, who soared to victory in the Mini Stocks, and second-generation hot shoe Carter Conroy, who won the first event of his sophomore summer in the Pure Stocks. Series star Tom Harwood was tops in the visiting New England Dwarf Car main event.
Heat race winner Cole Littlewood led the first seven laps of the Modified 78-lapper, then giving way to Robie, who once in front never looked back, wining by almost a full straightaway over Bay State rocketman Tyler Leary.
Littlewood held strong to finish third in Sunday’s season opener. Brad Zahensky moved up to fourth when Jeremy Zullo spun out of the spot on the final turn, and second-generation hot shoe Andrew Brousseau was fifth on the afternoon.
Randy Cole Jr. was the early leader in the Tour Type Late Model main, giving way to Kyle Goodbout on lap two, but Goodbout’s rearview was quickly filled by super star Aaron Fellows.
Fellows took charge on lap ten, before giving way to Richard Brown on lap 38 and then ducking pitside quickly during a lap-39 caution. Brown would hold strong until Ricky Bly took charge on lap 55, with Fellows soon back up to second.
On this sunny afternoon, Bly had all the car he needed to hold Fellows off and score his second feature win of the weekend, this one with its fat purse attached. Stephen Donahue, perhaps overshadowed by the hometrack star power in this one, impressed with his charge to third.
Tim Churchill and Ryan Farewell led the RE Hinkley Fuels Super Streets to the green Sunday, with Churchill leading the first two go-rounds until Joe Tetreault stormed to the front. Cody Schoolcraft, from row three, took charge on lap five and never looked back, holding a perfect line all the way to the checkers to win a thriller.
Brandon Gray, up to second on lap 13, finished in Schoolcraft’s shadow, with Chris Lindquist impressive in third. Robbie Streeter and Farewell completed the top five.
Blasting off from row one, Kyle Kenny took the early lead in Sunday’s LaValley Building Supply Pure Stock feature. Fellow second-year hot shoe Carter Conroy was having none of it with Kenny’s early success, low-lining to the front on lap three and never looking back en route to his first career Pure Stock victory.
Kenny returning from an impressive rookie campaign a summer ago, was strong in second, with Jimmy Zellman’s hard day’s work bringing him home third.
Defending track Mini Stock champion Kyle Templeton made easy work of winning Sunday’s event, topping his heat and then leading all the way in the show’s nightcap event. Sean Lantas was strong in second, and Richard Lamotte came home third.
Cody Hodgson led the first 15 laps of the New England Dwarf Cars feature. Tom Harwood was knocking at the door by lap 12, took charge on lap 16, and then sped off to his 29th series victory. Zig Geno got up for second, and Hodgdon held strong for third in the ten-car field.
Claremont Motorsports Park begins its ambitious 2025 NASCAR Advance Auto Parks Weekly Racing Series Friday night season with a full card of exciting oval track racing later this week. Post time for the April 25 and all other Friday night events is 7 p.m.
CLAREMONT MOTORSPORTS PARK SPRING FLING DAY TWO TOP FINISHES
604 MODIFIED: Brian Robie, Tyler Leary, Cole Littlewood, Brad Zahensky, Andrew Brousseau, Eddie Gomarlo, Bryon Baker, Jeremy Zullo, JT Cloutier.
TOUR TYPE LATE MODEL: Ricky Bly, Aaron Fellows, Stephen Donahue, Kyle Goodbout, Randy Cole Jr. Ryan Currier, Aaron Fellows Jt., Craig Smith, Justin Littlewood, Chase Curtis.
SUPER STREET: Cody Schoolcraft, Brandon Gray, Chris Lindquist, Robbie Streeter, Ryan Farewell, Tim Churchill, Robert Hagar, Aiden White, Joe Tetreault, Travis Sykes.
PURE STOCK: Carter Conroy, Kyle Kenny, Jimmy Zellman, Gage Dillingham, Colton Hull, Tim Taft, Ethan Meyette, Travis Handt, Andrew Plumb, Jeremy Ruggeri.
NEW ENGLAND DWARF CARS: Tom Harwood, Zig Geno, Cody Hodgdon, Jason Hodgdon, Ronnie Carman, Bob Poloski, Scott Kenny Jr., Jeremy Rodiman, Sarah Hodgdon, Owen MacPhee.
MINI STOCK: Kyle Templeton, Sean Lantas, Richard Lamotte.
