Hartford’s Marc Guerard Wins Two Sprint Features
Burritt, Charland, Jacobs, Yardley Share Mototown Inaugural Wins
Windsor, CT — Marc Guerard, of Hartford, Conn., rose above his four fellow Bud Light 12 Pack Race Series inaugural victors by winning the 1,200cc mini sprint and 750cc micro sprint features at the indoor Mototown Speedway Sunday night.
Guerard took the lead from Jimmy Broderick on the 1,200cc mini sprint main’s opening lap and endured 15 cautions to win the 12 Pack Series headliner. The Cammella Racing No. 95 Henchraft- Suzuki GSXR pilot outran Pat Kuerner and Rich Wood., Jr. after 24 laps on the clay one-quarter-mile indoor oval.
Guerard had earlier came last to first in the 750cc micro sprint main over William Eggiman and Edward Leclerc after 30 laps. Guerard had unloaded his 750cc GSXR No. 95 from his trailer after Eggimann had won the 10-lap heat.
Guerard won two of the 12 Pack’s six features in Mototown’s auto racing debut. The 330,000-square-foot indoor track has been open for BMX motpcross riders since June 9, 2006. Founder Tommy DeFranzo has set 11 more 12 Pack dates between noon Sunday and April 20.
Lex Burritt, of Redding, Conn., became the first feature winner by taking the 30-lap 600cc micro sprint main over Richard Crooker and Timex Morgan. Ryan Charland, of Somers, and Bob Charland, of Stafford Springs, finished one-two in the Modified Lite main.
Darren Jacobs, of Springfield, Mass., lapped the Four-Cylinder street stock field in his No. 21 1995 Volkswagen Jetta. Jonathan Routhier, of Canaan, won the Eight-Cylinder edition aboard his No. 031P Canaan Auto Parts 1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass.
Mototown USA’s other Bud Light 12 Pack dates are Jan. 27; Feb. 3, 17, 24; March 2, 9 16; and April 6. Call (860) 688-5110 or visit mototownusa.com for more details.
BUD LIGHT 12 PACK RACE SERIES RESULTS RUNDOWN
1,200 CC. MINI SPRINT
Heat Race Winners (10 laps): Scott Goodrich, Marc Guerard.
FEATURE (24 laps): MARC GUERARD, HARTFORD, CONN.; Pat Kuerard, Rich Wood, Jr., Paul Corazzo, Sr., Paul Corazzo, Jr., Dale R. Friedly, Jr., Scott Muller; (DNF) Scott Goodrich, Jimmy Broderick, Matt Norrie, Bill Singer, Justin Phillips, Wayne Jelley.
EIGHT CYLINDER STREET STOCK
Heat Winner: Jonathan Routhier.
FEATURE (30 laps): JONATHAN ROUTHIER, CANAAN, CONN.; Dave Yardley III.
FOUR CYL. STREET STOCK
Heat Winner: Darren Jacobs.
FEATURE: DARREN JACOBS, SPRINGFIELD, MASS.; Robert Chapdelaine.
MODIFIED LITE
Heat Winner: Joseph Anselmo.
FEATURE: RYAN CHARLAND, SOMERS, CONN; Bob Charland, Joseph Anselmo, Tyler Hughes, Sherman Baumann, Amanda Whaley; (DNF) Dylan Evans, Donald Ackenbrack, Wayne Abair, Bramdon Clark.
750 CC. MICRO SPRINT
Heat Winner: William Eggimann.
FEATURE: MARC GUERARD, HARTFORD, CONN.; William Eggimann, Edward Leclerc,
600 CC. MICRO SPRINT
Heat Winner: Richard Crooker.
FEATURE: LEX BURRITT, REDDING, CONN.; Richard Crooker, Timex Morgan, Jeff Rivard, David Morgan, Anthony Nocella; (DNF) Doug Norrie, Matt Seavey.
NEXT EVENTS: Noon, Jan. 13; Jan. 23; Feb. 3, 17, 24; March 9, 16; April 6, 20.
Sources: Walter Elliott/Elliott Enterprises PR