True Value Modifieds to Green Flag Season at Monadnock Saturday
Canaan, NH — Hard to believe that five years have already gone by since series founder Jack Bateman rolled into Monadnock Speedway, Winchester, NH; with race teams in tow for the debut of his True Value Modified Racing Series. The Canaan, NH racer will again lead his New England based touring division back to the famed quarter mile speedway as the TVMRS kicks off it’s sixth season Saturday night April 25, with the traditional running of the “Bond Auto Parts Spring Dash 100.”
The season opener always brings lots of new cars, new drivers, new challenges, and lots of optimism. They’ll be plenty of that for the 2009 season. Bateman has scheduled 16 races at speedways throughout New England.
The Monadnock lid-lifter always draws well and interest in the season opener is high. Expected entries include three-time champion, Kirk Alexander, W. Swanzey, NH; with the most series wins (31) to his credit. Alexander has 14 victories at his “home track” and has to be considered an early favorite. Windsor Locks, CT; veteran Les Hinckley, with 3 career Monadnock wins, and 2006 champion Dwight Jarvis, Ascutney, VT; with two series wins there, always run well at Monadnock.
Throw into the mix W. Swanzey veteran Rob Goodenough, whose first modified win came at Monadnock, and Todd Patnode, returning to the tour after a year layoff, and it will make for a crowd pleaser. Will it be a “homie” or an outsider in victory lane?
Mike Douglas Jr., Auburn, NH; 2008 Rookie Of The Year Kenny White, Weare, NH; Ed Dachenhausen, Danbury, CT; former Monadnock winner, Sean Bodreau, Claremont, NH; veteran Jimmy Kuhn, W. Bridgewater, MA; Rowan Pennink, Huntington Valley, PA; and 2008 Most Improved driver Shelly Perry, Westerly, RI; are all expected entries.
24 cars will start the main event with starting positions determined by qualifying heats.
Heat races begin at 6 PM. Monadnock Speedway is located on Rte 10, Winchester, NH.
Monadnock Notes: Alexander is the defending champion of the “Spring Dash 100.”
Saturday’s race will be the 25th TVMRS race at Monadnock.
Previous Monadnock winners include: Alexander, (14) Hinckley (3) D. Jarvis (2) Peter Daniels, Sean Bodreau, Jim Boniface, Andy Seuss, and Goodenough (1 each)
Jon McKennedy has registered and is considered a strong candidate for a championship run. Modified greats Mike Stefanik and Ken Bouchard have shown an interest in competing in selected events again this season.
Sources: John Spence, Sr./True Value Modified Racing Series PR