Captain Kirk Wins Sixth Firecracker 100
Winchester, N.H. – “Captain” Kirk Alexander, the three-time Modified Racing Series champion, captured his sixth “Firecracker 100” win Saturday night, July 3, at Monadnock Speedway, Winchester, NH. The win was his 19th at Monadnock and his 32nd career win with the touring series for modified race cars.
Alexander passed early race leader Sean Bodreau, Claremont, NH., on lap 15, and went on to score the victory. Jon McKennedy, Chelmsford, MA., finished second after a late race charge followed by Jim Boniface, Winchester, NH who finished third. Chris Pasteryak, Jewett City, CT., and Dwight Jarvis, Ascutney, VT.. rounded out the top five.
33 race teams entered the 100-lap event with 24 cars starting the feature race. 14 cars finished on the lead lap. The race was completed in 36 minutes with only three caution periods slowing the pace. The race is listed as unofficial pending technical inspection.
The Modified Racing Series, sponsored by BobValentiAutoMall.com next competes at Lee USA Speedway, Lee, NH, Friday night July 9.
Unofficial Order of Finish:
Finish, Start, Driver, Hometown, Laps, Status
1. 5, Kirk Alexander, West Swanzey, NH, 100, Running
2. 9, Jon McKennedy, Chelmsford, MA, 100, Running
3. 8, Jim Boniface, West Swanzey, NH, 100, Running
4. 6, Chris Pasteryak, Jewett City, CT, 100, Running
5. 15, Dwight Jarvis, Ascutney, VT, 100, Running
6. 1, Sean Bodreau, Claremont, NH, 100, Running
7. 3, Jack Bateman, Canaan, NH, 100, Running
8. 18, Les Hinckley III, Windsor Locks, CT, 100, Running
9. 7, Todd Patnode, Richmond, NH, 100, Running
10. 4, Rob Goodenough, Swanzey, NH, 100, Running
11. 14, Norm Wrenn, Nashua, NH, 100, Running
12. 16, Jacob Dore, Sanford, ME, 100, Running
13. 2, Joey Jarvis, Ascutney, VT, 100, Running
14. 19, Rowan Pennink, Huntingdon Valley, PA, 100, Running
15. 24, Joe Doucette, Framingham, MA, 99, Running
16. 21, Max Zachem, Preston, CT, 99, Running
17. 17, Steve Masse, Bellingham, MA, 99, Running
18. 20, Eddy Spiers, Beacon Falls, CT, 99, Running
19. 22, Jeff Malave,, Manchester, CT, 99, Running
20. 13, Ken Barry, Preston, CT, 99, Running
21. 12, Shelly Perry, Westerly, RI, 98, Running
22. 23, John Cleary, Madison, CT, 97, Running
23. 10, Mike Ordway Jr., Freemont, NH, 68, Mechanical
24. 11, Victor Johnson, Troy, NH, 40, Accident
DNQ: David Cranmer, Bobby Drown, Eric Hudson, Arthur Heino Jr., Russ Hersey, Dana Smith