Mark Boisvert picks up first Pure Stock win in front of packed house
Seekonk, MA — For several years, Mark Boisvert has been making the trip to Seekonk Speedway to compete in the Pure Stock division. Each time he’s headed home empty handed, falling short of victory lane. That all changes on Sunday, September 5th, in front of a packed stadium. Mark started 23rd in the 25 car field, and made quick work of the heavy traffic in front of him. With timely cautions at laps 5, 10 and 15, he was able to close up through the field. On the lap fifteenth restart, he moved to the inside, and went from fifth to first in a lap. From there, it was on a cruise to victory, as he had over an 8/10 lead by the time the checkered flag flew.
Melissa Charette and Kent Hopkins brought the field down to the green. Hopkins led lap one, but former champion Bill Chouinard moved up from his fifth place start to take over the lead. Chouinard held the lead through three restarts, keeping Hopkins, Doug Benoit and Randy Moretti behind him before Boisvert slid by for the lead on the 16th circuit.
Randy Moretti ran second for much of the middle portion of the race until he spun out from contact with points leader Nick Uhrig on lap 15. Uhrig was penalized for the contact, and sent to the rear of the field.
Over the final ten laps, Ed Flanagan Jr moved into third, but was too far behind to make any moves. Amy Arsenault finished fourth with John Frias rounding out the top five. Earl Curtin III, Jamie Salley, Doug Benoit, Jamie Burch and Vinny Pangelinan were sixth through tenth.
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Sources: Kevin Boucher/Seekonk Speedway PR