Derek Debbis and Kaitlyn Donovan win Phil’s Propane Triple Crown SYRA mains. Melberg, Lascoula and DeMello visit Victory Lane
SEEKONK, MA — Defending Pure Stock Champion Jesse Melberg picked up his first win of the season since kicking off his title defense on May 5th. Amy Arsenault jumped out to the lead on the opening lap, and set the pace over John Robidoux and Ed Flanagan Jr. Robidoux hounded Arsenault for the first five laps until Ed Gould spun, bringing out the races only caution.
Once back under way, Bill Doyle snuck under John for second on the following lap, but slid back, allowing Flanagan back into third. By the half-way point, Melberg, using the outside lane, moved into third, then slid past Robidoux for second. Little by little, Melberg evened up with Arsenault, and the pair raced side by side for the lead until Amy spun in turn three, taking her out of contention. From there, Melberg held off Robidoux for his second win of the season. Chris Lima crossed in third, but fell to post race tech, moving Flanagan and Earl Curtin III into third and fourth, with Bill Doyle fifth.
1) Jesse Melberg 2) John Robidoux 3) Ed Flanagan III 4) Earl Curtin III 5) Bill Doyle 6) Jamie Salley 7) Ed Gould 8) Ian Savard 9) Dan Johnson 10) Melissa Charette 11) Keri-Lynn Manfredo 12) Amy Arsenault DQ Chris Lima
Nick Lascoula made it back to back wins, edging out points leader Nick Ladyga for the victory. Branden Martinez led the first lap of the 25 lap feature, but Lady took over on the second lap, with Lascoula in tow. Ladyga set the pace with a slight lead over Lascoula through a couple of restart. Ladyga continued to hand on with heavy pressure. Behind the leaders, Al Wisialko, Joey Parker and Brandon Martinez swapped positions three through five.
With only three laps remaining, Lascoula got some room under the leader, and made a bid for the lead. The pair raced wheel to wheel, sparks flying for the next couple of laps. As they came off the fourth corner, Ladyga spun the tires, and crossed the line backwards behind Lascoula. Wisialko, Parker and Martinez rounded out the top five.
1) Nick Lascoula 2) Nick Ladyga 3) Al Wisialko 4) Joey Parker 5) Brandon Martinez 6) Curt Snow 7) Joe Putnam 8) Jesse Jakubajtys
Shawn DeMello picked up his first Sport4 victory in his rookie season. Rookie Dave Gargado Jr jumped out front and led his first laps of the season, and held on until DeMello moved past on the fourth lap. From there, DeMello had the race in hand, bringing the field down for his first checkered.
Lenny Sousa moved into second prior the halfway point, and held on through heavy pressure from point’s leader Devin Miranda. The pair raced back and forth for second, with contact on the final lap putting Sousa around. Miranda was penalized for the contact, giving Michael Glad his best finish in second. Tyler Boudreau, Henry Lavallee and Tylar Nailor rounded out the top five.
1) Shawn DeMello 2) Michael Glad 3) Tyler Boudreau 4) Henry Lavallee 5) Tylar Nailor 6) Dave Westgate 7) Chris Bissell 8) Nick Mattera 9) Chris Testa 10) Leduc 11) Bob Henry 12) Davie Gargado Jr 13) Lenny Sousa 14) Devin Miranda
Kaitlyn Donovan picked up her second win of the season in the Phil’s Propane Triple Crown Series 20 lap main event. Shelby Donovan jumped out from her pole position start, and held on for the first six laps before Kaitlyn moved past into the lead on lap six. Point leader Curtis Rolando followed through, and set on the back bumper of the Waterford, CT driver.
The leaders raced nose to tail for the final twelve laps, with Rolando making one final move on the final circuit, trying to move under Donovan, but could not complete the pass. Roland held on for second, with Christine Cavallaro picking up a season best third, Shelby Donovan fourth and Taylor Bowser fifth.
1) Kaitlyn Donovan 2) Curtis Rolando 3) Christine Cavallaro 4) Shelby Donovan 5) Taylor Bowser 6) David Lougee 7) Ashley Kuhn
In only his second race, Oakdale CT’s Derek Debbis picked up his first career win in the SYRA 600 portion of the Phil’s Propane Triple Crown 20 lap feature. Debbis jumped out front on the opening lap from his pole position, and held off an early challenge from Branden Lille, who spun into the infield on the third lap. With Lillie by the wayside, Debbis never looked back over the non-stop race. David White chased the rookie down, but could not mount a challenge, and had to settle for second. Eric LeBrun finished third, with Brett Meservey and Matt Barboza fourth and fifth.
1) Derek Debbis 2) David White 3) Eric LeBrun 4) Brett Meservey 5) Matt Barboza 6) Jessica O’Leary 7) TJ Morsehead 8) Cassie Meservey 9) Joey Lembo 10) Sarah DeMello 11) Madison Birchall 12) Doug Meservey 13) Kendra Levesque 14) Scott Serydynski Jr 15) Brandon Lillie
Sources: Kevin Boucher/Seekonk Speedway PR