Lillie, Murphy, Lovelace & Belsito Grab NWAAS Wins!

Moreshead was off the pole with Mark Hudson at first hanging on his outside. But Nick Uhrig ducked under from the second row and Lillie got past Blais into fourth. Pelland came in under Blais. Rose, Vinnie Arrenegado and Dylan Estrella followed. Hudson couldn’t settle in due to the crowd below him and was relegated to the great freight train going backwards on the outside. Pelland and then Rose went by.

Pelland looked under Lillie for a three-wide as The Hammer ducked under Uhrig, but couldn’t complete the operation. He tried a second time, but the door was shut again. By now, Moreshead was 15 cars to the good on the rest of the field. But Lillie, Pelland and Uhrig had broken free and were running single file. Blais was under Rose, ahead of Hudson. Blais and Rose continued their debate for several laps while Moreshead continued to move away. Lillie had two cars on Pelland. Estrella was beginning to move and passed under Arrenegado, who was struggling.

But Lillie had picked up more speed and was narrowing the gap with Moreshead. By lap 19, it was down to three cars. Pelland was another five cars back while Blais was brawling underneath Uhrig. Blais took the position on lap 20. One more circuit and Moreshead’s lead was down to one car and Pelland was moving up: just three cars back. Blais was wearing down a big gap to Pelland.

On lap 22, Lillie was working under Moresheaed and took the lead on turn two of lap 23. Pelland closed up and the lead three were running nose-to-tail with Blais coming, pursued by Rose. Estrella was working his way underneath Uhrig. Lap 25 saw Pelland under Moreshead for second and they ran single file.

The order remained unchanged all the way to the checkered flag in a race that had run caution- free from green to checkers.

Estrella finished sixth followed by Uhrig. Hudson followed, ahead of Gerry DeGasparre, Jr., Dave Hutchins, Jr. and Arrenegado.

MURPHY TAKES FOURTH ON SEASON; PAIVA CLAIMS TRUCKS TRIPLE CROWN
Rob Murphy made it two in a row with four wins on the season while John Paiva ran a cautious race, holding off challenger Dan Johnson for third overall and the Phil’s Propane Triple Crown.

Lenny Guy hopped off the pole for the lead but Chase Belcher immediately began nosing under. They ran door-to-door through turn three and Belcher had the lead in turn four. David Lougee followed while Mike Duarte was working under Mike Cavallaro.

By lap three Belcher had a five car lead as Lougee looked under Guy and began to nose ahead in the fourth circuit. By la[ five he had the lead and Mike Duarte had moved up to challenge with Paiva on his tail. Lougee held off Duarte as the field stretched out until Duarte looked under Lougee and began to nose out. There was contact and Lougee moved up, allowing Duarte into second.

Belcher had a straightaway lead on Duarte as Mike Lopes spun off turn two. Duarte stopped near the turn four wall and his window net dropped. He was pushed to the pits and ended his night.

Paiva was outside Belcher for the restart and they were side-by-side down the front. Murphy dropped in front of Lougee to get under Paiva and was holding him outside. Paiva pulled in behind in third, ahead of Lougee, who had Dan Johnson on his bumper. Cavallaro was working outside Eric LeBrun then dropped behind Johnson for fifth.

Murphy went to Belcher’s high side and they ran alongside. Paiva followed Belcher, ahead of Johnson. Lap 24 saw Murphy assume the lead and Belcher fell back. Paiva contended with Triple Crown challenger Johnson all over his bumper. Cavallaro attempted to get underneath Johnson but was
denied. Johnson ran onto Paiva’s rear bumper as the latter slowed.

The field strung itself out and Johnson continued to seek a way around Paiva to no avail. Cavallaro was unable to clear Johnson as the laps wound down and Johnson could not get by Paiva. On the final lap, there was contact and Johnson went around, taking Cavallaro with him.
Murphy crossed the stripe with a comfortable margin, followed by Belcher. Paiva claimed third and the Triple Crown. Daryl Church moved into fourth, followed by Lougee. LeBrun was sixth, and Guy claimed seventh ahead of Shawn DeMello in eighth. Ed Perry and Mike Lopes rounded out the top ten.

LOVELACE OUTRUNS FANNING FOR STREETS WIN
Reigning Street Stock champion Rey Lovelace nabbed a win in a rapid, green-to-checkers race that saw no holds barred. Lovelace spent the feature dueling with polesitter Corey Fanning. Rey started third and as Fanning went to the front on the green he followed from low in the second row. Outside polesitter Vinny Pangelinan battled alongside and they hacksawed the lead until, on lap three, Pangelinan began to edge out. Lovelace was keeping pace as Pangelinan assumed the lead on lap two. Vinny was in control out of turn two in lap three and Lovelace began working underneath Fanning.
Thomas Adams was holding fourth but on lap five Tyler Lallier moved him back to sixth and one lap later, Craig Pianka took over fifth. Scott Bruneau nabbed sixth, leaving Adams seventh, ahead of Paul Lallier.
By lap eight, Lovelace was looking under Pangelinan, but Vinny shut the door.

Another circuit saw Pangelinan, Lovelace, Fanning and Tyler Lallier running a tight line together . Lovelace looked to the outside then dropped back in and crossed under and Pangelinan was loose, edging up in turn two. He was unable to drop back in and Lovelace slid underneath. Lallier slid up to Rey’s bumper with Pianka and Bruneau in tow and Lovelace took the front alone. Fanning ran under Pangelinan and Tyler followed on through to third. Vinny dropped into fourth and Bruneau pursued. Pianka held sixth, ahead of Paul Lallier, Adams and Manny Dias.

Lap twenty saw Lovelace ahead by three cars. Behind him, Fanning, Tyler and Pangelinan ran nose-to-tail with Bruneau closing from behind.

Lovelace had a seven-car lead on lap 23 and Tyler was all over Fanning’s bumper. It left some openings and Pangelinan looked under but Tyler slammed the door. In the meantime, Bruneau took a run at Vinny but could not get by. Lovelace ran under the checkers, followed by Fanning, Tyler and Pangelinan, who held of Bruneau. Pianka came across sixth, followed by Paul Lallier, Adams, Dias and Jay Steele.

BELSITO’S LATE CHARGE SECURES PRO STOCK WIN

Angelo Belsito edged his way through the field of Pro Stocks, looking for an opportunity while Ryan Vanasse was having one of his best nights at the front. Vanasse had come off the pole and led Kevin Folan for 23 laps before Kevin Casper and Tom Scully came in for two laps each. Belsito arrived in second on a lap 27 restart and secured the front after a lap 31 caution. Vanasse continued to challenge on the outside as Ryan Lineham arrived in third to challenge. Lineham unloaded the toolbox of passing tricks and went alongside Vanasse, pushing hard for the finish line. He was able to capture second by inches while Vanasse secured third, just ahead of Folan and Mike Brightman.

Folan and Vanasse were the front row for the start and Vanasse went to the lead crossing the stripe. Kevin Casper pulled into third outside Dave Darling. Lineham had started fifth and slipped back to ninth, just behind Brightman, before steadying his trajectory. The duo debated position for several laps.

Folan continued to chase Vanasse as the field stretched out single file. Kenny Spencer had faded from third to tenth where Jake Vanada, who had also fallen off the pace, slipped under to challenge. Vanada succeeded to tenth as Lineham dropped Brightman to ninth and Vanada engaged him for position.

Tom Scully, Jr. had moved into fourth to pursue Casper. They acquired Darling at their backs and Belsito moved up to Dave’s bumper via a pass of Dick Houlihan, and they contested fifth place for ten laps before Belsito could claim fifth. Ten laps later, Belsito was working on Scully for fourth until Angelo went under Scully for the pass and made it stick. Darling tried to follow but Scully held him off. Scully sliced back under Belsito.

Lineham now looked under Darling and Darling came away with sheet metal all over his tire and spun out of turn two. The restart had Vanasse and Folan followed by Casper and Belsito with Scully and Lineham in the third row. Under the green, Lineham went ahead as Casper leapt under Folan and Scully slid under Belsito. Houlihan got under Lineham. But Spencer spun, collecting Mike Mitchell, who went to the pits. Darryl Stampfl took a hard right toward the pit exit and Alex Mielnicki was right there to collect him.

On the restart, Vanasse escaped Casper and Scully slid under Kevin into second. Belsito followed into third. Folan captured fourth. But on lap 27, Belsito got into Scully, who spun on the backstretch, creating a massive scramble in the pack, everybody on their brakes.

This time, Belsito was outside Vanasse for the restart. Vanasse went to the front. Besito and Folan dueled briefly while Lineham got under Vanada. Kyle Casper came up behind while Brightman was passing under Bob Hussey. By lap 30, the field had again stretched out and Vanasse had a four-car lead as Kevin Casper went through the dirt on the berm of turn two and spun.

Now, Vanasse and Belsito lined up again with Folan and Lineham behind. The leaders went side by side as Vanasse suffered tire spin out of the box. He held Belsito off but the latter had his nose past on lap 35, passing on the outside. Belsito crossed the stripe ahead by inches, then was a half car ahead. He went ahead for good down the front stretch and Lineham then ran under Vanasse.
Lineham claimed second at the stripe into lap 49 to hold the position and claim second with Vanasse following over the line.

Sixth went to a resurgent Dave Darling followed by Vanada, Spencer, Scully and Kyle Casper.

Sources: Seekonk Speedway PR