Storace, Phillips, LeClair, Eastman, Osborne Score Friday Night Wins at Star Speedway
(May 12, 2023) — The first round of Friday night racing at Star Speedway is in the books for 2023. The Izzett Construction Late Models, Woody’s Street Stocks, K Cob Slingshots, 2 To Go Show Six Shooters presented by Top Gun Roofing and MLM Diagnostic Pure Stocks were all in action Friday.
The Izzett Construction Late Model division headlined the schedule and it was Justin Storace who took home the feature win when checkers flew. Storace made the jump to Late Models during the 2022 season, were he had some success after having spent the previous few years fielding a Street Stock. Storace made the winning pass on eventual second place finisher Dan Sweeney, and then held the competition off. Lew Fortin had a strong run and took home the third and final podium position.
Ryan Phillips became the first Street Stock driver not named Joe Ventrillo to win in 2023 when he bested a strong field of Woody’s Auto Street Stocks. Aaron Day had his best run of the 2023 season to date, as he took home the second position behind Phillps. Finishing in the third position was young gun JT Cashman, the former Six Shooter champion, who has been a front runner throughout the opening stages of the 2023 season.
In K-COB Slingshot action, Nate LeClair took home his first career Slingshot win in just his fourth ever start. LeClair has started his rookie campaign out on a roll with three consecutive third-place finishes before finding victory lane on Friday night. Dave Cameron bounced back from a crash that damaged his car last Saturday night to take home the second position behind LeClair. The Final podium position went to Brad Weisman, who drove his mount to a 2023 season best third place finish.
Billy Eastman seems to have sorted out all of the issues that plagued his 2022 Six Shooter season as he visited Star Speedway victory lane for the second time in the early stages of 2023 on Friday night. Ryan Partridge had a solid run bringing his car home in the second position, with Jeremy Hayes finishing in third.
Pure Stock action saw veteran ace Billy Osborne take home his first feature event win of the year. Trailing Osbourne to the line when checkers flew was last weeks winner Gage Osborne in a team car to his uncle Billy. Daryl Quinlan, who is always a consistent runner when he comes to Star Speedway, was able to claim the final podium spot.
Star Speedway will be back in action next Saturday night, May 20, another full slate of weekly division racing scheduled. For more information on Star’s 2023 season, visit StarSpeedwayNH.com.
Sources: Star Speedway