PREVIEW: Action Packed Racing Returns To Star Speedway To Celebrate Memorial Day This Friday, May 26
(May 23, 2023) — Star Speedway has added a special Friday night program on Memorial Day weekend, May 26, after a rainout last week for the first time in five years. The entire card scheduled for that day has been moved to Friday with the first race scheduled at 7PM to celebrate Memorial Day.
The Izzett Construction Late Model division will headline the schedule, back for their second consecutive race. Also on the docket are the Woody’s Auto Street Stocks, K-COB Slingshots, 2 To Go Show Six Shooters presented by Top Gun Roofing, and MLM Diagnostic Pure Stocks. There will also be a Ladies-only Slingshot race scheduled to close out the racing program on Friday.
Justin Storace claimed the first victory of the new season in the Late Model main event last time out. Dan Sweeney started off his year on a strong note finishing in the second spot, and Lew Fortin was third. Storace will enter week two looking to back up his opening night performance, as we begin to get a chance to see what the 2023 version of the Late Model division will look like.
The Woody’s Auto Street Stocks have seen just two different winners in three races to start out their 2023 season as Joe Ventrillo opened up the year with back to back wins, before Ryan Phillips bested the field on May 12. Aaron Day and JT Cashman have both shown they have what it takes to run up front so far this season, both scoring solid runs throughout the opening weeks of the 2023 racing season.
Nate LeClair was the winner last time out in the K-COB Slingshots. LeClair, who made the jump up from Six Shooters last season, is yet to finish outside the top three in his four-race Slingshot career. The Slingshot season seemed to pickup where it left off last season as the Dave Cameron show. The veteran driver won back to back races to start off 2023 before the young guns of the division started to take over. Joey Fraser, another Six Shooter graduate, is the only other driver to visit Slingshot victory lane so far.
Billy Eastman is the first repeat winner in 2 To Go Show Six Shooters presented by Top Gun Roofing action, after winning on May 12. Eastman has been in contention for victory in all four of the divisions races so far this year.
Adam Knowles is off to a strong start to his 2023 campaign. He has one Star Speedway Six Shooter win to his credit already this year. Last seasons Six Shooter rookie of the year, Jeremy Hayes, is another driver to watch — he has started off his season on a positive note, also claiming a win already.
Also in action Friday night will be the MLM Diagnostic Pure Stock division who saw veteran Billy Osborne take home checkers last Friday night. Last years division champion George Riley Jr. has started his championship defense off with a streak of consistent finishes, but is yet to visit victory lane in 2023. Gage Osborne was forced to play runner-up to his uncle last Friday night, but the young driver already has one win on his resume this season, and will most likely be a championship threat by seasons end.
Star Speedway racing on Friday, May 26 begins at 7PM. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for seniors/juniors/military and kids 11 and under are free. General admission tickets may be purchased in advance on Ticket Hoss for just $10 per person for ages over 11 until Thursday at 12:01AM. For more information, visit StarSpeedwayNH.com.
Sources: Star Speedway