Gray Extends Win Total to 5 on Central Asphalt Independence Day Spectacular

By admin July 2, 2023 White Mountain Motorsports Park

N. Woodstock, NH — Patriotic fervor brings the excitement out at the racetrack and Saturday night at White Mountain Motorsports Park was no different. The pits flooded with championship chasers and invaders from the Twin States and beyond, converging on the Independence Day spectacular looking to wow the crowd!

Starting the night off was a solid field of Dad’s 4 By Tool & Supply Kid’s Division machines. Led to point by Kylee Potter and Walker Fitch, drama would flare just shy of the halfway point with defending division winner Austin Sicard putting Bentley Robbin and Fitch in a pinch, getting all crossed up on the frontstretch to bring out the yellow. Returning to green, Logan Farnsworth found his way to the front to put his patriotic #22 S-10 into victory lane for the second time this season. Walker Fitch and Kylee Potter took home second and third.

Following a stellar annual special last time out, the Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank Strictly Stock Minis kept the thrills up for another week in the Mountains. After leading the outside lane at the start, rookie Patrick Switser was sent pit-side with a leaking gas tank to start a hard luck night. With Anthony Gavell at the helm, Vermont invader Jeffrey Martin pounced into the picture to take second and stalk the first-time winner at the front. The final caution set up a duel between the two with point leader Kristian Switser and defending champion Chris Moulton in the cat-bird seat. Under the popsicle sticks Switser made a daring move, cut a tire and started backtracking through the field. Leaving a lane, Moulton would jump below Martin and Gavell under the white flag and lead the field home. Chris Moulton took down his first win of the 2023 season followed by Anthony Gavell and Todd Derrington to round out the podium.

The Foley Oil & Propane Late Models put on a barnburner with several invading teams joining the Independence Day festivities. Led to green by Pat Patten and rookie Kyle Goodbout, Patten quickly found his ride amiss and bunched up the outside lane causing Mike Jurkowski, Justin Eldridge and point leader Kasey Beattie. Up front for the restart, both Patten and Stacy Cahoon would duke it out until a slowing Patten again bunched up the outside lane to take the noses off the Quinny Welch and Mike Clark rides. With the front now under the command of Stacy Cahoon, Mark Patten would snatch the lead away just one lap after the restart with a crossover under the multi-time champ.

In the final laps, Massachusetts invader Ryan Kuhn would close in on the leaders before North Haverhill’s Ryan Olsen took over the top spot after pressure from behind sent Mark Patten sliding up the track in turn two. Ryan Olsen would take the win and bunch his ticket to the Late Model All-Star Race at Thunder Road alongside the Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) event on Thursday, July 20th. Kasey Beattie would turn his early misfortune around to take second with Ryan Kuhn taking third.

Former champion Jason Woodard and longtime New England standout Joey Laquerre would start round two for the Central Asphalt Flying Tiger Triple Crown Series at the front of the pack. Woodard would quickly take off with the lead, but his motor would take off from him on lap 14. Sputtering and skipping across the line, Woodard flew sideways in turn one to call out the first caution, his day ended with an uncooperative engine. 2023 White Mountain rivals Brandon Gray and John Donahue were left to lead the field back to green, putting on hard racing at the front before Gray took the upper hand.

With Gray extending his lead, second through tenth were nose-to-tail and tight as could be, each looking for the slightest advantage on the others. The final caution would fly on lap 69 for the spinning Jim Paquette in turn four for a final six-lap shootout. Gray would ultimately get the jump and cross the line first to take his fifth-straight win of the season. John Donahue would take second followed by Thunder Road invader Mike MacAskill on his second-straight third-place finish in extra-distance Flying Tiger competition.

Thunder returns to the Mountains for the Midseason Championships on Saturday, July 8th! With Double Points on the line in all divisions, it’s a crucial summer showdown in the championship chase. All six divisions will be in action including the Foley Oil & Propane Late Models, Fisher Auto Parts Flying Tigers, Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank Strictly Stock Minis, Ammonoosuc Asphalt Mini Late Models, Wayne’s Market Dwarf Cars and the Dad’s 4 By Tool & Supply Kids Division for this can’t miss event!

For more information, contact the White Mountain Motorsports Park offices at (802) 244-6963, media@acttour.com, or visit www.whitemountainmotorsports.com. You can also follow us on Facebook at @WhiteMtnMotorsports.

White Mountain Motorsports Park – N. Woodstock, NH

Central Asphalt Paving Tiger Triple Crown Fourth of July Spectacular

Saturday, July 1, 2023

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS

 

Fisher Auto Parts Flying Tigers – Central Asphalt Triple Crown Round #2 – (75 Laps)

1          00VT    Brandon Gray              E. Thetford, VT

2          26NH   John Donahue             Graniteville, VT

3          3VT      Michael MacAskill      Williamstown, VT

4          31VT    Logan Powers              Middlesex, VT

5          36NH   Stephen Donahue       Graniteville, VT

6          54VT    Colin Cornell               E. Burke, VT

7          23VT    Matthew Potter          Marshfield, VT

8          23NY    Cam Gadue                 Highgate, VT

9          23NC   Chandler Potter           Plainfield, VT

10        82NH   Frank Sweeney            Belmont, NH

11        26VT    #Luke Peters               Groton, VT

12        62VT    Jamon Perry                Hardwick, VT

13        15NH   Joey Laquerre             E. Montpelier, VT

14        3NH     David Baron                Nashua, NH

15        34VT    #Jim Paquette             Alburgh, VT

16        52VT    Brad Bushey                Fairfax, VT

17        68VT    Jason Woodard           Waterbury Ctr., VT

 

Foley Oil & Propane Late Models – (50 Laps)

  1. 61NHRyan Olsen                  N. Haverhill, NH
  2. 45NHKasey Beattie              St. Johnsbury, VT
  3. 72MARyan Kuhn                   E. Bridgewater, MA
  4. 83VTStacy Cahoon              St. Johnsbury, VT
  5. 68NH#Tanner Woodard       Waterbury Ctr., VT
  6. 49CTBrian Whalley             Laconia, NH
  7. 17NH#Kyle Goodbout           N. Woodstock, NH
  8. 49NHMatt Anderson            Franklin, NH
  9. 21NHOren Remick               Monroe, NH
  10. 78NHQuinten Welch            Groveton, NH
  11. 40VTEric Chase                   Milton, VT
  12. 41NHJon Savage                  Whitefield, NH
  13. 22WCMike Clark                   Littleton, NH
  14. 97VTPatrick Patten              Belmont, NH
  15. 57NHDavid Labreque           Thornton, NH
  16. 07NHMark Patten                Belmont, NH
  17. 47NHBrockton Davis            Whitefield, NH
  18. 42NHMike Jurkowski            Claremont, NH
  19. 74MEJustin Eldridge             Tuftonboro, NH

 

Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank Strictly Minis – (25 Laps)

  1. 15Chris Moulton             Pepperell, MA
  2. 18NHAnthony Gavel             Belmont, NH
  3. 57Todd Derrington         Littleton, NH
  4. 69VTKyler Davis                  Berlin, VT
  5. 99#McKenna Merchant  Waterford, VT
  6. 51Tyler Thompson          Lincoln, NH
  7. 09Jack Hayes                   Littleton, NH
  8. 16NHKristian Switser           Waterford, VT
  9. 1Scott Senecal              Lisbon, NH
  10. 8Jeffrey Martin             Barre, VT
  11. 16VTNate Brien                   Williamstown, VT
  12. 14Jillian Baumgardner    N. Woodstock, NH
  13. 92Jason Goodbout, Jr.    Lincoln, NH
  14. 18Donnie Baumgardner N. Woodstock, NH
  15. 12John Knight                 Franklin, NH
  16. 72Jacob Ailes                  St. Johnsbury, VT
  17. 16x#Patrick Switser          Woodsville, NH
  18. 19Dave Driscoll               N. Woodstock, NH

 

Dad’s 4 By Tool & Supply Kids Division – (15 Laps)

  1. 22Logan Farnsworth       St. Johnsbury, VT
  2. 18xWalker Fitch                Marshfield, VT
  3. 32Kylee Potter                Marshfield, VT
  4. 15Kyle Dumas                 Raymond, NH
  5. 4Bentley Robbin            Bradford, VT
  6. 1Carter Stygles              Campton, NH
  7. 09Khloe Goodbout          Lincoln, NH
  8. 81Mark Mgrdichian        Raymond, NH
  9. 01Austin Sicard               Gilmanton, NH
  10. 17Makenzi Sicard           Gilmanton, NH
  11. 23Madison Potter           Marshfield, VT

Sources: Cale King/American-Canadian Tour PR

(IMG_3370.jpg): Dad’s 4 By Tool & Supply Kid’s Division Victory Lane (L-R) Kylee Potter (3rd), winner Logan Farnsworth, Walker Fitch (2nd).

(IMG_7696.jpg): Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank Strictly Mini Stock Victory Lane (L-R) Todd Derrington (3rd), winner Chris Moulton, Anthony Gavell (2nd).

(IMG_4039.jpg): Foley Oil & Propane Late Model Victory Lane (L-R) Ryan Kuhn (3rd), winner Ryan Olsen, Kasey Beattie (2nd).

(IMG_3818.jpg): Fisher Auto Parts Flying Tiger Victory Lane (L-R) Michael MacAskill (3rd), winner Brandon Gray, John Donahue (2nd).

(John Raper photos)