Nate LeClair Leads List of Winners on $5 Friday at Star
(June 16, 2023) — With a busy weekend of racing and events scheduled for June 16th-18th, Star Speedway kicked off the action with the second edition of their $5 Friday program. Fortunately mother nature cooperated on Friday and some familiar faces were able to find their way back to Star victory lane, and a handful of new drivers joined the growing list of 2023 Star Speedway winners as well. Unfortunately, weather forced the cancellation of the Saturday night portion of the weekend double header, and the details on rescheduling of Saturday’s program will be released soon.
In K-COB Plumbing and Heating Slingshot action it was once again rookie standout Nate LeClair taking home yet another feature win. The 2023 Slingshot season has been highlighted by the emergence of a handful of young upcoming talent, with three of the division’s young drivers picking up their first career wins in the division already. However, no one has shined brighter than LeClair, who has won three times, and been on the podium in every start he has made this season. Jaxson Filippone backed up his recent feature win with a solid second place run behind LeClair, with fellow young gun Dwight Souther Jr. rounding off the podium in third.
In NELCAR Legend car action it was Owen Mahar who paced the field taking home his first with the Legend tour this season. The upstart Cruiser division was back on the schedule for Friday night and this time it was Sullivan Olsen taking home checkers in the division’s main event. John Curtis is proving himself the man to beat in Mighty Truck action as he took home his second win of the season in as many starts at the Epping oval. Traver Michaud was the winner in the Super Trooper division over a field full of Star Speedway’s future stars. In Pro V8 Enduro action it was Matt Robinson taking down the main event win over Frank Bryan Ed Flannigan.
Star Speedway will be back in action this Saturday night, June 24 with another full slate of racing action on tap headlined by double Woody’s Street Stock features and the return of the Late Models. For more information, visit StarSpeedwayNH.com.
Sources: Star Speedway
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