Charbonneau, Robinson, Lamson, Collins, Petrin, Janowiec Win Friday Night at Star; Mother Nature Takes Her Own Saturday Checkered Flag
(July 29, 2023) — It was a perfect night for racing on Friday in Epping, New Hampshire, and another leg of the 2023 $5 Friday series at Star Speedway is in the books. Friday nights racing saw a few new drivers add their name to the list of 2023 race winners, including a rather improbable finish in the K-COB Slingshot main event.
Dan Collins showed up to Star Speedway on Friday night for a one off opportunity to drive the No. 2 Slingshot, owned and normally driven by Dave Cameron and certainly made the most of the opportunity. Collins spent most of the K-COB Slingshot feature race in or around the top-five, and when the white flag flew Collins sat comfortably in the third position in line to take home a podium finish in his Star Slingshot debut.
However, the race was not over and when the two leaders touched exiting turn two on the final circuit, the slight contact sent the two spinning in opposite directions and Collins cruised through the middle straight to Star Speedway victory lane. Heath DeButts added another solid finish to his 2023 season as he crossed the stripe in the second position, while Ryan Stuart ran a smart and consistent race and earned himself the third and final podium position.
The Mighty Truck division was back on track on Friday night and David Lamson scored his first Truck win at the Epping oval this season. Multiple-time Mighty Truck winner John Curtis was forced to settle for the runner-up position on the night, with CJ McNall rounding out the top three.
Cody Petrin topped the field for the second time in a row in the Junkyard Dog feature event. The upstart Cruiser division was also on the Friday night card and Sebastion Janowiec added another feature win to his 2023 season resume. Traver Michaud took home the second position behind Janowiec, with Sullivan Olsen rounding off the podium in the third position.
Star Speedway attempted Saturday night racing on July 29, but weather forced the end of the show just after heats. Schedule updates will be available early this week. For more information on Star Speedway, visit StarSpeedwayNH.com.
Sources: Star Speedway