With 65 laps on the board for the McGee Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram of Barre Trophy Dash, Darrell Morin and Brandon Lanphear brought the Maplefields/Irving Late Models to green. The two beautiful blue cars showed the way side-by-side before Lanphear gained the upper hand in the outside groove. A caution at lap 24 for the blown engine under Stephen Donahue’s hood set up a new battle at the front between Justin Prescott and Brandon Gray. Lanphear held back in fourth to watch defending champion Jason Corliss line up to take on the two front runners with all four under a blanket.
Brandon Lanphear’s turn three spin and pile-up would call out the final caution with five laps remaining. East Thetford’s Brandon Gray would get the jump on the restart and lead all the way home for the opening Thursday Night win at Thunder Road over Justin Prescott and Jason Corliss at the line.
Ben Seitz and Dan Bowes brought the New England Supermodified Series to green for their 75-lap visit on McGee Super Thursday! Mechanical catastrophe would end the night for Dan Bowes on lap 44 after running in second throughout the event leaving Jon McKennedy to chase down #29 of Seitz. While McKennedy closed within inches by ten laps remaining Seitz was still the dominant machine out front. Ben Seitz would take down the McGee CDJR of Barre Super Thursday win over McKennedy and defending series champion Jeffrey Battle.
The rk Miles Street Stocks were 34 strong and next on the docket with ‘The Biffer’ Mike Gay and car show winner Tyler Wheatley duking it out for the lead. A slam-bang affair in the back made for a blown right front for the rookie Greyson Reen as himself and Howard Stockwell collided with the turn three wall on lap 8. Things quieted down after that with Wheatley unshackling himself from the Biffer and climb away with a strong lead out front. Tyler Wheatley would go on to win the 30-lap sprint over Kyle MacAskill and young phenom Hayden Bushey.
The Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers rounded out the evening with their 50-lap main event. Cameron Powers sailed off with the early lead with Ty Delphia and Parker Gagne in hot pursuit. Gagne shot into second around Delphia on lap 17 and set his sights on Powers with veteran Kevin Streeter in tow. Lap 28 brought calamity with Cooper French, Jaiden Del Toro, Karsen Murphy and more piling in on turn one just as Gagne struck into the top position. The bad luck continued for Gagne with Kevin Streeter powering up the outside to take the lead. With five laps remaining, Streeter slipped up the track just enough for Parker Gagne to take the advantage all the way to career win #1 with Derrick Calkins and Luke Peters rounding out the podium.
The Nation’s Site of Excitement is back in action next Thursday, June 11 for Casella Waste Systems Night! The New England Auto Racers (NEAR) bring the antique racers out for a nostalgic look at yesteryear along with the Maplefields/Irving Late Models, Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers and rk Miles Street Stocks on Thursday, June 11 with a 7:00pm Post Time. The Marvin Johnson Memorial First Time Winner’s Race is also on the schedule and it’s Scout Night Thursday, all Scouts in Uniform admitted free!
