CLAREMONT, N.H. – Nobody was happier in victory lane Friday, April 24, than Tyler Lescord. The popular second generation wheelsman ended an eleven-year winless drought by rocketing to victory in the night’s Outlaw Late Model main event.
Lescord, a 25-year veteran of oval track racing, took the lead on lap 22 of the night’s main event and charged off to his first career Outlaw Late Model feature win. Prior to Friday, his last victory came back in 2015 at Monadnock Speedway.
He was one of three drivers scoring there first win at the Thrasher Road speedplant Friday. Michael Casey earned his first CMP victory lap in the Six Shooters, and Lane Lantas dominated en route to his first in the Ridge Runners.
Former track champ Ben Poland won the 79-lap Outlaw Late Model main event Saturday at Claremont Motorsports Park. Midget car legend Randy Cabral topped the NEMA feature, and former speedway Pure Stock king Chris Chambers outran a 20-car field to win his opening day top event.
On a perfect April Saturday afternoon, the historic third-mile oval began its 79th consecutive season with a blockbuster eight-division Spring Fling event. And although day two of the scheduled weekend-long event was scrubbed due to rain, the Saturday biggie set the stage well for the oval’s 2026 Weekly Racing Series schedule that kicks off next Friday, April 24, with the green flag flying at 7 p.m.
Other winners Saturday at CMP included Chase Curtis, scoring his first career CMP victory in the Crown Vics, Michael Yeaton, who topped the Six Shooters, and Zach Martinez, a first-time speedway winner in the NEMA Lites. Powerhouse Andrew Harmon topped the New England Dwarf Car Series feature, and Kendall Whitehill was first under the checkers in the 603 Mini Cups.
Claremont Motorsports Park in New Hampshire will host its 2026 season opener with the Spring Fling doubleheader weekend, April 18-19, featuring two days of short-track racing action. The event will showcase multiple divisions, including the Asetex Tire & Auto Outlaw Late Models, NEMA Midgets, and NEMA Lights, with a 79-lap main event for the Outlaw Late Models offering a $1,500 prize. Saturday’s schedule includes the Crown Vics, 603 Mini Cups, and other divisions, while Sunday highlights the R.E Super Streets and Four-Cylinder Enduro.
Admission prices vary by day: $20 for adults and $15 for seniors on Saturday, with reduced rates of $15 for adults and $10 for seniors on Sunday. Children aged 6–12 pay $5, and kids 5 and under enter free. Pit gates open at 9:00 AM both days, with racing starting at 1:30 PM on Saturday and 1:00 PM on Sunday. The event marks the return of short-track racing to the Twin State Valley after a winter hiatus.
White Mountain Motorsports Park (WMMP) and the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour announced a new prize program for local Late Model drivers, offering two Hoosier Race Tires and 5 gallons of Sunoco Race Fuel to the highest-finishing 1764 Sports Bar & Grill Late Model in both the Milton CAT Midsummer Classic 250 (August 1) and Bar Harbor Bank & Trust Fall Foliage 200 (September 19). The R&R Race Parts NH Challenge requires competitors to participate in at least 80% of WMMP events leading up to both races, with at least three eligible drivers in each event.
“This is a great challenge for our weekly Late Models and adds another layer of competitiveness when the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour comes to town,” said ACT General Manager Cale King. “We’re thankful to Jim and Melissa Renfrew for believing in this program and we’re excited to see where it goes from here!”
The 2026 season at WMMP kicks off with HK Powersports Opening Day on May 16, featuring a six-division full card of racing, followed by the Pro All Stars Series Spring Spectacular on May 17. The R&R Race Parts NH Challenge will be featured at both the August 1 Midsummer Classic 250 and September 19 Fall Foliage 200.
CLAREMONT, NH — Claremont Motorsports Park, New England’s fastest third-mile oval, roared to life for its 79th season Saturday with snow flying high into the air as the historic speedplant hosted its fifth annual St. Valentine’s Day Massacre Enduro event, just 49 days shy of its two-day Spring Fling asphalt season opener.
With the racing surface covered with snow, chief starter Chris Horton sent the field off for 79 laps of battle on the final afternoon of February — first on the white stuff and then, as the action heated their pathway, on mostly wet asphalt.
The driver and co-owner of the No. 52 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro for Halmar Friesen Racing, Friesen is a native of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario – about an eight-hour drive west of the track – and now lives only three hours away. He is well aware of the spirit New England and Canadian fans bring to tracks around the U.S. and southern Canada throughout the racing season.
“We have a lot of great race fans from Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick,” said Friesen, who enters this weekend’s Kansas race 11th in the NCTS point standings with one top-five and three top-10s on the season. “We got to race up there last year and meet some of those people, so it’s a great melting pot for the Canadian fans to come down and get their NASCAR fix.”
