A cold morning greeted the campers at White Mountain Motorsports Park with frost covering the mountain tops all around, though Mother Nature gave race fans an unexpected break with a great evening for racing.
Tyler Thompson was looking for redemption in the longest race of the summer for the Bar Harbor Bank & Trust Strictly Minis. The Littleton driver launched from the field within the first two laps as JJ Goodbout and Jacob Roy began to reel him in with the three running nose-to-tail. A four car pile-up ended the night for several cars while Goodbout and Thompson ran doorhandle-to-doorhandle for the top spot on the restart.
Plenty of fans and teams joined in to start their Memorial Day Weekend with a Saturday night showdown at White Mountain Motorsports Park. After struggling with a fuel issue in her heat race, Chloe Doyle kept pace with the front of the Dad’s 4 By Tool & Supply Kids Division as Makenzi Sicard and heat winner Khloe Goodbout followed close behind. Cooper Benoit and Gracen Gorham made it a five-way fight for the top spot until Gorham, Sicard and Goodbout were collected in turn four to bring out the lone caution for a green-white-checker finish. In the finale, Chloe Doyle took down her first feature win at White Mountain over Benoit and Evan Folsom.
The two-wide stronghold broke apart by lap five in the 35-lap The Farmyard Store Flying Tiger feature with Nate Hamblett driving away with the lead as Owen Cheney and Shane Sicard gave chase. Sicard faced a mirror full of Kyle Willis with Willis motoring to the outside groove. Nate Hamblett would take down the win just ahead of Cheney at the line while a side-by-side battle for third saw Kyle Willis just edge Luke Peters for the third-place podium spot.
Picture perfect weather greeted the fans and competitors at White Mountain Motorsports Park for HK Powersports Opening weekend. Over 100 cars filled the pit area for Saturday’s car show and season-starter while the Pro All Stars Series invasion on Sunday afternoon put an exclamation mark on a showstopping start to the 2026 season.
It all began Saturday with a moment to reflect on the loss of track builder and founder Donnie Avery with all cars on display to mark the moment. Racing action started off hot and heavy with the Dads 4 By Tool & Supply Kids Division as Gracen Gorham, Maddie Potter, Evan Folsom and Kaden Wimble fought under a blanket nearly all 15 laps! Gorham slid by Potter in the closing laps to claim the win with Wimble keeping third.
The Bar Harbor Bank & Trust Strictly Minis opened the flood-gates to start the feature with Jacob Roy, Donnie Baumgardner and Tyler Thompson duking out for the top spot. At the halfway point Thompson flew out of the groove and into the turn one concrete, drove back the pit area and called it a night. Jacob Roy capitalized late to take the HK Powersports Opening Day win over Baumgardner and John Knight at the line.
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.
