Chris Riendeau and Chris Chambers each scored their second win of the season Friday, May 1, at Claremont Motorsports Park. The victory kept Riendeau perfect on the young season at the Thrasher Road speedplant, while Chambers’ win was his second in three strong outings.
Joining the two Vermont aces in celebrating victories Friday were fellow Green Mountain Boys Brandon Gray and Trevyr Young. Only hometown hot shoe Kyle Templeton was able to prevent a Vermont sweep, as the two-time defending track Mini Stock champion romped to victory in his division’s first outing of the summer.
Stephen Donahue and Gray sat up front as the chilly night’s 50-lap Tour Type Late Model main event went green. Donahue, a close runner-up to 2025 titlist Aaron Fellows a summer ago, pounced on the opening lead, with Gray virtually glued to his bumper. The dynamic duo raced under a blanket for 38 laps, with Gray – the reigning speedway Super Street champ – apparently aboard the faster car, while Donahue remained laser focused on holding a perfect line. But on that lap, Gray dove low and under Donahue in turn one, taking the lead along the backchute and then blasting off to win by a country mile in the caution-free event.
Organizers of the Maritime Motorsports Hall of Fame (MMHF) are pleased to announce its 10 new inductees who comprise the Class of 2026. Each is recognized for significant accomplishments and contributions to Maritime motorsports. They will be officially enshrined in the hallowed Hall at a ceremony planned for November 14 at the Best Western in Dartmouth; it will be the 20th annual gala celebration for the MMHF. On Sunday, November 15, Steele Wheels Motor Museum in Halifax will host an exclusive private function for the Inductees and invited guests to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the MMHF.
From New Brunswick:
Bill Jarvis – Antique Collector & Promoter
Clovis LeBlanc, Gil LeBlanc, Terry LeBlanc – Builder/Recreational/Team (Karting)
Richard MacArthur – Competitor/ Builder (Stock Car)
Wiscasset Speedway hosted dual Opening Days this past Saturday, featuring the Portland Glass Strictly Streets, Dale’s Cash Fuel Roadrunners, Creative Cleanouts Modifieds, and the Wood Pellet Warehouse Late Models for their 2026 season opener.
The Strictly Streets took to the track first for their qualifying heat races, with Ray Dinsmore and Scott Eck leading the charge. Eck edged out Dinsmore for the early lead in the 35-lap feature while Tyler Jordan and Chris Burgess filed in behind him. A mid-race caution on lap 15 brought the field back together and Scott Eck maintained command on the restart.
Melee ensued in the closing laps of the race as Dan Morton and Tyler Dinsmore made hard contact on lap 17, resulting in a red flag. After a solid performance all day, Tyler Jordan lost a tire on the restart, leading to a pile-up with just 6 laps to go that collected Chris Burgess, Landon Tapley, Dale Lawrence, Mike Delano and others.
Stafford Speedway hosted the 54th Annual NAPA Spring Sizzler® on Sunday, April 26th with its SK Modifieds® and SK Lights joining the Open Modified cars in feature action.
Todd Owen took down the victory in the SK Modified® feature, his first Stafford SK Modified® victory since September 2024. In the extra distance 30-lap SK Light feature, Chris Matthews notched his first win of the 2026 season.
In the 40-lap SK Modified® feature, Marcello Rufrano and Glen Reen led the field to the green flag with Rufrano taking the early lead. Jon Puleo made a strong move to slide into second behind Rufrano with Reen third, Michael Christopher, Jr. fourth, and Matt Vassar fifth. Puleo took the lead from Rufrano on lap-4 and Todd Owen took fifth from Vassar on lap-5.
Open-wheel ace Nathan Wenzel strutted the stuff that made him both a speedway and New Hampshire state Modified champion Saturday at Monadnock Speedway, topping the season opening main event at the high-banked speedplant.
Reigning Limited Late Model track champion Dylan Zullo is already in the running for what may be the summer’s most exciting victory at the historic quarter-mile oval.
With a huge crowd braving the chilly April temperatures, six drivers started their season with a flourish, each earning the first victory lap of the new season in their respective division. Along with Wenzel and Zullo, long-ago Mini Stock champ Kevin Clayton, Pure Stock hot shoe Jimmy Zellman, Pro V8 Sportsman pilot Chris Kingsley and Young Gun speedster Sofia Rego each went home victorious.
Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour heat winners Kaiden Fisher and Gabe Brown earned the front row of the New Hampshire Governor’s Cup 150 by each earning a +5 in qualifying action. After suffering with ignition issues all of Friday practice, Fisher made his presence known by leading the early circuits before Jimmy Renfrew Jr. got around him on the lap 7 restart. Renfrew kept pace ahead of the pack while the 32-car field spread out, easing the pressure on their Hoosier Racing Tires against the rough, aged surface of Lee USA Speedway.
A rough outing for rookie Holdyn Sullivan took a turn for the worse, spinning off of turn two and hard into the outside wall. Back under green, former Quebec champion Jonathan Bouvrette made a strong run to the front along with Gabe Brown as Brown took over the lead. With 50 laps remaining, Bouvrette continued to gain on lap times but lap traffic worked in Brown’s favor.
Stafford Motor Speedway hosted the 54th Annual NAPA Spring Sizzler®, “The Greatest Race in the History of Spring,” on Sunday, April 26th with Open Modified cars.
Ronnie Williams methodically worked his way towards the front of the field and he had to hold off a furious 2-way challenge from both Tyler Chapman and Austin Beers over the final 5 laps of the race to win the 54th Annual NAPA Spring Sizzler®.
The race took the green flag with Tyler Chapman and Ron Silk leading the field to the green flag. Chapman and Silk ran wheel to wheel for a lap before Chapman cleared to the lead on lap-2. Silk held off a challenge from Michael Christopher, Jr. to get in line in second with Teddy Hodgdon fourth and George Bessette, Jr. fifth. Silk made a move to the inside of Chapman on lap-4 to move into the lead. With 10 laps complete it was Silk leading Chapman, Christopher, Hodgdon, and Bessette. Ryan Newman was sixth followed by Jake Johnson, Dylan Izzo, Eric Goodale, and Jon McKennedy.
Stafford Speedway kicked off the 54th NAPA Spring Sizzler® with NAPA Opening Day festivities that saw the Granite State ProStocks in the Casagrande Builders 75 along with Stafford’s weekly Late Models, Limited Late Models, and Street Stocks in feature action. The SK Lights were also in action with a pair of 20-lap qualifying duel races that set the starting grid for their 30-lap feature on Sunday as part of the NAPA Spring Sizzler®.
In the Casagrande Builders 75 Granite State ProStock feature, Jeremy Sorel took the lead at the drop of the green flag but Dan Winter got into the frontstretch wall and Joey Kendall spun on the frontstretch to bring the caution flag out with 1 lap complete. Sorel took the lead ahead of Cory Casagrande, Eddie MacDonald, Jimmy Hebert, and Casey Call. The caution came back out with 2 laps complete for a multicar spin in turn 2 involving Adam Gray, Kevin Folan, and Matt Beers. Sorel took the lead on the restart with MacDonald taking over second. Casagrande was third but he did a 360 spin coming out of turn 2 to bring the caution flag back out with 3 laps complete.
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.
