{"id":23367,"date":"2018-06-07T22:29:31","date_gmt":"2018-06-08T02:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/?p=23367"},"modified":"2018-06-07T22:29:31","modified_gmt":"2018-06-08T02:29:31","slug":"speedbowl-results-6-6-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/2018\/06\/speedbowl-results-6-6-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Speedbowl results 6-6-18"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"James goes from one-lap down to victory lane
\nLoomis wins by 0:01 in X-Cars; Yardley, Blaskey and Monahan also post
\nvictories<\/strong><\/p>\n

WATERFORD \u2014 Kyle James was the winner of the Modified feature. David
\nYardley III won the Super X feature. Eddie Loomis was the winner of the
\nX-Car feature. Mike Blaskey won the Legend car feature. Brody Monahan
\nwas the winner of the Bandolero feature.<\/p>\n

Kyle James knew where to give the praise for his rousing come from
\nbehind win Wednesday in the first 40-lap SK Modified race of the season
\nat the New London-Waterford Speedbowl.
\n\u201cIt was all crew,\u201d James said.
\nHe also had a lot to do with it as he was able to jet-stream his way
\naround Cory DiMatteo on a restart with five laps to go en route to an
\nelectrifying victory in a race that originally was scheduled for June 2.
\nJames wasn\u2019t the only driver, however, to pull out breath taking wins
\nWednesday. Eddie Loomis prevailed in a nail-biter over Corey Caddick,
\nwinning the 25-lap X-car feature by 0:01 of a second.
\nMike Blaskey scored a come-from-behind win over Peter Bennett in the
\n25-lap Legends feature while Dave Yardley dominated the 25-lap Super X
\nCar feature for his first win of the season.
\nIn the Bandolero feature, Brody Monahan went from third to first on the
\nfinal lap after the two co-leaders collided. It was Monahan\u2019s first-ever
\nBandolero win.
\nJames, however, set the tone for the night when he battled from one lap
\ndown to pull out the win.
\n\u201cI thought we definitely had the car to beat tonight,\u201d James said. \u201cBut
\nthen we had a mechanical problem and I had to go in the pits to fix it.
\nBut the crew was able to get the car fixed under yellow. If it wasn\u2019t
\nfor them, there was no way I would have won tonight.\u201d
\nJames came back on the track one lap down, but took advantage of the
\nlucky dog on the next caution to move back on the lead lap.
\nJames still needed some good fortune to complete his comeback. Todd Owen
\nof Somers took the lead from Dylan Izzo on lap 22 and appeared to be in
\ntotal control. A late caution, however, forced a double-file restart
\nwith five to go.
\nOn the restart, Owen was hit from behind by Izzo and was headed to the
\nwall, taking Andrew Molleur, who was running second, into the wall with
\nhim, sidelining both cars. Izzo was penalized for over-aggressive
\ndriving.
\nDiMatteo was moved into the lead, but surrendered the top spot quickly
\nwhen James flew past him on the restart.
\n\u201cMy inexperience might have hurt me,\u201d said DiMatteo, who was making his
\nfirst-ever SK start at the Speedbowl. \u201cMaybe I should have driven James
\nhigher up in Turn 1.\u201d
\nBy that time, however, James was back at full speed.
\nIzzo finished third and veteran Wendell Dailey was fourth. Joey
\nTernullo, in his first-ever SK start at the Speedbowl, rounded out the
\ntop 5.
\nThe closest finish of the night took place in the X-Car race. Corey
\nCaddick took the lead on a restart early in the race on Lap 7, but a
\nlate caution forced a side-by-side dual for an entire lap between Eddie
\nLoomis and Caddick for the win.
\nLoomis was able to flash-dance by Caddick in a finish that was too close
\nto call \u2014 it was decided by the transponders that are in each car.
\nLoomis\u2019 winning margin was one-one-hundredth of a second.
\n\u201cI have no idea what happened,\u201d Loomis said. \u201cI never expected to finish
\nthis high. I just got lucky. There were a couple of late-race cautions
\nthat really helped me.\u201d
\nCaddick, meanwhile, thought he beat Loomis to the finish line.
\n\u201cI thought the nose of my car crossed the line first, but you have to go
\nby the transponders,\u201d Caddick said \u201cI really wasn\u2019t expecting Eddie to
\ncome hard at me during the last lap the way he did.\u201d
\nIt was Loomis\u2019 second straight win and it shoved him into the point lead
\nby three over Caddick.
\nDave Yardley was running third in the Super X car feature when the
\nfront-runners, Bud Kuehne and Peter Martin got together on lap 14,
\nsending Kuehne to the infield grass and sending Yardley to the lead,
\nwhere he stayed for the final 11 laps.
\n\u201cWe have a set-up on this car that works very well,\u201d Yardley said. \u201cThe
\ncar is just sticking to the track.\u201d
\nPont leaders Marc Shafer suffered a broken drive shaft and finished
\n11th.
\nMike Blaskey pocketed his second 25-lap Legends win of the season when
\nhe rocketed past Peter Bennett on a restart on lap 12.
\n\u201cIt was an okay race for me, but I messed up on a restart and Mike took
\nadvantage of it,\u201d Bennett said.
\n\u201cThere are some great drivers in this division, like Peter Bennett and
\nJohnny O\u2019Sullivan,\u201d Blaskey said. \u201cIt\u2019s an honor for me to race with
\nthem.\u201d
\nThe 20-lap Bandolero feature had its share of controversy. Maddie Harkin
\nled for the first 19 laps, but with one lap to go, Nick Hovey came from
\ndeep in the pack to challenge her. The two cars made contact and started
\nto spin, giving an opening to Brody Monahan, who was running third. He
\nsizzled into the lead to get an improbable win.
\n\u201cI just got on the gas,\u201d Monahan said.
\nThe rest was history.
\nRacing resumes Saturday with Scout Night at the Speedbowl. The
\nMini-Stocks will be the feature attraction with a 50-lap feature. The
\nModifieds will be in action for 40-laps, the Late Models and the
\nSportsman will be competing with 30-lap features and the Speedbowl
\nTrucks and SK Lites will each go 25-laps. The season\u2019s first Compact\/Mid
\nSize Enduro also will take place. The Enduro is rescheduled from June 2.
\nAll scouts in uniform and their adult supervisors will be admitted to
\nthe Speedbowl free of charge.<\/p>\n

40-lap Modifieds: 1. Kyle James, Ashway, R.I.; 2. Cory DiMatteo,
\nFarmington; 3. Dylan Izzo, Monroe; 4. Wendell Dailey, Gales Ferry; 5.
\nJoey Ternullo, Middletown; 6. Matt Galko, Meriden; 7. Bob Goulet,
\nPlainville; 8. Justin Albernaz, Rehobeth, Mass.; 9. Bob Georgiades, East
\nHampton; 10. Todd Owen, Somers.
\n25-lap Legends: 1. Michael Blaskey, Bethany; 2. Pete Bennett, Cromwell;
\n3. John O\u2019Sullivan, Salem; 4. Dennis Pantani, Branford; 5. Mason
\nLevesque, Dighton, Mass.; 6. Devon Jencik, Canton; 7. Colin Haley,
\nAshford; 8. Jessica O\u2019Leary, Warwick, R.I.; 9. Tyler Palmer, Watertown;
\n10. Anthony Bello, Newtown.<\/p>\n

25-lap X-Car: 1. Eddie Loomis, Plainfield; 2. Corey Caddick, Richmond,
\nR.I.; 3. Bill Rheaume, Uncasville; 4. Christopher Lee, Oakdale; 5. Chuck
\nMcDonald, Groton; 6. Matt Westover, Charlestown, R.I.; 7. Josh Cicio,
\nSeymour; 8. Onie Pierce, Preston; 9. Kayle Symonds, Andover; 10. Josh
\nPiper, Clinton.
\n25-lap Super X Car: 1. Dave Yardley, Kensington; 2. Don Berge,
\nUncasville; 3. Denny Lee Hoffman, Westbrook; 4. Bud Kuehne, Clinton; 5.
\nAaron Plemons, Uncasville; 6. Keith Brown, Griswold; 7. Mitch Bombard,
\nWillimantic; 8. Peter Martin, Plainville; 9. Bill Reiman, Southington;
\n10. Jeremy Washburn, NA.
\n20-lap Bandolero: 1. Brody Monahan, Waterford; 2. PJ Evans, Uncasville;
\n3. Teddy Welch, Griswold; 4. Ethan Simmons, Pawcatuck; 5. Nick Hovey,
\nChaplin; 6. Maddie Harkin, Portsmouth, R.I.; 7. Tyler Barry, Griswold;
\n8. Ari Jencik, Canton; 9. Tyler Alkas, Berlin; 10. Sawyer Reiss,
\nGuilford.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

James goes from one-lap down to victory lane Loomis wins by 0:01 in X-Cars; Yardley, Blaskey and Monahan also post victories WATERFORD \u2014 Kyle James was the winner of the Modified feature. David Yardley III won the Super X feature. Eddie Loomis was the winner of the X-Car feature. Mike Blaskey won the Legend car […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,50],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-connecticut","category-waterford-speedbowl"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23367","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23367"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23367\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23368,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23367\/revisions\/23368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23367"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}