{"id":24050,"date":"2018-09-11T10:10:40","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T14:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/?p=24050"},"modified":"2018-09-11T10:10:40","modified_gmt":"2018-09-11T14:10:40","slug":"molleur-takes-down-brouwer-memorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/2018\/09\/molleur-takes-down-brouwer-memorial\/","title":{"rendered":"Molleur takes down Brouwer Memorial"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Molleur takes down Brouwer Memorial
\nJames cops seventh SK Modified win
\nCurry , Palmer, Blaskey pull out breath-taking wins
\nChicolas nails down third Sportsman feature<\/strong><\/p>\n

WATERFORD \u2014 Even though he\u2019s just 15-years old, Andrew Molleur has chalked up 10 years of experience in motor sports. He says his thrilling win in Saturday\u2019s Bubby Brouwer Memorial SK Lite 49 at the New London-Waterford Speedbowl was his biggest victory yet.
\n\u201cThis is No. 1,\u201d Molleur said after he held off Keith Caruso and John O\u2019Sullivan to claim a win in the Brouwer Memorial, worth more than $1,500. The race was sponsored by Race Choice. \u201cWe weren\u2019t sure if we were going to run this race, but now we\u2019re glad we did. To win a race named after someone like Bubby Brouwer, who did so much at the Speedbow, is an amazing accomplishment.\u201d<\/p>\n

There were several other amazing accomplishments Saturday. Doug Curry whirled past Charles Canfield on the final lap to win the 25-lap Mini Stock feature. Jason Palmer thundered around Anthony Flannery on the last lap to capture the 30-lap Late Model race.
\nMike Blaskey and Peter Bennett continued their duel in the 25-lap Legends feature. Blaskey was able to take down the win by just 0.040 seconds.
\nKyle James started eighth, blistered through the field in just 23 laps to win the 40-lap SK Modified feature. Jason Chicolas opened up a big early lead and held off Al Stone down the stretch to collect his third Sportsman win of the season.
\nThe spotlight, however, was on Molleur who was able to win the most lucrative SK Lite race in Speedbowl history.
\nPaul French led the first seven laps and then Brett Gonyaw took over the lead, Molleur, however, was sifting his way through the field and moved into second by lap 20.
\nAfter a caution came out midway through the race, Molleur was able to rocket past Gonyaw to take the lead with 22 laps to go.
\nThen Molleur had to survive three caution flags over the final 10 laps to post the win. On the final green-white checker restart, Molleur outgunned both Caruso and O\u2019Sullivan to finish off the hard-earned win.
\n\u201cWe just had a great car tonight,\u201d Molleur said. \u201cI knew Caruso and O\u2019Sullivan were going to b e right there at the finish, but I was able to stay in front of them.\u201d
\nO\u2019Sullivan roared past Caruso with one lap to go to finish second.
\nJames started eighth in the SK feature but he didn\u2019t stay there for very long. It took him 23 laps to take the lead from Todd Owen en route to his seventh win of the season.
\n\u201cThe car has been hooked up every time we go racing,\u201d James said. \u201cI have no complaints. We\u2019re able to put the car wherever we want. But the outside tonight definitely was the place to go.\u201d
\nJames did most of his passing on the outside as he sizzled his way into the lead. Own was second and Molleur was third.
\nJames was able to increase his point lead to 16 over Rob Janovic Jr.
\nCurry said he was tired of finishing second behind Charles Canfield in the Mini Stock division, something that already has happened four times this season.
\nSo he went out and did something about it. Curry went to the outside groove to take the lead from Canfield, and then protected his lead from the hard-charging Canfield during the final lap to get the win.
\n\u201cThe only place the car was good tonight was on the outside groove,\u201d Curry said. \u201cEverywhere else, the car was horrible. But we pulled it off. That\u2019s all that matters.\u201d
\nCurry also was able to move back into the points lead by two points over Canfield.
\nFlannery appeared to be on the verge of pocketing his fourth straight Late Model win when he surged into the lead late in the race. A caution flag with five laps to go changed the complexion of the race, however. Palmer was able to blur his way around Flannery on the last lap to secure the win.
\n\u201cThe 25 (Flannery) is definitely the car to beat,\u201d Palmer said. \u201cI think we were able to pull a rabbit out of the hat tonight. We blew a rear-end last week, but tonight our car was good enough to win.\u201d
\nBlaskey pulled off a power move on the final lap to missile past Bennett for the second straight week.
\n\u201dI hope everybody enjoyed this race because we put on a great show,\u201d Blaskey said after nailing down his second straight battle with Bennett. On Sept. 1 he claimed a win over Blaskey by 0.003 seconds.
\n\u201cI think we missed the set-up on the car and we gavc this one away,\u201d Bennett said.
\nWhile point leader Shawn Gaedeke got trapped in traffic and eventually spun out, Chicolas was able to grab a hefty lead. He kept it for the entire race, despite a late move by Stone, whose three-race win streak was snapped.
\n\u201cWhenever you can beat Al Stone, you know you had a heck of a race,\u201d Chicolas said.
\nGaedeke recovered to finish third and leads Chicolas by 17 points in the standings.
\nRacing resumes Saturday with the Valenti Modified Racing Series 100. The NEMA Midgets and NEMA Lights will be competing, along with the SK Modifieds, the SK Lites, the Speedbowl Trucks , the Sportsman and the Mini Stocks.<\/p>\n

Bubby Brouwer Memorial SK Lite 49: 1. Andrew Molleur, Shelton; 2. John O\u2019Sullivan, Salem; 3. Keith Caruso, Milbury, Mass. 4; Bryan Narducci, Colchester; 5. Wayne Burroughs, Oakdale; 6. Bert Ouellette, Ellington; 7. Chris Correll, Old Lyme; 8. Ethan Durocher, Canerbury; 9. Chris Gombos, Naugatuck; 10. Alan Benincaso, Trumbull.
\n40-lap SK Modifieds: 1. Kyle James, Ashaway RI; 2. Todd Owen, Somers; 3. Andrew Molleur, Shelton; 4. Matt Galko, Meriden; 5. Rob Janovic, Waterford; 6. Tim Jordan, Plainfield; 7. Joey Ternullo, Middletown; 8. Joe Allegro Jr., Vernon; 9. Geoff Nooney, Southwick, Mass.; 10. Rob Goulet, Plainville.
\n30-lap Late Models: 1. Jason Palmer, Berlin; 2. Anthony Flannery, East Hampton; 3. Brian Norman, Clinton; 4. Walt Sutcliffe, East Haven; 5. Michael Benevides, Westerly, RI; 6. Dylan Cabral, Richmond RI; 7. Keith Scalia, North Branford; 8. Vin Esposito, Waterbury.
\n30-lap Sportsman: 1. Jason Chicolas, Sutton, Mass.; 2. Al Stone III, Durham; 3. Shawn Gaedeke, Groton; 4. Joe Arena, Bristol; 5. Norm Root Jr., Old Saybrook; 7. Rit Shawn, Westerly, R.I.; 8. Jack Aquilina, Oakdale; 9. Jordan Hadley, Ouaker Hill; 10. Adrien Paradis III, Plainville.
\n25-lap Mini Stocks: 1. Doug Curry, Groton; 2. Charles Canfield, East Haven; 3. Ian Brew, Wood River Junction, RI; 4. Jake Christian, Norwich; 5. Andrew Krzeminski, Haddam; 6. Nick Pappacoda, Branford; 7. JT Suprenant, Central Village; 8. Larry Loomis, Moosup; 9. Tommy Silva, Gales Ferry; 10. Jarded Roy, Sterling.
\n25-lap Legends: 1. Michael Blaskey, Bethany; 2. Peter Bennett, Cromwell; 3. Brandon Martinez, North Kingston RI; 4. John O\u2019Sullivan, Salem; 5. Scott Limkemann, Lebanon; 6. Connor Holderbach, Wolcott; 7. Kyle Rogers, Waterbury; 8. Corey Caddick, Richmond; 9. Jordan Churchill, Lisbon; 10. Brandon Remson, Norwalk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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