No fewer than four 2013 NASCAR Whelen All-American Racing Series division titles will be decided Saturday, Sept. 14, when Monadnock Speedway hosts its final NASCAR points event of the season.
Bill Kimball, Beth Adams, Chris Davis, and Ed Lofland all lead their respective division entering the points finale, but none of them have the top prize in the bag going into Saturday’s event.
Only Super Stock ace Ed Brehio III has a lock on his division’s title; that aided by a Saturday, September 7, rainout that ensured the third generation driver the championship, while, at the same time, taking two-time defending titlist John Lavoie’s last chance at a threepeat away.
Lavoie leads the Super Stocks in wins with four, followed by rookie Tom Carey III’s three victories; while Brehio has carried the checkers only once, but has put together a long list of top-three finishes. Of the 15 events contested this summer, no fewer than ten different drivers have scored victories in the Super Stocks.
In the Sportsman Modified class, previous champ Bill Kimball takes an 18-point advantage over Tyler Jarvenpaa into the final showdown. Kimball, gunning to win his second divisional championship, leads Jarvenpaa 676 to 658, with four-time feature winner Adam Norton also in the hunt with 636 points.
The potent Sportsman Modified division has produced nine different winners so far this season, with Norton leading the way in wins with four, while Kimball has earned two victory laps entering the final points event of the summer.
Further back in the Sportsman Modified points parade, Steve Fifield and Alyssa Rivera will square off one last time in their quest for Rookie of The Year honors. Entering Saturday’s event, Rivera and Fifield are deadlocked in the battle for top rookie honors with 434 points apiece, with Fifield having two victories, while Rivera is winless so far.
In the Mini Stock division, Beth Adams takes an eight-point lead over Mike Stebbins into Saturday’s race; with Chris McTaggart and defending champ Kimmy Rivet both in the championship hunt as well, both entering the points finale 20 markers behind Adams.
Lightning Stocker Chris Davis carries a sizable cushion over Tim O’Shea into championship night, 532 to 496. Davis had piled up eight wins during the summer to O’Shea’s one, but still must avoid trouble Saturday if he is to win the title.
Ed Lofland began the 2013 Thunder Stock season looking unbeatable, as he powered to seven consecutive victories. Joe Ethier, on the other hand, is winless but has been a model of consistency. Saturday, one of the two will leave the track with the 2013 title in hand. Lofland enters the final go-round only four points ahead of Ethier, 462 to 458.
The Young Guns division will also be in action Saturday. The division has produced no fewer than ten different winners this summer, including six of whom have notched their first career victory on the high-banked speedplant. The visiting NE Race Trucks and NE Champ Karts will also be in action Saturday, with post time at 6 p.m.
On Sunday, September 15th , the point battle continues in the MudBog Mudslinger Series. The second to last point event for the MudBog competitors as they compete for their titles. Leading the points are: Joe Jarvis (4/6 cylinders), Robert Card (8 Cylinders), Nick Ellis (Modifieds), Rob Jacobs (Pros) and Paul Wagner (Opens). The mud starts flying at Noon. The final MudBog will be held on October 19th.