Seekonk, MA, — He is known as ‘Lightnin’ Louie Mechalides for
good reason. ‘Lightnin’ quick when he has too. The Tyngsboro,
MA., veteran driver was pressured right to the finish Saturday night,
holding on to win the 100-lap Valenti Modified Racing Series
event at Seekonk Speedway, Seekonk, MA.
The win was Mechalides’ sixth career VMRS victory. He first and
last win at Seekonk was six years ago.
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Bear Ridge Photos (from this race and others)
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Veteran stock car driver Bryan King of Corinth, VT sneaked into victory lane on Miller Auto Group Night at Bear Ridge Speedway on Saturday. King used a lapped car to execute a “pick” move with just two laps remaining in the 35-lap Bond Auto Parts DIRTcar Sportsman Modified feature and steal the lead from Evan Kingsbury.
Kingsbury, of Bradford, VT, drove the best race of his young Modified career to hold for the runner-up finish after leading the first 33 laps. Justin Comes of Middlebury, VT won a heated multi-car battle for third. “If it wasn’t for that lapped car, I probably wouldn’t have got [Kingsbury],” King said. “It just took that little bit and I got him.”
Kingsbury was disappointed in losing the race but was happy with his finish. He and Comes both credited Miller Auto Group, an automotive dealer in West Lebanon, NH that also offers many of the factory-built General Motors racing engines used in the Modified class. “I was hoping those lapped cars would get out of the way, but unfortunately they didn’t,” Kingsbury said. “I want to thank Miller Auto Group. Without these engines I don’t know if I’d be racing – they make it pretty inexpensive to do this.”
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WHEELER & SAUNDERS SCORE COORS LIGHT SK MODIFIED® 100 FEATURE WINS AT
STAFFORD; RAIN POSTPONES REMAINDER OF PROGRAM TO JUNE 29th
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway returned to racing on Friday,
June 8TH with the 39th Annual Coors Light SK Modified® 100. Taking wins
were Harry Wheeler in the SK Light feature and Cliff Saunders in the DARE
Stock feature event. Rain postponed the remainder of tonight’s program to
Friday, June 29th and rain checks from tonight’s program will be honored on
June 29th.
In the 20-lap SK Light Modified feature event, Harry Wheeler took the lead
from Payton Henry at the start of the race and he began to set the pace in
the early laps. Henry was second, with Joey Ferrigno, Jay Goff, and Bob
Charland lined up behind him. Ferrigno moved by Henry to take over second
on lap-3. Rick Dyer spun coming out of turn 2 to bring the caution out with
4 laps complete.
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Rains put a stop to the “I Am Vermont Strong 100” stock car event at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Friday night. Just as qualifying was completed for the second round of the four-race Vermont State Late Model Championship Series, a blustery rain storm swept onto the grounds and forced the postponement of the main events.
Jamie Fisher of Shelburne, VT won the first qualifying heat for the J&S Steel Late Models, just ahead of Chris Wilk and Dave Pembroke. Milton, VT driver Jean-Paul Cyr beat Joey Becker and Brian Hoar in the second heat, and Ricky Rolfe of Albany Township, ME won the third heat over Matt White and Craig Bushey. Chip Grenier of Graniteville, VT won the consi over Bryan Town and Dan Petronis, II.
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Joey Doiron Racing: PASS North Series
Speedway 660 Race Preview
THE STORY
Joey Doiron of Berwick, Maine, continues to hold the PASS North Series points lead as the tour heads north of the border for the PASS 200 at Speedway 660 in Geary, New Brunswick, on Saturday, June 9. Doiron posted a Top-10 finish last season in this event, and he’s the only driver to finish in the Top-10 in all three PASS North Series races this season. The PASS 200 marks the longest event of the season thus far and the first race with a halfway break for a tire change and pit road adjustments. The driver of the No. 73 JBJ Machine/Scarborough Downs Chevrolet considers Speedway 660 to be among his favorite tracks on the circuit, and he’s hoping to continue with his early-season success.
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Rain Showers could not dampen the excitement in Thompson’s Thursday Night Thunder as the track played host to a first time winner in the Thompson Lite Modifieds and a crowd pleasing door-to-door battle in the Mini-Stock division. Ryan Preece held off Keith Rocco for the Sunoco Modified win while Mike Scorzelli took the checkers in the Late Models.
Preece was “just having fun” as he held off a determined Keith Rocco in the 30-lap Sunoco Modified division Thursday night. Preece took the lead at lap 10 and never looked back despite Rocco’s bumper in his rear view mirror. Kerry Malone took over the lead at the drop of the green flag with Ted Christopher closing in on his bumper. Preece made it a three-way battle when he dove to the bottom of Christopher for second. Christopher shut the door on his challenges, and made his own bid on Malone out front at lap two. Christopher took the lead with Preece in tow relegating Malone to the third position. Preece was all over Christopher as Keith Rocco made his way into contention. On lap seven, Rocco dropped to the bottom and drove by Malone for the third position with Todd Ceravolo following. As the race approached lap 10, Preece got up alongside Christopher in a tight battle that lasted until turn four when Christopher went high. Preece was able to drive to the lead with Rocco taking over second and Christopher recovering for third. Rocco closed in to Preece’s bumper and dove low in turn four of lap 23 in a challenge for the lead. Preece wasn’t about to give it up that easy, however, and closed the door on his challenge. Rocco kept the pressure on and tapped Preece’s bumper through the turns – constantly reminding Preece he was there. Preece was not intimidated, however, and held the lead until the checkers dropped.
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