{"id":18966,"date":"2015-06-02T10:17:17","date_gmt":"2015-06-02T14:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/?p=18966"},"modified":"2015-06-02T10:17:17","modified_gmt":"2015-06-02T14:17:17","slug":"carzello-visits-victory-lane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/carzello-visits-victory-lane\/","title":{"rendered":"Carzello Visits Victory Lane"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"fasdjgsdgs\"<\/a>Winchester\u2014 Saturday night thunder on the mountain returned to the high banks of Monadnock Speedway again this week with five Whelen All-American Series events plus the weekly Young Guns division and a visit from the Mr. Rooter New England Race Truck Series.<\/p>\n

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The night was declared Military Appreciation night following the cancellation of the night originally scheduled to honor our veterans due to weather a few weeks back.<\/p>\n

The evening kicked off with the heats, each division setting their pace for the features that were soon to follow. Before long, the heats concluded and it was time for the features to roll out. They began with a 15 lap Young Guns Division feature.<\/p>\n

Family is a huge enterprise at Monadnock Speedway and many of the teams that compete are family owned and operated. For many of the Young Guns, they grew up in the shadow of the mountain on the high banked \u00bc mile oval watching a brother or sister learn the ropes of racing.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why it\u2019s not a surprise when the name Littlewood is mentioned as a race winner week in and week out.
\nThe youngsters played it clean and ran a quick race with Justin Littlewood bringing home the victory once again this week.<\/p>\n

This is the third consecutive win for the younger brother of Super Stock driver Cole Littlewood. Justin\u2019s third win gave him another chance to interview in victory lane where he said, \u201cIt\u2019s a pretty fast car, it\u2019s been fast every week.\u201d<\/p>\n

As Justin\u2019s brother had success in this division, having a good run means a lot to him as he said, \u201c[Cole] was pretty good in this division and I want to get more than him.\u201d
\nDaniel Starkweather finished 2nd this week for the second straight week. Starkweather pushed his car but didn\u2019t have enough to challenge Littlewood.<\/p>\n

Chris Sontag, another Young Guns driver with a family that has experience going around this track, raced in just his third competition on Saturday, but was able to swing it around for a third place finish.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt felt really awesome to be up on the podium for only my third race,\u201d the impressive young man said in his first podium interview. He went on to thank his family and sponsors for their help and support.
\nLightning Stocks came out onto the raceway next and their feature represented the first points\u2019 race of the night.<\/p>\n

Heavy rain in the area during the week may have washed some of the grip off the racing surface, but that didn\u2019t slow down any of the excitement. The Lightning Stocks ran a quick feature that saw Tim Leblanc capture his second victory of 2015.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll tell you one thing,\u201d Leblanc said during his victory lane interview, \u201cthat Volkswagen ain\u2019t easy to pass,\u201d referring to the #95 of CJ Johnson who came in 2nd.<\/p>\n

\u201cI gave it all I had on the outside and held onto it as much as I could after the caution,\u201d Leblanc recounted, \u201cI came out on top that\u2019s all we could wish for.\u201d<\/p>\n

Johnson\u2019s car blew up after the race, but the engine held on just long enough to come home in 2nd.
\n\u201c\u201cIt probably got too hot last week, it\u2019s like 350 degrees right now,\u201d Johnson said after the race.
\n\u201cWe\u2019ll get it fixed, be back in two weeks,\u201d Johnson said, in reference to the week off the Lightning Stocks will enjoy next week.<\/p>\n

Pat Houle in the 57X car came in third place.
\nMini Stocks were on the track next and put on a quick feature with Mike Stebbins coming home in first place after taking the week off last weekend for a Memorial Day Weekend camping trip.
\n\u201cWe had a good time tonight, what a race!\u201d Stebbins said in victory lane.
\n\u201cIt feels good.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kevin McKnight and Julia Raymond came in 2nd and 3rd to round out the podium.
\nNext on the track came the Thunder Stocks where a rookie driver figured out his car and the track and brought home his first career win.<\/p>\n

Richard Vincent is running his first season in the #4 Thunderstock, and Saturday the black and purple machine made its way to the front and came home in P1.
\n\u201cHey you know it\u2019s a lot of work,\u201d Vincent said after he got out as he thanked everyone who helped work on his car. \u201cThis car knows where to go,\u201d he said, \u201cI just drive.\u201d<\/p>\n

Paul Barnard in the #24 came across the line 2nd and was pleased with how his car performed in tight racing conditions, \u201cHe was there, we were racing side by side it, was a great race.
\n\u201cI don\u2019t know how many laps it was, it seemed like forever, but I finally lost him,\u201d Barnard said as he recounted Vincent pulling away. \u201cThen I came back,\u201d he said, \u201cWe were side by side again, I was there the whole race and overall I\u2019m pretty happy with our effort tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n

Defending series champion Marshall Usher finished in third place and after the race he said, \u201cIt was a pretty good race with it side by side like that for so many laps.\u201d
\nThe Mr. Rooter New England Race Truck Series visited Monadnock for the first time in 2015 this week and ran a 25 lap feature event. So far in the NE Race Truck Series 2015 has belong to the #88 and driver Robert Turbush. Saturday night at Monadnock was no exception. Turbush\u2019s machine was the strongest on the racetrack all night and even defending series champion Andy Lindeman couldn\u2019t catch him. The win makes the trip from Long Island worthwhile for the #88 car, as Turbush recounted the event\u2019s details after the race.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe did a lot of work on it,\u201d he said, \u201cMy brother worked hard, even after the heat races we were still doing set up changes.\u201d
\n\u201cThis is a tricky track,\u201d said Turbush after the win \u201cIt\u2019s not the easiest of tracks.\u201d
\n\u201cI got in a rhythm in the end there and I think I picked it up a little bit just being a little smoother.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was crazy it was going back and forth, I didn\u2019t know what these guys were doing they were fighting hard back and forth back there.\u201d
\n\u201cIt was crazy, just covered in a blanket, I kept my eyes open and wait for my opportunity and we ended up getting it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Frank Dumicich in the #42 came in second and Duane Noll came in third in the #2 truck after not racing for six months.
\nSuper Stocks came out next for the penultimate race of the night. After 25 laps of racing, the #44 of Dennis Stange took home the checkered flag for the second time this season.
\n\u201cThey were fast enough that I don\u2019t think I could get around them,\u201d Stange said, \u201cLittle bit of contact and yeah were here.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe guys did all sorts of changes, spring rubbers, Rich, Jimmy, Joey, Mikey, just awesome what they do.\u201d
\n\u201cHow many hours during the week, wives appreciate it, it just doesn\u2019t come here and race its every night in the garage, scales, playing with stuff, trying stuff, awesome job this week.\u201d
\nStange edged Tyler Leary and Dave Stribel for the victory.
\nThe night concluded with the Sportsman Modified division and a smooth night that went relatively light on the caution flag, was about to give head starter Mike Griggs\u2019 arm a workout waving the caution.
\nIn under eight laps caution flew six times, prompting the racing directors to call for a single file restart with a low number of laps on the board.<\/p>\n

It was a race of attrition as strong cars got into trouble early on with the likes of Denis Charrette, Scott Nordman, and JT Clouthier all involved in early incidents that hampered their chances of a strong finish.<\/p>\n

The survivors of the early carnage, Scott MacMichael took advantage and jumped out front, but soon his car began to fade.<\/p>\n

Last week\u2019s winner, Brett Gonyaw, had a strong run but just missed a podium finish with the #87 finishing 4th.<\/p>\n

The podium was reserved for Tyler Jarvenpaa, Bill Kimball, and Keith Carzello who finished third, second, and first respectively. Carzello was able to hold of Kimball and Jarvenpaa held off Gonyaw\u2019s late push for third.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been struggling this year,\u201d Carzello said in victory lane \u201cIt\u2019s the fourth race and fourth different set up. It just worked awesome tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carzello went on saying,\u201cIt\u2019s great to race a guy like Kimball, you know he\u2019s not going to wreck you but you\u2019re both running hard. It\u2019s a great night for our team, everybody works hard I\u2019m just the lucky one who gets to wheel it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI saw his car [Kimball] looked like it was a little tight to me, he didn\u2019t have the grip there along the bottom so I just hung in there hoping for something good. Finally I saw a little bit of daylight, probably not enough, but I haven\u2019t won in a while.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carzello remembered to give props to the men and women serving our country, \u201cI\u2019d like to thank our military for all they do for our country. I\u2018m just so grateful to live in a great country like this and I want to say thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n

He then thanked his sponsors and Yurko video saying, \u201cI\u2019m gonna want to watch this, maybe 5 times.\u201d
\nRacing will be back next Saturday night as another special evening is planned with 30 Lap Sportsman Modified, 25 Lap Super Stock, 25 Lap Mini Stock, 25 Lap Thunder Stock,15 Lap Young Gun, Pro 4 Modifieds And Star Antique Racers!<\/p>\n

Young Gun Results: Justin Littlewood, Dan Starkweather, Chris Sontag, Colton Smith, Mariah Stebbins, Bow Smith, Shelby Avery, Hailey Guy
\nLightning Stocks Results: Tim Leblanc, CJ Johnson, Tim O’Shea, Pat Houle, Hillary Renaud, Eric Silvernale, Jim Drew, Kris Kristolaitis, Tim Paquette, Steve Fucile, Richard Whipple, Dylan Morse
\nMini Stocks: Mike Stebbins, Kevin McKnight, Julia Raymond, Eric Pomasko, Nick Anderson, Cameron Sontag, Solomon Brow, Justin Faford, Ethan Marsh, Mike McGoldrick Jr, Matt Kimball, Louis Maher, Joel Monahan, Matt Gauffin
\nThunder Stocks Results: Richard Vincent, Paul Barnard, Marshall Usher, Craig Chaffee, Dave Greenslit, James Nowakowski, Ben Williams, Gus Coelho, Chris Lawrence, Rob Thurston, Michelle Leh, Rodney Davis
\nSuper Stock Results: Dennis Stange, Tyler Leary, Dave Striebel, Nancy Muni, Tyler Lescord, Joel Monahan, Cole Littlewood<\/p>\n

Sportsman Modified Feature: Keith Carzello, Bill Kimball, Tyler Jarvenpaa, Brett Gonyaw, Dana Smith, Scott MacMichael, Eric Leclair, Glenn Griswold, Trevor Bleau, Chris Ignazio, Jason Barden, Kim Rivet, Casey Ouellette, JT Cloutier, Scott Nordman, Dennis Charrette<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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