{"id":20509,"date":"2016-04-27T09:39:47","date_gmt":"2016-04-27T13:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/?p=20509"},"modified":"2016-04-27T09:39:47","modified_gmt":"2016-04-27T13:39:47","slug":"lee-usa-speedways-governors-cup-150","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/lee-usa-speedways-governors-cup-150\/","title":{"rendered":"LEE USA SPEEDWAY’S GOVERNOR’S CUP 150"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lee, NH – Lee USA Speedway swung open the gates Sunday<\/span> afternoon to drop the green flag on the 2016 season with the annual running of the New Hampshire Governor\u2019s Cup 150 American Canadian Tour (ACT) Late Model event.\u00a0 The traditional season-opener also featured the NEMST Mini Stocks and Northeast Classic Lites doing battle at \u201cNew Hampshire\u2018s Center of Speed\u201c.<\/p>\n

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Many special guests were on hand for the season-opening activities, including New Hampshire\u2019s Governor Maggie Hassan, and legendary local rocker Charlie Farren, who sang the national anthem before the afternoon\u2019s main event.<\/p>\n

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The Northeast Mini Stock Tour got the honor of being the first feature that took to the fast 3\/8th<\/sup>\u2019s mile for the new season, with Zach Audet claiming a convincing victory in the 50-lap feature event.\u00a0 2014 Lee USA Late Model Sportsman champ Niko Maniatis came up just short for the second straight year scoring runner-up ahead of Haywood Herriot.<\/p>\n

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The Northeast Classic Lites main event that followed was a hard-fought battle all the way, with local favorite Myles DeVits taking down the checkers for his second career Lee USA win after a race-long duel with veteran campaigner Duane Skofield.\u00a0 Eric Boucher was next across the stripe, with Chris Sullivan, DeVits\u2019 car owner Tom Harton, Kevin Merryfield, Doug Dawkins, Jim Ayotte, Sam Gilman, and Justin Harris rounding out the top ten.<\/p>\n

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An impressive field of 32 ACT Late Models took to the 3\/8ths mile oval to close out the opening day action, with Rowland Robinson of Steuben, ME leading the first circuit before giving way to the hard-charging Todd Davis of Claremont, NH, who pulled away and set the pace until the first caution flew 46 laps in for a spin by Adam Gray of Granby, MA.<\/p>\n

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Davis picked up the pace again on the restart, but he quickly fell to the challenge of veteran racer Scott Payea of Milton, VT, who quickly took over the top spot and led the way for the next half-dozen laps before yielding the point to Ray Parent of Tiverton, RI.<\/p>\n

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Parent\u2019s first time at the head of the field lasted 22 trips around, but Quinny Welch of Lancaster moved to the lead on lap 77, and clicked off some impressive laps as he worked lapped traffic masterfully and led the field past the century mark.<\/p>\n

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Still working heavy lapped traffic, Parent dug deep and took the lead once again on lap 104, but Payea was saving his best for last and once again made the pass for the lead on lap 117.\u00a0 It was all but over from there, as Payea opened up a 2.086 second margin of victory when the checkers waved.<\/p>\n

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Defending race winner and series champion Wayne Helliwell, Jr. made a last lap charge to nip Parent at the checkers for second, with Alex Labbe of St. Albert, Quebec taking fourth place honors and Welch rounding out the top five.<\/p>\n

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The complete finishing order was:<\/p>\n

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Position, car number, driver, hometown, sponsor, laps completed<\/p>\n

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1 – 37VT Scott Payea Miton, VT Harrison Concrete & Redi-Mix Dodge Charger 150<\/p>\n

2 – 27NH Wayne Helliwell, Jr. Dover, NH Rydemore Heavy Duty Truck Parts Inc. Ford Fusion 150<\/p>\n

3 – 17RI Ray Parent Tiverton, RI Parent Motorsports Ford Fusion 150<\/p>\n

4 – 48QC Alex Labbe St-Albert, QC Larue Industrial SnowBlowers Ford Fusion 150<\/p>\n

5 – 78NH Quinny Welch Lancaster, NH Jeremy Hiltz Excavating Chevy Impala 150<\/p>\n

6 – 9ME Emily Packard E. Montpelier, VT Northstar Fireworks Ford Fusion 150<\/p>\n

7 – 5VT Bobby Therrien Hinesburg, VT Subway Chevy Impala SS 150<\/p>\n

8 – 17MA Eddie MacDonald Rowley, MA Hancock Electric Chevy Impala SS 150<\/p>\n

9 – 9NH Kyle Welch Newport, NH The Kid’s Place Chevy 150<\/p>\n

10 – 15NH Brad Babb Windham, ME Speedway 51 Ford Fusion 150<\/p>\n

11 – 40VT Nick Sweet Barre, VT Malone Properties Chevy Impala 150<\/p>\n

12 – 34NH Todd Davis Claremont, NH R.E. Hinkley Co. Chevy Impala 150<\/p>\n

13 – 58VT Jimmy Hebert Williamstown, VT Hebert Excavation Chevy Impala SS 150<\/p>\n

14 – 5CT Dillon Moltz Waterford, CT RB Performance Inc. Chevy Impala SS 150<\/p>\n

15 – 61NH Ryan Olsen N. Haverhill, NH NAPA Auto Parts Ford Fusion 149<\/p>\n

16 – 1VT Devin O’Connell Madison, CT Chatham Highlander Motel Toyota Camry 149<\/p>\n

17 – 54VT Mike Ziter Barre, VT Jeffords Steel and Engineering Chevy Impala SS 149<\/p>\n

18 – 1NH Corey Mason Groveton, NH Corey Mason Trucking Chevy Impala 149<\/p>\n

19 – 49NH Matt Anderson Franklin, NH Watts Water Technologies Chevy Impala 149<\/p>\n

20 – 31NH Luke Hinkley Claremont, NH R.E. Hinkley Co. Chevy Impala 149<\/p>\n

21 – 0NH Miles Chipman Nottingham, NH Tri-City Line X Chevy Impala 149<\/p>\n

22 – 28ME Rowland Robinson Jr. Steuben, ME Camp Pickled Ford Fusion 149<\/p>\n

23 – 30NH Rich Dubeau Lebanon, NH Upper Valley Equipment Rental Toyota Camry 149<\/p>\n

24 – 97MA Adam Gray Granby, MA Meadows Motor Car Chevy 149<\/p>\n

25 – 4NY Brandon Atkins AuSable Forks, NY Northline Utilities Dodge Charger 149<\/p>\n

26 – 10NH Bryan Mason Stark, NH Mr. Pizza Chevy 148<\/p>\n

27 – 11QC Claude Leclerc Lanoraie, QC Dimension Portes Fenetres Chevy Impala SS 148<\/p>\n

28 – 99NH Jeff Morse Cornish, NH Morse Motorsports 147<\/p>\n

29 – 22RI Mark Jenison Warwick, RI Protect Automotive Services Chevy Impala SS 146<\/p>\n

30 – 21NH Oren Remick Warner, NH Promis Chevrolet Impala 39<\/p>\n

31 – 82MA Mark Hudson Norton, MA MH Enterprises Chevy Impala 29<\/p>\n

32 – 77MA James Linardy Somerville, MA Kayem Hot Dogs Chevy Impala 20<\/p>\n

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