N. Woodstock, N.H. – With the sun shining down on the Sunday special program at White Mountain Motorsports Park, it was time to kick off the King of the Mountain track championship chase for the Late Models as well as the second annual visit from the Monaco Modifieds.
The Kids Division started Sunday’s show, returning to lap five of the previously rain-delayed feature race from back on May 17. It was no contest with freshman runner Lucas Sidney taking off under the green flag to capture his first career win with a hard-charging Owen Dupuis and Gracen Gorham rounding out the top three. The Kids returned later on for their regularly scheduled event under the direction of Clayton Houghton. Houghton led steadfast until his car got out from underneath him just after the halfway marker with Lucas Sidney going two for two in Kids Division wins, this time over Gorham and Kiptyn Aldrich.
The Late Models also pulled double duty on Sunday in a successful effort to finally get their track championship season off the ground. The feature saw Kaiden Fisher lead from the point and dominate the rain-delayed feature event with Richie Brown and Kasey Beattie following him under the checkered flags.
Feature two saw Mike Jurkowski and Jaden Perry set the pace out front with a stronghold battle between Perry and Kyle Goodbout highlighting the middle portion of their second 50-lapper of the afternoon. It all went south on lap 34 as the driveshaft in both the Richie Brown No, 20 and Goodbout’s No. 17 vacated their hideaway homes and ended their day. On the restart, Kasey Beattie got the better of a loosely-handling Perry with Fisher following the former champion on the inside groove. The two young guns battled it out to the end with Beattie earning the win over Fisher and Perry holding on to round out the podium.
Brett Meservey got the launch on the initial green to lead the Monaco Modified to green, rounding out Sunday’s program. Meservey would hold his own in the No. 76 machine until lap 44 as he suddenly came to a stop in turn two to end his day early, gifting the lead to defending race winner Jake Johnson.
The Rehoboth, Massachusetts teamster was well underway to nabbing another $10,000 win at White Mountain Motorsports Park before the lap 66 caution for Luke Baldwin’s spin in turn one with Austin Beers and Matt Hirschman staring down his rearview mirror.
A pair of late race cautions re-racked the opposition again and again, now with Jon McKennedy and Ron Silk staring down the barrel at Johnson. Living by his nickname, Jake Johnson took off on the bottom again and again to prevail as the two-time White Mountain 100 champion in the Monaco Modifieds. Silk and McKennedy held on for second and third with Hirschman and Stephen Kopcik rounding out the top five.
Next Saturday, June 14, White Mountain Motorsports Park returns with the annual Strictly Mini Stock Father’s Day Special. The 50-lap main event is the longest of the year for White Mountain’s four-cylinder masters alongside the Late Models, Flying Tigers, Kids Division and the Dwarf Cars with a 6 p.m., post time.
(local competitors)
Late Models – 50 Laps
3. 92VT, Jaden Perry, Hardwick, Vt.
11. 36VT, Joel Hodgdon, Craftsbury Common, Vt.
Make-Up Feature from 5/17
7. 36VT, Joel Hodgdon, Craftsbury Common, Vt.
13. 92VT, Jaden Perry, Hardwick, Vt.
Kids Division – 15 Laps
9. 23, Madison Potter, Marshfield, Vt.
HK Powersports Feature – 15 Laps
(Continuation from 5/17)
10. 23, Madison Potter, Marshfield, Vt.
