N. WOODSTOCK, N.H. – Mark Lundblad Jr. and Spencer Vaughan brought the PASS Modified field to green for their 50-lapper to kick off Saturday’s feature racing. Vaughan quickly led the single-file line as everyone settled in for the ride ahead before the lap 21 caution for Zach Bowie’s spin in turn two. Spencer Morse entered the top three picture and catapulted to a side-by-side battle with Vaughan and Kyle Hewins for the remainder of the caution-filled event. In the end, Morse would earn the win over Cody Macomber and Hewins.
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Dillon Moltz and defending Oxford 250 champion Austin Teras brought the PASS Super Late Models to the slow-rolling green flag start with Moltz showing the way until a lap 60 tangle-up with lap car Jeremy Davis. After repeatedly being asked to return to the rear of the line-up, Moltz was sent pitside for the remainder of the event with Davis issued a two lap penalty. Back under green, Johnny Clark muscled his way into the lead ahead of a back-sliding Teras, with D.J. Shaw and Joey Doiron in tow. Trevor Sanborn and Gabe Brown also slid under Teras to set up a spirited battle for fourth between the two former Oxford Plains Speedway champions.
With Gabe Brown breathing down his neck, something let go in the right front corner of the D.J. Shaw machine with the PASS point leader coming to a stop in turn two to bring out the caution on lap 88. Back under green it was Clark, Doiron and Brown nose-to-tail leading the pack just inches apart with Brown duking out to lead lap 115 over Clark. The final restart on lap 139 set up a last-chance dogfight between Brown and Clark with Johnny Clark prevailing to steal the win over Gabe Brown with Austin Teras climbing back up to third.
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What was shaping up to be a great start for the Supermodified feature between Ben Seitz and Jim Storace quickly turned sour with lap one contact against the front-stretch concrete, ending both their nights and giving the lead to Mike Mayberry. Mayberry didn’t let the pressure get to him, even with Dan Bowes and Jeffrey Battle running him down. After finally making his way out of a three-way pack fighting for third, Battle set his sights on the lead with ten laps remaining. Motoring around Mayberry, Jeffrey Battle took down win number six on the season with Mayberry taking a career-best second place and Bowes rounding out the top three.
Ryan McCarthy and Kam Weir went to war ahead of the Mad Bombers 30 lap feature event with cars present from Oxford Plains Speedway, Lee USA Speedway and Star Speedway converging at White Mountain. Kam Weir took full control by the halfway point of the green-to-checkers feature to take the win at the line before being disqualified in post-race technical inspection with a locked rear-end. The checkers went to Ryan McCarthy over Josh Hodgdon and Stone Slattery to round out the podium.
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The Late Models wrapped up the Platinum Series with the rain-delayed Leaf Peepers 100 Saturday night with Thomas Smithers VI and Justin Prescott earning the high plus/minus handicaps to lead the field. The two battled side-by-side during the opening laps before Prescott snuck away with the full lead ahead of the pack. Gabe Brown, digging deep for a second consecutive series championship, jumped into the lead following the lap forty restart and survived several late race restarts to boot.
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Officials anxiously kept tabs on both the Platinum points and the track championship points with Quinny Welch and Kasey Beattie well into the top five mix as Brown crossed the line first followed by Prescott and Beattie at the line. The finish left Brown and Prescott tied in the standings but by virtue of Brown’s two wins to Prescott’s one decided the tiebreaker for the series. By finishing two spots ahead of Welch in the final tally, Beattie still remains in the track championship chase set to close next Sunday afternoon.
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS (local competitors)
Late Models – Leaf Peepers 100
10. 92VT, Jaden Perry, Hardwick
19. 9x, Jamon Perry, Hardwick
