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Race Report for 9-1-2007
Posted September  3, 2007 at  1:41PM   Epping, NH – The chase for the 2007 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series championships continued at All-Star Speedway on Saturday night, and it was J.R. Baril once again coming out on top of the Super Late Model feature event.

Baril reeled in early leader Wayne Helliwell, Jr., just before halfway, and the two locked in a tough battle for the next several laps before Baril finally came away with the lead. Once out front, J.R. wasn’t challenged the rest of the way, and went on to score his fourth win of the year.

Helliwell was the best of the rest to finish in the runner-up slot, followed by Eric Hudson in the Newmarket Sand and Gravel machine in third. Jimmy Renfrew took fourth, followed by Bobby Gahan, Jimmy Chambers, Matt Frahm, Daryl Stampfl, Wayne Helliwell, Sr. and Jeff Crowley.

The All-Star Modifieds thundered onto the high banks with Dan Douville leading the way, and he was still out front when the first caution waved on lap six for a tangle involving Sumner Scott and Kenny White, Jr.

Points leader Henry Stampfl and Rusty Ball were challenging Douville on the restart, but Joe Lemay was getting ready to make his move. Lemay restarted sixth, but he quickly picked his way through the field to challenge Douville for the lead.

Douville did what he could, but there was no stopping Lemay on his charge to win number three for the season. Stampfl was next across the stripe with a solid runner-up effort, followed by Douville, Karl Fredrickson, and White.

Another action-packed Super Street main saw veteran Scott Bonney run out to take the lead in the early going, with Chris Sullivan holding down the second spot. They stayed out front through a couple of early-race cautions, with the field going yellow for a third time on lap 11.

Chuck Dehney lined up on the inside of the second row for the restart, and he quickly put away Sullivan to take over second spot when they went back to green. Bonney yielded the lead just after taking the crossed flags, and the race was all Dehney’s from there.

Ron Bolduc once again came up just short at the checkers, the third straight time he’s pulled runner-up duty for the post-race trophy presentation. Tony Kawejsza checkered third, followed by Sandy Lee, Lee Weldy, Bonney, Sullivan, Steve Johnson, Bill Ahern and Kevin Kephart.

Mike Asselin set the pace when flagman Mike Walker unfurled the green flag for the Strictly Stocks, but caution was on the field just a lap later when Chris Waites and Rob Wilcox found trouble on the frontstretch and sent the field scattering.

Rick Woodside, Jr. moved past Asselin to grab the lead after the restart, with Russ and Steve Douphinette joining the lead battle by the halfway mark. Woodside was running a determined race, and Russ couldn’t make a move in the closing laps.

Woodside went on to lead the field across the stripe and collect his first win of the 2007 campaign, with Russ Douphinette taking second with nephew Steve just behind in third. Fourth spot went to Rob MacRae, with Matt Kawejsza finishing up the top five.

In Roadrunner action, it was Scott Bonney, Jr. out to the early lead, with Loren Smith quickly moving in to challenge. The pair circled the high banks nose-to-tail for the next several laps, with Smith looking low several times unsuccessfully.

Bonney continued to lead at halfway, with multi-time winner Shaun Waites moving in to join the lead battle. With the laps running out, Waites was working the outside trying to pass Bonney, with Smith right in there trying to get past both of them.

With the checkers in the air, Bonney hung tough and picked up the win by inches, with Waites, Smith, Cory Sullivan and Aaron Day the remainder of the top five.

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Posted August 19, 2007 at  8:35PM

Race Report for 8-18-2007
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Epping, NH – With just over a month left in the chase for the 2007 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series championships, the action was intense all night long at All-Star Speedway on Saturday.

The V-6 Modifieds opened up the feature event portion of the program, with Eric Vilandre breaking out to the lead ahead of Dick Dubois at the start. Wayne Brooks, Jr. joined the lead battle quickly, but he got tangled up with Dubois and went spinning off the backstretch on lap three, done for the night.

Allan Rieser lined up next to Vilandre for the restart, but he didn’t stay there long, moving past immediately to take over the lead. J.R. Gorman followed Rieser to the front, and by halfway, Dubois had re-joined the lead battle in the third spot.

The lead trio ran tight the rest of the way, but Rieser was up to the task and held them off to pick up the win. Gorman grabbed runner-up honors, followed by Dubois, Vilandre and Justin Swingle.

Aaron Day and Pat D’Alba brought the Roadrunners around to the green, and D’Alba made his way past the polesitter to take over the lead. The enduro veteran led the first half of the race easily, but on lap 12, he slipped high and Loren Smith got underneath for the lead.

Billy Osborne was next to take turn out front, and when he got by Smith to take over, it was the last lead change of the race. He led them under the checkers to add another win to his division-leading season total, with Shaun Waites, D’Alba, Kurt Smith and Ray Patriacca next across the stripe.

Mike Asselin and Chris Waites set the pace for the Strictly Stock main, but third-place starter Stephen Dubois quickly made his way past them both to take command of the event. While the big guns were working their way up through the pack, Dubois held off Ken McIlvaine and Matt Kawejsza to maintain the lead at the crossed flags.

With no cautions to help, Russ Douphinette ran down the leaders, but time was running out quickly. He got to second at the white flag, and made a hard charge to the inside of Dubois coming off turn four to the checkers, but Dubois held on to pick up his first career win. Douphinette, Rob MacRae, Steve Douphinette and McIlvaine were the rest of the top five.

Freshman Kevin Kephart jumped out to the lead at the start of the Super Street main, with heavy pressure immediately coming his way from both John Bourdelais and Lee Weldy. After an impressive caution-free run from the Strictly Stocks, the Super Streets gave it their best shot, passing halfway in their 30-lapper without a yellow.

Kephart continued to show the way when they reached halfway, with Bourdelais and Weldy still right on his tail. Chuck Dehney took the crossed flags fourth, with Tony Kawejsza inches behind in fifth. Steve Johnson and Bob Crawford interrupted the caution-free run with a wreck on lap 16, ending the night for both drivers.

Kephart survived a couple of restarts and was about a mile away from victory when he lost the lead to Bourdelais, who in turn lost it to Chuck Dehney a lap later when he had trouble. Dehney was good from there, leading them to the checkers to score the win. Ron Bolduc, Kawejsza, Weldy and Sandy Lee finished up the top five.

The NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Super Late Models followed Daryl Stampfl to the start, but Jimmy Renfrew quickly moved by on the outside to put the David and Annette Joyce entry to the front. Veteran Bobby Gahan was quickly up for second, and he glued himself to the leader’s bumper.

As the laps wore on, Eric Hudson moved in to challenge Gahan for second, and J.R. Baril joined the fray as well, but Renfrew was on a mission. The lead quartet circled the high banks nose to tail for the final ten laps, with Renfrew holding on to pick up the win. Gahan, Hudson, Baril and George Baldwin finished second through fifth.

The All-Star Modifieds closed out the night’s action, with Henry Stampfl and Dan Douville in the front row for the feature. A first lap incident brought out a red flag after Matt Riley collided with a spinning Luke Royea, who was attended to by the track safety crew.

When racing resumed, polesitter Stampfl lost the race lead to Douville, who motored away from the field for the next several laps. Joe Lemay broke out of the pack next, and he quickly ran down the leader to challenge. Douville held off Lemay well past halfway, but he couldn’t hold on to the finish.

After trying high and low for several laps, Lemay eventually worked his way past and went on to collect his second checkered flag of the season. Douville took runner-up honors, and Rusty Ball finished third followed by Bobby Gahan, Carl Pasteryak, and Stampfl.

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Race Report for 8-11-2007
Posted August 13, 2007 at  9:55PM 
Epping, NH – The Super Late Models took center stage on Saturday night with the running of the Allstate 100 special event. Jimmy Rosenfield and J.R. Baril grabbed the wins in the twin qualifying races, but the top 10 cars were inverted for the start of the main event.

Jimmy Renfrew and Sparky MacIver led the field around to the green in the twin David and Annette Joyce team cars, with Renfrew holding the advantage and taking the lead. Dan Bezanson immediately challenged MacIver, but the pair tangled coming off turn four.

Both cars shot up the track and slammed the wall head-on, and the two drivers were transported to the hospital to be checked out. When racing resumed, Renfrew set the pace once again, but Jimmy Chambers and Zig Geno crashed hard in the turn three wall, bringing red on the field once again.

Joey Porciello picked up the lead after the ensuing cleanup, and he went the distance to pick up the win, holding off a late-race challenge from Wayne Helliwell, Sr. to pick up the victory. Wayne Helliwell, Jr. was next across the stripe, followed by veterans Jeff Crowley and Bobby Gahan.

The HLR Trucking Mini Stocks took part in the night’s action, with Ricky Porter outgunning Billy Osborne to pick up the win. Lloyd Chapin, Ashley Rousseau and Mike O’Connor were the rest of the top five.

The Strictly Stocks followed Mike Asselin and Chris Waites around to take the green from chief flagman Mike Walker, and it was Asselin moving out to grab the early lead. Three laps in, Dennis Dumas moved up to second, and he immediately began to pressure Asselin for the lead.

Dumas ducked to the low side coming off turn two to take over the lead on lap seven, with Rick Woodside, Jr. and “Rocket Rob” MacRae moving up to run right on his back bumper by halfway. MacRae took care of Woodside on lap 12 to get to second.

“Double D” hung on to the top spot for as long as he could, but MacRae knocked him back to runner-up and eventually went on to pick up the win. Defending champ Russ Douphinette came across the line third, with Woodside and Ken McIlvaine finishing up the top five.

The Roadrunner feature saw a series of lead changes in the early laps, with Chris Kingsley, Aaron Day, and Steve Nichols all taking a turn out front before Billy Osborne took control. Osborne was on a mission from there, outrunning the field to pick up the win.

Kingsley had his best run of the year to come home with second place honors, followed by Ray Patriacca, Kurt Smith, and Pat D’Alba.

Brandee Tree led the All-Star Modifieds to green, but an early tangle sent her to the back of the pack and Marty Radewick got a ride back to the pits with the help of a couple of wreckers when the dust settled

Eric LeClair grabbed the lead on the restart, but Bruce Batchelder wasted little time finding a way past to set the pace. By halfway, Joe Lemay moved into the second spot, but he spun on lap 20, ending his chances of victory.

Rusty Ball took over second when Lemay dropped by the wayside, but he couldn’t mount a serious challenge for the lead. Batchelder led them across the strip to score his second win of the year, with Ball, Henry Stampfl, Bobby MacArthur, and Archie Archambeault the rest of the top five.

Steve Johnson jumped out to take the lead when the Super Street feature took the green flag, and he held off a series of challenges to maintain the point halfway through the 30-lap affair. Bob Crawford was having a strong run in the second spot at the crossed flags, with multi-time champ Ron Bolduc third and headed to the front.

Johnson looked to be in pretty good shape heading to the finish, but multi-time champion Bolduc eventually pulled alongside to challenge with the laps winding down, and he drove around on the outside to pick up the win. Chuck Dehney, Tony Kawejsza, and Lee Weldy were the rest of the top five.

Race Report for 8-4-2007
Posted August 7, 2007 at  8:55PM 
Epping, NH – The New Hampshire Mini Cups were the added attraction at the All-Star Speedway on Saturday night, and they led off the night’s feature event action. Bret Culleton and Bobby Prior put on a great show in the early going, battling door-to-door for the lead.

The pair reached the halfway point still fighting hard for the top spot, which Prior eventually got. Once out front, Prior pulled away to hold a couple of car lengths lead until the checkers. It was Prior’s first visit to All-Star victory lane, with Franky Perry up late to take runner-up honors over Culleton.

The Roadrunners were the first weekly division to hit the high banks, with Chris Kingsley and Aaron Day leading them to green. Kingsley got the jump and grabbed the early lead, while the rest of the field battled for position behind him.

Cory Sullivan gave chase in the first half of the race, with Ray Patriacca joining in to make it a three-way battle at the crossed flags. Patriacca quickly got past Sullivan for second, and Kingsley fell soon after to put Ray Pat out front for good.

At the checkers, it was Patriacca in for his second win of the year, with Billy Osborne, Shaun Waites, Kurt Smith and Sullivan rounding out the top five finishers.

Strictly Stock action was up next, and it was Chris Waites moving out from the pole to grab the lead for the first three laps. Rick Woodside, Jr. took over at that point, with Steve “Pinball” Wilmot right behind.

Russ Douphinette was third and headed to the front, picking his way past both Waites and Woodside to take command. Once out front, there was no stopping the Douphinette express, whose next stop was victory lane.

Dennis Dumas caught up with the defending champ with a couple of laps remaining, but he was forced to settle for a runner-up finish this time out. Ricky Porter wound up third, with Woodside and Matt Kawejsza next across the stripe.

Daryl Stampfl and Eric Hudson led the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Super Late Models around to the start of their feature event, and the pair battled it out for four laps before Hudson gained the advantage and pulled ahead into the lead.

At the ten-lap mark, it was Hudson and Stampfl still setting the pace, with a trio of veterans, Wayne Helliwell, Sr., Bobby Gahan and Rich Eaton right on their tail. Gahan quickly moved up to second, after that, but he couldn’t mount a serious challenge to Hudson’s lead.

A series of cautions slowed the race in the late going, but there was no stopping Hudson on his way to the winner’s circle with the Newmarket Sand and Gravel machine. Gahan held on for runner-up honors, with Helliwell, J.R. Baril and Jimmy Renfrew closing out the top five.

The thunder of the All-Star Modifieds chased polesitter Brandee Tree for the first two laps of their feature event, with Kenny White, Jr. taking over from there. White was in his first outing with a brand new car, and he immediately hooked it up and pulled away from the field.

While White was clicking off some impressive laps out front, Bruce Batchelder steadily made his way through the rest of the field to grab second. But the laps ran out before he could catch the leader, with White going the distance to score the win. Batchelder, Jim Boniface, Joe Lemay and Rusty Ball finished third through fifth.

The Super Streets closed out the night with a wild feature event that saw several cars damaged in a lap two incident that brought red flag conditions on the track. Paul Ranberg spun while running second, and the rest of the field piled in hard.

The track was blocked momentarily, although several cars re-fired and continued along. Tony Kawejsza lost a radiator in the melee, but the lengthy cleanup gave him time to make repairs and return to action. Defending champ Ron Bolduc was involved, but he pitted and returned as well.

Rookie Steve Johnson led early, with Scott Bonney taking a turn out front after him. Bonney lost out to John Bourdelais, who in turn lost to George Baldwin, who went on to post his first Super Street win of the year. Sandy Lee, a resurgent Bolduc, Sparky MacIver and Wayne Whitten finished up the top five.

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Posted July 30, 2007 at  8:35PM

Race Report for 7-28-2007
Posted July 30, 2007 at  8:35PM
Epping, NH – Another full night of racing was on tap at the All-Star Speedway on Saturday night, and despite threatening weather all over the area, the rains stayed away and the fans were treated to some wild action all night long.

The Thunder of the All-Star Modifieds filled the air twice during the night, as the Mods ran twin feature events for the evening. Another strong field filled the pits, with 16 cars taking the green for main event action.

Former 350 Supermodified champion Jon McKennedy made his presence known early on, as he stormed to victory in the first of the two feature races. Kenny White, Jr. held the early lead, but McKennedy was out front by halfway, and he was there to stay.

At the checkers, it was McKennedy picking up the win, with Bruce Batchelder hot on his heels in the second spot, holding off Andy Seuss and Rusty Ball to collect runner-up honors.

McKennedy went after the daily double in the nightcap, but he came up just short. Tom Abele, Jr. set the pace for the first few circuits, with White taking over to once again set the pace on lap eight. This time White remained out front well past the halfway mark, with Todd Patnode moving in quickly.

White held Patnode at bay until a lap 22 restart, when Todd took the high line around White to the lead. Debuting a brand new car, Patnode made the best of it with his first win of the season, followed by White, McKennedy, and Abele.

The NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Super Late Models picked up a couple more entries last week, with veteran Bobby Cabral, Donnie Lashua and Wayne Helliwell, Jr. among the new faces at the drivers’ meeting.

Coming off his strong showing in the triple 50’s the previous week, J.R Baril showed them the fast way around once again, hustling to his second win of the season. Helliwell, Jr. checkered second, with Rich Eaton, Sparky MacIver and Dan Bezanson the rest of the top five.

The Super Streets had plenty of action throughout the field, with Paul Ranberg and Joey Ventrillo leading the way for the first half of the race. Ron Bolduc was up to third at the crossed flags, and he was headed to the front.

Bolduc made his way to the lead, but mechanical woes dropped him off the pace with victory in sight. Sandy Lee took advantage of Bolduc’s demise to take over the lead, and he held it until the checkers to score the win. Chris Sullivan had his best run of the year to pick up second, with Scott Bonney, Ranberg and Tony Kawejsza next across the stripe.

Russ Douphinette return to his winning form in the Strictly Stock feature, breaking a run of tough luck with an impressive drive to the win. Douphinette’s nephew Steve joined him up front by the crossed flags, and the pair stayed out front the rest of the way.

Rob MacRae tried to join the lead battle, but the blue cars were off to decide it among themselves. In the end, it was Russ holding the winner’s trophy, with Steve settling for runner-up. MacRae collected third place honors, with Ken McIlvaine and Matt Kawejsza next across the line.

Aaron Day led at the drop of the green, but Billy Osborne was the man to beat in the Roadrunner main. Day led the first four laps before yielding to Steve Nichols, who remained at the point at halfway, with Chris Kingsley and Osborne just behind.

Osborne quickly made his way to the front after that, slipping past Nichols on lap 13 to take over the lead. At the checkers, it was Osborne in for the win, followed by Shaun Waites, Nichols, Scott Bonney, Jr., and Ray Patriacca.

Ricky Porter made the lead pass seven laps into the Mini Stock feature event on his way to victory, with Billy Osborne coming up in the late laps to checker second. Kevin Lanctot, Jr. made a late-race pass to score third ahead of Ashley Rousseau.

The Allison Legacy Series had a wreck-filled feature event that saw several cars sidelined along the way, but Anthony Frissora avoided all the trouble to pick up the win over Bobby Alberti, Louie DeChello, Jake Vanada and Paul Tuthill.

In the V-6 Modifieds, it was Wayne Brooks outrunning the field to pick up his second win of the year over Dick Dubois, the runner-up on several occasions this year. Allan Rieser checkered third, with Henry Sirignano and Eric Vilandre rounding out the top five.

Posted July 23, 2007 at  9:00PM

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Posted July 23, 2007 at  9:00PM

Race Report for 7-21-2007
Posted July 23, 2007 at  9:00PM
Epping, NH – The Super Late Models had another big night at the All-Star Speedway, with three separate 50-lap feature events hitting the high banks, and a Monza-style points system determining the winner based on the finishes of all three races.

Veteran Babe Branscombe ran to the win in the first segment aboard the Dennis Ciotti machine, shaking a string of tough luck that has followed the team all season long. J.R. Baril finished second, with Joey Porciello, Jimmy Renfrew, and Jimmy Rosenfield third through fifth.

In the second 50-lapper, Porciello found his way to front well before the halfway mark, and he was there to stay. Rosenfield chased him across the stripe to score the runner-up finish, with Eric Hudson, Renfrew and Rich Eaton finishing up the top five.

The third and final segment saw an impressive charge by Baril to give him the win, but a 15th place finish in the second race cost him a shot at the overall win. Wayne Helliwell, Sr. checkered second in the nightcap, with Bill Kimball, Porciello and Rosenfield next across.

When the final points were tallied, Joey Porciello picked up the overall win, and the $4,000 payday that goes with it. Rosenfield was the only other driver to crack the top five in all three races, making him the overall runner-up.

It was a rough night in the Super Streets, with several cars knocked out of action during a series of multi-car incidents. It all started after Shane Gendron blew up to bring caution on the field at lap ten. Two laps later, Scott Bonney bounced off the frontstretch wall to end his night, and Tony Carroll found the fence on lap 14.

All the while, Rosebud Shea was setting the pace, showing them the fast way around until well past the halfway mark. Chuck Dehney finally slipped past for the lead on lap 21, and unfortunately, Shea got caught up in a late-race tangle that dropped her to eighth at the finish.

At the checkers, it was Dehney in to collect his first win of the 2007 season, with multi-time champion Ron Bolduc chasing him across the stripe in second. Kevin Kephart had his best run of the season for third, followed by Chris Sullivan and Sandy Lee.

Kenny White jumped out to the lead when the All-Star Modifieds went green, with Jim Boniface glued to his back bumper for the first 13 laps. Brandee Tree brought out the caution with a spin at that point, and Boniface made his move on the restart.

Halfway through, it was still Boniface and White out front, but Joe Lemay was up to third and coming fast. He quickly disposed of White to get second, and there was little Boniface could do keep him there for long. Lemay moved past and went on to score the win, with Boniface, Rusty Ball, Bruce Batchelder and White the rest of the top five.

Strictly Stock action rolled out of the pit area with Mike Asselin sitting on the pole, but Ricky Porter quickly knocked him off the point when the race went green. He moved out to put a couple of car lengths between himself and the rest of the field, and he wanted it to stay that way.

Porter had a strong run the rest of the way, leading every lap the rest of the way to score his first feature event win of the season. Steve Douphinette came up just short in the runner-up slot, followed by Steve Wilmot, Rick Woodside, Jr., and Matt Kawejsza.

“Uncle Dana” Sullivan only lasted three laps in the Roadrunner main before the guts of his engine were scattered all over the race track, and the field was under caution while the track crew cleaned up the mess. Aaron Day had set the pace at the start, but Loren Smith moved past to take over on the restart.

Smith was leading Scott Bonney, Jr. and Billy Osborne at the crossed flags, but Osborne was headed to the front. He quickly slipped past Bonney for second, and then on lap 16, he got by Smith for the lead. At the checkers, it was Osborne in for his fifth win of the year, with Smith, Steve Nichols, Kurt Smith and Day the rest of the top five.

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Race Report for 7-14-2007
Posted July 16, 2007 at  2:35PM
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Epping, NH – Another huge field of racecars filled the pit area at the All-Star Speedway on Saturday night, with the New Hampshire Mini Cups joining the action once again to make it a six-in-one show for the fans on hand for some action.

The Mini Cups were the first to hit the high banks, taking the green flag from flagman Mike Walker to get the racing started. Franky Perry slipped the up front starters to make his way out to the lead, but Bret Culleton quickly made his move to take away the top spot from Perry.

The pair swapped the lead again later on in the race, with Perry going on to pick up the win. Bobby Prior came on strong in the late laps to checker second, with Culleton, John Roche and Travis Dunbar next across the finish line.

Cory Sullivan assumed the lead when the Roadrunner feature went green, but Chris Kingsley quickly moved to the outside to challenge him for the top spot. Kingsley made the outside groove work, taking over the lead until lap nine, when he got spun out of contention.

Ray Patriacca joined Kingsley at the rear for the restart, with Scott Bonney, Jr. picking up the lead when racing resumed. The big guns were coming in a hurry, with Billy Osborne and Shaun Waites up to challenge at halfway.

While the two battled between themselves for second, Bonney continued to cruise along a couple of car lengths ahead in the lead. At the checkers, it was 2006 Rookie of the Year Bonney in for his second win of the year, with Waites, Osborne, Sullivan and Patriacca the rest of the top five.

Strictly Stock action was up next, with Ken McIlvaine and Steve Wilmot up front for the start. The pair raced side by side for the first lap and a half, but contact sent them both spinning and brought the field under caution.

Rick Woodside, Jr. picked up the lead on the restart, with Stephen Dubois following him up the inside to challenge for the lead. Dubois was still shadowing Woodside at halfway, with Matt Kawejsza, “Rocket Rob” MacRae, and Mike Asselin filling out the top five at the crossed flags.

A lap later, Kawejsza’s night ended when he lost a right rear wheel and was forced to retire for the night, moving MacRae up to third for the restart. The Rocket quickly took over the lead, and went on to pick up the win. Dubois moved up with time running out to finish second, with Woodside, Rob Wilcox and McIlvaine closing out the top five.

Rookie Brandee Tree and veteran Bruce Batchelder sat in the front row for the All-Star Modified main, and it was Batchelder out quickly to grab the lead. Luke Royea was up from sixth on the grid to run second by halfway, with first-timer Joe Lemay, Jim Boniface and Rusty Ball next in the running order.

Lemay worked his way past Royea for second, and he was closing fast on leader Batchelder as the five to go was shown to the field. Lemay dug deep and pulled to the outside coming to the checkers, but Batchelder held on to win by inches. Royea got third, with Boniface and Carl Pasteryak next across the stripe.

The NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Super Late Models put on a great show; with Aric Blanchette getting the jump on polesitter Mike Murphy to take the early lead. Zig Geno slipped past Murphy on lap five to take over second, and he was right on Blanchette’s back bumper by halfway.

Shortly thereafter, Bobby Gahan moved in to join the lead battle, with Blanchette continuing to set the pace. Gahan got past Geno for second, but there was nothing he could do to stop Blanchette, who went on to score his first career win. Gahan, Geno, Matt Frahm and Wayne Helliwell, Sr. closed out the top five.

The Super Streets closed out the night with another action-packed feature event, with Rosebud Shea once again taking the early lead. After six laps out front, Steve Johnson brought caution on the field when he suffered front suspension failure, sending him to the pits for the night.

Shea’s luck turned bad on the restart, as she went spinning on the backstretch to put the field right back under caution. Tony Kawejsza joined Carroll up front when things sorted out, and he took the high groove past Carroll to the front.

Scott Bonney soon joined the battle up front, putting heavy pressure on Carroll for second. With the white flag flying, Bonney looked to complete the pass, and at the checkers, he was runner-up to his teammate Kawejsza. Carroll, Chuck Dehney and Ron Bolduc were next across the stripe.

Next week, on Saturday, July 21, the Super Late Models will run a special event featuring three 50-lap main events and a chance to win $14,000, along with a full program of Super Streets, All-Star Modifieds, Strictly Stocks, Roadrunners, Mini Stocks, V-6 Modifieds and Senior Tour racing.

Posted July  9, 2007 at  5:30PM

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Race Report for 7-7-2007
Posted July 9, 2007 at  11:07PM
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Epping, NH – With threatening skies all around the area, and despite a couple of showers that passes over the speedway, track official at All-Star Speedway did a fine job getting the show in last Saturday night, with several first-time winners making the trip to victory lane.

During the program, there was a moment of silence for the victims of the recent killings in North Conway, one of which touched close to home in the All-Star pit area. Best friends Bill and Gary Jones were tragically among those killed in the senseless attack, Jones’ father is a longtime supporter of Modified racer Henry Stampfl.

The Independent Wheel V-6 Modifieds started out the night’s action, with Wayne Brooks, Jr. and Eric Vilandre leading the field around to take the green from flagman Mike Walker. Third starter Allan Rieser moved quickly past the pair to take over the lead at the start.

Rieser pulled away from the field to what looked like a comfortable lead, but when Jim Darlington broke out of the pack, things changed quickly. Darlington reeled in Rieser, and slipped past to take his turn out front.

Darlington virtually cruised the rest of the way, taking his first win of the year by a comfortable margin at the checkers. Rieser held on for second, with J.R. Gorman, Dick Dubois and Brooks the balance of the top five finishers.

The Roadrunners rolled out of staging next, with Chris Kingsley and “Uncle Dana” Sullivan bringing them around to take the green. Kingsley immediately moved out to the lead, and he stayed out front setting the pace for the first six laps.

At that point, ninth starter Shaun Waites completed his march to the front, ducking underneath Kingsley on the backstretch to take over the point. Waites went on to pick up the win, followed by Chris Jacobson, Steve Nichols, Cory Sullivan and Ray Patriacca.

Rosebud Shea jumped out to the lead when the 20-car Super Street field took the green, and she led the way as the challengers made their way to the front. Tony Kawejsza was the first to get to Shea, and when he looked to the outside, the pair got together and bounded off the frontstretch wall.

The rest of the field somehow managed to make their way by the scramble, with Sandy Lee lining up on the pole for the restart. Shane Gendron got a great run in the high groove, making his way past Lee to the lead when the action resumed.

Once out front, Gendron had his hands full with a bunch of veteran drivers hot on his heels, but he held on to score his first-career Super Street win. Lee, Lee Weldy, Scott Bonney and John Bourdelais were next in the final rundown.

Kenny White, Jr. grabbed the lead at the start of the All-Star Modified main, but he was quickly overtaken by Dan Douville, with two-time winner Henry Stampfl following him to the front. Bruce Batchelder and Rusty Ball soon joined the lead battle, and the race was on.

One by one, each of the others took a shot at Douville, but nobody could knock him off the point. At the checkers, Douville added his name to the growing list of Modified winners, with Ball, Stampfl, Batchelder and Luke Royea the rest of the top five.

A strong field of 19 Super Late Models was signed into the pit area for NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Super Late Model action, with Rich Eaton moving out to take the early lead when the main event went green.

Aric Blanchette and Zig Geno chased Eaton early, but Scott Watts slipped past both to put in his bid for the lead. Watts tried the outside with little success, and then he got freight-trained back into the pack when the big guns jumped into the lead battle.

Wayne Helliwell, Sr. was next to challenge Eaton, and after several laps of looking, he finally found his way by on lap 23 to take over the top spot. From there, Helliwell was in command, leading the rest of the way to score his first win of the 2007 season. Bobby Gahan was up late for second, with Eaton, Babe Branscombe and Jeff Crowley next across the stripe.

The Strictly Stocks closed out the night’s action, with Chris Lee leading the way the first time around. Steve Douphinette took over on lap two, with Ricky Porter next up to challenge for the lead. At halfway, it was Douphinette, and Porter still out front, with Russ Douphinette, Rob MacRae and Stephen Dubois next in line.

Lost of positions changed in the late laps, but not the lead, which Steve Douphinette held the rest of the way to score the win. MacRae checkered second, with Russ Douphinette, Porter and Rob Wilcox completing the top five.

POINTS, RESULTS, PICTURES posted for 6-30-2007 Race
Posted July 2, 2007 at  8:12PM - Please click on the following links for points, results  and pictures from race day.

Race Report for 6-30-2007
Posted July 1, 2007 at  10:15PM - Epping, NH – The Pro All Stars Series North rolled into town for their $5,000 to win 200-lapper on Saturday night, and a full field of Super Late Models jammed the All-Star Speedway pit area for the event. Among the entries was none other than Nextel Cup star Kyle Busch, who signed autographs for his fans on both Friday and Saturday nights.

Busch went on to put on a heck of a show in the 200-lap main event, however, a two-lap penalty cost him the win and put him sixteenth instead. Veteran Mike Rowe was declared the winner, with his son Ben scoring second. Travis Benjamin, Trevor Sanborn and Richie Dearborn were the rest of the top five.

Earlier in the night, the V-6 Modifieds opened up the night’s feature action with another entertaining race-long multi-car battle for the win. Julian Gorman nailed down his first win of the year in that one, with Dick Dubois, Wayne Brooks, Jr., Eric Vilandre and Allan Rieser the rest of the top five.

The Roadrunners were next up, with 2006 Rookie of the Year Scott Bonney, Jr. outrunning the field to pick up his first career checkered flag. Bonney outran veteran Steve Nichols to get the victory, with multi-time winner Billy Osborne scoring third over Aaron Day and Cory Sullivan.

The Strictly Stocks had a first-time winner as well, with Dennis Dumas doing a great job to make his first-ever trip to Strictly Stock victory lane. Dumas had to withstand a tough challenge from Steve Douphinette and Matt Kawejsza, who were all over him for the last ten laps.

But Dumas held on to capture the win; with Kawejsza backing up his recent win with another strong run to finish second ahead of Douphinette. Rob MacRae came up in the late laps to finish fourth, and defending champ Russ Douphinette rounded out the top five.

Some heavy hitters were on hand for the Modified portion of the program, and nobody hit heavier than Louie Mechalides did in the Marco Turcotte machine. Brandee Tree led a few laps before losing out to veteran Rusty Ball, but Mechalides was on the move.

After starting ninth on the grid, Mechalides worked his way to the front, and quickly disposed of Ball to take over up front. Jon McKennedy was not far behind, and he followed Mechalides from tenth at the start to run second.

Mechalides was up to the task however, holding off McKennedy’ challenge to pick up the win. McKennedy had to settle for the runner-up finish, with Bruce Batchelder, Henry Stampfl and Dan Douville next across the stripe.

Gary Modugno led a strong field of Super Streets to the green flag, and he moved out to grab the lead while the rest of the field sorted things out behind him. Outside front row starter John Bourdelais soon did the same, taking over second in the early going.

Halfway through the 50-lap affair, multi-time champion Ron “Bulldozer” Bolduc joined the fray, but the best he could do was get past Bourdelais for second. At the checkers, it was Modugno in to score his second win of the 2007 season, with Bolduc, Bourdelais, Scott Bonney, Sr. and Sandy Lee next in the finishing order.

POINTS, RESULTS, PICTURES posted for 6-23-2007 Race
Posted June 26, 2007 at  8:12PM - Please click on the following links for points, results  and pictures from race day.

Race Report for 6-23-2007
Posted June 25, 2007 at  9:07PM - Epping, NH – In the final tune-up before next weekend’s big Pro All Stars Series 200-lap Super Late Model event, All-Star Speedway, the Super Lates ran double features last Saturday night, with the biggest field of the year swelling the pit area to overflowing.

The first half of the twin 35-lappers went green to start out the night’s feature race action, and there was plenty of it to go around. Wayne Helliwell, Sr. and Jimmy Renfrew made it a two-car breakaway in the early laps, with Renfrew setting pace when they reached halfway.

A series of cautions in the last ten laps slowed the pace of the race, and after a couple of minor incidents, George Baldwin turned the wild factor up a notch or two. With the field roaring off turn two after a restart, a spin up front gathered up several cars.

Baldwin climbed up and over the Eric Hudson machine, flipping hard before he came to rest on all fours. Baldwin climbed from the wreck uninjured, but the same can’t be said for his car, which was heavily damaged.

On the restart, Renfrew picked up the lead once again, and he went the distance in the Dave and Annette Joyce-owned entry to pick up the win. Wayne Helliwell, Sr. checkered second, with Eric Hudson, Bobby Gahan and Dave Bitondo the rest of the top five.

In the nightcap, it was the veteran Gahan getting the job done, holding off a determined Renfrew to pick up the win by less than a car length. Renfrew posted a second place finish, with Helliwell, Hudson and Aric Blanchette rounding out the top five.

The Allison Legacy Series North was on hand for their second appearance of the season, and for the second straight race, it ended with an incredible photo finish for the win. Paul Tuthill, who won that last race, broke out to the early lead over Kristy Chaves when the feature went green, but he wasn’t out front for long.

An early restart was just what the doctor ordered for Jake Vanada, who ducked beneath the two leaders to claim the top spot when racing resumed. He set a quick pace out front, but Tayla Orleans quickly moved in to challenge.

Orleans followed in his tire tracks the rest of the way, and on the last lap, she ducked to inside and beat Vanada to the checkers by inches to score the win. Tuthill finished third, with Louie DeChello and Anthony Frissora next across the stripe.

Stephen Dubois jumped out to the lead when the Strictly Stock feature took the green from flagman Mike Walker, with Ken McIlvaine and Rick Woodside, Jr. in pursuit. Woodside quickly took care of business with McIlvaine to take over second on lap nine, with Dubois continuing to set the pace.

At halfway, it was still Dubois and Woodside up front leading the way, Steve Douphinette and Russ Douphinette right behind. Coming off his first career win on Wednesday, Matt Kawejsza wrapped up the top five at the crossed flags.

Steve Douphinette spun out of contention late in the race, but Russ went on to lead the field across the stripe to score the win. Dubois picked up a solid runner-up finish, with Woodside, Kawejsza and McIlvaine next in the final rundown.

The All-Star Modifieds chased Brandee Tree for the first three laps of their main event, with veteran Rusty Ball taking over from there. Karl Fredrickson followed Ball to the front, and he immediately started to pressure for the lead.

Coming to the crossed flags, Fredrickson made his move and took over the top spot, with Ball, Dan Douville, Henry Stampfl and Tree filling out the top five. Fredrickson held on through a couple of late-race restarts to pick up his first win of the year, with Ball, Jim Boniface, Douville and Stampfl next across.

Super Street action saw Joey Ventrillo jump out to the early lead in the feature event, with Shane Gendron sliding into the second spot. Seventh starter Ron Bolduc headed to the outside early, and when the caution flew on lap six for a spin by Dennis O’Brien; Bolduc was already up to second.

And he wasn’t done by any means, as the multi-time champion kept it on the outside and drove past Ventrillo to take command of the race. With clear racetrack in front of him, Bolduc had smooth sailing the rest of the way to the checkers, picking up the win.

Bolduc emerged from his car in victory lane showing off a picture of his new baby daughter, who took the green flag earlier in the week. Gendron had a strong run to finish runner-up to Bolduc, with John Bourdelais, Lee Weldy and Chuck Dehney the rest of the top five.

“Uncle Dana” Sullivan led the Roadrunners around to take the green, but Aaron Day quickly worked past to take over the early lead. Steve Nichols and Scott Bonney, Jr. followed Day to the front, and on lap seven, they both dropped to the low side and slipped past.

Billy Osborne was the man on the move, coming up from ninth on the starting grid, and he broke past everyone to take over the lead. At the checkers, it was Osborne in for the win, with Bonney, Shaun Waites, Nichols and Ray Patriacca the rest of the top five.

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POINTS, RESULTS, PICTURES Posted for 6-16-2007 Race
Posted June 19, 2007 at  9:07AM - Please click on the following links for points, results and pictures from race day.

Race Report for 6-16-2007
Posted June 19, 2007 at 9:06AM - Epping, NH – After a couple of weeks off due to bad weather, things kicked right back into high gear at the all-new All-Star Speedway on Saturday night, with the fields of entries growing even larger this week in all divisions.

The Super Streets opened up the night’s action with the first of two feature events for the night, and it was a dandy right from the start. Rookie Bob Crawford moved out to the early lead, but he was quickly replaced by fellow first year Super Streeter Steve Johnson.

Johnson stayed on the point until lap seven, when Sandy Lee made his move to the front in one of the four Jim Daley entries, and the rest of the team soon joined him at the front of the pack. By halfway, Scott Bonney had moved up to second, with Lee Weldy and Tony Kawejsza next in line.

Opening night winner Gary Modugno cracked the top five in the late laps, but he couldn’t muscle in on Team Daley’s perfect night, as Sandy went on to grab his first win of the year. Bonney held on for second, with Weldy, Kawejsza and Modugno the rest of the top five.

The Independent Wheel sponsored V-6 Modifieds were next on the agenda, starting out the regularly scheduled feature action with rookie Wayne Brooks, Jr. sitting on the pole for the main.

Brooks got a good jump on the start to pull down the early lead, as the biggest field of the year sorted out behind. Veteran Dick Dubois was up quickly to challenge for the lead, with Allan Rieser soon joining in to make it a three-way battle for the lead.

With the two veterans right on his bumper, Brooks held his line and kept them both at b