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PATNODE
SCORES ON HOME TURF
WINNING VICTOR JOHNSON MEMORIAL |
 Veteran
New Hampshire racer Todd Patnode, of Swanzey, rolled
to his first series win of the year, and his second
Swanzey Oil sponsored ‘Victor Johnson Memorial 100’
victory in three years, as the Valenti Modified
Racing Series closed out three race dates at
Monadnock Speedway, Winchester, NH, before a large
crowd Saturday night. August 20.
Speedway management held a ceremony remembering the
late Hall of Fame car owner Mario Fiore prior to the
race program. Fiore passed away in June.
Patnode chased early race leader Russ Hersey, also
of Swanzey, before taking the lead on lap-71 taking
and capturing his first VMRS victory since August
24,2013.
Hersey jumped into the lead at the drop of the green
flag and set a torrid pace until the first of
9-caution flags on lap-67 would change the race
dramatically for half of the 24-car starting field.
Drivers caught up in race accidents but able to
return to competition, worked their way to
respectable finishes. Richard Savary, of Canton, MA,
finished runner-up. Ironically, Donnie Lashua, of
Canaan, NH, and Chris Pasteryak, of Jewett City, CT,
came together, pitted, rejoined the field, and raced
to a solid third, (Lashua) and fifth, (Pasteryak) at
the finish. Pasteryak won the season opener at
Monadnock in April.
For Lashua, it was a series best finish for the
long-time New Hampshire racer
The race was slowed eight times between laps-67 and
83 with only 11-drivers on the lead lap at the
checkered flag.
Sixth through tenth at the finish were, Matt Mead,
Brandon Dion, George Sherman, Joe Doucette, and
Colbey Fournier.
Reigning champion Woody Pitkat started 24th and
finished 12th after a motor change earlier in the
day.
Point leader Jon McKennedy dropped out of the race
while making a charge to the front suffering a
broken (upper) A-frame.
Heat Winners: (1) Dylan Rock, (2) Hersey, (3) Carl
Medeiros Jr (Consi) Savary
Next event: Oxford Plains (ME) Speedway August 27,
2016.
Saturday August
20, 2016
Monadnock Speedway
Distance: 100-laps
Entries: (28)
Cautions: Lap 67,68,68,72,74,79,82,83,83
Time of Race: 58:49:826
Average Speed: 25:582
Best Lap Time: 12:721 (Hersey)
Best Speed: 70.749 (Hersey)
Unofficial Order Of Finish:
(1) Patnode, (2) Savary, (3) Lashua, (4) Willis Jr
(5) Pasteryak, (6), Mead, (7) Dion,
(8) Sherman, (9) Doucette, (10) Fournier, (11)
Richardi, (12) Pitkat, (13) MacMichaels (14),
Schneider,
(15), Alexander, (16) Hersey, (17) Kopec, (18)
Masse, (19) McKennedy, (20) Medeiros, (21), Gernhard,
(22) Rock, (23) Pearl, (27) Ianarelli
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Source:
John Spence / Valenti Modified Racing Series
Posted:
August 21, 2016 |
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