By Alan Plummer
It was a beautiful day for the races at
the PASS sanctioned Riverside Speedway. I wish there would have been fewer
mosquitoes, but with all the rain we’ve had lately I guess we have to put up
with them. A devastating wreck happened in the Super Stocks, with only 2 laps
to go.
Jason Emerson hit the wall hard along with Denny Degreenia
both drivers were transported to the hospital
. No further information was available at press time.
The Daredevil Novice division started
the evening off. Shauna Randall started on the pole, with Randy Whittum.
outside. Randall took the lead as Nick Miller moved into 3rd. On
lap 5 Miller overtook the 2nd spot, and on lap 10 captured the lead
battling around lap traffic. On lap 14, Nick Gilcris moved to 3rd.
Miller took the win followed by Randall and Gilcris.
In the Daredevil Veteran division
Lyndsay Christman started on the pole, with Keith Lord outside. Christman
took the lead. On lap 3 Brett Gervais moved to the 3rd spot.
Christman and Lord tangled in turn 2 on lap 5 and recover. Brandon Lambert
rockets to the lead. Dilyn Switser moves to 2nd. Christman goes
off turn 1 on lap 6, bringing out the caution. She is OK, and returns to the
track. Lambert takes the restart, and Gervais moves to 2nd. On
lap 8 Kyle Pembroke moves to 3rd, and overtakes 2nd on
lap 10. Jesse Switser moves to 3rd. The caution flies for fluid
on the track on lap 14 as nearly everyone slides through turns 3 and 4.
Lambert takes the restart. Lambert takes the win, followed by Jesse Switser
and Kyle Pembroke.
Ciara McCoy started on the pole for the
Dwarf Cars with Jim Barker outside. Barker took the lead, David Hartshorn
moved to 2nd and Bobby Riley to 3rd. Riley quickly
moved to the lead. Hartshorn goes over turn 2 on lap 2. Riley takes the
restart. Eric Hall is black flagged for a bumper dragging. Anthony Leary
moved to 3rd on lap 9. Ernie Laplant overtakes 3rd on
lap 11 and 2nd on lap 12. Dana Huoppi moves to 3rd on
lap 21. Laplant takes the lead on lap 22. Riley gets stuck in lap traffic on
the last lap and instead of 2nd, ends up 5th. Laplant
takes the win followed by Huoppi and Barker.
Ralph Jesseman started on the pole for
the Street Stocks, with Daniel Gooden outside. Jesseman took the lead.
Gooden drops back quickly, giving 2nd to Kevin Whittum Jr, and 3rd
to Tyler Therrien. The yellow flies on lap 1. Jesseman takes the restart.
Therrien gets loose and Andrew Fecteau moves to 3rd. Whittum takes
the lead on lap 2. A bunch of cars get together on lap 3 with Jesseman
hitting the backstretch wall. Michael Smith takes the restart and Alex
Theroux moves to 2nd. On lap 5 Cody Hodge moves to 3rd.
Hodge and Theroux get together on lap 11. Smith again takes the restart as
Shawn Swallow moves to 2nd. Chris Caron overtakes 3rd on
lap 12. Theroux and Gooden get together on lap 18. Once again it is Smith to
the lead. Gooden and Theroux again spin on lap 20. Smith takes the lead as
Tori Delabruere moves to 3rd. Caron get into Delabruere on lap
21. Single file restart. Smith takes the win followed by Swallow and Whittum.
Jason Emerson started on the pole, for
the Super Stocks, with Allyn Briggs outside. Briggs took the lead, but
Emerson quickly regained. On lap 2 Dean Switser Jr moved to 2nd.
Jeff Fysh moved to 3rd on lap 4. On lap 12 Matt Carbone moved to
3rd. He overtook 2nd on lap 22 after going several laps
door to door with Fysh. On lap 25 Jason Kenison moved to 3rd, but
hit the wall on lap 28 after locking bumpers with Switser. Carbone takes the
restart as Emerson hits the backstretch wall pretty hard. Denny Degreenia
tries to avoid, but hits the wall and Emerson putting his car on its side as
he is hit by Switser. As emergency crews moved in to get everyone out a
radiator hose on Emerson’s car burst sending a cloud of hot steam and water at
them. Several emergency workers were injured. Emerson was transported to
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center via DHART helicopter. Degreenia was taken
to Weeks Memorial Hospital. No further info was available at press time. The
race was called giving Carbone the win followed by Fysh and Jason Rogers.
Stephen Hodgdon started on the Pole for
the Late Models with Pete Gilcris outside. Gilcris took the lead as Jeremy
Lacoss moved to 3rd. Jean Leblanc regained 3rd on lap 4
as Lacoss faded back. Leblanc spins on lap 8. Gilcris takes the restart as
Bryan Mason moves to 3rd, then 2nd on lap 9. Hodgdon
regains 2nd on lap 10, then takes the lead on lap 12. Corey Mason
moves to 3rd on lap 16. Dave Simpson’s car shuts down on the back
stretch. Hodgdon takes the lead as Corey Mason moves to 2nd. Reno
Gervais moved to 3rd on lap 19. Mason takes the lead on lap 22.
The yellow flies on lap 23 for Grant Folsom with a broken rear end. Mason
takes the lead, Gervais moves to 2nd, and Mike Kenison to 3rd.
On lap 38 Gervais takes the lead and the win followed by Corey Mason and
Kenison.
The Cyclones capped off the evening.
Kevin Whittum Jr. started on the pole, with Kristopher Russell outside.
Whittum took the lead, but it wasn’t long till Charlie Rockwell moved to the
lead. Rockwell was on top most of the race until Jamie Swallow Jr. moved to
the lead. It looked like Swallow would have it, then with only 2 laps to go
Swallow lost a rear wheel causing him to fall back to 17 overall. Rockwell
chalked up another win followed by Anthony Hill, Rick Utley Jr, Shaun Stetson
and Loren Vear.
Come out and join the fun next
Saturday. On the card will be the Outlaws, Super Stocks, Street Stocks,
Angels, Daredevils, Cyclones. Post time 6pm. Hope to see you there.
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