Gavell Takes First Win in Grand Style with Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank Special

Welch, Gyger, Sicard Take 1st Wins of 2023 Season, Gray Continues to Dominate in Tigers

N. Woodstock, NH — After the summer rains continued to pour on the Pemigewasset Valley and forced the postponement of Saturday night’s program to Sunday afternoon, the sun showed and the heat returned to White Mountain Motorsports Park. The Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank Strictly Stock Mini Special was once again characteristically spectacular as White Mountain’s four-cylinder class headlined and put on the best show of the afternoon for the crowds at hand.

Twenty-one Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank Strictly Minis invaded the Mountain from the weekly championship warriors to the invaders looking for a taste of glory. The 50-lap special was led to green by Belmont’s Anthony Gavell and Littleton’s Jack Hayes as they roared across the line. The first caution flag would fly on lap 10 after young Cassie Leonard and point leader Kristian Switser ended up in the turn three tire wall with the ensuing restart also calling out the yellow with Patrick Swister, Jacob Ailes and Allen Young going into a spin cycle pile-up. With Gavell and Hayes still calling the shots out front, invading Justin ‘El Chopo’ Blakely would go around in turn four on lap 19 to reshuffle the field.

The most spectacular event of the afternoon would happen on lap 31 as Dustin Wilson went way-high in turn four, made contact with the tire barrier and rolled over two-and-a-half times to land on his lid on the frontstretch. While the driver was uninjured, the same could not be said for the Dodge Neon Wilson borrowed from Les Washburn for the afternoon. On the restart, Gavell would take off once again and claim his first White Mountain win in grand fashion by taking the Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank special followed by Tyler Thompson and Chris Moulton.

John Raper photo

After splitting the heat race and the semi feature, point leader Kasey Beattie and defending champion Quinny Welch were on the outside looking in at the start of the Foley Oil & Propane Late Model 50-lap feature. Beattie battled hard with Oren Remick and rookie Kyle Goodbout as he chased down defending Welch and Mike Jurkowski. The green-to-checkers caution-free race would see the defending champ claim his first victory of the 2023 season followed by Beattie and Jurkowski to round out the podium.

John Raper photo

Also going for the barnburner, the Fisher Auto Parts Flying Tigers were led to green by rookies Jim Paquette and Luke Peters. Quickly coming to the front from the fifth and seventh starting positions, John Donahue and Brandon Gray made their presence known early as the two began battling it out. Gray would take over the top spot in the caution-free event and never let go to take his fourth win of the season at White Mountain. John Donahue would follow for second with Colin Cornell jumping in to take third.

John Raper photo

The Wayne’s Market Dwarf Cars put on quite the show for the Sunday crowd in their twin 20-lap segments. The Monza-style event saw Luke Shannon once again find trouble in his first full season with the Dwarfs while defending champion Jason Wyman cleaned up the first segment to take the checkers. With the finish inverted to set the stage for segment two. Shannon earning the pole fought hard as Wyman moved his way to the front but with two to go they made contact with Wyman ending up in the tire barrier. On the restart Ethan Tyrrell got the jump on Dave Gyger but went sliding into the infield under the white flag to leave Gyger to bring it home. Dave Gyger would nab his first win of the season with just three-points followed by Jeff Ainsworth and Chad Dufour to round out the podium.

John Raper photo

Ten Dad’s 4 By Tool & Supply Kid’s Division machines made the Sunday trip to White Mountain. Led to green by first-year pilot Makenzi Sicard and Bentley Robbin, the Kids put on a show with Makenzi’s brother Austin coming up from third to take the lead leaving three-wide racing behind him. Austin (AJ) Sicard would take the Kid’s Division win followed by Walker Fitch and Bentley Robbin to complete the Victory Lane podium.

John Raper photo

Next up at White Mountain Motorsports Park is Round #2 for the Central Asphalt Paving Flying Tiger Triple Crown Series on a Fourth of July Spectacular Saturday! The July 1st program is headlined by the Fisher Auto Parts Flying Tigers as they battle for their second 75-lap showdown of the 2023 season along with the Foley Oil & Propane Late Models, Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank Strictly Stock Minis and the Dad’s 4 By Tool & Supply Kid’s Division. The Fourth of July Spectacular will cap off with the annual Independence Day fireworks display courtesy of Northstar Fireworks!

For more information, contact the White Mountain Motorsports Park offices at (802) 244-6963, media@acttour.com, or visit www.whitemountainmotorsports.com. You can also follow us on Facebook at @WhiteMtnMotorsports.

White Mountain Motorsports Park – N. Woodstock, NH

Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank Strictly Stock Mini Special

Sunday, June 25, 2023

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS

Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank Strictly Stock Minis – (50 Lap Special)

1.         18NH   Anthony Gavel             Belmont, NH

2.         51        Tyler Thompson          Lincoln, NH

3.         15        Chris Moulton             Pepperell, MA

4.         1          Scott Senecal              Lisbon, NH

5.         57        Todd Derrington         Littleton, NH

6.         09        Jack Hayes                   Littleton, NH

7.         16NH   Kristian Switser           Waterford, VT

8.         99        #McKenna Merchant  Waterford, VT

9.         17VT    Justin Blakely              Graniteville, VT

10.       14        Jillian Baumgardner    N. Woodstock, NH

11.       92        Jason Goodbout, Jr.    Lincoln, NH

12.       18        Donnie Baumgardner N. Woodstock, NH

13.       12        John Knight                 Franklin, NH

14.       0          Keri Driscoll                 Gilmanton, NH

15.       69        #Aiden Young              Dalton, NH

16.       02        Dustin Wilson              Bethlehem, NH

17.       19        Dave Driscoll               N. Woodstock, NH

18.       16x      #Patrick Switser          Woodsville, NH

19.       72        Jacob Ailes                  St. Johnsbury, VT

20.       24        Allen Young                 Dalton, NH

21.       97        #Cassi Leonard            Lyndonville, VT

 

Foley Oil & Propane Late Models – (50 Laps)

1.         78NH   Quinten Welch            Groveton, NH

2.         45NH   Kasey Beattie              St. Johnsbury, VT

3.         42NH   Mike Jurkowski            Claremont, NH

4.         83VT    Stacy Cahoon              St. Johnsbury, VT

5.         17NH   #Kyle Goodbout           N. Woodstock, NH

6.         01VT    Stephen Martin           Craftsbury Common, VT

7.         22WC  Mike Clark                   Littleton, NH

8.         21NH   Oren Remick               Monroe, NH

9.         97VT    Patrick Patten              Belmont, NH

 

Fisher Auto Parts Flying Tigers – (35 Laps)

1.         00VT    Brandon Gray              E. Thetford, VT

2.         26NH   John Donahue             Graniteville, VT

3.         54VT    Colin Cornell               E. Burke, VT

4.         26VT    #Luke Peters               Groton, VT

5.         34VT    #Jim Paquette             Alburgh, VT

6.         3NH     David Baron                Nashua, NH

7.         82NH   Frank Sweeney            Belmont, NH

8.         23TX    #Owen Cheney            Moretown, VT

9.         15NH   Jesse Laquerre             Berlin, VT

10.       36NH   #Nathan Hamblett      Derby Line, VT

 

Wayne’s Market Dwarf Cars – (Two 20 Lap Segments)

1.         93        Dave Gyger                 Campton, NH              (2+1) = 3

2.         41        Jeff Ainsworth             Bethlehem, NH           (4+3) = 7

3.         52        Chad Dufour                Littleton, NH                (6+2) = 8

4.         23        Ethan Tyrrell               Worcester, VT             (3+5) = 8

5.         88        Jason Wyman              Easton, NH                  (1+7) = 8

6.         3NH     Daniel Brofman           Berlin, NH                    (5+4) = 9

7.         13        Luke Shannon              Groveton, NH              (7+6) = 13

DNS     3          Avery Young                Dalton, NH

 

Dad’s 4 By Tool & Supply Kid’s Division – (15 Laps)

1.         01        Austin Sicard               Gilmanton, NH

2.         18x      Walker Fitch                Marshfield, VT

3.         4          Bentley Robbin            Bradford, VT

4.         22        Logan Farnsworth       St. Johnsbury, VT

5.         6          Connor Charbonneau  Groveton, NH

6.         1          Carter Stygles              Campton, NH

7.         32        Kylee Potter                Marshfield, VT

8.         09        Khloe Goodbout          Lincoln, NH

9.         17        Makenzi Sicard           Gilmanton, NH

10.       23        Madison Potter           Marshfield, VT