Kasey Beattie Earns Biggest Win to Date with Wall’s Ford Spring Board 100 Checkers

N. Woodstock, NH — The 2023 racing season at White Mountain Motorsports Park officially began on Saturday with the 5th annual Spring Board 100 for the Wall’s Ford Platinum Late Model Series. Twenty-five Foley Oil & Propane Late Models from across the twin states of New Hampshire and Vermont converged to help get the 31st season of White Mountain started in style following last week’s unfortunate rainout. Along with the Late Models, the Flying Tigers, Strictly Stock Minis, Dwarf Cars and Kid’s Division also got their first taste of action for 2023.

A growing group of youngsters have joined the Dad’s 4 By Tool & Supply Kid’s Division as WMMP helps cultivate the next generation of racers. They started the night’s racing action as last season’s veterans showed the new kids on the block the fastest route around the quarter-mile. While lapped traffic made them work for it, these wily veterans still held out till the end with Bentley Robbin narrowly nabbing his first career win followed by Austin Sicard and Walker Fitch.

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The Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank Strictly Stock Minis were also led to green by a pair of veterans in Scott Senecal and Jason Goodbout, Jr. Their lone caution would come on lap 13 with sliding rookie McKenna Merchant flying broadside into traffic in turn two to send a melee of cars in all directions. Goodbout would lose a strong run on an expired engine leaving fellow youth-leader Kristian Switser to pick up the lead and take it all the way to the checkers. Defending track champion Chris Moulton along with Scott Senecal would round out the podium.

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Back again on a part-time weekly schedule, the Wayne’s Market Dwarf Cars continued their usual lightning pace around the White Mountain highbanks. Perennial title contender Dave Gyger led the field to green and battled all 25 laps with Jason Wyman, slowed only once by a stalled Luke Shannon on lap 22. Wyman would ultimately get the upper hand over Gyger in the final circuit with Ethan Tyrell jumping in to take third.

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The Fisher Auto Parts Flying Tigers were the first collection of new vs. old on the night with top rookies Luke Peters, Jim Paquette and Nathan Hamblett up against the likes of John Donahue, Joey Laquerre and Brandon Gray. Jamon Perry would take the commanding lead at the onset, stalked closely by Brad Bushey, Gray and Donahue before Gray overtook the lead by the halfway point. From there it was all Gray leaving the others to battle for second with Jamon Perry charging over John Donahue by just a fender at the line to round out the podium.

John Raper photo

The 5th annual Spring Board 100 was likewise an epic battle of the ages, literally. Aside from former top rookies Kasey Beattie, Ryan Ware, Bryan Wall, Jr. and the first ever Late Model start for Taylor Hoar, there were also longtime veterans Stacy Cahoon, Randy Potter, Quinny Welch, Jean-Paul Cyr and Scott Dragon. Leading the charge would be Jimmy Renfrew Jr. and Bryan Wall Jr. with Ryan Ware setting a fiery pace early but fell off with mechanical problems just before the half-way point.

A lap 62 caution between Reilly Lanphear and Matt Anderson would re-rack the field for another dogfight between Wall and Renfrew. Kasey Beattie would instantly join the mix from third and quickly take over the lead until the field was slowed once again on lap 91 for Quinny Welch’s hard contact with the frontstretch wall. The final restart would pit Beattie against Wall with Renfrew waiting in the wings. While the fighting was ferocious, Wall would spin under the white-flag to the infield leaving Kasey Beattie to take his biggest career win to date over Jimmy Renfrew, Jr. and former Flying Tiger track champion Tanner Woodard. Stacy Cahoon and Ben Belanger would round out the top-5 in the first of four Wall’s Ford Platinum Late Model Series showdowns at White Mountain.

John Raper photo

With the 2023 season officially underway at White Mountain Motorsports Park, Thunder returns to the Mountains next Saturday, June 3rd with the first leg of the Central Asphalt Paving Flying Tiger Triple Crown Series. All your favorite Fisher Auto Parts Flying Tigers will be in action with several traveling faces expected to join the fray, along with the Foley Oil & Propane Late Models, Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank Strictly Stock Minis and Dad’s 4 By Tool & Supply Kid’s Division!

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

5th Annual Spring Board 100

Saturday, May 27, 2023

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS

Foley Oil & Propane Late Models – Spring Board 100 (Wall’s Ford Platinum Race #1)

1.         45NH   Kasey Beattie              St. Johnsbury, VT

2.         00NH   Jimmy Renfrew Jr.      Candia, NH

3.         68NH   Tanner Woodard         Waterbury Ctr., VT

4.         83VT    Stacy Cahoon              St. Johnsbury, VT

5.         99NH   Ben Belanger              Whitefield, NH

6.         61NH   Ryan Olsen                  N. Haverhill, NH

7.         40VT    Eric Chase                   Milton, VT

8.         74ME   Justin Eldridge             Tuftonboro, NH

9.         02NH   Randy Potter               Groveton, NH

10.         48VT     Jean-Paul Cyr                   Milton, VT

11.       92VT    Jaden Perry                 Hardwick, VT

12.       48NY    Taylor Hoar                 S. Hero, VT

13.       77NH   Bryan Wall Jr.              E. Kingston, NH

14.       42NH   Mike Jurkowski            Claremont, NH

15.       21VT    Reilly Lanphear           Waterbury, VT

16.       22WC  Mike Clark                   Littleton, NH

17.       49NH   Matt Anderson            Franklin, NH

18.       78NH   Quinten Welch            Groveton, NH

19.       07NH   Mark Patten                Belmont, NH

20.       22VT    Peyton Lanphear         Waterbury, VT

21.       28NH   Ricky Bly                      Sunapee, NH

22.       17NH   #Kyle Goodbout           Lincoln, NH

23.       32VT    Ryan Ware                  E. Burke, VT

24.       0VT      Scott Dragon               Milton, VT

25.       97VT    Pat Patten                   Belmont, NH

 

Fisher Auto Parts Flying Tigers - (35 Laps)

1.         00VT    Brandon Gray              E. Thetford, VT

2.         62VT    Jamon Perry                Hardwick, VT

3.         26NH   John Donahue             Graniteville, VT

4.         52VT    Brad Bushey                Fairfax, VT

5.         15NH   Joey Laquerre             E. Montpelier, VT

6.         82NH   Frank Sweeney            Belmont, NH

7.         26VT    #Luke Peters               Groton, VT

8.         3NH     David Baron                Nashua, NH

9.            36NH    #Nathan Hamblett        Derby Line, VT

10.       34VT    #Jim Paquette             Alburgh, VT

 

Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank Strictly Stock Minis - (25 Laps)

1.         16NH   Kristian Switser           Waterford, VT

2.         15        Chris Moulton             Pepperell, MA

3.         1          Scott Senecal              Lisbon, NH

4.         18NH   Anthony Gavel             Belmont, NH

5.         57        Todd Derrington         Littleton, NH

6.         51        Tyler Thompson          Lincoln, NH

7.         16x      #Patrick Switser          Woodsville, NH

8.         14        Jillian Baumgardner    N. Woodstock, NH

9.         02        Dustin Wilson              Bethlehem, NH

10.       69        #Aiden Young              Dalton, NH

11.       92        Jason Goodbout, Jr.    Lincoln, NH

12.       18        Donnie Baumgardner N. Woodstock, NH

13.       99        #McKenna Merchant  Waterford, VT

14.       09        Jack Hayes                   Littleton, NH

DNS     17        Les Washburn             Bethlehem, NH

 

Wayne’s Market Dwarf Cars - (25 Laps)

1.         88        Jason Wyman              Easton, NH

2.         93        Dave Gyger                 Campton, NH

3.         23        Ethan Tyrrell               Worcester, VT

4.         41        Jeff Ainsworth             Bethlehem, NH

5.         52        Chad Dufour                Littleton, NH

6.         13        Luke Shannon              Groveton, NH

7.         8          Andy Hill                     Waterford, VT

 

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

1.         4          Bentley Robbin            Bradford, VT

2.         01        Austin Sicard               Gilmanton, NH

3.         18x      Walker Fitch                Marshfield, VT

4.         32        Kylee Potter                Marshfield, VT

5.         23        Madison Potter           Marshfield, VT

6.         1          Carter Stygles              Campton, NH

7.         09        Khloe Goodbout          Lincoln, NH

8.         17        Makenzi Sicard           Gilmanton, NH

DNS     81        Mark Mgrdichian        Raymond, NH