Both PASS and ACT Finishes Determined by Fractions of a Second

Tanner Woodard Claims Wells River Chevrolet Flying Tiger Championship by 1 Point

N. Woodstock, NH — Following a rain-mandated change in schedule, the Pro All Stars Series and American-Canadian Tour Fall Foliage Doubleheader made up for the shift in spades. Both of New England’s top full fendered divisions unloaded thirty-two cars into the White Mountain pit area Saturday morning to compete at one of their favorite Northeast raceways. Alongside the touring series action, the Wells River Chevrolet Flying Tiger championship came down to who could finish ahead of the other two, with one point determining a year’s worth of highs and lows in the most competitive support division in New England.

Alongside the Pro All Stars Series Super Late Models, the PASS Modifieds invaded the White Mountain highbanks as their championship season winds down. Fourteen Mods battled hard for the top spot with the first serious caution coming out just after the halfway point. As Shawn Knight tried to better his odds, he got hooked moving around another car, slamming into the turn four tire barrier and ending a strong run for the South Paris, Maine driver.

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With just five laps remaining, Brandon Varney powered up the outside of Tamworth, New Hampshire’s Mike Davis to steal away the top spot while Spencer Morse and Ryan Ripley battled hard for third. Morse would make contact with the left rear of Ripley to move underneath while a loose Davis would allow Morse to quickly take over the second position. No one had anything for Brandon Varney as he took down the PASS Mod 50-lap main event followed by Spencer Morse and Mike Davis to round out the podium.

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The thirty-two PASS Super Late Models took the track for their Fall Foliage 150. After leading the first 20 laps, New Sharon, Maine’s Dillon Moltz brought out the first caution for a flat left front tire, a devastating blow to a dominant start. Center Conway, New Hampshire’s Gabe Brown quickly took over the top spot and held on tight as Hallowell, Maine’s Johnny Clark stalked his every move. The eight-time Pro All Stars Series champ set his sights on the former Oxford Plains Speedway champion, taking the lead following a lap 50 restart.

The Big One took place on lap 57 as a missed shift on a restart sent the front pack reeling, at least nine cars scattered across turns one and two with Trevor Sanborn and Dan Winter calling it a day on the back of the White Mountain wreckers. Clark and Brown brought the restart with Clark pulling away. D.J. Shaw entered the mix under Gabe Brown on lap 65 to take second with Wayne Helliwell, Jr. waiting in the wings behind them.

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After a cut left front on the 83 machine of Danville, Vermont’s Tyler Cahoon brought the caution flag once again on lap 82, Clark and Shaw battled hard up front. D.J. Shaw and Johnny Clark were the class of the field throughout the Fall Foliage 150 until tragedy struck the 54 machine of Clark on lap 147. Trailing arms on the rearend broke loose in turn three with Clark muscling his machine until it spun around in turn one, ending a strong run as he looked to make it two-for-two after taking the Feed the County 150 win at Caribou’s Spud Speedway last Sunday.

The restart set up a three-lap battle between Gabe Brown and D.J. Shaw as they raced side-by-side until the bitter end. On the final lap Shaw made contact underneath Brown going into three, Brown gave it back coming out of four and took down the Fall Foliage 150 win by just 0.003 seconds. Gabe Brown earned his first ever PASS Super Late Model win at White Mountain Motorsports Park over D.J. Shaw with East Bridgewater, Massachusetts-driver Ryan Kuhn battling back to finish third.  

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The Wells River Chevrolet Flying Tigers were next on the schedule with Kaiden Fisher leading a tied Tanner Woodard and Shane Sicard by one point following the heat race qualifying rounds. Led to green by Thomas Smithers VI and Matt Potter, Smithers took the green nearly sideways, allowing the outside line to take a massive leap over the slowing inside groove. Mike Clark took the lead on lap 10 of the 50 lap, $1,000 to win special followed closely by Fisher. As a sputtering Fisher slowed from the second position, slowing on the backstretch and saved by the spinning Jody Sicard bringing out the caution on lap 24.

The Fisher team quickly jumped to work, checking over the fuel system and adjusting the ignition before sending the S.D. Ireland machine back to battle at the back of the field just in time for the restart green flag. Clark continued to lead as Shane Sicard moved into championship contention, a full straightaway ahead of fellow top point chaser Tanner Woodard. The yellow flag would wave once again on lap 39 as Jason Woodard went way high in turn three, spinning into the turn four grass.

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The restart set the three point leaders, Sicard, Woodard and Fisher, under a blanket as the top three cars on track. The final caution on lap 43 for a stopped Mike Clark set up the final dogfight for the championship with Tanner Woodard choosing the outside of Kaiden Fisher on the restart with Shane Sicard behind Fisher in third. Over the final seven laps, Woodard and Fisher fought hard side-by-side while Sicard slipped allowing Matt Potter to move into third. Tanner Woodard would cross under the checkered flags ahead of Kaiden Fisher giving Woodard the one point advantage to take the 2022 Wells River Chevrolet Flying Tiger championship, his first career championship. Matt Potter would round out the podium in third with Kaiden Fisher finishing second in points and as the Flying Tiger Rookie of the Year.

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The American-Canadian Tour Fall Foliage 200 rounded out the evening’s activities. Led to point by Foley Oil & Propane Late Model regulars Bryan Wall Jr. and Quinny Welch, both would make their mark on the 44th running of the iconic event in very different ways. Fellow White Mountain regular Kasey Beattie took down a consolation round win to qualify into the main event with his Plus/Minus handicap but mechanical issues kept him from capitalizing on the day. Current King of the Mountain point leader Quinny Welch took the early lead and held on through restart after restart, holding off Patrick Laperle for 161 laps.

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Following a major caution on lap 161 for a turn three pileup, Welch’s fuel cell went dry under the caution laps forcing a push back into the pits via the White Mountain safety crew. The heartbreaking turn of events for the 78NH crew ruined a stellar run for the multi-time White Mountain champion, continuing his bad-luck streak in American-Canadian Tour competition.

After Canadian Patrick Laperle took over the lead, he battled hard with former White Mountain champion D.J. Shaw till the end of the 200 lap event. Coming into turn three to take the checkered flag, Shaw powered under Laperle with New Salem, Massachusetts’ Tom Carey III and Bryan Wall Jr. in tow. Contact between the leaders found Laperle sideways along the bumper of Shaw with Carey and Wall jumping beneath to try and get a leg up. Carey would get caught in the right rear on the bumper of Laperle as he miraculously straightened out to take the win over Shaw by just 0.023 seconds.

Patrick Laperle took down his fifth Fall Foliage 200 win followed by D.J. Shaw with current Foley Oil & Propane Late Model Rookie of the Year points leader Bryan Wall Jr. taking third place in just his third American-Canadian Tour start.

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White Mountain Motorsports Park wraps up the 2022 season Saturday, September 24 with the $5,000 to win R&R Race Parts NH Street Stock Open 100. Also on the docket is the championship final rounds for the Foley Oil & Propane Late Models, Ammonoosuc Asphalt Mini Late Models, Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank Strictly Stock Minis and Wayne’s Market Dwarf Cars all crown the 2022 champions. The Dads 4 By Tool & Supply Kids Division and rescheduled New England Dwarf Car Series will be joining the fray.

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

Fall Foliage Saturday Spectacular

Saturday, September 17, 2022

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS

American-Canadian Tour – 44th Fall Foliage 200

1          91QC   Patrick Laperle            St-Denis, QC

2          04VT    D.J. Shaw                     Center Conway, NH

3          77NH   #Bryan Wall Jr.            E. Kingston, NH

4          68NH   Tanner Woodard         Waterbury Ctr., VT

5          5MA    Tom Carey III               New Salem, MA

6          04NH   Shawn Swallow           Groveton, NH

7          00NH   Joey Doiron                 Berwick, ME

8          21QC   Alexandre Tardif         Notre Dame des Pins, QC

9          7NH     #Cody Leblanc             Berlin, NH

10        78NH   Quinten Welch            Groveton, NH

11        0VT      Scott Dragon               Milton, VT

12        27NH   #Cam Huntress            Rochester, NH

13        36NH   Erick Sands                  Derry, NH

14        0NH     Dylan Bilodeau            Fremont, NH

15        61NH   Ryan Olsen                  N. Haverhill, NH

16        92VT    Jaden Perry                 Hardwick, VT

17        02NH   Randy Potter               Groveton, NH

18        21VT    Reilly Lanphear           Waterbury, VT

19        12NH   Jeffrey Labrecque Jr.   Strafford, NH

20        67MA  Chase Curtis                Rutland, MA

21        4NH     #Jamie Swallow Jr.      Stark, NH

22        48QC   Raphael Lessard          Quebec City, QC

23        55VT    #Keegan Lamson         Berlin, VT

24        36QC   Alex Labbe                   St-Albert, QC

25        32NH   Jeff Marshall               Littleton, NH

26        27KY    Isaac Bevin                  Louisville, KY

27        49NH   Matt Anderson            Franklin, NH

28        03MA  Derek Gluchacki          North Dartmouth, MA

29        22VT    Peyton Lanphear         Waterbury, VT

30        1ME     Mike Bailey                 S. Barre, VT

31        58VT    Jimmy Hebert              Williamstown, VT

32        45NH   Kasey Beattie              St. Johnsbury, VT

Pro All Stars Series Super Late Models – Fall Foliage 150

1.         50        Gabe Brown                Center Conway, NH

2.         60        D.J. Shaw                     Center Conway, NH

3.         72        Ryan Kuhn                   E. Bridgewater, MA

4.         27NH   Wayne Helliwell, Jr.    Dover, NH

5.         17MA  Eddie MacDonald       Rowley, MA

6.         09        Jeremy Davis               Tamworth, NH

7.         39        Max Cookson               Pittsfield, ME

8.         52        Jake Matheson            Hillsboro, NH

9.         5x        Bobby Therrien           Hinesburg, VT

10.       24        Ben Rowe                    Turner, ME

11.       10        Kate Re                        Harrison, ME

12.       18s       Mike Scorzelli              Feura Bush, NY

13.       12        Dennis Spencer, Jr.     Oxford, ME

14.       02        Brian Whalley             Laconia, NH

15.       54        Johnny Clark               Hallowell, ME

16.       12x      Corey Bubar                Windham, ME

17.       90        Craig Weinstein          E. Walpole, MA

18.       83        Tyler Cahoon               St. Johnsbury, VT

19.       7B        Isaac Bevin                  Louisville, KY

20.       00        Jimmy Renfrew Jr.      Candia, NH

21.       8          Calvin Rose, Jr.            Turner, ME

22.       01        Sammy Gooden           Whitefield, VT

23.       93        Ryan Green    

24.       29        Trevor Sanborn           E. Parsonsfield, ME

25.       81        Dan Winter                 Deerfield, ME

26.       36        Ryan Robbins 

27.       5M       Dillon Moltz                 New Sharon, ME

28.       84        Jamie Wright  

29        20        Joe Pastore                  Gorham, ME

30        60M     Mike Mayberry           Naples, ME

DNS     4NH     Joey Polewarczyk        Hudson, NH

DNS     07        Mark Patten                Belmont, NH

Wells River Chevrolet Flying Tigers – 50 Lap

WMMP Flying Tiger Track Champion: Tanner Woodard

1.         55NH   Tanner Woodard         Waterbury Ctr., VT

2.         18VT    #Kaiden Fisher             Shelburne, VT

3.         23VT    Matthew Potter          Marshfield, VT

4.         4NH     Shane Sicard               Barton, VT

5.         35DG   Colin Cornell               E. Burke, VT

6.         44VT    Justin Prescott             Williston, VT

7.         56VT    Chris Laforest              Barre, VT

8.         3VT      Michael MacAskill      Williamstown,VT

9.         60NH   #Thomas Smithers VI  Gilmanton, NH

10.       49NH   Jody Sicard                  Gilmanton, NH

11.       22NH   #Chandler Potter         Plainfield, VT

12.       68VT    Jason Woodard           Waterbury Ctr., VT

13.       82NH   Frank Sweeney            Belmont, NH

14.       2NH     Michael Clark              Littleton, NH

15.       23NH   Michael Potter            Plainfield, VT

16.       94NH   Leslie Keyser               Northfield, NH

PASS Modifieds – 50 Laps

1.         1          Brandon Varney          Canton, ME

2.         34        Spencer Morse            Naples, ME

3.         17        Mike Davis                  Tamworth, NH

4.         09        Ryan Ripley                 Thomaston, ME

5.         6          Troy Morse                 Bridgton, ME

6.         83        Dan Brown                  Turner, ME

7.         52        Colby Benjamin           Belmont, ME

8.         00        Zach Bowie                  Greene, ME

9.         38        Garrett Lamb              Windham, ME

10.       85        Chandler Harrison       Freeport, ME

11.       9          Alex Ricker                  Tamworth, NH

12.       33        Bill Dixon                     N. Waterboro, ME

13.       7          Spencer Vaughn          Canton, ME

14.       25        Shawn Knight              South Paris, ME

DNS       10        Bill Fiske                      Chester, NH