Gray Continues Flying Tiger Dominance at White Mountain, Rookie Cornell Gets First Late Model Win in Tech

Following the biggest weekend of the year for White Mountain Motorsports Park, the White Mountain faithful returned to their favorite summer hangout for a make-up event following Mother Nature’s intense rainfall this summer.

The Dad’s 4 By Tool & Supply Kids Division kicked off the Saturday night action as Madison Potter had the ride of her career, leading the frey until a lap 11 caution for the stalled Colton Williams allowed officials to spot a flat right front developing, sending the young Marshfield, Vermont driver pit-side for repairs. The restart green switched the youth division into a chase after Hayden Bushey in the final circuits. Bushey would nab career win number three in the division followed by Chloe Doyle and Khloe Goodbout in a pair of first podiums for the season.

While Scott Senecal brought the Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank Strictly Minis to green, it was outside polesitter Landyn O’Donnell who jumped to the early lead in their 25-lap main event. O’Donnell ran with a growing lead as things got hairy in the second-half of the field as a turn one rolling road block ruined the night for Kyler Davis, Jason Goodbout and Jack Hayes. With the race staying green, O’Donnell’s competition began knocking on his back door as Todd Derrington, Tyler Thompson and Patrick Switser drew ever closer with each lap. The time never came with a smooth and steady Landyn O’Donnell collecting his first career Strictly Mini victory followed by Derrington and Thompson at the line.

The Wayne’s Market Dwarf Cars got off to a wild start as a turn two melee saw substitute driver Colby Bourgeois flip side-for-side, end over end caught up with Ethan Tyrell, Ryan Ware and Dave Gyger caught in the flash accident. On the restart, Chad Dufour launched to lead the pack with a mirror full of Jason Wyman. The last thing Dufour wanted to see was the yellow flag on lap 17 for a spinning Chris King in turn two leading to a final face-off with Jeff Ainsworth. Chad Dufour would hold on to take his first win of the season followed by Ainsworth and Jason Wyman on the podium.

The Fisher Auto Parts Flying Tigers were next to take on the White Mountain highbanks, twenty-four strong for the second round of the Central Asphalt Paving Triple Crown. With a plus five in ACT Plus/Minus handicap procedures, Brandon Gray led the field off with Logan Powers and Sam Caron hot on his heels. Gray would continue to grow his lead amidst lap traffic, leaving Powers, Caron, Cam Gadue and Brad Bushey in the dust before the lap 48 caution for the spinning Joey Laquerre on the frontstretch re-racked the field.

The restart did little to extinguish the flame, with Gray launching from his competition but hope prevailed for Caron and Gadue with a spinning Mike Clark in turn two. Try as he might, with foot to the firewall, Sam Caron would be relegated to second place by a five car-length margin to winner Brandon Gray with Cam Gadue holding off Logan Powers and Brendan Moodie to take third.

After polesitter Normand Raymond laid out a smoke screen to take him out of contention in the Ammonoosuc Asphalt Mini Late Models, Cameron Sontag took off with the lead in their 40-lap main. Blistering speeds saw Sontag control the pack with Garrett LaBounty growing ever closer in second. The best battle on the track was between former champion Nick Anderson and leading rookie Chris Moulton for third with the veteran eventually taking the position. LaBounty would motor around Sontag to lead lap 10 with Anderson sneaking underneath for second. Leaving no meat on the bone, Nick Anderson would swoop around LaBounty with twelve laps remaining and take his second win of the season in the green-to-checkers event followed by Garrett LaBounty and Nick Miller in victory lane.

Veterans Mike Jurkowski and Stacy Cahoon brough the Foley Oil & Propane Late Models to point for the final feature event of the evening. Cahoon would lead the early circuits as the field filed-in for the 50-lap march to the checkers. The best battle in the field would find Oren Remick outside of Jaden Perry in the bare-knuckle fight for fourth with Remick prevailing on the preferred, outside groove. By the halfway point, rookie Colin Cornell began chasing down six-time track champion Cahoon with John Donahue and Ben Belanger battling for third eight-car lengths back.

Cornell stalked Cahoon by less than a hood-length lap after lap in the veterans tire tracks but with laps winding down the pressure steamed up. The boiler remained unexploded until tech with apparent winner Stacy Cahoon found too wide in post-race technical inspection. Cahoon amicably gave the win to rookie Colin Cornell with a hard-charging Ben Belanger taking second and Cody LeBlanc in third.

Thunder in the Mountains returns next Saturday, August 17 for the final championship round in the Central Asphalt Paving Flying Tiger Triple Crown! The NELCAR Legends Tour and Bandoleros return to the White Mountain highbanks with continued track championship action for the Foley Oil & Propane Late Models, Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank Strictly Minis, Ammonoosuc Asphalt Mini Late Models and Wayne’s Market Dwarf Cars with a 6:00pm Post Time!

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

-White Mountain Motorsports Park Release
-Photo credit: John Raper

White Mountain Motorsports Park
Saturday, August 10, 2024
Central Asphalt Paving Triple Crown Round #2
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS

Fisher Auto Parts Flying Tigers – (75 Laps)
Central Asphalt Paving Triple Crown Series – Round #2

1. 00VT Brandon Gray E. Thetford, VT
2. 07VT Sam Caron Milton, VT
3. 23NY Cam Gadue Highgate, VT
4. 31VT Logan Powers Middlesex, VT
5. 15NH Brendan Moodie Wolcott, VT
6. 26VT Luke Peters Groton, VT
7. 4NH Shane Sicard Barton, VT
8. 37VT Kyle Streeter Waterbury Ctr., VT
9. 52VT Brad Bushey Fairfax, VT
10. 90VT Cameron Ouellette Barre, VT
11. 22WC Mike Clark Littleton, NH
12. 23VT Matt Potter Marshfield, VT
13. 36NH Jason Woodard* Waterbury Ctr., VT
14. 78VT Tyler Pepin Barre, VT
15. 43VT #Kyle Willis Derby Line, VT
16. 62VT Jamon Perry Hardwick, VT
17. 29VT #Owen Cheney Moretown, VT
18. 49VT #Austin Sicard Gilmanton, NH
19. 23NH Michael Potter Plainfield, VT
20. 15VT Joey Laquerre E. Montpelier, VT
21. 77VT Issac Spaulding Wolcott, VT
22. 3VT Michael MacAskill Williamstown, VT
23. 92VT Jaden Perry Hardwick, VT
24. 34VT Jim Paquette Alburgh, VT

*Sub Driver for Nate Hamblett

Foley Oil & Propane Late Models – (50 Laps)

1. 54VT #Colin Cornell East Burke, VT
2. 99NH Ben Belanger Whitefield, NH
3. 7NH Cody LeBlanc Berlin, NH
4. 26VT John Donahue Graniteville, VT
5. 42NH Mike Jurkowski Claremont, NH
6. 68NH Tanner Woodard Waterbury Ctr., VT
7. 60VI #Thomas Smithers, VI Gilmanton, NH
8. 17NH Kyle Goodbout Lincoln, NH
9. 21VT Reilly Lanphear Waterbury, VT
10. 92VT Jaden Perry Hardwick, VT
11. 21NH Oren Remick Monroe, NH
12. 38VT Andy Hill* Danville, VT
13. 78NH Quinten Welch Groveton, NH
14. 67MA Johnny Silva
DNS 57NH Dave Labrecque Thorton, NH
DSQ 83VT Stacy Cahoon St. Johnsbury, VT

* Sub Driver for Tyler Cahoon

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

1. 1 Landyn O'Donnell N. Haverhill, NH
2. 57 Todd Derrington Littleton, NH
3. 51 Tyler Thompson Littleton, NH
4. 16x Patrick Switser Woodsville, NH
5. 99 McKenna Merchant Waterford, VT
6. 02 Dustin Wilson Bethlehem, NH
7. 12 John Knight Franklin, NH
8. 17NH Scott Senecal Lisbon, NH
9. 19 Dave Driscoll N. Woodstock, NH
10. 92 Jason Goodbout, Jr. Lincoln, NH
11. 11 Jacob Roy Danville, VT
12. 09 Jack Hayes* Littleton, NH
DNS 17 Connor Rueda Barre, VT
DNS 31 Les Washburn Bethlehem, NH
DNS 18 Donnie Baumgardner N. Woodstock, NH

*Relegated to Last Place by Procedure

Ammonoosuc Asphalt Mini Late Models – (40 Laps)

1. 55 Nick Anderson Oxford, MA
2. 76 Garrett LaBounty Orleans, VT
3. 17NH Nick Miller Berlin, NH
4. 15 #Chris Moulton Pepperell, MA
5. 7 Matt LeBlanc Berlin, NH
6. 93 Tim Paquette Bennington, NH
7. 31 Brett Jackson Bethlehem, NH
8. 24 Colton Hull
9. 71 Kevin Boucher Grafton, NH
10. 13 Cameron Sontag Sterling, MA
11. 66 Normand Raymond, Jr. Sherbrooke, QC

Wayne’s Market Dwarf Cars – (25 Laps)

1. 52 Chad Dufour Littleton, NH
2. 41 Jeff Ainsworth Bethlehem, NH
3. 88 Jason Wyman Easton, NH
4. 93 Dave Gyger Campton, NH
5. 16 #Mitchell O'Brien Deerfield, NH
6. 99 Chris King
7. 32 Ryan Ware E. Burke, VT
8. 23 Ethan Tyrell Worcester, VT
9. 8 Colby Bourgeois* St. Johnsbury, VT

*Sub Driver for Andy Hill

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

1. 15 Hayden Bushey Fletcher, VT
2. 19 Chloe Doyle Northfield, VT
3. 09 Khloe Goodbout Lincoln, NH
4. 05 Colby Stygles Bradford, VT
5. 93 Jackson Hunt Derby Line, VT
6. 74 Kiptyn Aldrich N. Haverhill, NH
7. 2 Cooper Benoit Washington, VT
8. 17 Makenzi Sicard Gilmanton, NH
9. 23 Madison Potter Marshfield, VT
10. 14 Colton Williams Washington, VT