WHITE MOUNTAINS

The only thing brighter than the sunshine at White Mountain Motorsports Park on Saturday August 4 th, were the colors of the bright and boldly painted racecars.   Finally Mother Nature gave everybody a break and there was no chance of a cancellation that weekend.  This season has been tough on the tracks and tours as weekend after weekend rain puts a halt on racing.  Star started their day off with warm up from12:00 to 3:30.  The evening events would give the Star Tour two heats and two features.  The first heat race to hit the track, were the Sportsmen Division where rookie driver Alec Gause from NH in the #75 Vega took the lead and was not about giving it up.  He battled off Richard Eastman from Ma in the #0 Pinto and Skip Stearns from NH in the #7X coupe.  With Gause out front Eastman and Stearns battled for second place lap after lap.  When the checkered flag came down it was on Gause to pick up the first victory for the tour that evening.  Eastman in the #0 took a second and to top off the pack Stearns with the 7X finished third.  The modifieds were lined up and ready to hit the track for their heat race.  Vito Colenario from Me in the #55 Vega shot out to take the lead.  James Allen from Ma in the #46 Monte Carlo followed Colenario with a battle for first place.  Danny Ferland from NH in the #194 Pinto made his way to third place.  Colenario and Allen battled lap after lap for first place but when the checkered was waved it was on Colenario in the #55 to take the second victory for the tour for the evening.  Allen in the #46 finished off second and Ferland finished off the pack with a third.

Then it was time for the feature races for Star.  First on the tap were the Sportsmen.  When the green flew it was Richard Eastman in the #0 to take the lead.  Rick MacDowell from Ma in the #76 Camero passed Eastman on the outside to take over the lead.  Eastman kept a close second with Skip Stearns in the 7X now falling into third position.  Once again Eastman and Stearns battled for second and third place. When the checkered waived it was on Rick MacDowell in the #76 to take the third victory for the tour that evening.  Eastman in the #0 took second with Stearns in the 7X taking third.  The modifieds were geared up and ready to hit the track for their feature race.  When the green came down it was Ed Mulligan from RI in the #61 Pinto and James Allen from Ma in the #46 to battle for the lead lap after lap.  Then Allen made his move to take over the lead but not for long when Bobby Turner from Me in the #7 Pinto made his way on the outside and to the front to take over the lead.  Meanwhile Danny Ferland from NH in the #194 made his way around the #61 of Ed Mulligan to take over third spot.  Once again Allen and Ferland battling for second and third. When the checked came down it was on Bobby Turner in the #7 to take the victory for the modified feature.  James Allen in the #46 took a second and Danny Ferland in the #194 topped of the field with a third. 

Sportsmen winner Rick MacDowell and Modified winner Bobby Turner were brought out together for a Victory lap.  Side by side Modified and Sportsmen drivers rode around the track with the checkered flags.   Speaking about flagging Race Director Mary Lima was on the flag stand flagging the features. She stated “I have been a Race Director for many years but never got to flag the features for the tour from Green to Checkered!!!!  A special thank you to White Mountains’ Flagman for working with me and for an unforgettable evening.” Thanks go out to White Mountains Teri and Don Avery and their staff for an unforgettable evening of racing.

EVENT RESULTS