Results

With lots of time between the Icebreaker event and the second race of the year, we set out to do some additional changes to the car. I counted on Jon, Jimmy, and engine builder Mike Pettit to do a bit more of the stuff than normal. My work schedule had me pretty busy working 72 hours per week.

Race day....with one round of practice we knew we had to get the car right in a hurry. Car was good...driver a bit conservative in that practice. 5 lbs of lead, 2 deg. timing change, one round of wedge, and some snugging up of leaky exhaust were all done under threatening skies.

Meanwhile on the track the other divisions began their features. I headed to the top row to spot for Todd Ceravolo during his race. They had overcome some challenges during practice with their new Dodge power plant's cooling system. Turn one of lap one the 43 car locked up his brakes and punted Todd into the wall. No penalty was given to the 43 car...go figure. Todd's day was done. I headed back to the 73 car.

Thankfully the track decided against drawing for start positions from a can. They opted to invert the top 16 finishers from the icebreaker. That method puts most of the best running cars in the middle of the field. Good for the fans, good for us racers also. I was to start 12th, Keith D. 13th, and Glenn B. 14th. I knew I would have to pass the 36, the 55, the 74 and other good cars to get a win.

I had made a bet with a friend that I would improve my finish over starting position by 22 spots (or win). Starting 12th required me to win the race to win the bet. Yikes, even I didn't like those odds. I hadn't pushed the car hard enough in practice to judge whether I had the best car. After looking at the line-up, I liked what I saw. I felt the outside line was going to be the best place early in the race. By lap 4 the 73 car had carried me up to 4th (S.F.G. schro). KS's penny jar was nervous.

I would make my way to second without touching a car...just the way it should be. Once in 2nd, there were several cautions... I would repeatedly try to find 7 feet of pavement on one side of the leader or another. Funny how there never was. I think Thompson is about 50 feet wide??? Must just look wider from the stands. With many tire marks on my car I finally forced my way by the leader. First pass for the lead by that method ever for me. Even us old dogs can learn new tricks if forced to.

Once in the lead we quickly opened up a substantial lead. Nearly a straight away between 1st and 2nd place. I usually don't feel the need to show that speed off. Today wasn't normal, as my dander was up. It takes a bunch to fire up the old leadfoot into a state of anger. Yup...I was certainly there.

Limited Sportsman - Feature Finish		Limited Sportsman - Points Standing
1st	#73 Larry Barnett	1st	#3 Glenn Boss	94
2nd	#79 Paul Coutu, Jr.	2nd	#73 Larry Barnett	92
3rd	#81 Jesse Gleason	3rd	#19x Keith DeSanctis	86
4th	#3 Glenn Boss	4th	#74 Joseph Arena	80
5th	#74 Joseph Arena	5th	#36 Scott Sundeen	76
6th	#36 Scott Sundeen	6th	#81 Jesse Gleason	74
7th	#19x Keith DeSanctis	7th	#16 Walter Hovey, Jr.	68
8th	#16 Walter Hovey, Jr.	8th	#38 Stephen Kenneway	68
9th	#38 Stephen Kenneway	9th	#79 Paul Coutu, Jr.	64
10th	#55 Eddie Puleo	10th	#55 Eddie Puleo	56

SK Modifieds		P.A.S.S. Pro Stocks
1st	#29 James Civali	1st	Cassius Clark
2nd	#6 Jeff Malave	2nd	Jonny Clark
3rd	#22 Joshua Steeves	3rd	Ben Rowe
4th	#79 Kerry Malone	4th	Corey Williams
5th	#75 Keith Rocco	5th	Scott Mulkern
6th	#27 John White	6th	Richie Dearborn
7th	#41 John Sandberg	7th	Donnie Whitten
8th	#47 Donny Lia	8th	J.R. Baril
9th	#53 David Salzarulo	9th	Travis Benjamin
10th	#25 Charles Bailey III	10th	Michael Ruttkamp
Late Models		Mini Stocks
1st	#94 Charles Bailey III	1st	#21 Terry Boudreau
2nd	#03 Marc Palmisano	2nd	#7 Todd Henshaw
3rd	#70 Rick Gentes	3rd	#47 Ronald Rixham
4th	#25 Woody Pitkat	4th	#84 Bill Shoeler
5th	#81 Rene Marcotte	5th	#76 Shelly Perry
6th	#91 Jeff Hartwell	6th	#71 Lance Hoague
7th	#21 Dennis Perry	7th	#72 Tyler Poulin
8th	#01 John Falconi	8th	#34 Roger Ducharme
9th	#24 Frank Mirabito	9th	#44 Kenneth Stilwell
10th	#22 Mark Jenison	10th	#98 Jodi Johnson
TIS Mods
1st	#01 Shane Michalski
2nd	#85 Michael Viens
3rd	#80 Roger Larson, Jr
4th	#56 Richard Ferreira