AIRBORNE SPEEDWAY NEWS: Late surge lands Dupree Airborne opener
Airborne Speedway – May 7, 2011 South Plattsburgh – Defending Airborne DIRTcar Modifed champion Patrick Dupree started 15th in a 30-car car field, reeled in leaders Martin Roy and Greg Atkins on lap 39 and went on to win the Della Auto Group 50-lap season opener Saturday night. |
Dupree started 15th and benefitted early when the race got off to a rocky start. Three yellows were needed to complete the first three laps. His Saranac Country Store/Fournier’s Farm Equipment No. 24 was up to sixth after the three restarts. Laps 4-22 ran under green as Roy, who started 6th, made his getaway. After the fourth caution, he opened up a full straightaway lead while Atkins, Don Scarborough and Dupree battled for second. But on a final restart on lap 34, Roy could no longer shake the pack. Atkins led briefly as Roy faltered on lap 39 and was then overtaken on the outside by Dupree. “I wasn’t saving it,” Dupree said. “I had to race Scarborough hard for third, but my car got better at the end. I think the others faded a little bit. I figured the No. 1 car (Atkins) would go low to get by Roy so I went outside.” Vince Quenneville rose to third place and challenged Atkins for second in the closing laps, but couldn’t get by him. Scarborough held off fast-rising Todd Stone for fifth. Stone had one of the fastest cars in the field, but was victimized by the early chain reaction check-ups and had to come from the rear. Roy, Kris Vernold, Mike Reyell, Mike Phinney and Andy Lindemann completed the top 10. Plattsburgh’s Robin Wood took advantage of a yellow flag with six laps left in the J&S Steel Sportsman feature and won the 25-lap event by three car-lengths. The restart erased Jamy Begor’s large lead. With four circuits left, Wood cleared Begor on the outside. Begor settled for the runner-up spot after having led laps 5-19. Codey Benoit finished third. Bill Thwaits and Shawn Duquette were fourth and fifth. Robert Gordon edged Joe Daniels in a Renegade thriller that saw the lead change five times in the last 11 laps as the pair raced door to door. Defending track champion Kevin Boutin was a nearby third. “I almost tucked down behind Joe at one point, but I decided to try the outside and I’m glad I did,” Gordon said. Boutin pursued Josh Terry for a dozen laps before gaining third. Robbie Favreau was fifth. Chris LaVair of Gabriels won the Mini Modified feature. Josh LeClaire, Kris Clark, Scott Richner and Speedy Bresette were next in line. Josh Durivage of West Chazy won the Bomber feature. Airborne Speedway Della Auto Group 50 Modifieds 1. Patrick Dupree 2. Greg Atkins 3. Vince Quenneville 4. Don Scarborough 5. Todd Stone 6. Martin Roy 7. Kris Vernold 8. Mike Reyell 9. Mike Phinney 10.Andy Lindemann 11.Todd Ormsby 12.Matt Woodruff 13.Craig Reyell 14.Andy Heywood 15.Jason Bruno 16.Jim Ryan 17.Max Viens 18.Jason Durgan 19.Pat McGraile 20.Tommy Jock 21. Gardner Stone 22.George Foley 23.Michel Lebrecque 24.Bryant Trim 25.Leon Gonyo 26. Mike Wells 27.Chris Cayea 28.Daniel Brown 29.Cameron Grady 30. Terry Hayes Contact: Tom Herzig 802-882-8131 |
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