2026-05-13

Cary Terrance Holds off Felix Roy in Thursday Night Thunder Debut

Plattsburgh, NY-It was opening night of “Thursday Night Thunder” at the Airborne Park Speedway, and the fans who braved the chilly temperatures to take in the action didn’t go away disappointed. The crowd that was on hand was treated to an evening of hard-fought competition and several thrilling battles on A-Verdi Storage Night.

The first feature of the evening was the 30-lap main event for the DirtCar 358 Modifieds. After an impressive run in his heat race, Carey Terrance was equally dominant in the feature. Terrance and Mike Mahaney brought the field to the green flag, with Terrance grabbing the lead. Dany Gagne slipped underneath Mahaney in the opening laps but was no match for Terrance, who consistently pulled away.

Two cautions in a row on lap 14 brought the field back together. On the restart, Felix Roy pulled off a two-for-one, passing Mahaney and Gagne to move to the second spot and set his sights on Terrance. With Terrance working the high line, Roy ran the bottom, trying to reel him in. Terrance bobbled and slipped out of the groove on lap 26 at the exit of turn two. Roy advanced to the rear bumper of Terrance but couldn’t make the pass. Roy took a last-ditch shot off of four coming to the checkers, but Terrance escaped with the victory. Roy crossed the line second, followed by Mahaney, Gagne, and Tim Fuller.

Shane Pecore enjoyed winning the J&S Steel feature so much on opening night that he returned to the “Big A” to try to duplicate that effort. The Cornwall, Ontario driver did just that as he roared from the number two spot on the grid to make it two for two on the young campaign. Codie Aubin started on the pole and controlled the point for the first seven laps. Pecore had lost a position to Joey Scarborough but drove around Scarborough and Aubin on the high side on lap eight and drove off into the night. Scarborough powered around Aubin for second place a lap later, but Pecore was masterful in lapped traffic, building a healthy cushion between himself and the Brandon, Vermont driver.

Pecore completed his second straight run to the checkers, with Scaborough second, Cory Castell third, Aubin fourth, and Nick Heywood fifth.

A week and a half ago, with his wife getting ready to give birth to their second child, David Johnson rolled to victory in the opening night feature for the Rain Pro of Vermont Limited Sportsman division. Now the father of two sons, Johnson made it two in a row as he chased down early pacesetter Gary English to collect the top spot on the podium. English sprang from the top starting spot on the grid and assumed control for the first 11 laps. It appeared as though English might run away and hide from the pack, but Johnson was biding his time. Boomer Patterson briefly nosed ahead of Johnson for the number two spot at the halfway point. The caution light came on for a spin with nine laps remaining, and Johnson decided it was time to go.

On the restart, Johnson went from third to first, flying past both Patterson and English, and held off his challengers the rest of the way. English maintained the second spot, Brogan Roberts placed third, Patterson slipped to fourth, and Lea-Jeanne Lauziere rounded out the top five.

The drivers of the Renegade Division never fail to put on an exciting show, and this night was no exception. 2024 champion Shawn Duquette launched from outside the front row and captured the lead from pole sitter Tyler Irwin off of turn two on the opening lap. Duquette had to overcome a couple of restarts but led the event from flag to flag with all of the tight battling taking place behind him. Duquette had fashioned a commanding lead over second-place Tylor Terry, but the caution came out with two laps to go. On the restart, Brad Bushey seized second and began to pressure Duquette. Billy Thwaits muscled his way around Terry and Bushey, coming to the white flag. Thwaits got underneath Duquette off turn four, but Duquette won the drag race to the finish line for his first win of the season. Thwaits was second, Bushey third, Tylor Terry fourth, and Nathaniel Guay fifth.

In the mini stock 15-lap feature, Jeremiah King won a duel with Joe Warren and fought off a hard charge from Brandon Osher to pull out the victory. King led the first circuit, but Warren captured the point on lap two. After a lap four restart, King worked his way back around Warren to reclaim the top spot. Warren continued to hound King while Osher attempted to force himself into the fray. Fluid on the racing surface led to an extended caution period. With the race reaching the 15-minute time limit, race control informed drivers that the next yellow would end it. One lap later, the caution flew, and King nabbed the victory. Warren came under caution in second. Osher, Kyle Botala, and Nick Harndon rounded out the top five.

The action continues next Thursday night for one of the marquee events of 2026 when the DirtCar 358 Modified Series invades Airborne Park for the “Battle of Plattsburgh.” 75 laps, $5,000 to win. The J&S Sportsman will race 30 laps for $1,500. The Renegades, Mini Stocks, and Limited Sportsman will also be on the card. Grandstand gates open at 5:30 p.m. Hot Laps at 6:15 p.m. Racing at 7 p.m. Grandstand admission is $25. Pit admission is $45. Kids 12 and under are free.

 

 

 

Official Results-” Thursday Night Thunder” A-Verdi Storage Night

 

Thursday, May 7th

 

DirtCar 358 Modified Feature (30 laps)

 

Pos. (Start)   Driver                        Hometown

 

1. (1)            Carey Terrance       Akwesasne, Ny

2. (5)            Felix Roy                Napierville, QC       

3. (2)            Mike Mahaney        Elizabethtown, NY  

4. (3)            Dany Gagne          Mercier, QC 

5. (8)            Tim Fuller                Watertown, NY

6. (10)          Chris Raabe            Alexandria, ON

7. (6)            Lance Willix             Theresa, NY

8. (14)          Jordan McCreadie   Watertown, NY      

9. (9)            Jordan Fornwalt      Bradford, VT

10. (16)        Dave Camara          Poultney, VT

11. (12)        Mario Clair              Drummondville, QC

12. (21)        Tanner Siemons      Orford, NH  

13. (13)        Michael Parent        Granby, QC 

14. (11)        Dylan Madsen         Spencertown, NY   

15. (19)        Thomas Cook         Hogansburg, NY

16. (18)        Dale Gonyo Jr         Chazy, NY   

17. (15)        RJ Tresidder          Edwards, NY

18. (7)          George Foley          Vermontville, NY    

19. (22)        Tommy Jock Jr       Akwesasne, NY      

20. (17)        Greg Atkins             Ausable Forks, NY 

21. (24)        Johnny Chesnut      Peru, NY      

22. (4)          Preston Forbes       Potsdam, NY -

23. (20)        Matt Woodruff         Bloomingdale, NY  

24. (23)        Adam Pierson         East Corinth, VT

 

J&S Steel Sportsman Feature (25 laps)

 

Pos. (Start)  Driver                        Hometown

 

1. (2)           Shane Pecore           Cornwall, ON

2. (3)           Joey Scarborough     Brandon, VT

3. (4)           Cory Castell              Fort Covington, NY 

4. (1)           Codie Aubin              Plattsburgh, NY      

5. (12)         Nick Heywood           Plattsburgh, NY      

6. (6)          Travis Bruno              Morrisonville, NY    

7. (8)          Evan Roberts            Fletcher, VT 

8. (5)          Jamy Begor               Mooers Forks, NY  

9. (7)          Keith Pelkey              Clintonville, NY       

10. (15)      Michael Wright           Alburgh, VT  

11. (10)      Tanner Forbes           Jay, NY        

12. (9)        Lonnie Rivers             Plattsburgh, NY      

13. (11)      Vince Quenneville      Brandon, VT

14. (14)      Jason McClatchie       Plattsburgh, NY      

15. (17)      Caleb Durgan            Morrisonville, NY    

16. (16)      Bucko Branham         Plattsburgh, NY      

17. (18)      Max Dolliver                Londonderry, NH    

18. (13)      Christopher Cordeau  Magog, QC  

19. (21)      Dylan Rabtoy             Swanton, VT

20. (19)      Billy Cook                  Hogansburg, NY

 

Rain Pro of Vermont Limited Sportsman Feature (20 laps)

 

Pos. (Start)  Driver                          Hometown

 

1        2        David Johnson          Fairfax, VT

2        1        Gary English             Salisbury, VT       

3        7        Brogan Roberts         Fletcher, VT

4        3        Joshua Patterson      Milton, VT  

5        4        Lea-Jeanne Lauziere St-Cyrille-de-Wendover, QC

6        8        Cody Gregoropoulos Corinth, VT 

7        9        Michael Danforth       Corinth, VT

8        13      Cody O’Brien            Peru, NY    

9        11      Adam Lafountain       Starksboro, VT

10      6        Kobe Hernandez       Chazy, NY 

11      12       Sarah-Ann Lauziere   St-Cyrille-de-Wendover, QC      

12      14      Parker Dermody        Peru, NY    

13      16      Antony Boissonneault Ste-cecile De Milton, QC

14      5        Stephen Bushey          Brushton, NY      

15      10      Dereck Allard             St-Guillaume, QC

 

Renegades Feature (20 laps)

 

Pos. (Start)  Driver                        Hometown

 

1. (2)           Shawn Duquette       Morrisonville, NY    

2. (4)            Bill Thwaits              Plattsburgh, NY      

3. (5)             Brad Bushey           Fairfax, VT   

4. (4)            Tylor Terry              Mooers, NY  

5. (8)             Nathaniel Guay       Mooers, NY  

6. (1)             Tyler Irwin              Peru, NY      

7. (7)             Shawn Fountain      Plattsburgh, NY      

8. (6)             Josh Terry              Essex, NY    

9. (9)             Rick Doner             Clintonville, NY       

10. (10)        Tim Wilcox              Saranac, NY

11. (11)        Tony Salerno          Mineville, NY

12. (12)        Konnor Joyal           Ausable Forks, NY

 

Mini Stock Feature (15 laps)

 

Pos. (Start)   Driver                        Hometown

 

1. (2)           Jeremiah King           Peru, NY      

2. (4)           Joe Warren              Plattsburgh, NY      

3. (8)          Brandon Osher          Peru, NY      

4. (1)          Kyle Botala                Grand Isle, VT        

5. (6)          Nick Harnden             Cadyville, NY         

6. (13)         Jacob Fountain          Dannemora, NY     

7. (7)          Jp Corrow                  Peru, NY       -

8. (5)          Kyle Hart                   Cadyille, NY 

9. (10)        Ken Tourville              Grand Isle, VT        

10.(9)        Joshua Blake              Champlain, NY       

11. (11)     Josh Laporte                         -

12. (19)     Haiden Bordeau          Dannemora, NY     

13. (14)      Jamie Whitney Jr       Plattsburgh, NY      

14. (15)       Caleb Tourville                    South Alburgh, VT  

15. (17)       Tyler Warren            Plattsburgh, NY      

16. (23)       Leonard Snide          Plattsburgh, NY      

17. (12)       Randy Martin            Keeseville, NY        

18. (20)       Ernest Parent            Plattsburgh, NY

19. (25)       Thomas Parent         Plattsburgh, NY      

20. (3)          Glenn Engstrom        Peru, NY      

21. (16)       Tyler Bell                   Peru, NY

22. (21)       Jailynn Doner            Keesville, NY

23. (22)        Travis Reyell            Plattsburgh, NY      

24. (18)        Speedy Bresette      Plattsburgh, NY      

25. (24)        Austyn Parent          Plattsburgh, NY

Posted by Marc Patrick Roy at 13.5.26

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