Berthiaume, Pelletier power to Airborne wins |
Pierre Berthiaume of Joliet, QC took control halfway through the TD Bank DIRTcar Modified 30-lap feature and drove off to a convincing win Saturday.
Michael Viens of St. Cesaire, QC, who Berthiaume passed for the lead, had a career-best second-place finish, two car-lengths ahead of Andy Lindeman of Poestenkill, NY. Lindeman’s 3rd-place finish was also a personal Airborne best. North Warren Central High-Schooler Jessey Mueller was 4th. Canadian Richard Tisseur completed the top five.
“Once I passed Viens, I thought I could win,” Berthiaume said. “I was just hoping there were no more yellows. The first two weeks we drew for position and I started in the back. Today I started closer to the front (7th in a 29-car field) and it makes a big difference.”. more
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Michael Viens 25m, Jason Durgan 17 |
Foley outlasts Stone for Modified win |
George Foley of Vermontville led Todd Stone of Middlebury, VT to the wire by a car-length to win the DIRTcar Modified 30-lap main event on his sponsor’s night at Airborne Saturday, May 5.
Foley, driving the Ford-powered Loreman’s/Pulsifer Logging No. 34, took the lead for keeps on lap 2, but Stone stayed close for the first 27 laps. No sooner had Foley opened up some daylight on Stone and third-place Pat McGrail when the yellow came out on lap 29.
“That set up a green-white-checkers finish, but Stone couldn’t make a winning pass. McGrail finished third, three car-lengths ahead of Greg Atkins-4th and Maxime Viens-5th. It was the second straight second-place finish for Stone.
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Renegade feature winner Joe Warren
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