Marc Johnson shines for 10K Slate Valley 50 payday; Quenneville captures third win of 2024

WEST HAVEN, VT.– Guilderland, N.Y.’s Marc Johnson, won Sunday’s 50 lap Short Track Super Series Modified Feature at Devil’s Bowl Speedway over Matt Sheppard, Mat Williamson, Jack Lehner and Stewart Friesen. Vince Quenneville stayed hot, taking his third win of the year in the  40-lap, topless Sunoco Sportsman Modified Feature. Scott Towslee, Jake Barrows and Brian Blake also picked up wins on the night.

Tim Fuller and Johnson shared the front row for the start of the race with Fuller taking the early advantage. Johnson followed him for the first two circuits before being able to get by and leading lap three. Sheppard and Williamson, starting 5th and 7th, respectively, began making their way forward.  Friesen was making his way forward from 11th starting position, making time on the middle and outside lanes on the slick half-mile.

 Johnson, still the leader, got into thick lap traffic around lap 30. Getting to the back of the pack and passing Daryl Mitchell and JR Hurlburt among others. By this time, Sheppard was firmly settled into 2nd and Williamson 3rd. Friesen battled with Lehner and David Hebert for top top five positions, while Anthony Perrego tried to advance in between them.

 
A caution flag inside of 10 laps to go for a car off the racetrack and turn three bunched up the field. Johnson chose the inside lane for the restart, with Sheppard to his outside. Johnson drove away from Sheppard in turn one and was not challenged for the remainder of the race. Sheppard held on for 2nd with Matt Williamson 3rd.  Jack Lehner impressed with a 4th place run, while Friesen settled for 5th.  Anthony Perrego was 6th, Fuller 7th and 8th was Adam Pierson. David Hebert and Alex Yankowski completed the top-10. Devil’s Bowl Speedway Sportsman regular Troy Audet was 21st in his 2nd modified start. Walter J. Hammond was 15th in his STSS Modified debut. Allan Hammond was 18th and Walt, Jr., finished 23rd.

Vince Quenneville, Jr. and James Hanson started on the front row for the 40 lap, $2,000-to-win Sunoco Sportsman Modified Feature. The race was marred by cautions for the first 8 laps before a long run of green flag racing that took the field to the completion of the event.

Tanner Siemons got into trouble early, along with James Hanson in a separate incident that sent cars flying everywhere to try and avoid him. Billy Lussier and Adam Pierson didn’t have much luck in the early going either. Quenneville had no issues, leading the way at every moment. Fire Swamp and Tim LaDuc, the 5th and 8th place starters, made their way forward, along with Kevin Chaffee, Dave Camara and Marty Kelly, III from rows 12 and 13.

At the end, neither Swamp nor LaDuc could run with the No. 78 car, and Quenneville crossed the line by more than five seconds in front of Swamp. LaDuc was 3rd with Travis Green 4th. Bubba McPhee was 5th. Jimmy Ryan, Joey Scarborough, Chaffee, Camara and Kelly completed the top-10.

Dave Camara  earned another Elmo’s Pit Stop Hard Charger Award of the year, going from 26th to 9th for a +17.

Scott Towlsee won the O’Reilly Auto Parts Limited Sportsman Feature with a late race pass on William Lussier, Jr. Tyler Travis took the lead early from his outside-pole position, leading the first 19 trips around. Lussier, Jr., passed him on the outside of turn two on a lap 20 restart, driving away from the field, until Towslee, who started 19th, was able to reel him in and pass him at the north end on lap 24. Gary English scooted by Lussier for 2nd at the end. Marty Hutchins was 4th and William Duprey was 5th. Travis ended up 8th.

The Fisher Auto Parts Mini Stock ran two A-features, each 20 laps, paying $200 to the winner. Griff Mahoney led early in the first main, but ran into trouble with lapped traffic and had to go to the tail. Jake Barrows captured the win, climbing all the way from 15th spot. Sophomore competitor Ryan
Patch gave Barrows a run for his money on the outside lane, but Barrows outlasted his advances, leading the final eight circuits to win. Patch was good for 2nd with Austin McKirryher turning is a 3rd place run. Richard Fleury ran well in 4th and Jeremy Brownell was 5th.

In the nightcap, Brian Blake came from 11th to pick up the win, taking the lead from Chris Charbonneau’s rear-wheel-drive Mustang on lap 14. Chase Allen was 3rd with Adam Stewart impressing in 4th. Adam Mohoney was 5th.

Devil’s Bowl Speedway is back in action on Saturday, June 22nd sponsored by Inspired Minds Childcare, with a 55-lap, $555-to-win O’Reilly Auto Parts Limited Feature, plus all the weekly divisions and the 9th State Cannabis Crown Vics. Kids’ racecar rides will be held at intermission. General admission is $15 with infield tailgating tickets $20. Pit Passes will be $28 for members and $38 for non-members.

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Sunday, June 16, 2024

STSS Modified ‘Slate Valley 50’ (50-laps)

Pos. (start) Driver, Hometown

  1. (2) Marc Johnson, Guilderland, N.Y.
  2. (5) Matt Sheppard, Savannah, N.Y.
  3. (7) Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, O.N.
  4. (10) Jack Lehner, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
  5. (11) Stewart Friesen, Sprakers, N.Y.
  6. (12) Anthony Perrego, Walden, N.Y.
  7. (1) Tim Fuller, Edwards, N.Y.
  8. (3) Adam Pierson, East Corinth, Vt.
  9. (4) David Hebert, St. Damase, Q.C.
  10. (8) Alex Yankowski, Covington Twp, P.A.
  11. (21) Felix Roy, Napierville, Q.C.
  12. (6) Bobby Hackel, IV., East Greenbush, N.Y.
  13. (13) Mike Maresca, Potsdam, N.Y.
  14. (14) Chris Raabe, Alexandria, O.N.
  15. (19) Walter J Hammond, Canaan, N.H.
  16. (9) Mike Trautschold, Roscoe, N.Y.
  17. (20) Mike Mahaney, Elizabethtown, N.Y.
  18. (17) Allan Hammond, Canaan, N.H.
  19. (16) Jimmy Davis, Amsterdam, N.Y.
  20. (18) Jordan Fornwalt, Bradford, Vt.
  21. (15) Troy Audet, Bridport, Vt.
  22. (22) Francois Bellemare, Trois-Rivieres, Q.C.
  23. (23) Walter Hammond, Jr.,
  24. (24) JR Hurlburt, Otego, N.Y.
  25. (24) Darryl Mitchell, Akwesasne, Q.C.
  26. (25) Ajay Potrzebowski, Elmira, N.Y.

Did not qualify: Matt Woodruff, Simon, Perreault

Sunoco Sportsman Modified Feature (40-laps)

  1. (1) Vince Quenneville, Jr., Brandon, Vt.
  2. (5) Fire Swamp, Akwesasne, N.Y.
  3. (8) Tim LaDuc, Orwell, Vt.
  4. (4) Travis Green, Wallkill, N.Y.
  5. (15) Bubba McPhee, Jr., Rutland, Vt.
  6. (9) Jimmy Ryan, Whiting, Vt.
  7. (11) Joey Scarborough, Brandon, Vt.
  8. (23) Kevin Chaffee Bradford, Vt.
  9. (26) Dave Camara, Poultney, Vt.
  10. (25) MArty Kelly, III, North Bennington, Vt.
  11. (6) Johnny Bruno, West Haven, Vt.
  12. (7) Darryl Nutting, Malta, N.Y.
  13. (17) Frankie Hoard, III, Manchester, Vt.
  14. (16) Max Dolliver, Londonderry, N.H.
  15. (19) Adam Piper, Leicester, Vt.
  16. (21) Adam Pierson, East Corinth, Vt.
  17. (20) Josh Masterson, Bristol, Vt.
  18. (28) Troy Audet, Bridport, Vt.
  19. (14) Billy Lussier, Fair Haven, Vt.
  20. (10) AJ Munger, Benson, Vt.
  21. (18) Randy Ryan, Orwell, Vt.
  22. (2) James Hanson, Orwell, Vt.
  23. (27) Brent Warren, Salisbury, Vt.
  24. (30) Tanner Siemons, Claremont, N.H.
  25. (22) Brian Whittemore, Pittsofrd, Vt.
  26. (29) Ashton Pierson, Rutland, Vt.
  27. (13) Anthony Warren, Shoreham, Vt.
  28. (31) Alex Palmer-Sawyer, Cambridge, N.Y.
  29. (3) EJ Gallup, Gloversville, N.Y.
  30. (12) Pat Miner, Monkton, Vt.
  31. (24) Josh Leclaire, Fair Haven, Vt.

O’Reilly Auto Parts Limited Sportsman Feature (25-laps)

  1. (19) Scott Towslee, Manchester, Vt.
  2. (13) Gary English, Jr., Salisbury, Vt.
  3. (6) William Lussier, Jr., Fair Haven, Vt.
  4. (4) Marty Hutchins, Poultney, Vt.
  5. (10) William Duprey, Hydeville, Vt.
  6. (14) Alex Layn, New Haven, Vt.
  7. (8) Mike Clark, Salisbury, Vt.
  8. (2) Tyler Travis, Hartland, Vt.
  9. (9) Kamden Duffy, Richmond, N.H.
  10. (3) Eric Shaw, Fair Haven, Vt.
  11. (12) Steve Miller, Vergennes, Vt.
  12. (5) Cody O’Brien, Springfield, Vt.
  13. (7) Kyle Kerr, Shoreham, Vt.
  14. (16) Adam Lafountain, Starksboro, Vt.
  15. (11) Jason Quenneville, Queechee, Vt.
  16. (15) Boomer Patterson, Milton, Vt.
  17. (18) Fred Little, Salisbury, Vt.
  18. (21) Ed Bell, Queensbury, N.Y.
  19. (17) Derrick Counter, Leicester, Vt.
  20. (22) Maclain Campbell, Bennington, Vt
  21. (20) Bob Kilburn, Vt.
  22. (1) Don Williams, Ripton, Vt.

Fisher Auto Parts Mini Stock Feature #1 (20-laps)

  1. (15) Jake Barrows, Middlebury, Vt.
  2. (7) Ryan Patch, Rutland, Vt.
  3. (2) Austin McKirryher, Proctor, Vt.
  4. (4) Richard Fleury, Poultney, Vt.
  5. (6) Jeremy Brownell, Greenwich, N.Y.
  6. (14) Jon Mason, Lake Luzerne, N.Y.
  7. (10) Jarrod Colburn, Rutland, Vt.
  8. (1) Anthony Johnson, Sandgate, Vt.
  9. (9) Jake Mallory, Granville, N.Y.
  10. (5) Luke Marcheski, Quincy, M.A.
  11. (8) Griff Mahoney, Benson, Vt.
  12. (3) Mary Gardner, Granville, N.Y.
  13. (12) Quinton Bishop, Whiting, Vt.
  14. (13) Carl LaPoint, Wells, Vt.
  15. (11) Jakobee Alger, Orwell, Vt.

Did not start: Nick Melotti

Fisher Auto Parts Mini Stock Feature #2 (20-laps)

  1. (11) Brian Blake, Cornwall, Vt.
  2. (4) Chris Charbonneau, Rutland, Vt.
  3. (7) Chase Allen, Fair Haven, Vt.
  4. (6) Ronnie Alger, Orwell, Vt.
  5. (2) Adam Stewart, Benson, Vt.
  6. (3) Adam Mahoney, Whitehall, N.Y.
  7. (10) Mark Mahoney, Brandon, Vt.
  8. (8) Damian Olden, Rutland, Vt.
  9. (1) Chris Hewitt, Rutland, Vt.
  10. (15) JP Corrow, Peru, N.Y.
  11. (12) Cody VanGuilder, Rutland, Vt.
  12. (5) Tim Robinson, Center Rutland, Vt.
  13. (14) Donald Olden, Poultney, Vt.
  14. (16) Jayde Pope, Fair Haven, Vt.
  15. (9) Chris Sumner, East Middlebury, Vt.
  16. (13) TJ Knight, Wells, Vt.

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