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Groveton, NH's Quinny Welch, seen here following one of
his five Late Model
wins this season, was honored on Saturday as the 2019 White
Mountain
Motorsports Park "King of the Mountains". (Mark Alan Sumner
photo) |
“King of the Mountains”
Welch Leads Honorees
at 2019 WMMP Banquet |
N. Woodstock, NH - Groveton's Quinny Welch was
officially bestowed the title of 2019 "King of the Mountains" at
the 2019 White Mountain Motorsports Park Banquet of Champions on
Saturday, November 2. Welch was just one of dozens of drivers
recognized as part of the end-of-season celebration held at the
Days Inn of Lincoln, NH.
Welch had one of the most dominating seasons in Foley Oil &
Propane Late Model history en route to his fifth straight track
championship and eighth overall. The veteran won five races and
finished in the top-five of all 14 point-counting events to
easily beat out veterans Stacy Cahoon, Mike Bailey, and Oren
Remick. In fact, Welch never trailed in the standings all
season, posting an average finish of 2.36.
"It was a good year - a strong, consistent year," Welch said in
his acceptance speech. "It all comes by having a great team.
Everybody at my table helped make this possible...without a good
race car and team, I'm not going to do much."
Welch went on to thank all of his crew members, Crazy Horse
Racing for their work on his cars, his family members for their
support, and track co-owner Cris Michaud for his work the past
season. He also acknowledged Late Model runner-up and longtime
friend Stacy Cahoon as well as the entire Late Model class for
their efforts.
"The whole Late Model division this year was super," Welch
noted. "The drivers were respectful. There weren't very many
times you had to replace body panels. It's a great group of
guys."
Barton, VT's Shane Sicard was honored as the champion of the
Wells River Chevrolet Flying Tigers. Sicard won his second
straight title with a performance even more impressive than
Welch's. He won eight of the 15 Flying Tiger features with a
pair of four-race winning streaks. Sicard had an average finish
of 2.27 with no result lower than sixth.
Bethlehem's Dustin Jackson received the top award as champion of
the Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank Strictly Stock Mini's.
Jackson dueled with Ryan Ware and defending champion Adam Sicard
atop the standings for most of the season. He trailed Ware by 18
points with two races remaining. But Jackson won both of those
races - his third and fourth wins of the season - to come from
behind for the championship. He then added a fifth win in a
non-point season-ending special.
Waterford, VT's Andy Hill accepted the championship trophy for
the 7-Eleven Dwarf Cars. Hill won six of the nine Dwarf Car
features and only finished off the podium one time. It was
enough to convincingly win the title over Dave Gyger and Jason
Wyman.
Waterbury Center, VT's Jason Woodard was in attendance as the
Flying Tiger Triple Crown Series Champion. Woodard, who won the
season-long Flying Tiger Championship at Vermont's Thunder Road,
posted a win and two second-place finishes in the three-race
series. Shane Sicard and Hinesburg, VT's Cooper Bouchard were
also recognized for finishing second and third in the standings.
The entire Dads 4 By Tool & Supply Kids Truck division was also
recognized at the banquet. The youth racing class had another
great season with six different winners and exciting action at
every event, including multiple last-lap passes for the win.
A trio of special awards were also presented as part of the
festivities. Strictly Stock Mini racer Dave Driscoll of Lincoln
was given the inaugural Avery Award for his contributions to
racing at WMMP. Driscoll has involved in WMMP as a driver, car
owner, and crew member for more than 20 years. He's raced in
almost every division and has also been a crew member for
multiple championship teams. His Strictly Stock Mini team
currently fields multiple cars so family and friends can also
experience the thrill of the high banks.
Lyndonville, VT's Scott Corey received the WMMP Most Improved
Driver Award. Corey had far and away the best season of his Late
Model career in 2019. He posted his first career win in a
make-up feature on July 13 to cap a Triple Crown with heat and
semi-feature wins. Corey finish fifth in the final Late Model
standings with nine top-10 finishes.
Brett Jackson, the father of Strictly Stock Mini Champion
Dustin, was honored with the WMMP Sportsmanship Award. Jackson
and his team displayed great character both on and off the
track. He raced hard but clean and treated other competitors
respectfully while also helping them out in the pit area. He
also never let his son's championship battle affect how he drove
against him or others.
The Banquet of Champions puts an official wrap on the 2019 White
Mountain Motorsports Park season. The track office is working on
the 2020 WMMP schedule of events and division rules with hopes
to release both by early December.
For more information, contact the White Mountain Motorsports
Park offices at (802) 244-6963 or
media@acttour.com.You can
also follow us on
Facebook
at @WhiteMtnMotorsports. |
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2019 WMMP
Season:
By the Numbers |
It's time to take a look at the numbers that defined the
White Mountain Motorsports Park season! "By the Numbers" is an
off-season feature that's been done by our Thunder Road friends
for many years, and this year, we've decided to take the deep
dive. You'll find out how many drivers had winning in streaks in
2019 (hint: it was a lot), just how dominating Quinny Welch and
Shane Sicard were, how wide an age range there was in Victory
Lane this year, and much more! Read more below and let us know
if you think there are some big numbers we missed!
(All statistics include non-point-counting events unless
otherwise noted.)
1 - Both Quinny Welch (Late Models) and Shane Sicard (Flying
Tigers) ranked first in their division's point standings for the
entire season, going wire-to-wire for their championships.
(Welch finished second in the Late Model Spring Green opener,
but this was a "show points" events so he ended the night tied
for first in points.)
1.7 - Average finish for Jason Woodard (2, 1, 2) on his way to
winning the Flying Tiger Triple Crown Series championship.
2 - Number of four-race winning streaks for Shane Sicard this
year. He won the first four Flying Tiger features of the season
and had another four-race run near season's end.
3 - Number of family duos that won features at WMMP in 2019:
brothers Shane Sicard (Flying Tigers) and Adam Sicard (Strictly
Stock Minis), father-son Brett and Dustin Jackson (Strictly
Stock Minis), and uncle-nephew Matthew and Michael Potter
(Flying Tigers).
3 - Number of drivers who had double-digit podium finishes.
Shane Sicard had 12, Quinny Welch had 11, and Dustin Jackson had
10.
3 - Ben Belanger won the Flying Tiger Triple Crown series finale
in just his third start in the division.
4 - Number of drivers that won at least five races in 2019:
Shane Sicard (8), Andy Hill (6), Quinny Welch (5), and Dustin
Jackson (5).
5 - Consecutive "King of the Mountains" titles for Quinny Welch.
He has eight Late Model championships overall.
5 - Five non-Kids Truck drivers ages 21 and under won at least
one feature: Stephen Donahue, Kaleb Rogers, Christian Laflamme,
Ryan Ware, and Tyler Thompson.
7 - Ryan Ware had a streak of seven straight podium finishes
from May 18 to July 6, the longest such streak of the year.
10 - Number of different times that a driver won at least two
races in a row. The drivers were: Quinny Welch (x2), Nick Sweet,
Wayne Helliwell Jr., Shane Sicard (x2), Adam Sicard, Dustin
Jackson, and Andy Hill (x2). The Kids Trucks were the only
division that did not have at least one back-to-back winner.
12 - Combined number of wins for the Sicard family. Shane Sicard
had eight Flying Tiger wins and Adam Sicard had four Strictly
Stock Mini victories.
14 - Quinny Welch finished in the top-5 in all 14 point-counting
Late Model events in 2019.
15 - Quinny Welch, Shane Sicard, Dustin Jackson tied for the
most top-10 finishes with 15 each. None of them finished outside
the top-10 in any race they entered.
31 - Number of different winners across all WMMP divisions. (8
Late Models, 7 Flying Tigers, 6 Strictly Stock Minis, 4 Dwarf
Cars, and 6 Kids Trucks).
15 years, 179 days - Tyler Thompson was the youngest non-Kids
Truck driver to win a race in 2019. He was this age when he won
his first Strictly Stock Mini feature on June 29.
59 years, 184 days - Bobby Brown became the oldest driver to win
a race at WMMP this year when he captured the Dwarf Car feature
on August 3. Three other drivers age 57+ won a race this year:
Strictly Stock Mini racer Brett Jackson (58 years, 6 days on
June 8), Dwarf Car racer Norm Forest (57 years, 59 days on
September 7), and Strictly Stock Mini racer Les Washburn (57
years, 68 days on July 13).
66.7% - Andy Hill won six of the nine Dwarf Car features he ran
for a 66.7% winning percentage, the highest of any driver.
151 - Different drivers who ran at least one point-counting
feature at WMMP this year.
$10,000 - Amount of money Wayne Helliwell Jr. took home for
winning the Midsummer 250 on August 3. |
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SATURDAY,
OCTOBER 5th |
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Photos by Emily Miller |
Gray Takes Top Spot Late for
Rusty's Towing Enduro Win |
N. Woodstock, NH - E. Thetford, VT's Brandon
Gray took it to the bank at White Mountain Motorsports Park on
Saturday, October 5 by scoring the win in the Rusty's Towing &
Recovery Enduro. Gray came out on top of a back-and-forth battle
with Orleans, VT's Cody Hodge to grab the victory and the $3,000
top prize.
Hodge had dominated much of the season-ending event, which was
shortened to 127 laps from the originally scheduled 200.
However, Gray was able to run him down late in the going,
setting up a shootout over the final laps. Gray took the lead
from Hodge with 11 laps to go and seemed poised for the victory.
But Hodge wasn't done and swiped the top spot back from Gray
with six circuits remaining.
Gray wasn't done, though, either. He retook the lead from Hodge
just as the red flag came out with three laps to go when Jason
Wyman rear-ended the stopped Justin Blakely machine. When the
green flag came back out, Gray held off Hodge over a 2+-lap
sprint to the finish for the $3,000 victory.
Derby Line, VT's Kyle Willis finished in third. Brian Newton,
Bill Davis, Hunter Wilkins, Steven Parker II, Mike Mayberry,
Jamie Heath, and Michael Norcross completed the top-10.
Contoocook's Emerson Cayer was also a big winner on Saturday as
he triumphed in the $1,500-to-win North East Mini Stock Tour
(NEMST) Four-Cylinder Nationals. Berlin's Cody LeBlanc dominated
most of the 100-lap main event, and at one point, he had lapped
all but the top-five cars.
However, the power steering on LeBlanc's car began to go away
around the 70-lap mark, and as a result, Cayer and Matt
Sonnhalter were able to run him down. Cayer eventually got the
lead with 12 laps to go and beat out Sonnhalter. It was the
second straight win in the Four-Cylinder Nationals for the
multi-time NEMST Champion.
E. Thetford, VT's Sonnhalter finished second. Andover's Mat
Boucher took third after LeBlanc blew an engine with three laps
remaining. Erin Aiken, Joe Katola, Louis Maher, Jason Kimball,
Isaac Rollins, Tommy Silva, and Desmond Skillings rounded out
the top-10.
Bethlehem's Dustin Jackson capped his remarkable season with the
win in the $500-to-win special for the Woodsville Guaranty
Savings Back Strictly Stock Mini's. Jackson, the newly-crowned
Strictly Stock Mini track champion, started sixth in the 50-lap
event. He was already up to second on lap eight when the first
caution flew for Nick Ogden's spin
On the restart, Jackson swiped the lead from the hands of N.
Woodstock's Jason Fallman. Two more cautions came out on lap 18,
including an incident involving Jamie Ball on the restart that
drew a red flag. But there was no stopping Jackson as he drove
off to his fifth win of the season.
Fallman chased Jackson the whole way but settled for second.
Barton, VT's Adam Sicard came in third. Colby Bourgeois, Adde
MacDonald, Brett Jackson, Jillian Baumgardner, Darren Newland,
John Knight, and Todd Barrington also earned top-10 finishes.
The White Mountain Motorsports Park 2019 racing season is now
completed. The Banquet of Champions will be held Saturday,
November 2 at the Days Inn of Lincoln, NH. Schedule and rules
information for the 2020 season will be released over the coming
months.
For more information, contact the White Mountain Motorsports
Park offices at (802) 244-6963 or
media@acttour.com. You
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WOODSVILLE GUARANTY SAVINGS
BANK
STRICTLY STOCK MINIS |
Pos., Driver, Car #, Hometown
1. Dustin Jackson ( 37 ) Bethlehem, NH
2. Jason Fallman ( 21 ) N. Woodstock, NH
3. Adam Sicard ( 16 ) Barton, VT
4. Colby Bourgeois ( 82 ) St. Johnsbury, VT
5. Addie MacDonald ( 56 ) #N/A
6. Brett Jackson ( 31 ) Bethlehem, NH
7. #Jillian Baumgardner ( 14 ) N. Woodstock, NH
8. #Darren Newland ( 25 ) E. Burke, VT
9. John Knight ( 12 ) Franklin, NH
10. Todd Barrington ( 57 ) Littleton, NH
11. Nick Ogden ( 9 ) Oxford, ME
12. #Andrew Kachmarik ( 94 ) Maidstone, VT
13. Scott Senecal ( 1 ) Lisbon, NH
14. Rusty Drew III ( 4 ) Franklin, NH
15. Les Washburn ( 11 ) Bethlehem, NH |
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East Mini Stock Tour 100 |
Pos., Driver, Car #, Hometown, Laps
1. Emerson Cayer ( 88 ), Contoocook, NH
2. Matt Sonnhalter ( 33VT ), E. Thetford, VT
3. Mat Boucher ( 71 ), Andover, NH
4. Erin Aiken ( 33NH ), Claremont, NH
5. Joe Katola ( 4K ), Lisbon Falls, ME
6. Louis Maher ( 69Z ), Spencer, MA
7. Jason Kimball ( 20 ), Pittson, ME
8. Isaac Rollins ( 10 ), Hudson, ME
9. Tommy Silva ( 34 ), Groton, CT
10. Desmond Skillings ( 90 ), Antrim, NH
11. Kyle Gray ( 55X ), Carmel, ME
12. Cody LeBlanc ( 7NH ), Berlin, NH
13. Dana Shepard ( 43VT ), Putney, VT
14. Alex Poisson ( 49 ), Claremont, NH
15. Matthew Kimball ( 50 ), Bennington, NH
16. Cale Skillings ( 95 ), Antrim, NH
17. Mike Viens ( 85 ), Seekonk, MA
18. Robert Anderson ( 55 ), Oxford, MA
19. Mitch Bombard ( 54 ), Willimantic, CT
20. Jake Rheaume ( 18NH ), Rochester, NH
21. Donny Silva ( 71S ), Hudson, ME
22. Tim Paquette ( 93 ), Bennington, NH
23. Nick Maniatis ( 63 ), Hooksett, NH
24. Justin Faford ( 04 ), Westminster, MA |
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RUSTY'S TOWING & RECOVERY ENDURO |
NOTE: EVENT SHORTENED TO 127 LAPS
Pos., Driver, Car #, Hometown
1. Brandon Gray ( 95 ) Thetford, VT
2. Cody Hodge ( 72 ) Orleans, VT
3. Kyle Willis ( 43 ) Derby Line, VT
4. Brian Newton ( 26 ) Wells River, VT
5. Bill Davis ( 113 ) Monson, MA
6. Hunter Wilkins ( 117 ) Thornton, NH
7. Steven Parker II ( 09 ) Lyndonville, VT
8. Mike Mayberry ( 7 ) Naples, ME
9. Jamie Heath ( 123 ) Waterford, ME
10. Michael Norcross ( 23 ) N. Haverhill, NH
11. Jason Wyman ( 88 ) Easton, NH
12. Brian Clark ( 16 ) Milton, VT
13. Frank Putney ( 86 ) Graniteville, VT
14. Justin Blakely ( 17 ) Graniteville, VT
15. Nathan Ladeau ( 413 ) N. Haverhill, NH
16. Pete Kolbe, Jr. ( 77 ) Lisbon, ME
17. Trevor Day ( 114 ) Orange, VT
18. Adam Gray ( 197 ) Granby, MA
19. Darren Newland ( 21 ) E. Burke, VT
20. Chris LaForest ( 56 ) Barre, VT
21. Jake Gorham ( 156 ) Lyndonville, VT
22. Randy Johnson ( 75 ) E. Barre, VT
23. Bo Potter ( 22 ) Meredith, NH
24. Josh Kennett ( 5 ) E. Barre, VT |
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2019 WMMP CHAMPIONS |
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Groveton, NH's Quinny
Welch takes a victory lap after
securing the 2019 "King of the Mountains" crown. |
FOLEY OIL & PROPANE LATE MODELS
2019 TRACK CHAMPION: QUINNY WELCH |
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WELLS RIVER CHEVROLET FLYING
TIGERS
SHANE SICARD - #4nh - BARTON, VT |
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WELLS RIVER CHEVROLET FLYING
TIGERS
FLYING TIGER TRIPLE CROWN SERIES
JASON WOODARD - # 68vt - WATERBURY
CNTR., VT |
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WOODSVILLE GUARANTY SAVINGS
BANK
STRICTLY STOCK MINIS
DUSTIN JACKSON - #37 - BETHLEHAM,
NH |
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7-ELEVEN DWARF CARS
ANDY HILL - #8 - WATERFORD, VT |
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WMMP Increases Weekly Purses
for The 2019 Season |
N. Woodstock, NH - Many racers at N. Woodstock,
NH's White Mountain Motorsports Park (WMMP) are already noticing
some extra cash in their pockets this season. Track ownership
announced today that it has increased weekly purses for all
point-counting divisions that race regularly at the 1/4-mile
oval.
These changes were made effective beginning with the
season-opening Caron Fabrication Spring Green. The higher weekly
awards could result in an increased net payout of well more than
$30,000 to WMMP drivers over the course of the 2019 season.
Special events in the Late Models, Flying Tigers, and Strictly
Stock Minis that have been added include even higher purses on
top of those given out weekly.
"We wanted to do something extra to reward the drivers who
support White Mountain," managing partner Cris Michaud said. "We
realize that, while nobody at this level is racing to make
money, a few extra dollars can make a big difference in a racing
budget. We also wanted to make sure everybody throughout the
field is getting something for their efforts instead of just the
top two or three finishers."
Purse changes in the Foley Oil & Propane Late Models primarily
focus on the back half of the top-10 in the main event. The
fourth- through seventh-place finishers are all getting a raise
of $50 per position with increases for eighth and ninth as well.
All starters in a 50-lap feature will receive at least $120 with
additional bonuses for making the semi-feature.
The Wells River Chevrolet Flying Tigers have received pay bumps
from the second spot on back versus 2018. Second-place money has
increased from $175 to $235 while third place has jumped from
$150 to $200. All Flying Tiger feature starters now receive a
minimum of $100. All told, a regular weekly feature will pay out
over 30 percent more money this year than last.
The Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank Strictly Stock Minis are
getting big pay boosts throughout the field. The prize money for
winning a weekly feature has increased from $100 to $150. Second
and third will receive $125 and $100, respectively. Meanwhile,
start money has more than doubled from $20 to $50 for those who
run the feature each week.
Perhaps the biggest change to the purse structure is in the WMMP
Dwarf Cars. This year, the feature winner will collect $200, a
raise of more than 300 percent than the $60 they received last
year. The rest of the top-five also get three figures. Finishers
from sixth on back, along with non-starters, receive $50.
White Mountain Motorsports Park closes out the month of May on
Saturday, May 25 at 6:30pm. The Foley Oil & Propane Late Models
celebrate the arrival of warmer weather with the Spring Board
100. There is also a full card for the Wells River Chevrolet
Flying Tigers, Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank Strictly Stock
Minis, and Dads 4 By Tool & Supply Kids Trucks. Admission is $12
for adults, $3 for kids ages 6-12, and $25 for the new family
ticket (2 adults, 2 kids).
For more information, contact the WMMP offices at (802) 244-6963
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NEW PIT ENTRY AGE LIMITS |
The management team at White Mountain Motorsports Park
powered by the Autosaver Group has made a change in policy for
admitting youngsters in the pit area for 2018.
Beginning at the practice event scheduled for Saturday, May 5th,
youngsters of any age will be
allowed to enter the pit area for that days’ event. All
necessary release forms must be filled out and turned in to
track pit booth personnel that day. There are no special rates
for these youngsters as they must pay current day pit prices.
Every youth must pay the fee including infants, no exceptions.
The reason for this is for insurance purposes.
SPECIAL RULES ARE IN EFFECT FOR
THIS NEW PROGRAM
1. All minors must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
2. If found running around unsupervised, the individual(s)
privilege will be revoked for the season.
3. If an individual loses the privilege to be in the pits, there
are absolutely no refunds.
White Mountain Motorsports Park management reserves the right to
cancel this program at any time. |
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