Both New and Returning Winners Make for Saturday Night Magic at White Mountain
/Welch Back in Victory Lane while Sicard, Sidney and Houghton Take Win #1
N. Woodstock, NH — The New England Auto Racers (NEAR) brought their tough old racers over the Kancamagus and up Interstate 93 to take on the White Mountain highbanks as part of their yearly doubleheader with Thunder Road on Thursday. The condenced fifteen lap feature saw Dave Blanchard in his 1979 Chevy Malibu take the checkers for the Sportsman while Mike Kugler took home the top Modified honors.
Johnny Racer photos
Johnny Racer photos
Makenzi Sicard and Kiptyn Aldrich kicked off feature racing for the Dads 4 By Tool & Supply Kids Division before Sicard and Cameron Beattie made contact on lap one to call the early caution. Back under green, Clayton Houghton took command of the field while Madison Potter and Gracen Gorham duked it out for second behind him. Potter and Gorham made contact coming off turn four in the final lap, leaving Clayton Houghton to take down his first Kids Division win over Evan Folsom and Chloe Doyle at the line.
The Caulder Construction Dwarf Cars were the quickest feature of the evening with Ethan Tyrrell leading all twenty laps in the green-to-checkers, caution-free sprint to his first win of the season ahead of Jeff Ainsworth and returning driver Dave Gyger who wore the #88 for a decommissioned Jason Wyman.
Richie Brown and rookie Lukee Shannon brought the 1764 Sports Bar and Grill Late Models to green while the action was hot and heavy behind them. Shannon and Reilly Lanphear went into the spin cycle early while a later restart accordion sent the 10ME of Christian LaFlamme hard into the turn one wall to end his night between two wreckers on the double hook. Back under green, veteran campaigner Quinny Welch made his way under, around and over to take the lead at the halfway point and never looked back to take his first win of the season ahead of Richie Brown and Thomas Smithers, VI.
Johnny Racer photos
Mike Clark started off with a tight-turning machine at the head of The Farmyard Store Flying Tigers, holding on for the lead until young Austin Sicard took over by lap five. Clark went on the defense as Owen Cheney and Cameron Ouellette fought him on all fronts for second. Clark went around to call out the caution on lap 20 leading to the Race-of-the-Night between Austin Sicard and Owen Cheney, the two young lions fighting side-by-side through the very end with Sicard earning his first career Flying Tiger trophy over Cheney with Shane Sicard barely edging Cameron Ouellette for third.
The Bar Harbor Bank & Trust Strictly Stock Minis rounded out Saturday’s racing action with rookie contender Lucas Sidney sitting on the pole. Sidney led the early goings as Donnie Baumgarnder made his way closer to the front. The lone caution on lap 22 between Tyler Thompson and Dawson LaFlamme set up a three-lap grand finale. Sidney and Baumgardner were locked neck-in-neck for the top spot those final circuits with Sidney just a touch better on the inside groove to take his first career Strictly Mini win by one-tenth of a second over Baumgardner with Jacob Roy taking third after a near spin out late in the race.
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour returns to White Mountain Motorsports Park next Saturday, June 20 for the Thunder in the Mountains 200! The Mighty Modifieds of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will pound the ground for 200 laps of racing action alongside the 1764 Sports Bar & Grill Late Models, The Farmyard Store Flying Tigers, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust Strictly Minis and White Mountain Crown Vics with a Special 5:45pm Post Time on Saturday, June 20.
For more information, contact the White Mountain Motorsports Park offices at (802) 244-6963, media@acttour.com, or visit www.whitemountainmotorsports.com. You can also follow us on Facebook and Instagram!
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS
Saturday, June 13, 2026
White Mountain Motorsports Park – N. Woodstock, NH
New England Antique Racers Night
1764 Sports Bar & Grill Late Models – (50 Laps)
1. 78NH Quinten Welch Groveton, NH
2. 20NH Richie Brown Wentworth, NH
3. 60VI Thomas Smithers, VI Gilmanton, NH
4. 02NH Brian Whalley Laconia, NH
5. 17NH Kyle Goodbout Lincoln, NH
6. 45NH Kasey Beattie St. Johnsbury, VT
7. 13NH #Luke E. Shannon Lunenburg, VT
8. 54VT Colin Cornell East Burke, VT
9. 1ME Michael Bailey S. Barre, VT
10. 68NH #Jason Woodard Waterbury Ctr., VT
11. 60OB Landyn O'Donnell N. Haverhill, NH
12. 21VT Reilly Lanphear Waterbury, VT
13. 1VT #Kyler Davis Berlin, VT
14. 87VT Brad Griffin Isle La Motte, VT
15. 83VT Stacy Cahoon St. Johnsbury, VT
16. 99NH #McKenna Merchant Waterford, VT
17. 6NH Sammy Gooden Whitefield, NH
18. 10ME Christian Laflamme Whitefield, NH
19. 07NH Mark Patten Belmont, NH
The Farmyard Store Flying Tigers – (35 Laps)
1. 49VT Austin Sicard Gilmanton, NH
2. 29VT Owen Cheney Moretown, VT
3. 4NH Shane Sicard Barton, VT
4. 90VT Cameron Ouellette Barre, VT
5. 26VT Luke Peters Groton, VT
6. 36NH Nathan Hamblett Derby Line, VT
7. 36VT Tanner Woodard Waterbury Ctr., VT
8. 43VT Kyle Willis Derby Line, VT
9. 2WC Mike Clark Littleton, NH
10. 15FL Jesse Laquerre E. Montpelier, VT
11. 57NH Todd Derrington Littleton, NH
12. 15MA #Chris Moulton Pepperell, MA
13. 32VT #Kylee Potter Marshfield, VT
Bar Harbor Bank & Trust Strictly Minis – (25 Laps)
1. 12VT #Lucas Sidney Concord, VT
2. 18NH Donnie Baumgardner Littleton, NH
3. 11VT Jacob Roy Danville, VT
4. 69NH Aiden Young Dalton, NH
5. 74VT Tyler Whittemore Barre, VT
6. 94NH Brett Rowell Concord, VT
7. 51NH Tyler Thompson Littleton, NH
8. 92NH Jason Goodbout, Jr. N. Woodstock, NH
9. 97VT Eddie Thompson Colchester, VT
10. 16VT Nate Brien Williamstown, VT
11. 9NH Dawson LaFlamme Whitefield, NH
12. 12NH John Knight Franklin, NH
13. 19NH Dave Driscoll N. Woodstock, NH
Caulder Construction Dwarf Cars – (20 Laps)
1. 23 Ethan Tyrrell Worcester, VT
2. 41 Jeff Ainsworth Bethlehem, NH
3. 88 Dave Gyger Campton, NH
4. 3NH Daniel Brofman Berlin, NH
5. 61 Dennis O'Brien Deerfield, NH
6. 16 Mitchell O'Brien Deerfield, NH
7. 99 Chris King Bethlehem, NH
8. 3 Avery Young Hudson, NH
9. 99K Butch King Bethlehem, NH
DNS 52 Andy Hill Waterford, VT
*Sub Driver for Jason Wyman
**Sub Driver for Chad Dufour
Dad’s 4 By Tool & Supply Kids Division – (15 Laps)
1. 63 Clayton Houghton Concord, VT
2. 81VT Evan Folsom Barre, VT
3. 19 Chloe Doyle Northfield, VT
4. 09 Khloe Goodbout Lincoln, NH
5. 45 Cameron Beattie St. Johnsbury Ctr, VT
6. 17 Makenzi Sicard Gilmanton, NH
7. 14 Colton Williams Washington, VT
8. 23 Madison Potter Marshfield, VT
9. 78VT Kaden Wimble Waterbury, VT
10. 74 Kiptyn Aldrich N. Haverhill, NH
11. 04VT Bella Hamel Milton, VT
12. 10 Madison Lambert Milton, VT
13. 79 Rian Thompson Colchester, VT
14. 00 Bryson Wyman Bath, NH
15. 56x Gracen Gorham E. Burke, VT
New England Auto Racers (NEAR) Winners – (15 Laps)
NEAR Sportsman Winner – #57 Dave Blanchard
NEAR Modified Winner - #7 Mike Kugler
