LEE, N.H. — The pilots of the Modified Racing Series invaded Lee USA Speedway for the Seacoast 75 on Friday night with Jon McKennedy claiming victory.
The Chelmsford, Massachusetts modified master put the power down from the drop of the green flag as defending series champion Brett Meservey gave chase. McKennedy, with thousands of laps logged at the three-eighths-mile oval, played cat and mouse with Meservey to the very end of the caution-free event to steal away the victory with Joey Jarvis taking home third behind Meservey.
The Ridge Runners once again proved to be the action of the evening with third-place starter Josh Hodgdon taking advantage of Carl Gagnon’s back-slide from the outside pole. Hodgdon made it to the lead by lap five while behind him 2nd through 5th ran nose-to-tail around the inside groove of Lee USA Speedway.
Tyler Fish led Derek McKeen, Kyle Dumas and sub-driver Jimmy Renfrew Jr. in a freight train until Dumas and Renfrew made moves to the front. In the end, Josh Hodgdon took down his first win of the season over Fish and Dumas at the line.
The MLM Diagnostic Services Crown Vics also put on a heck of a show Friday night with six new drivers joining the fray. Josh ‘Guido’ Valliere brought the field to green and led on until lap four when Farmington, Maine long-hauler Derek Guptil took over the top spot.
From then on Guptil watched a rear-view mirror full of Matthew Hurteau as the two ran tight for the win. Even after a last lap move, Derek Guptil stole the show ahead of Hurteau with Traver Michaud holding on for third.
The Tri-City Lining Street Stocks chased Jimmy Renfrew Jr. from lap five on in their 25-lap main event with Renfrew pulling the win in triple-duty competition Friday night ahead of Jason Curtis and Oxford Plains invader Wade Gelinas.
