ARCADE, N.Y. — Bright, sunny skies greeted teams and fans as Freedom Motorsports Park opened its season with a full card of racing on Mesler Trucking LLC night, highlighted by the East Coast Speed RUSH Crate Late Models running in the annual Ron Baker Memorial.
Paul Grigsby pulled out to an early lead in the 30-lap Ron Baker Memorial event, with Andy Michael locked in battle with David Pangrazio for second. John Waters made some quick moves early on to move into fifth as race leader Grigsby pulled away.Â
Pangrazio took second from Michael at the lap eight mark and chased after Grigsby as Waters battled Dave DuBois for fifth spot. The race’s first yellow flag flew for a Billy DuBois spin on lap 19, and on the restart, Grigsby and Pangrazio pulled away while Chuck LaFleur battled Michael for third.Â
LaFleur eventually passed Michaelf for third, with Waters following him into fourth. Grigsby carried it the rest of the way for the $2,000 payday, with Pangrazio, LaFleur, Dave DuBois, and Michael completing the top five.
In the 10-lap Bandit feature, Raiddan Wilson bested Khloe Griffin, and in the RUSH Stock car feature, Kaden Michael out-dueled Lane Reinwald for the feature victory.
Feature Finish (30 Laps)
PAUL GRIGSBY, David Pangrazio, Chuck LaFleur, Dave DuBois, Andy Michael, Dan Bennett, John Waters, JJ Mazur, Brad Mesler, Bill Taylor, Jason Dobson, Jacob Peterson, Ian Travis, Zach Carley (DNS).