N. WOODSTOCK, N.H. — The return to racing at White Mountain Motorsports Park for the first time in nearly a month after rains plagued the North Woodstock oval gave way to a fantastic reopening night.
With both double points and the $1,000 Foley Oil & Propane winners bonus waiting in victory lane, the Foley Oil & Propane Late Models barnstormed the track for their 50-lap main event.
Polesitters Reilly Lanphear and Oren Remick quickly gave way to the hard-charging Kaiden Fisher and John Donahue. A battle of two of the best in their generations was waged ahead of the pack as trouble over-boiled again and again in the back of the pack. Two cautions in the first eight laps spelled disaster for the back of the field while providing a great battle out front.
The fight with Donahue gave way to a battle with Scott Dragon with 20 laps to go. Once again the elder generation against the younger, Fisher kept pace just inches off Dragon’s bumper as the pair ran nose-to-tail lap after lap.
Dragon made one final run for the lead under the white flag but it was Fisher who took the win by just 0.045-seconds. Fisher took down his first career White Mountain Late Model win in a commanding way, as both the division’s Midseason Champion while also stealing away the $1,000 cash bonus courtesy of the Belmont-based oil company. Dragon and Donahue rounded out the top three.
The Ammonoosuc Asphalt Mini Late Models feature went to Nick Miller.
Local favorite Donnie Baumgardner won the 25-lap Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank Strictly Minis event. Brandon Gray scored the win in the 35-lap Fisher Auto Parts Flying Tigers division.
Andy Hill scored a win in the Wayne’s Market Dwarf Cars feature.