Stafford Collects First Pure Stock Victory, Robie And Bleau Split Modified Twins Saturday At Monadnock

WINCHESTER, N.H. – Rookie Dominick Stafford, a recent Young Gun grad, led all the way in the Pure Stock 25-lapper to score his first career victory. To get there, though, the young teen had to hold off the furious charges of first Colton Martin and then Chris Davis.

By Gary Dutton

The front five in this one ran much of the race under a blanket, with Davis’ lap-23 pass in the low groove netting him second and moving him two points ahead of Martin in the championship points chase. Martin finished in his shadow for third, with Chris Chambers and Jimmy Zellman completing the top five.

Rocketmen Brian Robie and Trevor Bleau split a pair of NHSTRA Modified main events Saturday at Monadnock Speedway, each adding a runner-up finish to his 30-lap victory on the high-banked speedplant.

Robie took the lead from Brian Chapin on lap 11 of the first feature and looked destined for an easy win until a lap-28 caution brought Bleau to his door. Holding Bleau in his shadow over the final two laps, he earned his second victory lap of the summer, with Chapin, Kimmy Rivet, and JT Cloutier finishing close behind to round out the top five.

In the nightcap, Bleau, charging from row four, took the lead from Scott Zilinski on lap 11 and never looked back. Robie took second from Tyler Leary on lap 13, finishing at Bleau’s bumper this time around. Leary finished an impressive third, just ahead of Nate Wenzel.

Points leader Louie Maher topped a swarming 19-car field to win his third Mini Stock feature of the year, but it took an all-out blast on a lap-22 restart to get the Bay State ace to the front.

Kevin Clayton took the lead from Chris Sontag on lap two and appeared headed for victory until the event’s only caution brought Maher to his side with only three laps to go. With Clayton rock-solid in second, Claremont’s Erin Aiken got up for third on lap 18. Cameron Sontag was strong in fourth, while Bob Williams came home fifth after having won two in a row entering Saturday’s event.

Robert Hagar led the first seven go-rounds of the NHSTRA Late Model main, but points leader and defending track champ Tim Wenzel then took over and pulled away to win his third feature of the summer in a romp. Hagar held strong to come home second in the caution-free event, and rookie JD Stockwell made a late-race pass to finish third.

Michael Yeaton led all the way in the Six Shooter feature, winning in a runaway, while Steve Miller Sr. took second from Zach Zilinski on lap five and rode there the rest of the way. Miller’s son, Steve Jr., got up for third on lap 14, with the Miller’s two-three finish leaving them tied atop the points parade at night’s end.

Big Dog Owen Zilinski made it two in a row and four on the season in the Young Guns, taking the lead from heat race winner Hunter Duquette on lap four and never looking back. Addison Brooks, aboard a loaner ride, impressed in second, and Markus O’Neil came home third.

Monadnock Speedway speeds into its final month of the 2023 racing season next Saturday, August 26, when the NEMA Midgets and NEMA Lights come to town to battle in the annual Iron Mike Memorial event. They will be joined on the night’s card by a full slate of NHSTRA racing.

MONADNOCK SPEEDWAY AUGUST 19 UNOFFICIAL TOP TENS

NHSTRA MODIFIED 30-LAP 1: Brian Robie, Trevor Bleau, Brian Chapin, Kimmy Rivet, JT Cloutier, Tyler Leary, Scott Zilinski, Andy Major, Al Guibord, Bradey Lamotte.

NHSTRA MODIFIED 30-LAP 2: Trevor Bleau, Brian Robie, Tyler Leary, Nate Wenzel, JT Cloutier, Al Guibord, Kimmy Rivet, Andy Major, Eric Leclair, Adam Lapoint

NHSTRA LATE MODEL: Tim Wenzel, Robert Hagar, JD Stockwell, Hillary Renaud, Erik Smith, Andrew Brousseau, Kevin McKnight, Mike Lashua.

MINI STOCK: Louie Maher, Kevin Clayton, Erin Aiken, Cameron Sontag, Bob Williams, Tim Leblanc, Chris Sontag, Nolan McClay, Kevin Boucher, Nick Anderson.

PURE STOCK: Dominick Stafford, Chris Davis, Colton Martin, Chris Chambers, Jimmy Zellman, Andrea St. Amour, Zach Zilinski, Carlos Grenier, CJ Johnson, Teagan Edson.

SIX SHOOTERS: Michael Yeaton, Steve Miller Sr, Steve Miller Jr., Zach Zilinski, Garrett Barry, Tystin Bodwell, Rozwell Mason, Mike Comtois.

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