Memorial Cup awarded for 31st time at the Mohawk International Raceway
BY: BRIAN PAIGE
With the Memorial Day weekend being the unofficial start to summer, the Memorial Cup was awarded for the 31st time at the Mohawk International Raceway. The stands were filled as well as the pits for another classic at the Mohawk International Raceway. After the heat races it would be time for the features.
First up it would be the Mini Stocks for their 12 lap feature. CJ Smith would show the way from the pole along side Felix Lavictoire. Francis White would quickly gain the lead from the 2nd row and take the lead on Lap 1. Francis White would go unchallenged for 12 laps to pick up the win.
The first round of the Twin Leaf series would be set to battle for 35 laps. It would be Dustin Bradley and Dan Reif set to fire from the 1st row. Reif would lead the first 2 laps before Cedric Gauvreau would duck inside him coming out of 4 to take the lead. Gauvreau would begin to walk away from the top 5. Gauvreau would work his way into heavy lap by Lap 20. Dale Gonyo Jr and Dustin Bradley would be in the top 3 but were trying to navigate thru heavy lap traffic in hope of catching Gauvreau. Gauvreau would have a half track lead by Lap 31, however the yellow would be displayed for the first time as Devin Guyette came to a stop just off of turn 2. On the double file restart, Gauvreau would pull away once again and not feel any pressure to pick round #1 of the Twin Leaf series.
The 358 modifieds would be ready for the 31st running of the Memorial Cup. 4 time winner Chris Raabe would start on the pole next to 2 time winner Tim Fuller. Raabe would be the early leader with Fuller, Jordan McCreadie in pursuit. Fuller would catch Raabe from the bottom entering Turn 1 on Lap 15. Fuller was able to pull along side but Raabe was able to maintain the lead by using lap traffic to his advantage. On lap 19 the yellow would come out as Tommy Jock Jr would come to a stop between 1 and 2. On the lap 19 Raabe would again jump out to the lead. On lap 21 Lance Willix would enter the fray in the top 3. On lap 23 Willix would pull up wheel to wheel with the 2nd place Fuller, allowing Raabe to focus on the clear track in front of him. Willix would work his way around Fuller and Raabe on Lap 28 to become the new leader. However Raabe would not go away without a fight and was able to regain the lead on Lap 32, Fuller was also able to clear Willix as well. However Raabe would be able to keep Fuller at bay to become the second time 5 winner of the Memorial Cup with Dave Heaslip.
Next up, the Pro Stocks were ready to go for their 20 lap feature. Sid Harmer Jr and Joel Herne would start on the front row. The yellow would come out on Lap 1 for a car coming to a stop between 3 and 4. Harmer would take off on the restart and have a clear track in front of him. The yellow would come out again as Ian Bressette would come to stop near the pit entrance on lap 16. On the restart Harmer Jr would power up and bring it in to Victory Lane. Joel Herne would capture a very strong 2nd place finish in his return to racing this season.
The last feature of the evening would be the Limited Sportsman for 15 laps. Kevin Foster would fire from the pole and would be seeking his 2nd win of the season. On lap 2, last week's feature winner, Dustin Woods would hop into the 2nd position. Foster would begin to feel some pressure from Dylan Moore by lap 12. Yellow would come out on Lap 7 as a car slowed in turn 4. On the restart Moore would use the high side to advantage and overtake Foster for the lead. Dylan Moore would go on to win his first career win at MIR.
358 MODIFIDES
A FEATURE 1
Finish Start # Competitor Hometown +/-
1 1 01 Chris Raabe Chris Raabe Alexandria, ON -
2 2 19 Tim Fuller Tim Fuller Watertown, NY -
3 6 31 Lance Willix Lance Willix Theresa, NY 3
4 3 28 Jordan McCreadie Jordan McCreadie Watertown, NY -1
5 4 R70 Ryan Arbuthnot Ryan Arbuthnot Renfrew, ON -1
6 11 44 Jonathan Ferguson Jonathan Ferguson PRESCOTT, ON 5
7 8 66X Carey Terrance Carey Terrance Hogansburg, NY 1
8 5 151K Brian McDonald Brian McDonald Cornwall, ON -3
9 12 18J Louis Jackson Jr Louis Jackson Jr Hogansburg, NY 3
10 7 7S Shaun Shaw Shaun Shaw Philadelphia, NY -3
11 14 15B Brianna Ladouceur Brianna Ladouceur Cornwall, ON 3
12 10 38J Jarrett Herbison Jarrett Herbison Brockville, ON -2
13 19 77E Ryan Stabler Ryan Stabler Cornwall, ON 6
14 18 74 Lucas Fuller Lucas Fuller Edwards, NY 4
15 21 21X Robert Delormier Robert Delormier Rooseveltown, NY 6
16 20 555 Perry Francis Perry Francis Cornwall Island, ON 4
17 16 55 Matt Woodruff Matt Woodruff Bloomingdale, NY -1
18 25 23P Mike Stacey Mike Stacey Khanawake, QC 7
19 9 21R RJ Tresidder RJ Tresidder Edwards, NY -10
20 15 21 Larry Welling Larry Welling Star Lake, NY -5
21 22 34 George Foley George Foley Saranac Lake, NY 1
22 24 45 Preston Forbes Preston Forbes Potsdam, NY 2
23 23 31J Tommy Jock Jr Tommy Jock Jr Akwesasne, NY -
24 27 7M Madison Mulder Madison Mulder Spencerville, ON 3
25 17 26 Michael Mandigo Michael Mandigo Gouverneur, NY -8
26 13 23J Jeff Sykes Jeff Sykes Edwards, NY -13
27 26 36B Dan Beachard Dan Beachard Russell, NY
SPORTSMAN MODIFIEDS
A FEATURE 1
Finish Start # Competitor Hometown +/-
1 4 22C Cedric Gauvreau Cedric Gauvreau Chelsea, QC 3
2 15 0 Shane Pecore Shane Pecore Cornwall, ON 13
3 19 29H Nick Heywood Nick Heywood Plattsburgh, NY 16
4 11 35 Thomas Cook Thomas Cook Hogansburg, NY 7
5 3 04 Dale Gonyo Jr Dale Gonyo Jr Chazy, NY -2
6 8 32RS Ryan Shanahan Ryan Shanahan Carthage, NY 2
7 2 55 Dan Reif Dan Reif Massena, NY -5
8 1 83D Dustin Bradley Dustin Bradley Potsdam, NY -7
9 9 19 Jamy Begor Jamy Begor Mooers Forks, NY -
10 12 63M Franklin Mackin Franklin Mackin Russell, NY 2
11 5 9 Kristian Smoke Kristian Smoke -6
12 13 03 Joshua Jock Joshua Jock Hogansburg, NY 1
13 26 10X Cory Castell Cory Castell Fort Covington, NY 13
14 17 44 Casey Swamp Casey Swamp Akwesasne Mohawk Nation, NY 3
15 27 88 Fire Swamp Fire Swamp Akwesasne, NY 12
16 22 9S Bentley Gray Bentley Gray Akwesasne, NY 6
17 29 1R Ricky Thompson Ricky Thompson Akwesasne, NY 12
18 23 54G Greg Snyder Greg Snyder Moira, NY 5
19 20 M70 Billy Cook Billy Cook Hogansburg, NY 1
20 28 95J Dan Jalbert Dan Jalbert St Andrews west, ON 8
21 18 8 Steve Bushey Steve Bushey Moria, NY -3
22 21 51 Matthew Bourey Matthew Bourey NORTH LAWRENCE, NY -1
23 30 11X Devon Guyette Devon Guyette Norfolk, NY 7
24 7 707 Greg Brinklow Greg Brinklow Sydenham, ON -17
25 16 71 Delbert Legrow Jr Delbert Legrow Jr Massena, NY -9
26 10 10 Blayden Arquette Blayden Arquette Akwesasne, NY -16
27 14 35B Brennan Moore Brennan Moore Elgin, ON -13
28 6 2 Taylor Doxtater Taylor Doxtater Philadelphia, NY -22
29 32 1W Brad reif Brad reif Canton, NY 3
30 31 29 Chad Vallance Chad Vallance BrasherFalls, NY 1
31 25 23 Pryror Stacey Pryror Stacey Kahnawake, QC -6
DNS 24 7D Eugene Tarbell Eugene Tarbell Akwesasne, NY -
PRO STOCK
A FEATURE 1
Finish Start # Competitor Hometown +/-
1 1 690 Sid Harmer Jr Sid Harmer Jr Gouverneur, NY -
2 2 AK47 Joel Herne Joel Herne Akwesasne, NY -
3 4 8 Marc Lalonde Marc Lalonde Plantagenet, ON 1
4 6 30 Zack Daniels Zack Daniels Plattsburgh, NY 2
5 8 57K Kevin Fetterly Jr Kevin Fetterly Jr Massena, NY 3
6 5 6 Stephane Lebrun Stephane Lebrun Gatineau, QC -1
7 3 28 Burton Ward Burton Ward Massena, NY -4
8 10 4 Roch Aubin Roch Aubin Cornwall, ON 2
9 14 22B Blayne Nichols Blayne Nichols Massena, NY 5
10 12 9 Eric Jean-Louis Eric Jean-Louis Casselman, ON 2
11 9 64 Dan Desnoyers Dan Desnoyers Lunedburg, ON -2
12 16 11 Melvin Rush Melvin Rush Massena, NY 4
13 20 0N Owen White Owen White Hogansburg, NY 7
14 13 22 John Green John Green Moorefield, ON -1
15 7 1X Ian Bressette Ian Bressette Brasher Falls, NY -8
16 15 5A Thunder Anderson Thunder Anderson Akwesasne, NY -1
17 11 17 Marc Peladeau Marc Peladeau St-Isidore, ON -6
18 17 6J Natacha Lebrun Natacha Lebrun Gatineau, QC -1
19 18 M2 Anthony Mossow Anthony Mossow Norwood, NY -1
DNS 19 O6 alex labrun alex labrun gateneau, QC
MINI STOCK
A FEATURE 1
Finish Start # Competitor Hometown +/-
1 8 100 Francis White Francis White Ogdensburg, NY 7
2 1 88D C.J Smith C.J Smith Fort Covington, NY -1
3 3 88C Curtis Lindsay Curtis Lindsay Hinchinbrooke, QC -
4 4 50 Cale Manor Cale Manor EllenBurg Center, NY -
5 2 114 Felix Lavictoire Felix Lavictoire Curran, ON -3
6 6 23X Tyler Woods Tyler Woods Constable, NY -
7 7 7D Macy Tarbell Macy Tarbell Akwesasne, NY -
DNS 5 77A Adam Trombley Adam Trombley Malone, NY
LIMITED SPORTSMAN
A FEATURE 1
Finish Start # Competitor Hometown +/-
1 2 35D Dylan Moore Dylan Moore Elgin, ON 1
2 1 72 Kevin Foster Kevin Foster Malone, NY -1
3 4 16 Dustin Woods Dustin Woods Malone, NY 1
4 3 04G Dale Gonyo Dale Gonyo Chazy, NY -1
5 6 314 Nick Mallette Nick Mallette Constable, NY 1
6 9 18JR Denis Rose Denis Rose Lancaster, ON 3
7 8 1W Kyle Reif Kyle Reif Canton, NY 1
8 7 54 Brady Howard Brady Howard Hammond, NY -1
9 5 14 Ty David Ty David Akwesasne, NY -4