| Sunday, June
13 - 4th Place Kyle
Coolidge recovered from a DQ Saturday at Unity Raceway to win Sunday nights feature
prior to the DNK Select Used Cars 250. A lap 1 spin in front of Coolidge saw three cars go
to the rear and Coolidge quickly moved to second place by lap 2. Pole sitter Tom Abele
from Norwich, CT set a blistering pace and Coolidge set out in hot pursuit.
Points leader Dave Sullivan jumped
from his tenth place starting position to fourth by lap 3 and passed Kraig Coffin form
Uxbridge MA on lap 7 to move to third. By this time, Abele and Coolidge had gained a large
lead over the rest of the field. On lap 12 Coolidge moved inside Abele as they entered
turn 3 and took over first place.
Sullivan ran the wheels off
his 17 car trying to catch the 2 DNK Sponsored cars of Abele and Coolidge, but fell short
is his attempt to win 2 straight features and settled for third, giving Sullivan five
straight top three finished in as many attempts. Meanwhile,
Katie Hagar from Damariscotta, Maine had her 14 car working well and slid into fouth where
she ended up at the checkered.
Sports agent Charlie Clark had
arranged a contract with MMR Motorsports to put two of his brothers behind the wheels of
Legacy cars for this event. The arrangement appears to be a very good move for both
parties. The situation kept Charlie out of the drivers seat and the cars survived the
night without damage, contrary to the situation on Saturday when Charlie drove. John Clark
put on a great show in the MMR Motorsports #1 car and from the results, anyone can see the
former ProStock Star has not lost his touch. John managed a very impressive fifth place
finish. Brother Richard seemed more focused on passing cars than where he finished. In
true Clark style, Richard sat in the outside groove and passed car after car. His first
ride in an Allison Car looked like hed been doing it for years. After Richard would
pass four or five cars, he would burn a doughnut going down the backstretch and let them
all go back by so he could pass them again.
Ron Bryant of Livermore Maine has
been knocking on the door for his first feature win. Unfortunately this would not be his
night as a last minute gear change proved to be a bad move. Bryant ended up 6th
with Kraig Coffin in 7th. Bart Hathorne of New Gloucester Maine, Stormin Norman
Sears of Manchester, CT and Barry Orleans of Wrentham, MA rounded out the top ten.
The 10 lap heat race was won
by Abele. He was followed across the finish line by Bryant, Coolidge, Hathorne and Hagar. |