Karen Eryou
Groveton, NH – On August 16th, PASS sanctioned Riverside Speedway played host to a great afternoon of oval track racing. There were several divisions of racing including dwarfs and modifieds.
The Mason Tractor & Equipment Sales sponsored, Clash of the Titans 150 afternoon began with heat races which were very enjoyable with lots of action and a few fender benders thrown in for more excitement.
On lap 21 of the 26-car LMS 150-lap feature, Pat Corbett went for a scary ride down over the embankment between turns one and two, rolling over several times, with his #5 automobile coming to rest on its wheels. It was reported that Corbett was shaken up, but was later released from medical care.
Groveton local and master at the wheel, Randy Potter was in contention for the checkers running in the top three for a good part of the event. However with only eight laps to go, it was fender to fender racing between Lee USA Speedway regular Wayne Helliwell Jr. and Quinney Welch. When the checkers flew, it was Helliwell Jr. who crossed the line first taking home the 5,000$ grand prize for the afternoon. Welch hung onto second, while Potter crossed the start/finish line third.
Helliwell Jr., had to be helped out of his car as he showed signs of heat exhaustion. He thanked everyone in his victory lane speech, including the fans and his racing opponents for putting on such a great show.
In the 50-lap cyclone feature event, it was the #41 automobile driven by Jeff Ainsworth who was victorious as the checkers flew, followed by the #29 of Anthony Mason and third was the #10 driven by Loren Vear. There were a couple red flags for minor accidents, and the #10x driven by Richie Veilleux went down over turn two on lap 32 but no caution was shown.
The modifieds, and dwarf divisions also put on a great show.
Check out Chad Burr’s action shots of this event at: http://tinyurl.com/lqv8ba
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