Epping, NH – Saturday Night Thunder returned to the All-Star Speedway last Saturday night, with the All-Star Modifieds headlining the program once again. 

 

George Baldwin of Lowell, MA scored his first career victory in the 40-lap main event, taking the lead from polesitter Kurt Vigeant at the drop of the green, and never looking back on his way to victory.

 

Eric Hudson, Joe Lemay, and Brandee Tree all took a shot at Baldwin along the way, but all had late-race problems and finished off the pace.  Baldwin had to withstand one final challenge, which came from Todd Annarummo in a two-lap shootout to the checkers.

 

Baldwin held on for the last two circuits, flashing under Mike Walker’s checkered flag to score the win.  Annarummo settled for runner-up, with J.R. Baril, Sumner Scott, and Vigeant the rest of the top five.

 

The Super Streets contested a 50-lap main event, with rookies Sulo Burbank and “Racin’ Jason” Ferreira leading the field to the green flag.   Burbank quickly moved out to take the lead, while Ferreira found trouble and spun just three laps in, and had to restart at the rear.

 

Burbank held on to the lead for the first eleven laps, but he lost the top spot to the hard-charging Nick Gravel on lap 12, and Gravel immediately began to pull away from the field. 

 

By halfway, Ferreira had worked his way back up to second, but there was no stopping Gravel this time out.  At the checkers, it was Gravel rolling into victory lane for the second time this season, with Ferreira taking home a solid runner-up.  Steve “Pinball” Wilmot, Sam Pirazzo, and Gary Beauregard closed out the top five.

 

Former Enduro standout Mark Parenteau scored his first career win in the Strictly Stock main, racing off to the win after picking up the point when Keith Walton blew up while leading on lap 18. 

 

Parenteau had led the first four circuits before giving up the top spot to Walton, but when he got the lead back, it was his for the rest of the race.  With a tight battle behind him for the second spot, Parenteau led the balance of the event to pick up the win.

 

Chris Augevich held off a tough challenge from the previous race winner, Mike Williams, to finish in the second spot, with Keith Ennis taking fourth and Randy Carmichael rounding out the top five.

 

Josh King took down his second Fast-4 feature win of the season on Saturday night, outrunning Joey Fernandez to grab the victory.  “Uncle Dana” Sullivan put on the show of the night, finishing the race third despite running the last several laps minus his left-rear wheel.