Epping, NH – Joe Lemay grabbed his second win of the year in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series All-Star Modifieds last Saturday night, outrunning a strong field to pick up the checkers.

 

Local favorite Brandee Tree ran out to the early lead in the 40-lap main event, with Lemay moving up to challenge by the ten-lap mark.  Tree was still out front when Bill Boudreau spun to bring caution on the field on lap 14, but her time out front was short-lived.

 

Lemay made his way past to the lead the field to the halfway sign, and he went the distance to post the win, with Vinnie Annarummo, Mike Murphy, J.R. Baril, Sumner Scott, Eric Hudson, Boudreau, Bobby MacArthur, Kurt Vigilant, and Tree the rest of the top ten.

 

Two-time winner Nick Gravel suffered mechanical problems late in the Super Street feature, leaving Gary Beauregard to run uncontested for the win.  Jason Ferreira scored his best finish of the season in the second spot, with Steve Wilmot filling out the podium in third.

 

Bill Beardwood looked to be well on the way to his second Strictly Stock feature win of the year, but he got tangled up with the lapped car of Chuck Roberto with four laps remaining, and he spun out of contention just a mile short of victory.

 

Chris Augevich had battled hard to get past Mike Williams for the second spot just before Beardwood’s demise, and when he fell to the wayside, Augevich took advantage of the situation and moved up to score his first career win in the Strictly Stocks.

 

Williams went home with second place honors, with Mark Parenteau, Randy Carmichael, and Keith “Slika” Ennis finishing up the top five.

 

Matt Mage returned to action and collected his first checkered flag of the year in the Fast-4 feature event, outrunning Dennis Ciniero, Loren Smith, Jr., Joey Fernandez, Tyler Mailhot, Dana Sullivan, Corey Sullivan, Jim Deveau, and Will Mailhot.