Small Block/Big Block Challenge II Presented by Gamache and Be Cool August 5th 2023

Dirtcar Racing Airborne Speedway
winner winner
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Kyle Coryea

Jesse Mueller (19) celeberates as he win the Small Block/Big Block Challenge and earn the auto start for the Outlaw 200 in September. We have hit the month of August at Airborne Speedway and the chase for the title has begun as there are five races to go in the championship fight. We would start the chase with the Small/Big Block Challenge Presented by Gamache and Be Cool as the Modifieds, Sportsman Modified, Renegades, Limited Sportsman Modified, and the Street Stocks with just the sight of 100 cars in the pits. After the heat races were in the books, we would start the main events with the Northern Blacktopping Limited Sportsman and see Mike Arnold start on the pole and run away and hide to win over Dale Gonyo and Matthew Jordan to round out the top 3. Then next up would be the Be Cool Heating & A.C. Small Block/Big Block Modified Challenge 40 lapper which would see Jessey Mueller start on the front row and get the lead early over Matt Woodruff with an early Then on a long green flag run he would pull away from Tim Fuller through the lap cars and Fuller couldn't get clean enough track to make a run and Jordan McCreadie would round out the top three. Then we would have the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified for there 25 lap event and it would see Mike Wells and Dylan Rabtoy on the front row with Rabtoy getting the lead off the early start but there would be hard chargers from the top couple of guys in the points Travis Bruno and Jamy Begor coming from row five and six but they would just run out of time and Dylan Rabtoy would get his first win of the season at Airborne Speedway. Then we would have the 15-lap race for the Taylor Rental Street Stock and we would see a back-to-back win for John Michael Bressette would get the lead off an early race restart over Jason Bradley. Although the race would stay in the family as Speedy Bressette would be charging up and get behind brother as they would go for the win and Kenny Tourville would round out the top three. Then the last race of the night would be the Hartson Total Opening Renegades 25-lap race and would see Shawn Duquette make a late race pass on Richie Turner for the lead and pad his points lead in the division as the Terry Brothers (Josh & Tylor) would round out the top three. The track will be back racing next weekend with Military Night as the Sportsman Modified, Renegades, Limited Sportsman Modified, and Street Stock will be in action. Gallery

Triple 40's Night Presented by Hartson Total Opening Renegades @ Airborne Speedway July 22nd 2023

captures the flag
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Evan Patrie

Chris Raabe (01) gets to the line first in the Be Cool Heating and Air Conditioning 358 Modified 40-lap event. It would be the ninth night of racing at the Airborne Speedway and it would be a packed pit with over 100 cars to race on Hartson Total Opening Triple 40's night as there would be extra distance races for the 358 Modifieds, Sportsman Modified, and the Renegades. Along with the Limited Sportsman Modified and the Street Stock having their normal 15 laps events. After all the battle in the heat races including a couple of photo finishes it would be onto the main events. First up would be the Northern Blacktopping Limited Sportsman Modified for their fifteen-lap event and it would be caution fest but after all the chaos settle the winner would be Dale Gonyo getting his second win of the season over Charlotte Morin and Parker Dermody to round out the top three. Then next up would be the first of our Triple 40s with the Be Cool Heating and Cooling 358 Modifieds and it would be a battle of the front row all race long between Chris Raabe and Felix Roy and after some lap cars got in the way near the end of the race Raabe would pull away for the win and Roy would be second and Steve Bernier would round out the top three. Then next up would be the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified for there 40 lap affair and Lonnie Rivers would get the race lead off the start of the race but there would eventually be a challenge up front between him and Jamy Begor that would see Begor get around him around the halfway through the race but there would be a third player in the battle near the end of the event as Fire Swamp would look to go back to back with wins but Begor would hold on for his second win of the season. Then it would be the last Triple 40 of the night with the Hartson Total Opening Renegades and it would be the Billy Thwaits and the Josh Terry show up front with Josh Terry getting the win at the end on the late-race pass for his first win of the season. Then after a long night of racing, it would finally be the last race of the night with the Taylor Rental Street Stock for their fifteen-lap affair. The race would start off with a battle up front between Brett Manor and Jason Bradley but old Reliable would come up from the 6th spot Jacob Fountain to get the lead and it would be a battle til the end between him and John Michael Bressette as Fountain would get his third win of the season. The track will be quiet next weekend July 29th as the Clinton County Fair is in town for the weekend. Although the track will come back to life on August 5th for the Small Block/Big Block Challenge. Gallery

battle to the line
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Evan Patrie

Jake Fountain (22) beats Matt LaValley (29c) to the line with the fourth heat race and then would end up beating John Michael Bressette to the line for the win the main event for his third win of the season. Gallery

Triple 40's Night Presented by Hartson Total Opening Night July 22nd 2023

Dirtcar Racing Airborne Speedway
pass for the lead
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Evan Patrie

Jamy Begor (19) ducks to the bottom and gets the lead on the pas of Lonnie Rivers (R7) for the lead and eventual win in the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified 40 lap event. It would be the ninth night of racing at the Airborne Speedway and it would be a packed pit with over 100 cars to race on Hartson Total Opening Triple 40's night as there would be extra distance races for the 358 Modifieds, Sportsman Modified, and the Renegades. Along with the Limited Sportsman Modified and the Street Stock having their normal 15 laps events. After all the battle in the heat races including a couple of photo finishes it would be onto the main events. First up would be the Northern Blacktopping Limited Sportsman Modified for their fifteen-lap event and it would be caution fest but after all the chaos settle the winner would be Dale Gonyo getting his second win of the season over Charlotte Morin and Parker Dermody to round out the top three. Then next up would be the first of our Triple 40s with the Be Cool Heating and Cooling 358 Modifieds and it would be a battle of the front row all race long between Chris Raabe and Felix Roy and after some lap cars got in the way near the end of the race Raabe would pull away for the win and Roy would be second and Steve Bernier would round out the top three. Then next up would be the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified for there 40 lap affair and Lonnie Rivers would get the race lead off the start of the race but there would eventually be a challenge up front between him and Jamy Begor that would see Begor get around him around the halfway through the race but there would be a third player in the battle near the end of the event as Fire Swamp would look to go back to back with wins but Begor would hold on for his second win of the season. Then it would be the last Triple 40 of the night with the Hartson Total Opening Renegades and it would be the Billy Thwaits and the Josh Terry show up front with Josh Terry getting the win at the end on the late-race pass for his first win of the season. Then after a long night of racing, it would finally be the last race of the night with the Taylor Rental Street Stock for their fifteen-lap affair. The race would start off with a battle up front between Brett Manor and Jason Bradley but old Reliable would come up from the 6th spot Jacob Fountain to get the lead and it would be a battle til the end between him and John Michael Bressette as Fountain would get his third win of the season. The track will be quiet next weekend July 29th as the Clinton County Fair is in town for the weekend. Although the track will come back to life on August 5th for the Small Block/Big Block Challenge. Gallery

Liquor and Wine Warehouse Make A Wish Night @ Airborne Speedway July 15th 2023

the battle is on
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Kyle Coryea

Bill Thwaits (69) and Tyler Irwin (54) battle for the lead off of turn four in the first Hartson Total Opening Renegades main of the night with Thwaits getting the win. It would be the eighth night of racing of the season at the Airborne Speedway powered by the New England Ford Dealers and it would be the popular Make a Wish Night brought to you by the Liquor and Wine Warehouse. First out of the box would be the Renegade makeup feature from the July 1st event and it would be a battle up front between Bill Thwaits and Tyler Irwin Bill Thwaits would get at the line after a bunch of early cautions on the night to give him his second win of the night. Then it would be the makeup feature for the Street Stock and it would see Greg Zindler get the late-race victory when Josh Laporte had issues in the closing laps. Then it would be onto the heat races for the races that were on the schedule for this evening and the first up would be the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified and the winners would be Josh Jock, Beau Reeves, and Michael Wright. Then the Northern Blacktopping Limited Sportsman Modified would be out for their one heat and the winner would be Tyler Travis. Then next we would have the Street Stock on tap and the heats would go to JJ Laporte, Jason Bradley, and Josh Laporte. Then to finish off the heat racing for the night would be the Hartson Total Opening Renegades for a pair of races and Tyler Irwin and Zack Daniels. Then it would be onto the features for the night and it would start with the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified for their 25 laps event. It would be slow to get going as there would be four cautions in the first hand full of laps but once the race got going it would see Josh Jock pull away with the lead but there would be a hard charger coming in the wake of Fire Swamp and with 3 laps to go he would be right on the back of Jock and would take the lead with two to go and claim his first win of the season. Then it would be the Northern Blacktopping Limited Sportsman Modified and it would be the Tyler Travis show as he would run away for the win. Then it would be the Taylor Rental Street Stock for their main and this time it would be a 25-lap event for them and it would come right down to the wire for them and it would be Jake Fountain getting the win over JJ Laporte as they came off of turn four and there was a traffic jam as they were going to the checkered. Then to finish off the night would be the Hartson Total Opening Renegades for there 25 lap event and with Zack Daniels starting on the row it would be a case of Daniels getting the lead and going away and heading although Tylor Terry and Nthaniel Guay would round out the top three. Airborne Speedway will be back in action very quickly with a race on Tuesday, July 18th as they will be finishing up their event from the July 8th show. Gallery

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Kyle Coryea

Jake Fountain (22) got the lead late over J.J. Laporte and would end up getting the win in the end as he would slide through the grass. Gallery

Liquior and Wine Warehouse Make A Wish Night July 15th 2023

Dirtcar Racing Airborne Speedway
on the charge
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Kyle Coryea

Fire Swamp (88) with the pass on Beau Reeves (00) for second place as he was charging through the field for his first win of the season. It would be the eighth night of racing of the season at the Airborne Speedway powered by the New England Ford Dealers and it would be the popular Make a Wish Night brought to you by the Liquor and Wine Warehouse. First out of the box would be the Renegade makeup feature from the July 1st event and it would be a battle up front between Bill Thwaits and Tyler Irwin Bill Thwaits would get at the line after a bunch of early cautions on the night to give him his second win of the night. Then it would be the makeup feature for the Street Stock and it would see Greg Zindler get the late-race victory when Josh Laporte had issues in the closing laps. Then it would be onto the heat races for the races that were on the schedule for this evening and the first up would be the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified and the winners would be Josh Jock, Beau Reeves, and Michael Wright. Then the Northern Blacktopping Limited Sportsman Modified would be out for their one heat and the winner would be Tyler Travis. Then next we would have the Street Stock on tap and the heats would go to JJ Laporte, Jason Bradley, and Josh Laporte. Then to finish off the heat racing for the night would be the Hartson Total Opening Renegades for a pair of races and Tyler Irwin and Zack Daniels. Then it would be onto the features for the night and it would start with the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified for their 25 laps event. It would be slow to get going as there would be four cautions in the first hand full of laps but once the race got going it would see Josh Jock pull away with the lead but there would be a hard charger coming in the wake of Fire Swamp and with 3 laps to go he would be right on the back of Jock and would take the lead with two to go and claim his first win of the season. Then it would be the Northern Blacktopping Limited Sportsman Modified and it would be the Tyler Travis show as he would run away for the win. Then it would be the Taylor Rental Street Stock for their main and this time it would be a 25-lap event for them and it would come right down to the wire for them and it would be Jake Fountain getting the win over JJ Laporte as they came off of turn four and there was a traffic jam as they were going to the checkered. Then to finish off the night would be the Hartson Total Opening Renegades for there 25 lap event and with Zack Daniels starting on the row it would be a case of Daniels getting the lead and going away and heading although Tylor Terry and Nthaniel Guay would round out the top three. Airborne Speedway will be back in action very quickly with a race on Tuesday, July 18th as they will be finishing up their event from the July 8th show. Gallery

Hebert's Lawncare and Snowplowing Night with the 358 Modifieds @ Airborne Speedway July 8th 2023

side by side
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Kyle Coryea

Jeremy Roy (90jr) and Darryl Mitchell (87.9) battle for position in the opening heat of the Be Cool Heating and A.C. 358 Modifieds as they carry the inside wheel. It would be the seventh night of racing from Airborne Speedway on Hebert's Lawncare and Snowplowing Night with the Be Cool Heating and AC 358 Modifieds along with the J+S Steel Sportsman Modifieds, Hartson Total Opening Renegades, Taylor Rental Street Stocks, and the Northern Blacktopping Limited Sportsman Modifieds. The night would start off with the Northern Blacktopping Limited Sportsman Modified with the feature that didn't get run the week before and it would good race up front for a few laps but then Charlotte Morin would slowly pull away from Rick Frenyea and Kobe Hernandez to get the first win of her career in the Limited Sportsman Modified. Then it would be on to the heat races for the current night and first out of the box would be the J+S Steel Sportsman Modifieds and the wins would go to Josh Jock, Michael Wright, and Beau Reeves. Then next up would be the Be Cool Heating and A.C. 358 Modifieds with their two heats and the wins would go to Chris Raabe and Mike Mahaney. Then we would have the Hartson Total Renegades with their three heats and the wins would go to Zack Daniels, Josh Terry, and Billy Thwaits. Then we would have the Northern Blacktopping Limited Sportsman Modifieds for their heat for tonight's feature and they would be part way through when there was a crash between Matt LaValley and Kobe Hernandez and while they were cleaning up the accident mother nature would want to make her appearance felt on the track and just drowned the track and racing will be over the night and the features will be made up on a different night. The track will be back in action next weekend July 15th with the Sportsman Modified, Renegades (double feature), Street Stock (double feature), and the Limited Sportsman Modified in action on Make a Wish and Liqouir and Wine Warehouse night. Gallery

tail to nose
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Kyle Coryea

Fire Swamp (88) is right on the tail of Travis Bruno (33r) during the opening heat of the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified as they battle for the transfer spot. Gallery

Hebert's Lawncare and Snowplowing Night with the 358 Modifieds July 8th 2023

Dirtcar Racing Airborne Speedway
along for the ride
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Kyle Coryea

Keith Pelkey (42) gets cloose in turn 2 and starts to correct and the car digs in and the rollover was on. It would be the seventh night of racing from Airborne Speedway on Hebert's Lawncare and Snowplowing Night with the Be Cool Heating and AC 358 Modifieds along with the J+S Steel Sportsman Modifieds, Hartson Total Opening Renegades, Taylor Rental Street Stocks, and the Northern Blacktopping Limited Sportsman Modifieds. The night would start off with the Northern Blacktopping Limited Sportsman Modified with the feature that didn't get run the week before and it would good race up front for a few laps but then Charlotte Morin would slowly pull away from Rick Frenyea and Kobe Hernandez to get the first win of her career in the Limited Sportsman Modified. Then it would be on to the heat races for the current night and first out of the box would be the J+S Steel Sportsman Modifieds and the wins would go to Josh Jock, Michael Wright, and Beau Reeves. Then next up would be the Be Cool Heating and A.C. 358 Modifieds with their two heats and the wins would go to Chris Raabe and Mike Mahaney. Then we would have the Hartson Total Renegades with their three heats and the wins would go to Zack Daniels, Josh Terry, and Billy Thwaits. Then we would have the Northern Blacktopping Limited Sportsman Modifieds for their heat for tonight's feature and they would be part way through when there was a crash between Matt LaValley and Kobe Hernandez and while they were cleaning up the accident mother nature would want to make her appearance felt on the track and just drowned the track and racing will be over the night and the features will be made up on a different night. The track will be back in action next weekend July 15th with the Sportsman Modified, Renegades (double feature), Street Stock (double feature), and the Limited Sportsman Modified in action on Make a Wish and Liqouir and Wine Warehouse night. Gallery

Independence Weekend Spectular @ Airborne Speedway Presented by Riley Ford July 1st 2023

photo finish
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Kyle Coryea

Jonathan Toohill (2JT) beats Chris Cayea (18) to the line in a photo-finish victory over Chris Cayea (18) to get his first crew win. It would be round #6 of racing from the Airborne Speedway and it would be the Independence Weekend Spectacular presented by Riley Ford with the four main divisions in action the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified, Hartson Total Opening Renegades, Taylor Rental Street Stocks, and the Northern Blacktopping Limited Sportsman Modified. The first heat race would start off with a bang with Mark Fewster and Josh Jock getting together and coming to the green off a restart in the first heat of the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified. The other heat races on the night would be hotly contested with a couple of photo finishes with Tyler Irwin and Billy Thwaits in the third heat of the Renegades. Then it would be onto the features for the night and the first out of the box would be the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified for there 25 lap event and it would see all 25 laps go green to checkered as Jonathan Toohill would get the win after leading all of the laps. Although the win would not come easy as he would have Chris Cayea all over him for most of the race just couldn't get around him and Craig Wholey would round out the top 3. Next up would be the Hartson Total Opening Renegades and as they were under the pace laps mother nature would open up and the rain would knock out the rest of the night's racing. The track will be back in action next Saturday night July 8th for another night of weekly racing and the 358 Modifieds will be in action as well. Gallery

photo finish
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Kyle Coryea

Tyler Irwin (54) with the photo finish victory over Billy Thwaits (61) for the win in the third heat of the Renegades Hartson Total Opening. Gallery

Independence Day Spectular Presnted by Riley Ford July 1st 2023

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crash and over the top
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Kyle Coryea

Josh Jock (03) goes flying through the air as he and Mark Fewster would get together off the restart of heat 1 in the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified. It would be round #6 of racing from the Airborne Speedway and it would be the Independence Weekend Spectacular presented by Riley Ford with the four main divisions in action the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified, Hartson Total Opening Renegades, Taylor Rental Street Stocks, and the Northern Blacktopping Limited Sportsman Modified. The first heat race would start off with a bang with Mark Fewster and Josh Jock getting together and coming to the green off a restart in the first heat of the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified. The other heat races on the night would be hotly contested with a couple of photo finishes with Tyler Irwin and Billy Thwaits in the third heat of the Renegades. Then it would be onto the features for the night and the first out of the box would be the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified for there 25 lap event and it would see all 25 laps go green to checkered as Jonathan Toohill would get the win after leading all of the laps. Although the win would not come easy as he would have Chris Cayea all over him for most of the race just couldn't get around him and Craig Wholey would round out the top 3. Next up would be the Hartson Total Opening Renegades and as they were under the pace laps mother nature would open up and the rain would knock out the rest of the night's racing. The track will be back in action next Saturday night July 8th for another night of weekly racing and the 358 Modifieds will be in action as well. Gallery

Kid's Ride Night Presented by Loremans and Sysco June 10th 2023

Dirtcar Racing Airborne Speedway
late race pass
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Kyle Coryea

Airborne Speedway Round #5 Highlight

Joey Scarbrough (11vt) with the late race pass on Jason Bruno (66b) for the win in the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified. It would be the fifth week at Airborne Speedway and it would be one of the more special nights for all the drivers especially the kids as it would be kid's ride night at the track presented by Sysco and Loremans with around 75 cars in competition. The night would start with the kid's favorite portion of the night as they would get to go for a ride with their favorite drivers. After all that and all the heat racing had concluded it would be onto the features and the first one up would be the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified for 25 laps. In their race, it would see one caution on the only lap as the front row Craig Worely and Mark Fewater would get tangled up battling for the lead in turn one. From there it would be a battle up front for the first part of the race between Jason Bruno and Craig Worely with Bruno getting the advantage. Although they would not be able to go out and hide as there would be a hard-charging Joey Scarbrough that would take the lead in the closing laps and capture his second win of the season followed by the Bruno brothers Jason and Travis rounding out the top 3. Then next up would be the Taylor Rental Street starting 27 cars and that race would not be without its own fair share action as there would be multiple rollovers in the fifteen laps and other cautions that would see your early season points contenders all getting caught up in it the Malay. Although when the dust would settle it would be one of the class veterans that would get the win on the night with Josh Laporte pulling it into victory lane with Luke Marcheski and John Michael Bressette rounding out the top three. Then we would be on to the Northern Blacktopping Limited Sportsman Modified and it would see Rick Frenyea lead the whole race until the last corner when Dale Gonyo would pounce for the win. Then to finish off the night it would be the Hartson Total Opening Renegades for their 25-lap race. The early part of the race would see Keith Pelkey and Jason Boggett chasing down the checkered. Although there would be a hard runner charging from his eighth-place starting spot and Shawn Duquette would capture his second straight win on a late-race restart and Andrew Fitzgerald and Keith Pelkey would finish off the top three. It will be a quick turnaround at the track as they are back racing this Wednesday, June 14th as the Super Dirtcar Series comes to town along with the Taylor Rental Street Stock and the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified. Gallery

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