It would be a three-wide finish off a late race restart in the Pro Stock division as it would be Sid Harmer Ward Burton and Dakota Sharp coming across the line together and Sharp would get the win. It would be the second week of racing at the Mohawk International Raceway and it would be time for the Memorial Cup presented by Frenchie's Chevy that would see twin 20s with the side panels for the small block modifieds along with regular racing in the other divisions on the night with 74 cars in the pits. Racing would start about an hour late as there would be a pesty rain about when we were supposed to start, but when the cars got out, it made for a fast track. There would be great racing throughout the night. After the heat races were done it would be onto the main and first out of the box would be the small block modifieds in their first of the twin 20s and it would see Carey Terrance go wire to wire for the victory but Tyler Meeks and Preston Forbes would finish out the top three with a good fight. Then we would have the Limited Sportsman Modified for their 15-lap main and it would see Kyle Reif get his first-ever win but there would be a great fight up front most of the race between him and Kobe Hernandez as they went after the win and finishing the top three would be Bryan Tarbell. Then it would be onto the Sportsman Modified 25 lap main and we would have a family affair fight at the top between the Gauvreau's as it would be father and son Cedric and Eric going after the win and on this day the son Cedric would get the win. and Tristan Ladouceur would round out the top three. Then we would have the second twin 20 for the small block modifieds and this time there would be a side-by-side battle up front between Carey Terrance and Preston Forbes and this time the win would go to Preston Forbes for his first-ever 358 Modified career win and there would be excited and emotional victory lane. and rounding out the top three would be Jordan McCreaddie. Then it would be onto the Pro Stock 20 lap main and with a late race caution it would set up a great finish as they would come across the line three wide and getting the win by a bumper would be Dakota Sharp for his first career win over Burton Ward and Sid Harmer. Then it would be onto the last race of the night for 10 laps in the mini stock division and would see a battle up front between Francis White and Tony Frezzo and on this day the win would go to Tony Frezzo. The track will return to life next Saturday night with all five divisions in action again on Three Feathers Cafe night n June 1st. Gallery

Father and Son Cedric and Eric Gavreau battle for the win in the Sportsman Modified main and on this day Cedric Gavreau would get the win. Gallery

Tony Frezzo (22) would beat out CJ LaVair (4) for the win as they would come down the stretch for the win in the Mini Stock main. It would be the 37th season opener at the Mohawk International Raceway brought to you by Sovereign Cannabis and all five of their weekly divisions would be in action with the 358 Modifieds, Sportsman Modifieds, Pro Stock, Limited Sportsman Modifieds, and the Mini Stocks with 93 cars in the pits. After all the qualifying races were done on the night it would be onto the mains and the first one out of the box would be the mini stocks for 15 laps and there would be a side-by-side battle up front for most of the night between CJ LaVair and Tony Frezzo for the win and when they came across the line it would be Frezzo by a half a car for the win. The next up would be the Limited Sportsman Modified for their 15 laps 11 car affair Keith Pelkey would have the lead at the early start of the race but when an early caution came out for a spin it would set up the restart with him and Matt LaValley. Off the restart, they would go side by side for a few laps but then Matt LaValley would get the lead and just keep pulling away slightly for the win and get his first career Mohawk International Raceway. Then next up would be the main event of the evening with Clyde Slingers Pro Stock Series race for 35 laps $1,000 to win and there would be 29 cars that would take the green flag and Blayne Nichols would get the lead off the start and would hold it for the few laps until there was a caution for Kevin Featherly trying to climb the backtretch wall. Then off the restart, the battle would be on upfront between Blayne Nichols and Sid Harmer Jr and Harmer would find an opening on the bottom and hammer down the lead and win, and rounding out the top three would be Dakota Sharp and Marc Lalonde. Then we would have the 358 Modifieds with their 21 cars and 30 lap event and would see Joey Ladoucer get the lead off the start. However, the lead would be short-lived as the battle up front would be between Cary Terrance and Tim Fuller, and in the end, Fuller would win with Terrance second and Louis Jackson Jr finishing out the top three. Then it would be time for the last night race with the Sportsman Modified 19 car 25 lap event that would go caution-free. Although the action up front would be fast and furious with Tristan Ladoucer getting the lead at the start. But the battle up front would be a classic between Ontario and Quebec, with Cyr and Gauvreau tight close racing trading the lead back and forth and seeing Cedric Gaurveau win over Gabriel Cyr and Cory Castell for the top three. The track will be back in action next Saturday night with the traditional Memorial Cup and the main event on the evening will be twin 20's for the 358 Modifieds. Gallery

Gabriel Cyr (94) takes to the bottom as Cedric Gauvreau (22) slings it on the top and gets by him to the win Sportsman Modified main. Gallery

Luke Horning (2H) and Chad Jesso (25) battle for the lead and Luke Horning would get the win for the sweep on the weekend. It would be the second night of the annual Mohawk Nationals from the Mohawk International Raceway along with the last night of racing for the 2023 from the Mohawk International Raceway. There would be five divisions in attendance on the night and all for big money the Sportsman Modified would be the headliner on the night with the 10th running of the Pete Mitchell Memorial and the 2500 to win. Along with the Pro Stock, Limited Sportsman Modified, Mini Stocks, and Eastern Ontario Antiques. With all the heat racing and Last Chance Qualifiers run it would be onto the main events. The first main on the night would be the Mini Stocks and their 20 laps 400 to win the event it would see 22 cars take the green flag and it would see Francis White take the early lead and it would look like he would be on his way to win and his second of the weekend. Although while battling in the closing laps with Jock Symonds they would both get together and Kevin Greenfield would take the lead. Although he would have a battle of his own on hand with Emily Massy for the win and Greenfield would hold on for the win. Then next up would be the Limited Sportsman Modified and there $500 to win 20 lap event it would see 11 cars take the green flag and it would see Bradly Howard take the early lead and he would be pulling away but then he was going down the backstretch in the closing laps and the car would get away from him and end up in the inside light pole. So inheriting the lead would be Thunder Anderson although he would get a challenge from Matthew LaValley for the win he would hang on down the stretch for his first career win. Then we would have the Eastern Ontario Antique Club with their two classes and 20 lap event and it would go green to checker and the winners would be Matt Barbour and Greg Hale. Then we would have the Pro Stock out for the $2,000 to win 30 lap event and there would be 33 racers that would enter the pits but they would only start 28 for the main event. The race would start with Denis Gauvreau getting the lead off the start but Luke Horning and Chad Jesso would come charging from 11th and 20th starting spots to be in the fight at the top. Horning would be able to get by Gauvreau for the lead and Jesso would also get by him to take second place. With that, we would have your classic Pro Stock battle from central New York as both of them are multi-track champions fighting for the $2,000 win. Something would happen to Chad Jesso though as he would go sliding off the top of turn 2 and end up in the pond. Then with Luke Horning and Denis Gauvreau on the front row for the next restart Horning would take control and get his second win on the weekend at Mhawk International Raceway to get the $2,000 check. Then it would be the headline event of the night the tenth running of the Pete Mitchell Memorial and the 54-lap $ 2,500-to-win race. It would see Shane Pecore and Robert Delormier starting on the front row and Shane Pecore would take the lead off the start. The battle up front for the early part of the race would be between Pecore and Casey Swamp. Although there would be a hard charger on the high side that would come and contend for the lead and that would be D.J. Gonyo. However, with a late race restart the Gonyo car would start to fall off and enter David Rodgers as he would show his nose for the win. Although Shane Pecore would hold on for his second Pete Mitchell win. Now with the racing at Mohawk International done for the 2023 season, all eyes shift towards Oswego and Super Dirt Week 51 in about three weeks. Gallery">Gallery

Kevin Greenfield (11a) and Emily Massy battle for the win in the 20-lap $400 to win Mini Stock event with Greenfield getting the win. Gallery

Cedric Gouvreau (22c) ducks underneath Brentley Gray (9) to take the lead in the late stages on the Sportsman Modified main for the win. It would be another Friday night from the Mohawk International Raceway and it would be the run that you brung 358 Modified special brought to you by Truck Race Parts along with the Pro Stocks, Sportsman Modified, Mini Stocks, and Limited Sportsman Modified with around 80 cars in the pits. After all the heat racing was done the Turtle Nest Diner Mini Stocks would be first up and the win would go to Antoine Dumouchel after a early fight for the race lead with Curtis Smith. Then next up would be the King Cannibas Limited Sportsman Modified for there 15 lap affair and it would be an early battle up front between Nick Mallette and Dale Gonyo but Gonyo would slowly pull away and get his first win at the Mohawk International Raceway. Then after the intermission, it would be Twin Leaf 358 Modified Run which you brought special for 30 laps and the race would be dominated by Stephane LaFrance's totally tricked-out race car. Then we would have the crossroad tobacco Sportsman Modified and it would see Bentley Gray get off to the early race lead although it would be not without challenge as Cedric Gauvreau would come up from the sixth position and take the lead in the closing laps to get another win at Mohawk. Then that would leave just one race left on the night of the Famous A's Dispensary Pro Stock 20 lap event and would see Roch Aubin get the lead off the start of the race. Although Zack Daniels would charge from the 8th starting spot and get the lead around the halfway mark of the event and capture the checkered flag for the second week in a row. The track will be back in action Wednesday, July 12th with the Canadian Big Block Series along with the 358 Modifieds, and the Sportsman Modified. Gallery

Brian McDonald (151) and Carey Terrance (66x) with their sails and wings in full force battle for second place near the end of the run what you brung event. Gallery

Zack Daniels 930) drops to the bottom of the track and passes Joel Herne (AK47) to get the feature win on the night. It would be the first race in three weekends at the Mohawk International Raceway and it would be one of the bigs on the Independence Weekend Spectular and part of the Mohawk Series and there would be 97 cars in the pits. After all the heat racing was done it would be on to the features and first up would be the Turtles Nest Mini Stocks and Francis White would come from the third starting spot and get the lead on lap 1 and lead them all for the win. Then we would have the King Canna Limited Sportsman Modified and Kyle Reif would get the lead of the first and lead for the first ten laps when he would get passed by Devon Guyette and Bob Laware as Guyette would get the win as Reif and Laware would round out the podium. Then we would have one of the main races on the night on tap with the Twin Leaf 35 for the Sportsman Modified. Nick Heywood would get the early lead of the race over Jalbert at the start. There would be a bad wreck off the restart on lap eight when Tyler Stevenson would meet the backstretch wall and flip and get hit by the pack on the way through. From there it would be the Nick Heywood and Thomas Cook show and on a restart with six laps to go would see Heywood take the lead over Cook but there be no give and Thomas Cook would get the win as they came across the line side by side at the checker. Then it would be the Good Leaf 40 for the 358 Modifieds and it would see the race go 37 laps caution free with Ryan Arbuthnot leading all 40 laps for the win although it would be not without a great challenge from Chris Rabbe and Tim Fuller to round out the podium. Then the last race of the night would be the Famous Aye's 20 for the Pro Stock and Roch Aubin would get the lead off the start. Although it would be short-lived as Joel Herne would take over the lead on lap three. Although there would be a challenge from a newcomer to the division this season Zack Daniels would take the lead on lap 6 and from there would set sail for the win. The track will come back to life next weekend with the 358 Modified "Run what you Brung", Sportsman Modified, Pro Stock, Limited Sportsman Modified, Mini Stocks, and the Enduros. Gallery

Ryan Arbuthnot (R70) with the lead in the 358 Modified main but it would see the hard chargers coming from behind with Chris Rabbe (01) and im Fuller in tow for the challenge. Gallery