Dirtcar Racing Airborne Speedway: Taylor Rental Championship Night September 2nd 2023

two time champion
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Kyle Coryea

Richie Turner (17) was crowned for the scond straight year the Hartson Total Opening Renegades champion with his fifth place finish. It would be Taylor Rental Championship Night from the Airborne Speedway to finish the 2023 racing season with the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified, Hartson Total Opening Renegades, Taylor Rental Street Stocks, and the Northern Blacktopping Limited Sportsman Modified and all the points races would still be up for grabs. The night would start off with the makeup feature for the Taylor Rental Street Stocks. The night would start off well for championship hopeful Ryan Senecal as he would start on the front row and lead all fifteen laps for the win and keep his championship alive. As for the guys leading the points, Josh Laporte would finish 2nd, Jake Fountain fifth and Matt LaValley seventh giving Laporte a slight lead as they would have their second feature to finish off the night. Then it would be onto all the heat races for the racing championship night. Then the features for the last race of the season and first up would be the traveling tour that joined us on the night the Mohawk Valley Vintage Dirt Modifieds and their four divisions would see Frank Hoard Jr., Greg Hauslin, George Palmer, Jack Miller and Nathan McFadden getting the wins. Then it would be onto the Northern Blacktopping Limited Sportsman Modified for 15 laps and getting the last win of the season in the nonpoints event would be Robert Laware for his second win of the year. Then it would be onto the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified for there 25 lap championship event and it would see Craig Wholey and Chris Cayea starting on the front row Wholey would lead the first few laps and then Chris Cayea would overtake him and try and go and hide out there. He would have a challenge though as Josh Jock and his second-half-season surge would continue but Cayea would get the win. Although Travis Bruno would finish in seventh and Joey Scarbrough fifth giving Travis Bruno his third straight track championship. Then it would be onto the Hartson Total Opening Renegades. It would see Tyler Irwin getting the lead at the start of the race but Josh Terry would come charging hard from his seventh-place start to get up there and battle with Irwin for the win knowing he pretty much needed to win to get the title. Richir Turner would start in fifth and fall back off the start to tenth and then just start working his way back up and get a fifth-place finish and clinch his second straight championship title. Then there would be one race left on the season at Airborne Speedway and that would be the Taylor Rental Street Stock for 15 laps with 32 cars starting the race every spot would be important and there would be 8 cautions throughout the night. Speedy Bressette would charge from his seventh-place starting spot to get the eventual win with Ryan Senecal second and Rick Doner third, As for the championship we would have co-champions when it was all said and done with Josh Laporte and Ryan Senecal champions with their 9th and 21st place finish on the night and that will put a wrap on the 2023 season at the Airborne Speedway. Gallery

season champion
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Kyle Coryea

Josh Laporte (45b) claims one half of the 2023 Taylor Rental Street Stock championship as he and Matt LaValley end tied on the season. Gallery

Championship Night Presented by Taylor Rental September 2nd 2023

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three time champion
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Kyle Coryea

Travis Bruno (33r) was crowned a three-time straight champion in the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified with his seventh-place finish. It would be Taylor Rental Championship Night from the Airborne Speedway to finish the 2023 racing season with the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified, Hartson Total Opening Renegades, Taylor Rental Street Stocks, and the Northern Blacktopping Limited Sportsman Modified and all the points races would still be up for grabs. The night would start off with the makeup feature for the Taylor Rental Street Stocks. The night would start off well for championship hopeful Ryan Senecal as he would start on the front row and lead all fifteen laps for the win and keep his championship alive. As for the guys leading the points, Josh Laporte would finish 2nd, Jake Fountain fifth and Matt LaValley seventh giving Laporte a slight lead as they would have their second feature to finish off the night. Then it would be onto all the heat races for the racing championship night. Then the features for the last race of the season and first up would be the traveling tour that joined us on the night the Mohawk Valley Vintage Dirt Modifieds and their four divisions would see Frank Hoard Jr., Greg Hauslin, George Palmer, Jack Miller and Nathan McFadden getting the wins. Then it would be onto the Northern Blacktopping Limited Sportsman Modified for 15 laps and getting the last win of the season in the nonpoints event would be Robert Laware for his second win of the year. Then it would be onto the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified for there 25 lap championship event and it would see Craig Wholey and Chris Cayea starting on the front row Wholey would lead the first few laps and then Chris Cayea would overtake him and try and go and hide out there. He would have a challenge though as Josh Jock and his second-half-season surge would continue but Cayea would get the win. Although Travis Bruno would finish in seventh and Joey Scarbrough fifth giving Travis Bruno his third straight track championship. Then it would be onto the Hartson Total Opening Renegades. It would see Tyler Irwin getting the lead at the start of the race but Josh Terry would come charging hard from his seventh-place start to get up there and battle with Irwin for the win knowing he pretty much needed to win to get the title. Richir Turner would start in fifth and fall back off the start to tenth and then just start working his way back up and get a fifth-place finish and clinch his second straight championship title. Then there would be one race left on the season at Airborne Speedway and that would be the Taylor Rental Street Stock for 15 laps with 32 cars starting the race every spot would be important and there would be 8 cautions throughout the night. Speedy Bressette would charge from his seventh-place starting spot to get the eventual win with Ryan Senecal second and Rick Doner third, As for the championship we would have co-champions when it was all said and done with Josh Laporte and Ryan Senecal champions with their 9th and 21st place finish on the night and that will put a wrap on the 2023 season at the Airborne Speedway. Gallery

Dirtcar Racing Airborne Speedway: Military & Back to School Night Presented by Huntley Trucking August 26th 2023

side by side
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Kyle Coryea

Matt LaValley (29c) and Jason Bradley (3) battle for the lead down the front stretch of the Taylor Rental Street Stock heat races with LaValley getting the win. It would be a quick turnaround for all the racers at Airborne Speedway as they would be back at the track in just three short days for another full night of racing. This would have special meaning though as we would honor our Military before the races with the North Country Honor Flight. Then at intermission, it would be the annual back-to-school back pack and the racers and staff would knock it out of the park as they would have over 400 backpacks on hand to give away this year. As for the racing on track once the dust settled from the heat races it would be onto main event time. First out of the box would be the Hartson Total Open Renegades for their 25-lap race and starting on the front row would be Amber Rhoades and Hunter Sawyer with Sawyer leading the first six circuits. Although he would eventually be overtaken by Nathaniel Guay and then the battle would be on up front between him and Josh Terry for the win and Guay would get it for his first of the season. Then we would have the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified for 25 laps and it would see Jonathan Toohill start off on the pole he would get the lead off the start of the race and look to go hide but there would be a hard charger that wouldn't give up and that would be Joey Scarbrough and he would chase him down and get the lead with two laps to go and claim his third win of the season. Although the race would see a major shake-up in the points as high point man and leading most of the season Jamy Begor would have mechanical issues and have a do not finish giving the lead to Travis Bruno with one race to go in the season. Then we would have the Northern Blacktopping Limited Sportsman Modified for their fifteen-lap race and getting the win for the second time in three nights would be Matt LaValley. Then there would be one race left to go on the night the Taylor Rental Street Stock but as the cars were going around on their pace laps the skies would open up and soak the racetrack and races would be done for the night. The Street Stock would have their main pushed to the following week giving them double features for championship night Gallery

winner
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Joey Scarbrough (11vt) celebrates on the roof as he gets his third win of the season in the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified division. Gallery

Military & Back to School Night Presented by Huntley Trucking August 26th 2023

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to the checker flag
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Kyle Coryea

Nathaniel Guay (97.5) comes around to capture the checkered flag for the Hartson Total Opening Renegades main for his first win of the season. It would be a quick turnaround for all the racers at Airborne Speedway as they would be back at the track in just three short days for another full night of racing. This would have special meaning though as we would honor our Military before the races with the North Country Honor Flight. Then at intermission, it would be the annual back-to-school back pack and the racers and staff would knock it out of the park as they would have over 400 backpacks on hand to give away this year. As for the racing on track once the dust settled from the heat races it would be onto main event time. First out of the box would be the Hartson Total Open Renegades for their 25-lap race and starting on the front row would be Amber Rhoades and Hunter Sawyer with Sawyer leading the first six circuits. Although he would eventually be overtaken by Nathaniel Guay and then the battle would be on up front between him and Josh Terry for the win and Guay would get it for his first of the season. Then we would have the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified for 25 laps and it would see Jonathan Toohill start off on the pole he would get the lead off the start of the race and look to go hide but there would be a hard charger that wouldn't give up and that would be Joey Scarbrough and he would chase him down and get the lead with two laps to go and claim his third win of the season. Although the race would see a major shake-up in the points as high point man and leading most of the season Jamy Begor would have mechanical issues and have a do not finish giving the lead to Travis Bruno with one race to go in the season. Then we would have the Northern Blacktopping Limited Sportsman Modified for their fifteen-lap race and getting the win for the second time in three nights would be Matt LaValley. Then there would be one race left to go on the night the Taylor Rental Street Stock but as the cars were going around on their pace laps the skies would open up and soak the racetrack and races would be done for the night. The Street Stock would have their main pushed to the following week giving them double features for championship night Gallery

Dirtcar Racing Airborne Speedway Herbert Lawn Care Night Take 2 August 23rd 2023

lead off the start
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Kyle Coryea

It would be the second attempt to get the Hebert Lawn Care Night of racing in as their original night would get rained out after the heat races got ra back on July 8th. To get the night of main event racing underway would be the J+S Steel Sportsman for their 25-lap event. Josh Jock would get the lead off the start of the race over Michael Wright and he would lead all 25 laps to get his first win of the season. However, it would not come without challenge from Beau Reeves and Bucko Branham that would round out the top three on the night. Then next up would be the Be Cool Heating and A.C. 358 Modifieds with their 30-lap regular event. Lance Willix would get the lead at the start of the race although he would be quickly challenged by former track champion Chris Raabe. However, in the closing stages of the race, there would be a third player who would come up and put his nose in the mix and end up getting the win on the night and that would be Mike Mahaney. Then we would have the Hartson Total Opening Renegades for their 25-lap race and Tyler Irwin would get the lead off the start. Although you would have last year's champion Richie Turner coming from the sixth place start and would take the lead and the win for his first of the season. Then we would have the Northern Blacktopping Limited Sportsman Modified for their fifteen laps and it would see Matt LaValley for his first career Sportsman Modified win. Then the last race of the night would be the Taylor Rental Street Stock for 15 laps and they would have 28 cars taking the green flag. John Brown would be starting on the pole but the lead would be short-lived as Nate Smart would come around and lead the first lap. With the fast guys starting mid-pack, they would come charging to the front, and in the closing laps John Michael Bressette would take the lead and get his first career dirt win but it would be not without competition as Matt LaValley and Jake Fountain would round out the top 3. It will be a quick turnaround for all the drivers as they will be back in action in just three short days as part of Military and Back to School night brought to you by Huntley Trucking. Gallery

into turn 1
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Richie Turner (17) leads the pack into turn one over Shawn Duquette during the Hartson Total Opening Renegades main event for the win. Gallery

Herbert Lawn Care Night Take 2 August 23rd 2023

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pass for the lead
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Kyle Coryea

Mike Mahaney (35) with the pass on Chris Raabe for the lead and win during the 30 lap Be Cool Heating and A.C. 358 Modified main. It would be the second attempt to get the Hebert Lawn Care Night of racing in as their original night would get rained out after the heat races got ra back on July 8th. To get the night of main event racing underway would be the J+S Steel Sportsman for their 25-lap event. Josh Jock would get the lead off the start of the race over Michael Wright and he would lead all 25 laps to get his first win of the season. However, it would not come without challenge from Beau Reeves and Bucko Branham that would round out the top three on the night. Then next up would be the Be Cool Heating and A.C. 358 Modifieds with their 30-lap regular event. Lance Willix would get the lead at the start of the race although he would be quickly challenged by former track champion Chris Raabe. However, in the closing stages of the race, there would be a third player who would come up and put his nose in the mix and end up getting the win on the night and that would be Mike Mahaney. Then we would have the Hartson Total Opening Renegades for their 25-lap race and Tyler Irwin would get the lead off the start. Although you would have last year's champion Richie Turner coming from the sixth place start and would take the lead and the win for his first of the season. Then we would have the Northern Blacktopping Limited Sportsman Modified for their fifteen laps and it would see Matt LaValley for his first career Sportsman Modified win. Then the last race of the night would be the Taylor Rental Street Stock for 15 laps and they would have 28 cars taking the green flag. John Brown would be starting on the pole but the lead would be short-lived as Nate Smart would come around and lead the first lap. With the fast guys starting mid-pack, they would come charging to the front, and in the closing laps John Michael Bressette would take the lead and get his first career dirt win but it would be not without competition as Matt LaValley and Jake Fountain would round out the top 3. It will be a quick turnaround for all the drivers as they will be back in action in just three short days as part of Military and Back to School night brought to you by Huntley Trucking. Gallery

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

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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

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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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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

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