Airborne Speedway Riley Ford DIRT Modified Nostalgia Tour June 5th 2021

Dirtcar Racing
Nathan Smart, Michael Whalen and Jacob Fountain battle for the lead
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Kyle Coryea

Nathan Smart(13), Michael Whalen(11) and Jacob Fountain(22) battle for the lead in the Taylor Rental 4-Cylinders A Main. It would be the sixth week of racing at the Airborne Speedway in the 2021 season on Riley Ford DIRT Modified Nostalgia Tour night with a rain shorten event featuring the Sportsman Modifieds, Renegades, 4 Cylinders, the Limited Sportsman Modified and the DIRT Modified Nostagia Tour. With all the action from the qualifying heat races in the books, it would be onto the a mains for the evening. The first one up for the night would be the DIRT Modified Nostalgia Tour A Main with Mike Houghtailing(03) taking the checkered flag. Next up would be the Taylor Rental 4-Cylinders A Main with Jacob Fountain(22) taking the checkered flag. Then the rained shortened event of the evening with the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified for their 30 lap main event but only got in 17 laps. Chris Cayea(18) would lead all 17 laps. The roar of the engines will return to the Airborne Speedway next weekend with their 4 weekly division starting a 7. Gallery

Dirtcar Racing: VP Racing Fuels Night @ Airborne Speedway May 29th 2021

diving under
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Nathanel Lepage

Jason McClatchie (70) dives under Nathaniel Guay to take the lead during the Hartson Total Opening Renegades Main event. It would be the fifth week of racing at the Airborne Speedway in the 2021 season on VP Fuels Night and there would be the standard four classes in action with the Sportsman Modifieds, Renegades, 4 Cylinders, and the Limited Sportsman Modified. With all the action from the qualifying heat races in the books, it would be onto the mains for the even. The first one up for the night would be the Hartson Total Opening Renegades after the carnage from the main last week everyone would have their cars back together and have a field of 14 cars. Coming from mid-pack and making a charge in the caution-free 25 lap event Jason McClatchie would get the win in his return to the Renegades after being in the Sportsman Modifieds the last few seasons. He would make the pass on Nathaniel Guay as Guay would start on the pole and the later the race went the loser the car would get and finishing out the top three would be Tylor Terry and Zack Daniels. Next up would be the main event of the evening with the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified for their 30 lap main event. There would be a surprise first-time winner on the night as Cory Castell would start on the pole and get the win for the first-ever Sportsman Modified victory leading wire to wire. Although it would be a wire-to-wire win he would have to hold off Nick Heywood on multiple restarts along with a charging Lonnie Rivers. It definitely would be interesting down the stretch as a late-race multi-car accident would make him have to hold off Nick Heywood for the win. Then it would be the Taylor Rentals 4 Cylinders with a field of 13 cars on track it is one of their bigger shows on the season. There was a 50 dollar bonus put up by Chris Frennier Motorsports to the winner if the 15 lap event went caution-free and for the first 10 laps it looked like it might happen but then in the last five laps they would have four cautions and when the dust settled getting the win making his return to the track after a few years away would be Michael Whalen. Then the last event of the season would be the Chris Frennier Motorsports Limited Sportsman Modified and once again blowing away the field would be the youngster Blayden Arquiett as he continues to amaze the people with his talent at 13 years old. The roar of the engines will return to the Airborne Speedway next weekend with their 4 weekly division plus the return of the Nostalgia Tour. Gallery

three wide
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Kyle Coryea

Michael Whalen (11), Nathan Smart (13) and Josh Laporte take it into the corner three wide off a late race restart in the Taylor Rentals 4 Cylinders main. Gallery

Airborne Speedway VP Racing Fuels Night May 29th 2021

Dirtcar Racing
win number one
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Kyle Coryea

Cory Castell (10x) crosses the strip for his first win in a Sportsman Modified. It would be the fifth week of racing at the Airborne Speedway in the 2021 season on VP Fuels Night and there would be the standard four classes in action with the Sportsman Modifieds, Renegades, 4 Cylinders, and the Limited Sportsman Modified. With all the action from the qualifying heat races in the books, it would be onto the mains for the even. The first one up for the night would be the Hartson Total Opening Renegades after the carnage from the main last week everyone would have their cars back together and have a field of 14 cars. Coming from mid-pack and making a charge in the caution-free 25 lap event Jason McClatchie would get the win in his return to the Renegades after being in the Sportsman Modifieds the last few seasons. He would make the pass on Nathaniel Guay as Guay would start on the pole and the later the race went the loser the car would get and finishing out the top three would be Tylor Terry and Zack Daniels. Next up would be the main event of the evening with the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified for their 30 lap main event. There would be a surprise first-time winner on the night as Cory Castell would start on the pole and get the win for the first-ever Sportsman Modified victory leading wire to wire. Although it would be a wire-to-wire win he would have to hold off Nick Heywood on multiple restarts along with a charging Lonnie Rivers. It definitely would be interesting down the stretch as a late-race multi-car accident would make him have to hold off Nick Heywood for the win. Then it would be the Taylor Rentals 4 Cylinders with a field of 13 cars on track it is one of their bigger shows on the season. There was a 50 dollar bonus put up by Chris Frennier Motorsports to the winner if the 15 lap event went caution-free and for the first 10 laps it looked like it might happen but then in the last five laps they would have four cautions and when the dust settled getting the win making his return to the track after a few years away would be Michael Whalen. Then the last event of the season would be the Chris Frennier Motorsports Limited Sportsman Modified and once again blowing away the field would be the youngster Blayden Arquiett as he continues to amaze the people with his talent at 13 years old. The roar of the engines will return to the Airborne Speedway next weekend with their 4 weekly division plus the return of the Nostalgia Tour. Gallery

Airborne Speedway Seacomm Renegade Triple 15s Night May 22nd 2021

Dirtcar Racing
the top 2
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Kyle Coryea

Shawn Duquette (18) and Zach Daniels (30) battle it out for third in the final stage and the overall win in the triple 15's. It would be the fourth weekend of racing at the Airborne Speedway and it would be Triple 15s for the Renegades presented by Seacomm and also in attendance would be the Sportsman Modifieds, and 4 Cylinders. There would be no heat races for the Renegades with the triple 15 setups and the winner on the night would be the driver with the lowest score. The Renegades would get the night started off before the other two classes even had their heat races with segment 1 and getting the win would be Shawn Duquette over the 16 car field although there would be a few that would drop out including Kaleb Shepard with a huge flip on the front stretch and rounding out the top three would be Billy Fountain and Zack Daniels. Then next for the mains would be the 4 Cylinders and after a few issues earlier in the season including a flip on the opening night of the season the win would go to Jake Fountain. Then we would have the second segment of the Renegades triple and getting the win would be Zack Daniels with Shawn Duquette finishing second a keeping a 1 point lead over Daniels. Then we would have the 30 laps J+S Steel Sportsman Modified event and start out front would be a huge help for Nick Heywood as he would lead the earn race and get his first win of the season at Airborne Speedway and his second win on the weekend as he had won at Mohawk the night before. Then to finish off the night it would be the third and final segment for the Renegades and as Jared Blake and Jim Mckerrian would battle up front for the segment win everyone would be watching the battle for third between Shawn Duquette and Zack Daniels as overall would comedown between them to with the eventual win going to Shawn Duquette by 2 points over Zack Daniels. They will be back in action next Saturday night at the Airborne Speedway for a regular show as part of VP Racing Fuels night. Gallery

Dirtcar Racing: Seacomm Renegades Triple 15s @ Airborne Speedway May 29th 2021

battle for the win
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Kyle Coryea

Nick Heywood (29) and Jamy Begor (19) dive down into turn 1 as they battle for the lead in the late stages of the 30 lap J+S Steel Sportsman Modified A-Main. It would be the fourth weekend of racing at the Airborne Speedway and it would be Triple 15s for the Renegades presented by Seacomm and also in attendance would be the Sportsman Modifieds, and 4 Cylinders. There would be no heat races for the Renegades with the triple 15 setups and the winner on the night would be the driver with the lowest score. The Renegades would get the night started off before the other two classes even had their heat races with segment 1 and getting the win would be Shawn Duquette over the 16 car field although there would be a few that would drop out including Kaleb Shepard with a huge flip on the front stretch and rounding out the top three would be Billy Fountain and Zack Daniels. Then next for the mains would be the 4 Cylinders and after a few issues earlier in the season including a flip on the opening night of the season the win would go to Jake Fountain. Then we would have the second segment of the Renegades triple and getting the win would be Zack Daniels with Shawn Duquette finishing second a keeping a 1 point lead over Daniels. Then we would have the 30 laps J+S Steel Sportsman Modified event and start out front would be a huge help for Nick Heywood as he would lead the earn race and get his first win of the season at Airborne Speedway and his second win on the weekend as he had won at Mohawk the night before. Then to finish off the night it would be the third and final segment for the Renegades and as Jared Blake and Jim Mckerrian would battle up front for the segment win everyone would be watching the battle for third between Shawn Duquette and Zack Daniels as overall would comedown between them to with the eventual win going to Shawn Duquette by 2 points over Zack Daniels. They will be back in action next Saturday night at the Airborne Speedway for a regular show as part of VP Racing Fuels night. Gallery

restart
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Kyle Coryea

Jake Fountain (22) leads the 4 cylinders into turn 1 off the restart Nate Smart (13) and Caleb Tourville (42) look to chase him down. Gallery

Dirtcar Racing: Week #2 @ Airborne Speedway May 8th 2021

winning pass
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Nathanel Lepage

Joe Daniels (46) and Tylor Terry (44) go side by side through turn 1 as they were battling for a third at the time but at end of the night it would be a winning battle as the top two would be dqed. It would be the second week of racing for Airborne Speedway and the four weekly divisions would all be in action as around 60 cars would grace the pits. With that being said everyone would make their respected main events as there would be no need for an lcq on the night. After the heat racing would be done it would be main time and the first one up would be the Renegades division and it would be a great battle up front between Shawn Duquette, Zack and Joe Daniels, and the Terry brothers Tylor and Josh as they would switch the lead many times over the 25 laps A main. When the dust settled we thought that the winner would be Shawn Duquette but that win would be taken away as he was disqualified along with second place Zack Daniels so the win would end up in the hand of Joe Daniels. Next up would be the 30 laps main for the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified and it would be a tight battle up front all night between Nick Heywood, DJ Gonyo, Bucko Branham, and David Boisclair. Nick Heywood would lead the opening would lead the first 20 laps but would have to retire after an apparent electrical issue. So over the last ten laps, the other three would battle it out. There would be a restart with 2 laps to go with Branham and Boisclair when they raced down to the stretch Boisclair would get the win for his first at the track. Next up would be the Limited Sportsman Modified and would battle up front between Al Lajoice and Mark Fewster and after three years chasing Mark Fewster would get first win behind a Sportsman Modified after a pass in the closing laps. Then the last race of the night would be the 4 cylinder class that would see 13 cars take the green flag but after a few crashes on the night only half would see the checkered flag with the win going to Nate Smart after a great battle with Caleb Tourville. The track will be alive again next Saturday night as it will be Law Enforcement night at the track with all four divisions back in action the only change on the schedule is we will head back to our traditional start time of 7 pm. Gallery

off the corner
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Kyle Coryea

Mark Fewster (411) and Blayden Arquiett (18) go side by side off of turn 2 down the back as Fewater would get his first win of his career. Gallery

Week 2 of Racing from Airborne Speedway May 8th 2021

Dirtcar Racing
off the restart
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Kyle Coryea

Bucko Branham (20) and David Boisclair (02) lock wheels as they are diving for the bottom of turn 1 of the restart. It would be the second week of racing for Airborne Speedway and the four weekly divisions would all be in action as around 60 cars would grace the pits. With that being said everyone would make their respected main events as there would be no need for an lcq on the night. After the heat racing would be done it would be main time and the first one up would be the Renegades division and it would be a great battle up front between Shawn Duquette, Zack and Joe Daniels, and the Terry brothers Tylor and Josh as they would switch the lead many times over the 25 laps A main. When the dust settled we thought that the winner would be Shawn Duquette but that win would be taken away as he was disqualified along with second place Zack Daniels so the win would end up in the hand of Joe Daniels. Next up would be the 30 laps main for the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified and it would be a tight battle up front all night between Nick Heywood, DJ Gonyo, Bucko Branham, and David Boisclair. Nick Heywood would lead the opening would lead the first 20 laps but would have to retire after an apparent electrical issue. So over the last ten laps, the other three would battle it out. There would be a restart with 2 laps to go with Branham and Boisclair when they raced down to the stretch Boisclair would get the win for his first at the track. Next up would be the Limited Sportsman Modified and would battle up front between Al Lajoice and Mark Fewster and after three years chasing Mark Fewster would get first win behind a Sportsman Modified after a pass in the closing laps. Then the last race of the night would be the 4 cylinder class that would see 13 cars take the green flag but after a few crashes on the night only half would see the checkered flag with the win going to Nate Smart after a great battle with Caleb Tourville. The track will be alive again next Saturday night as it will be Law Enforcement night at the track with all four divisions back in action the only change on the schedule is we will head back to our traditional start time of 7 pm. Gallery

Liquoir and Wine Warehouse Presents the 67th Season Opener Dirtcar Sprtsman North/East Series 40 Airborne Speedway May 1st 2021

Dirtcar Racing
battle for a thousand
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Kyle Coryea

Johnny Scarbrough (61) and Andrew Buff battle for the lead during the late stages of the Dirtcar Sportsman Modified North/East Series 40. It would be the start of the 67th season of racing at the Plattsburgh Airborne Speedway as it would be the Liquor and Wine Warehouse Dirtcar Sportsman Modified North/East and would be the first race back at the track where fans were welcome since the close of the 2019 season. In the headline event, there would be 42 cars that would show up for the battle for a thousand dollars to but before they could even get there they would have to qualify as they would be taking 30 to the big dance. There would be some tight racing throughout all the divisions in the heat race action. With the heat racing and last chance qualifiers in the books, the first main of the night would be the 4 Cylinders and it would be a battle of endurance as they would start with 12 cars but by the time they finished there would only be six left. In that fifteen-lap event, the top three would come under the checkered in a blanket with Matt Parker getting the win over Nathan Smart and Clemmy Bell. After a delay for some much-needed track work, the Dirtcar Sportsman Modified North/East Series would take to the stage for their 30 lappers as the race would be reduced by ten laps because there was the weather in the area. Andrew Buff and Johnny Scarbrough would battle for the early lead although Buff would have to call a night early after getting involved with a lapper. With that Johnny Scarbrough would take the lead and win and cash in a cool thousand dollars. Although it would not be easy as he would have to deal with a hard-charging Justin Serevence and David Boisclair. Then we would have a 25 lap main for the Hatson Total Opening Renegades Zack Daniels would start on the pole and hold onto that for the win but it would not come without work as Jim McKerrian would get to the bumper but couldn't get around him and rounding out the top 3 would be Tylor Terry. Then to finish off the night would be the Limited Sportsman Modified for 15 laps and they would start with 6 cars but with the track conditions gone the way of the buffaloes there would only be three that would finish with the win going to Blayden Arquiett over Garrett Givens and Al Lajoie. They will be back racing at Plattsburgh Airborne Speedway next Saturday night (May 8th) check out the Airborne Speedway website though for the schedule on the night and also watch for the release of the full season schedule. Gallery

Dirtcar Racing: Liquoir and Wine Warehouse Presents the 67th Season Opener Dirtcar Sprtsman North/East Series 40 Airborne Speedway May 1st 2021

under a blanket t the checkered
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Nathanel Lepage

Matt Parker (8), Clemmy Bell and Naathan Smart come across the line right on top of each other. It would be the start of the 67th season of racing at the Plattsburgh Airborne Speedway as it would be the Liquor and Wine Warehouse Dirtcar Sportsman Modified North/East and would be the first race back at the track where fans were welcome since the close of the 2019 season. In the headline event, there would be 42 cars that would show up for the battle for a thousand dollars to but before they could even get there they would have to qualify as they would be taking 30 to the big dance. There would be some tight racing throughout all the divisions in the heat race action. With the heat racing and last chance qualifiers in the books, the first main of the night would be the 4 Cylinders and it would be a battle of endurance as they would start with 12 cars but by the time they finished there would only be six left. In that fifteen-lap event, the top three would come under the checkered in a blanket with Matt Parker getting the win over Nathan Smart and Clemmy Bell. After a delay for some much-needed track work, the Dirtcar Sportsman Modified North/East Series would take to the stage for their 30 lappers as the race would be reduced by ten laps because there was the weather in the area. Andrew Buff and Johnny Scarbrough would battle for the early lead although Buff would have to call a night early after getting involved with a lapper. With that Johnny Scarbrough would take the lead and win and cash in a cool thousand dollars. Although it would not be easy as he would have to deal with a hard-charging Justin Serevence and David Boisclair. Then we would have a 25 lap main for the Hatson Total Opening Renegades Zack Daniels would start on the pole and hold onto that for the win but it would not come without work as Jim McKerrian would get to the bumper but couldn't get around him and rounding out the top 3 would be Tylor Terry. Then to finish off the night would be the Limited Sportsman Modified for 15 laps and they would start with 6 cars but with the track conditions gone the way of the buffaloes there would only be three that would finish with the win going to Blayden Arquiett over Garrett Givens and Al Lajoie. They will be back racing at Plattsburgh Airborne Speedway next Saturday night (May 8th) check out the Airborne Speedway website though for the schedule on the night and also watch for the release of the full season schedule. Gallery Gallery

with the bumper on the last lap
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Kyle Coryea

Jim McKerrian (52) gives the bumper to Zach Daniels as they go through the bottom of the first turn for the win on opening night.Gallery

Plattsburgh Airborne Speedway Round #2 presented by Riley & Egglefield Ford September 12th 2020

Dirtcar Racing
up and over
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Nathanel Lepage

Al Lajoice (000) would get the worse end of the deal when he and Mark Fewster (411) would collide going into turn 1 of the Limited Sportsman Modified main. It would be the second night of the 2020 season at Plattsburgh Airborne Speedway about a month later due to the rain that wipeout out the race on August 29th. Every division on the night from the Sportsman Modified, Pro Stock, Renegades, and 4 Cylinders would be running for extra money as part of Riley and Egglefield Ford night. Although the biggest race on the night would be the Sportsman Modified with it being 2500 to win the race. With all the extra money on the line, there would be over 80 cars that would show up on the night with the biggest one being the Sportsman Modified with 35 in attendance. When the dust would settle after all the heat races it would be time for the mains. The first one up would be the Hartson Total Opening Pro Stock and Josh Coonradt would get the winning pull away on a late-race restart over Tyler Bushey. Next on tap would be the Ernie's Discount Tools Renegade's in a race that would caution filled after incident after incident Jim McKerrian would weave his way through the chaos for the win and $500 win over Tylor Terry and Michael Wright. Then we would have the Limited Sportsman Modified and it would have the biggest incident of the evening as Al Lajoice and Mark Fewster would tangle headed into turn one and Lajoice would go for a wild ride but would be able to walk away. On the restart the kid Fire Swamp would pull away and get the win and continue is hot summer in the Limited division across the North Country. Then it would be the race that everyone was waiting for the $2,500 to win 30 laps J+S Steel Sportsman Modified main with 28 of the best in attendance. It would come right down to the end with Andrew Buff and Connor Cleveland dicing back and forth for the lead late at the endf Buff would edge him across the line for what they thought was the win but later on the car would be disqualifed in tech and the win would go to Cleveland for the big paycheck. Then the final race of the night would be the Lake City Fire 4 Cylinders and it would be a caution free race with the win going to Nathaniel Guay for his second of the season. With that would bring a close to the Plattsburgh Airborne Speedway for the 2020 season and look forward to a regular racing season in 2021. Gallery

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