Saranac Lake's Evan Willet (8) out jumps Beekmentown's Peyton Viau (11) and tips the ball away and saves a huge catch and gain. It would be week three of the Champlain Valley Atheltic Conference season and the Saranac Lake Red Storm would travel to Beekmentown and take on the Eagles in what would turn out to be a shootout of a game. The scoring would start off slow as the Red Storm would have the lone score in the opening quarter by Carter Hewitt on a nine-yard run for the 7-0 lead. The Eagles would fight back and tie the game at the 4:45 mark of the second quarter on the Andrew Vannatten 66 yard run for the score and tie the game at seven. Although on ensuring Red Storm drive they would retake the lead at 14-7 on the Carter Hewitt 47 yard run. Although the Eagles would have an answer as Andrew Vannatten would strike again this time through the air with a 39-yard pass and would tie the game at 14 with under three minutes left in the half and that's where the score is is would remain for the first half. During the halftime, the Beekmentown Eagles would honor many different greats from their sports pass as they would enter their first class into the Beekmantown Eagles hall of fame. Although when the teams came back for the second half they must have really hit the Gatorade for some extra energy cause the shootout was on. The Red Storm would regain the lead for the third time on Carter Hewitt's third rushing touchdown of the night and make it a 21-14 game. Although the Eagles would have answered five minutes later not be outdone Andrew Vannatten would get his third touchdown of the night (2 rushings, 1 passing) although they would miss the extra point 21-20. The Red Storm seeing an opening would take advantage as Carter Hewitt would strike for a 51-yard touchdown 30 seconds later and extend their lead to 28-20. The Red Storm would extend their lead as the fourth quarter started as Hewitt would get his fifth touchdown of the night and make it 35-20 game. Then just two minutes later the Red Storm would try to put the icing on the cake with a 36-yard interception for a touchdown and extend their lead to 42-20. That is where the game would stay till there was about 1:30 left in the game when Andrew Vannaten would get his 2nd receiving touchdown of the game and the Eagles would try for two and fail and the score would be 42-26. The Eagles would recover the onside kick and get a quick score again from Vannatten with 36 seconds left in the game to make 42-33. So once again they would attempt the onside kick and recovery it again. The Eagles would take it quickly down the field and score again thanks to Andrew Vannaten and make it 42-39. The late Eagles charge wouldn't be enough as they lose 42-39 and fall to 1-2 on the season while the Red Storm go to 3-1 on the season. Bext up for the Eagles would be meeting with Moriah while the Red Storm will head to Au Sable Valley.

Craig Jesseo would lead the pack in the Dirtcar Pro Stock Series event and get the 35 lap victory. It would be the second night of the Mohawk Nationals presented by Good Leaf Dispensary and on the card for the night would be the Dirtcar Pro Stocks, Sportsman Modified, Mod Lites, and 4 Cylinders. First up for the main events would be the 4 Cylinders and they would put on a show with the class of the field be Tony Frezzeo and Francis White and they would beat and bang down the stretch and the win would go to Francis White. Next up would be the Mod Lites and for the second night in a row the winner would be Tucker Halladay but he would have to hold off a top contender in Kyle Demo. Then we would have the 35 laps Dirtcar Pro Stock event and it would be a show between Kevin Featherley and Craig Jesseo, Featherley would lead the first half of the race until there was an issue with the car and then Craig Jesseo would take the lead and then cruise to the victory. Then to finish off the night of racing for the year at the Mohawk International Raceway would be the Sportsman Modified and once again it would be the Dave Rodgers show as he would get the sweep on the weekend and close out the year of racing at the Mohawk International Raceway. Gallery

Erick Rudolph (25) leads the hard-charging Billy Dunn (49) during the 75 lap Dirtcar 358 Modified Series event. It would be night #1 of the Mohawk Nationals presented by St. Lawerence Radiology with the Dirtcar 358 Modified Series, Sportsman Modified, Mod Lites, and Super Stock. Just as hot laps were wrapping a rainstorm would come through it would only last 30 minutes but in that time it would dump a ton of water on the track but the track crew would not give up as they would get to work right after the rain went through and we would eventually get back on the track as the racing would start around 11 pm. The first race out on the track would also be a main inside of the Super Stock division and the track would definitely still be a little moisture still in the track as they would have issues keeping the cars under control doing the best in the wet would be Tyler Bushey bringing home the victory. Next up as far as the mains would be the Mod Lites and you would see a return to the track familiar one in victory lane as Tucker Halliday would get the 20 lap win. Then to track would be the 358 Modified Series for a 60 lap event and getting the lead off the start is Ryan Barlett. He would be able to hold the lead to lap 30 when he made a mistake and Erick Rudolph capitalize and took the lead. Although he would not be able to cruise away and hide as Billy Dunn and Tim Fuller would be hard-charging trying to take it away but Erick Rudolph would hold on for the win. Then the last race of the night/morning would be Sportsman Modified in the 8th annual Pete Mitchell memorial event. Corey Castell would take the lead off the start of the 54 lap race. On lap 14 Dave Rodgers would use a lapper a pick and take the leade over Castell. From there Dave Rodgers would be in control for his first at the Mohawk International Raceway but that would not be without challenge Dan Rombough and Ryan Shanhann with that racing would come to end at about three in the morning and it would be quick rest and onto night #2 at mohawk nationals. Gallery

Before the racing got underway all the drivers from all the divisions would get out and do a four-wide salute to the fans and thank them for coming each and every week through the race and see them in 2022. It would be Taylor Rental Championship night at the Airborne Speedway and there would be a couple of points battles that would come down to the bitter end. When the dust would settle after the heat races and it was time for the mains on the night the Hartson Total Opening Renegades would be first up and the championship was between three guys Zack Daniels, Tylor Tyler, and Shawn Duquette and still riding high from his first career win last week Nathaniel Guay would pull it back into victory lane for the second week in a row. Although with his second-place finish on the night Zack Daniels would be crowned the points champion. Then it would be the main event of the evening as the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified would hit the track for a 50 lap event and as far as the championship went Justin Severance lead Travis Bruno by 6 points heading into the night when the dust settled on the night the professor Bucko Branham would find his way into victory lane for the first time this season and Travis Bruno would come home 2nd and make up the distance and be crowned 2021 track champion. Then it would be the Taylor Rental 4 Cylinders and Nate Smart thought he was in good shape for the title as he came in with a 12 point lead over Josh Laporte. Although that is the way they race and it would be a first on the night as Codey Agony would get his first career 4 cylinder win and Josh Laporte would do everything he could do to overcome the gap and finish a hard-charging second while Nate Smart would be stuck back in traffic and finish second although that would be enough to win the title by a mere 2 points. Gallery

At the end of the night of racing the regular season champions were crowned Nick Heywood in the Crossroad Tobacco Sportsman Modified, Tristian Dibble in the Mod Lites, Blayden Arquiett in the Novice Sportsman Modified, and Francis White in the Bandits divisions. It would be the last night of points racing at the Mohawk International Raceway. When the dust had settled on the heats its was on to the main events for one more time where it counted and first up would be the bandit's divisions Curtis Smith would start in eighth and by the end of the first lap would have the lead and cruise to the victory for his second straight on the season although Francis White would have a big enough lead and clinch the title. Then next up would be the Mod Lites and the championship would come down to between Tristan Dibble and Nick Mallette. Although Dibble would leave little doubt as to who's the title as it would be as he gets the lead off the start of the race he lead the first two-thirds of the race until he was passed with five to go by Jason Premo who would get his first win of the season. Although Dibble's second in the race would be enough to be crowned the 2021 track champion. Then next up would be the Sportsman Modified with the series already locked up last weekend it was just going out there to see who can get the last bragging rights for the season and Derric Ellsworth would get the lead off the start. Although the lead would be short-lived as he would hand it over to Justin Stone on lap 2. Although the cream would rise to the top as Nick Heywood would take the lead on lap 15 and lead the remainder to win the last one of the season take his seventh victory at the track this year. Then there was one race left and it would be the stars of tomorrow in the Novice Sportsman Modified to close out the season with Blayden Arquiet already clinching the title lets see who can get the win. Chad Vallance would take the lead off the start and lead the first half of the race as he was searching for his second win of the season. Although he would be denied by the second half of the season story as Steve Bushey would take the lead on lap nine and get the win for his third win of the season. Gallery

Mike Mahaney (35) breaks a shock tower while leading the main event in the closing laps handing the win to Billy Dunn. It would be a special Monday night race at the Mohawk International Raceway as they would welcome in the Dirtcar 358 Modified Series along with the Pro Stocks and Sportsman Modified. First up would be the Pro Stocks and getting the win and his first of the season would be Ian Bresett as he would battle it out with Tyler Bushey. Then next it would be the Dirtcar 358 Modified Series for 75 laps and the early lead would go to Preston Forbes off the start of the race. He would hold onto the lead for the first 20 laps until Mike Mahaney would get around him and Mahanney would be in control of the race until the last 3 laps when he went over a bump and broke the shock tower and Billy Dunn would take advantage and start off the series with the win. Then to finish off the night it would be the Dirtcar Sportsman Modified North Series and it would be the Justin Stone show as he would pretty much the whole race until a late race restart when Robert Delormier would get around him and Stone just had no answer for him. Gallery

Before the racing got underway there would be a mini race between the Daniels family as they would honor Joe Buck for his many years racing and wrenching on cars at the Airborne Speedway. It would be back to school/Military Night presented by Casella Waste Management. Once the rain and dust settled on the heat races it was off to the main events of the evening. The first one out of the chute would be the Chris Frennier Motorsports Limited Sportsman Modified in making his return to the speedway after a many weeks absence would be Al Lajoice for his first of the season. Then next up would be the Hartson Total Opening Renegade it would be Northeastern Clinton High School student Nathaniel Guay that would get the win and the first of his career in the division in a race that went caution-free. Then it would be the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified for their 30 lap main. The early leader of the race is Dylan Rabtoy who would hold the lead over Travis Bruno until lap 17 when a lapper would slow them down and Travis Bruno would find the better line and take the lead and cruise to the win over Justin Severance and Dylan Rabtoy and set up a nail-biting points battle headed into the last race of the season next weekend. To finish off the night it would be the Taylor Rental 4 Cylinders and Jacob Foutain would get his 4th win of the season in the battle over Josh Laporte and Nathan Smart. Gallery

Jack Lyons (11x) Mod Lites hooks a root in their first main of the night takes a tumble but no worries the car would be back together for the second main of the night. It would be the 12th race of the season at the Mohawk International Raceway and it would be double mains for the Mod Lites on East End Convenience Store night. The first main of the night would be the Mod Lites for their first of two fifteen-lap main events. The early race leader would be Nick Mallette who would have the lead till just about halfway when he would get passed by newcomer Kyle Demo who would check out on the field for a win in his first appearance at the mohawk international raceway. Next up would be the Bandits and for the second week in a row, it would be a wire to wire victory although this time the winner would be Josh Verne Jr. Then we would have the Novice Sportsman Modified for 15 laps and Brad Reif would get the lead off the start and hold it for the first 6 laps. Although there would be a challenger in the name of Steve Bushey Jr and he would take the lead and check out for his second win of the season in the Novice division. Then it would be the Crossroad Tobacco Sportsman Modified. The race would start with a back and forth between Delbert Legrow Jr and Ricky Thompson for the first nine laps Thompson would start to pull away but with the caution filled event it keeps the cars close and eventually on lap 19 Nick Heywood would take the lead and cross to his 6th win of the season at Mohawk. Then it would be the final race of the night as the Mod Lites would return to the track for their second main of the evening and this time Kyle Demo would leave little to be decided as he would walk away for the win and clean sweep on the weekend. Gallery

Tyler Bell (9) vs Clemente Bell in the van division be a little brotherly love in the van division as they would battle for the title on the afternoon. It would be the return of the Essex County Fair demolition derby this time though they would bring in spinning wheels to put on the show. With that thought, they would bring huge pay for the winners on the day and uniform rules that they use for all their shows around the northeast and they would every division there for the one-day show from the compact and full-size car's stock and modified along with the vans and truck divisions. It would be a smaller track in size and a lower car count show but that doesn't mean the action on the track wasn't any less as there would be so hard-hitting and twisted-up cars on a very successful show for the first time spinning wheels being at the fairgrounds. When the dust settled the winners on the day would be Anthony Provost (Compact Stock), Toby Ebersole (Compact Modified), Ben Brown Jr (Full Size), Clemente Bell (Trucks and Jon Brown in the vans. Gallery

Codey Agoney (51x) spins out headed into turn one and Nathan Smart who was running the high side of the track had one way to avoid him and smashes in hard on the driver's side and takes both cars out for the night. It would be round thirteen at Airborne Speedway on Kid's Night presented by The Country Malt Group and would have the Sportsman Modifieds, Renegades, Novice Sportsman Modified, and 4 Cylinders in action. Once the dust settled from the heat races first up for their main event would be the Taylor Rental 4 Cylinders for fifteen laps and Mat Parker would get the win going away for his second win of the season. Then next up would be the Hartson Total Opening Renegades for there 25 lap main event and the win would go Tylor Terry in a caution filled event that would see a late-race restart with the top 5 in a dogfight for the win on the night but Tylor would score his second win of the season. Then it would be the main event of the evening the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified and it would be the classic rivalry at the front battling for the win as it would be a duel between Jamy Begor and Nick Heywood and this time when the dust settled the win would go to Nick Heywood for his second win on the season at Airborne Speedway. Then to finish off the night would be the Chris Frennier Motorsports Limited Sportsman Modified and Blayden Arquiett would reign supreme once again.. Gallery