Donovan Lussier (61), Travis Bruno (33), and Shane Pecore (0) battle three wide of the corner for the lead during the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified 40-lap 2 to win feature. It would be the second week of the from the Airborne Park Speedway and it would feature the Sprint Cars of New England presented by McGee's Auto for there season opening 360 sprint race along with the Sportsman Modified $2,000 to win, Limited Sportsman Modified, Renegades, 500cc Mini Sprints, Mini Stocks, and Pro Stocks. The racing would get going after a brief delay on the night with the rain, and the first feature would be the 500cc Mini Sprints for their first visit to the track of the season. There would be eight cars for their ten-lap feature. Jenna Zakrzewski would get the lead off the start of the race, but after some issues in the heat race, Chris Pierce would charge from the back of the pack, take the lead, and get his first career win in the division. Then we would move on to the 2 thousand dollar to win 40-lap feature for the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified. It would see Travis Bruno and Jamy Begor battle for the lead at the start of the race, and Bruno would prevail. Still, there would be a challenge coming from the back as both Fire Swamp and Donovan Lussier had problems in the heat race and had to go to the last chance qualifier to make the show; they would come up from the tenth row. They would put on a battle for the fans as they went after the win, and in the end, Donovan Lussier would get the win for his first of the season as he tries to duplicate last year's division high seven wins, as Fire Swamp and Cory Castell round out the top three. Then it would be the Mini Stocks and their fifteen-lap event. It would Jeremaih King get the lead off the start of the race and have a nice early race battle with Jason Bradley and then battle would be up front between the teammates as Jake Fountain and Ryan Senecal would duke it out for the win and on this day it would be defending track champion Ryan Senecal getting the victory. Then it would be time for the feature event of the night the Sprint Cars of New England 360 tour would bring 16 of the best sprint cars from new england and Canada to battle it out for 25 laps on the half mile, Travis Billington would get the pole but the lead would short lived as Jeff Trombley would get the early lead of the race. Still, there would be a charge from Jordan Poirier and Matt Tanner, and Poirier would get his second straight win at the Airborne half mile. Then it would be the first appearance of the season for the Pro Stocks, and there would be 18 strong. It would see Denis Gauverau get the lead at the start of the race. Still, it would not be a runaway as Sid Harmer kept it close as he tried to chase him down, and it would see multi-time champion Luke Horening come from the middle of the back and charge to third, and at one point have a chance at the lead. Then we would have the 9th State Cannabis Renegades on deck for their 20 lap event, and it would see Brad Bushey go wire to wire for the win, but it would not be without stiff competition from Tylor Terry and Tyler Irwin, as he would get his first ever win on dirt. Then, to finish off the jammed back night of the race, it would be the Hoosier Tires Limited Sportsman Modified, with their 15-lap event, and it would see Kobe Hernandez with the go-away victory for his first career win. The Airborne Park Speedway will be back in action next Sunday April 27th as part of Bike Giveaway night with eight divisions in attendance 358 Modifieds, Sportsman Modified, Limited Sportsman Mofified, Renegades, Mini Stocks, Pro Stocks, 500cc Mini Sprints and the Crown Vics as it will be the last event before they start there regular thursday night racing. Gallery

Denis Gauvreau (72) gets to the checkered flag first for the Pro Stock 25 lap main event win. Gallery

It would be the 2025 season opener from the Airborne Park Speedway, and it would be the earliest in the 71-year history of the track, as we took the green on April 13th, and it would mark the return of the Airborne Park Speedway under the Dirtcar banner after a year away. Jake Fountain (22) and Glen Engstrom (17) battle for the win down the stretch as they go after the win in the 15-lap main for the Mini Stocks. The season would start with the 2nd annual Leon Gonyo Memorial, 4 thousand to win for the 358 Modifieds and two thousand to win for Sportsman Modified, along with the Renegades, Crown Vics, Limited Sportsman Modifieds, and Mini Stocks, as there would be over 130 cars in the pits. After all the time trials, heats, and last chance qualifiers were done, it would be onto the mains, and the first one up would be the Crown Vics. It would be a six-car field and see Richie Turner get the lead-off start, but Eric Friend would come up challenging from his last row start, take the lead, and cruise to the win, as we would get our second straight Crown Vic win at the Airborne Speedway. After the intermission, it would be onto the Sportsman Modified 2 thousand to win 30 lap main event. It would see Fire Swamp get the early lead from the early start of the race. Still, there would be a challenge up front from an old rival as the six-time track champion would come up and battle for the lead with Nick Heywood, and just over halfway through the race, he would take the lead. Still, it would not be without challenge as Swamp and Donovan Lussier would stay in sight and challenge for the lead, but Heywood would win today. Then it would be onto the main event of the evening, the Leon Gonyo Memorial, a 4 to win 358 Modified 40 lapper. It would see Felix Roy go wire to wire for the win, and it would be a Roy 1-2 finish. Jeremy would finish second, and then Jackson Gill would get third to round out the top three. Then we would be onto the Renegades for their 20-lap feature and see last year's champion, Shawn Duquette, get the lead off the start of the race. Still, there would be a challenge from last year's 2nd place man, Tyor Terry, and they would duke it out for the win, and on this day, it would be Tyor Terry getting the win and the early edge on the season. Then it would be onto the Limited Sportsman Modified and their 15-lap event, and see Gary English go wire to wire for the win. Then the final race of the evening would be the Mini Stocks, a 15-lap event, and 25 cars would take the green. It would see Jake Fountain get the lead at the start of the race and would be sailing around in the lead, but there would be a late race surge from Glen Engstrom, but it would come up about a car length short at the checkered flag, and Jake Fountain would get the opening win of the season. The racetrack will return to life next weekend, April 19th, as the Sprint Cars of New England invade the track with their 360s. Gallery

Nick Heywood (29) and Fire Swamp (88) dive into turn one and go side by side as they go after the win in the two thousand to win Sportsman Modified main event. Gallery

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

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

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

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

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

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