Mike Hopkins finally broke a long drought in the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) by capturing the National Star 150 at the Star Speedway in Epping, New Hampshire. This victory marked his first win in nearly seven years, ending a period of inactivity for the driver.
The race featured a highly competitive field, with Hopkins battling against drivers like Gabe Brown and Derek Griffith throughout the event. The action was intense as the field shifted, with cautions interrupting the run before Hopkins managed to pull away and secure the win in the final laps.
Beyond the main event, other drivers also achieved success across the series. Jon McKennedy secured a victory in the New England Supermodified Series (NESS) Prelude to the Classic, while Zach Bowie took home a win in the Kennebec Equipment Rental PASS Modifieds at the same venue.
The Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour rolled into Epping, New Hampshire’s Star Speedway for the rain-delayed Coastal Clash 150 on Sunday.
Twenty-two cars committed to the reschedule date with Jonathan Bouvrette, Cole Littlewood and Gabe Brown taking the three heat race victories to set the field.
Thunder Road invader Brandon Gray earned the pole position in heat race qualifying action with Derry’s Erick Sands to his outside. Gray would maintain the early lead before Sands fought back to lead lap 12 by a bumper cover. The two-by-two fight for the lead ended abruptly as the hood went up over Kaiden Fisher’s windshield and after three blind laps Fisher spun off turn three to call out the first caution.
Behind them came Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour point leader Gabe Brown, picking off the top-ten slowly but surely before catastrophe struck. A torn alternator wire ended the strong day for Erick Sands, sending him pitside on lap 56 leaving the Gabe Brown Show from then on.
Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour heat winners Kaiden Fisher and Gabe Brown earned the front row of the New Hampshire Governor’s Cup 150 by each earning a +5 in qualifying action. After suffering with ignition issues all of Friday practice, Fisher made his presence known by leading the early circuits before Jimmy Renfrew Jr. got around him on the lap 7 restart. Renfrew kept pace ahead of the pack while the 32-car field spread out, easing the pressure on their Hoosier Racing Tires against the rough, aged surface of Lee USA Speedway.
A rough outing for rookie Holdyn Sullivan took a turn for the worse, spinning off of turn two and hard into the outside wall. Back under green, former Quebec champion Jonathan Bouvrette made a strong run to the front along with Gabe Brown as Brown took over the lead. With 50 laps remaining, Bouvrette continued to gain on lap times but lap traffic worked in Brown’s favor.
