{"id":8420,"date":"2012-08-05T23:56:16","date_gmt":"2012-08-06T03:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maineracing.com\/wp\/?p=8420"},"modified":"2012-08-05T23:56:16","modified_gmt":"2012-08-06T03:56:16","slug":"dudley-claims-28th-annual-mm-beverage-enduro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/2012\/08\/dudley-claims-28th-annual-mm-beverage-enduro\/","title":{"rendered":"Dudley Claims 28th Annual M&M Beverage Enduro"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Yates, Belanger Earn Street Stock Special Wins<\/p>\n

Barre, VT \u2013 Waitsfield\u2019s Paul Dudley expertly drove his way to a $3,000 payday through the mayhem of the 28th Annual M&M Beverage Enduro on Sunday, August 5 at Barre\u2019s Thunder Road. Dudley was followed by Terry Pearce, Jr. and Allen Lumber Street Stock driver Tyler McNally. <\/p>\n

The first 160 laps of the event was dominated by Monson, MA\u2019s Bill Davis, who at one point had a lead as large as five laps over second place. A heart-breaking blown tire for Davis on lap 167, however, relegated the lead to McNally. Davis returned to the track two laps down, only to see his day end on the front stretch just one lap later. McNally and Dudley then battled it out on the track for the win, surviving two rolled-over cars and three more engulfed in flame, with Dudley passing McNally late in the event after a spin. McNally attempted to spin Dudley on the final lap, but Dudley had already lapped him and went on to win his first Enduro.
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Dudley was ecstatic to be in Thunder Road\u2019s victory lane. \u201cThis is a virgin enduro car, so I figured as long as we kept it out of trouble we would be okay,\u201d said Dudley. \u201cOn about lap 142 I saw I was third and I thought \u2018Whoa, we can win this thing,\u201d he finished.<\/p>\n

North Montpelier\u2019s Donny Yates claimed his first Allen Lumber Street Stock win after a tight battle with Morrisville\u2019s Jamie Davis. Waitsfield\u2019s Troy Kingsbury stole second-place late, Davis third, and rookie Dean Switser, Jr. and point leader Nick Pilotte rounded out the top five.<\/p>\n

Davis took the lead from pole-sitter Amanda Habel in the early laps, but it wasn\u2019t long until the familiar 05 car of Yates had pulled to the front from the ninth starting position. Yates and Davis engaged in a door to door battle for nearly ten laps until Yates finally took the edge on the inside lane. Kingsbury followed Yates through the hole in the closing laps, relegating Davis to third. Point leaders Switser and Pilotte sliced through the field in the 50 lap event, finishing fourth and fifth after starting 16th and 17th respectively. Tommy \u201cThunder\u201d, Emily Packard, Bob Eldred, Ken Christman, and Habel rounded out the top ten.<\/p>\n

Yates was speechless after taking the checkers. \u201cI didn\u2019t really have any plans for today. I just wanted to stay out of trouble,\u201d he said in victory lane. \u201cI really don\u2019t know what to say.\u201d<\/p>\n

Whitefield, NH\u2019s Ben Belanger took the victory in the Riverside Street Stock 25-lap special event Sunday, winning both segments of the monza-style race. Belanger had his hands full with Riverside Speedway point-leader Keith Normand who came home second, and Bethlehem, NH\u2019s Jeff Ainsworth rounded out the podium.<\/p>\n

Segment one of the event saw Belanger and Normand battle side by side in the early laps, only to see Belanger take the lead away in the high groove. Belanger went on to win the caution free race, while Normand and Ainsworth came home second and third respectively. In the second segment, Belanger and Normand flew through the 12-car starting field to regain first and second by lap 3, even after a scary incident where Belanger\u2019s car spun sideways on the front stretch. Belanger recovered to regain the lead on lap 5, and go on to the perfect score.<\/p>\n

\u201cI knew it was going to be pretty hard to pass Keith. He\u2019s always really fast,\u201d said Belanger. \u201cIt feels great to get a win here, though.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thunder Road\u2019s Late Models, Bond Auto Tiger Sportsmen, and Allen Lumber Street Stocks will return to weekly championship action this Thursday, August 9 for Run-What-You-Brung night, where fans can race in one-on-one match races with their registered and insured cars at \u201cThe Nation\u2019s Site of Excitement\u201d Thunder Road. Post time is 6:30. <\/p>\n

28th Annual M&M Beverage Enduro \u2013 Unofficial Results<\/p>\n

Thunder Road<\/p>\n

Sunday, August 5<\/p>\n

Pos. Car # Driver, Hometown<\/p>\n

1. 42 Paul Dudley Waitsfield, VT<\/p>\n

2. 05 Terry Pearce, Jr. Berlin, VT<\/p>\n

3. 37 Tyler McNally Salisbury, VT<\/p>\n

4. 173 Richie Turner Fairfax, VT<\/p>\n

5. 164 Mike Forsey Westford, VT<\/p>\n

6. 11 Jason Gray Lyndonville, VT<\/p>\n

7. 188 Robert Terry Colchester, VT<\/p>\n

8. 111 Nathan Elwood Waterville, VT<\/p>\n

9. 88 Justin Robbins Monson, MA<\/p>\n

10. 199 Joseph Parks Hardwick, VT<\/p>\n

Allen Lumber Street Stocks \u2013 Unofficial Results<\/p>\n

50 Lap Special<\/p>\n

Thunder Road International Speedbowl<\/p>\n

Sunday, August 5<\/p>\n

Pos. Driver (Start) Hometown<\/p>\n

1. Donny Yates (05) N. Montpelier, VT<\/p>\n

2. Troy Kingsbury (39) Waitsfield, VT<\/p>\n

3. Jamie Davis (43) Wolcott, VT<\/p>\n

4. #Dean Switser Jr. (16) Lyndonville, VT<\/p>\n

5. Nick Pilotte (11) Jefferson, NH<\/p>\n

6. Tommy Smith (50) Williamstown, VT<\/p>\n

7. Emily Packard (98) E. Montpelier, VT<\/p>\n

8. Bob Eldred (31) Waterbury, VT<\/p>\n

9. Ken Christman (4) Cabot, VT<\/p>\n

10. Amanda Habel (09) Roxbury, VT<\/p>\n

11. #Kevin Wheatley (33) Brookfield, VT<\/p>\n

12. Keith Fortier (35) Hinesburg, VT<\/p>\n

13. William Hennequin (47) Morrisville, VT<\/p>\n

14. Garry Bashaw (92) Lincoln, VT<\/p>\n

15. Gary Mullen (29) Tunbridge, VT<\/p>\n

16. Michael Gay (3) So. Burlington, VT<\/p>\n

17. Bunker Hodgdon (83) Hardwick, VT<\/p>\n

18. Dave Whitcomb (77) Elmore, VT<\/p>\n

19. Cassie Trendle (28) Georgia, VT<\/p>\n

20. Tyler McNally (37) Salisbury, VT<\/p>\n

21. #Daniel Brassard (32) E. Randolph, VT<\/p>\n

22. Cameron Ouellette (90) Barre, VT<\/p>\n

23. Kyle Streeter (61) Waitsfield, VT<\/p>\n

24. Marvin Johnson (24) Essex Jct., VT<\/p>\n

25. Joe Fecteau (75) Hardwick, VT<\/p>\n

26. Markus Farnham (0) Randolph Ctr, VT<\/p>\n

27. Greg Adams Jr. (42) Hardwick, VT<\/p>\n

28. Danny Doyle (51) Hancock, VT<\/p>\n

29. Ron Gabaree(9) Barre, VT<\/p>\n

30. Keith Lord (2) Groton, VT<\/p>\n

31. #Kevin Dodge (8) Barre, VT<\/p>\n

Riverside Street Stock Special \u2013 Unofficial Results<\/p>\n

Thunder Road<\/p>\n

Sunday, August 5<\/p>\n

Pos. (Car #) Driver, Seg 1, Seg 2, Overall<\/p>\n

1. (99) Ben Belanger 1, 1, 2<\/p>\n

2. (21) Keith Normand 2, 2, 4<\/p>\n

3. (41) Jeff Ainsworth 3, 5, 8<\/p>\n

4. (2) Nick Gilcris 6, 3, 9<\/p>\n

5. (18) William Good 5, 4, 9<\/p>\n

6. (28) Travis Moulton 4, 7, 11<\/p>\n

7. (94) Jarred Ainsworth 7, 6, 13<\/p>\n

8. (97) Billy Cote 11, 8, 19<\/p>\n

9. (5) Traci Nelson 10, 9, 19<\/p>\n

10. (81) Chris Ouellette 9, 10, 19<\/p>\n

11. (20) Alex Rooney 8, 11, 19<\/p>\n

12. (17) Matt Leblanc 12, 11, 23<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yates, Belanger Earn Street Stock Special Wins Barre, VT \u2013 Waitsfield\u2019s Paul Dudley expertly drove his way to a $3,000 payday through the mayhem of the 28th Annual M&M Beverage Enduro on Sunday, August 5 at Barre\u2019s Thunder Road. Dudley was followed by Terry Pearce, Jr. and Allen Lumber Street Stock driver Tyler McNally. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,18,6,65,4],"tags":[42,1347],"class_list":["post-8420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-american-canadian-tour","category-maine-racing-news","category-new-england-racing-news","category-thunder-road","category-latest-touring-news","tag-act","tag-thunder-road"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8420","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8420"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8420\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}