8/28/10
WAYNE HELLIWELL JR. WINS BIG
ON CANAAN’S AWESOME ASPHALT

It was the biggest night of the year for the New England Outdoor Furnaces
Late Models as they had a 100 lap, $1,000 to win main event on their schedule,
along with not one, but two Late Model Lucky Dog Loot Bonuses of $500 each
for two lucky drivers on New England Outdoor Furnaces Night at Canaan Fair Speedway. Winners on the evening included Wayne Helliwell Jr., Walt Hammond,
Ryan Raney, Paul Sullivan, Michael Parker and Walter Hammond Jr.

Ricky Bly and Joe Tetreault brought the twenty car field to the green flag, and the race was on for 100 laps in the New England Outdoor Furnaces Late Models. Bly ran a solid race and held the point til the halfway mark when point leader Aaron Fellows battled his way by. Fellows looked strong until a caution on lap 73 brought the field back together leaving Late Model hotshoe, Wayne Helliwell Jr. to his outside. Helliwell got the jump on the outside and never looked back, surviving a pair of late race restarts to claim the $1,000 prize. Fellows raced home second followed by Tyler Alati, Marc Curtis and Bobby Baillargeon. Heat checkers flew for Bly, Tetreault and Matt Anderson. Winners of the N.E. England Outdoor Furnaces Lucky Dog Loot Bonuses were Matt Anderson and Mark Potter each taking home a cool $500.

Walt Hammond held off a late race charge by point leader Jimmy Renfrew and returned to the winners circle in the Papa Z’s Pro Stocks. Renfrew, Donnie Lashua, Chris Wilk and Jeremy Davis chased Hammond to the stripe. Corey Robert and Hammond won their qualifying rounds.

The Beard Sewer and Drain Super Streets had a new winner as Ryan Raney led from green to checkers to score his first ever win. Scott MacMichaels finished on Raney’s rear bumper at the line. Richard Dubeau, David Miller Jr. and Ed Laquire Jr. rounded out the top five. Raney and Todd Bragg won their respective qualifiers.

Paul Sullivan weaved his way through traffic and then held off a hard charging Jessica Ovitt to claim victory in the NAPA Pure Stocks feature event. The pair ran side by side for over ten laps before Sullivan edged back out front and into victory lane. Erin Vien, Thomas Coates Jr. and Rory Merritt rounded out the top five. Sullivan also checkered the qualifying round.

No one seems to be able to stop Michael Parker in the Bond Auto Parts Bandits as he cruised to another victory. Tyler Lescord, Kristen Ashley, Ryan Ovitt and Amanda Hogan finished second through fifth.

Walter Hammond Jr. followed his father’s footsteps as he picked up a hard fought victory in the S.K. Bean’s Enfield Garage Daredevils feature. Brandon Gray and Joey Laquere battled him right to the checkered flag. Mariah Gray and Jessica Darling completed the top five.