STAR BROUGHT “HISTORY ALIVE” TWIN STATE SPEEDWAY

The fans said it better than I could.  “They vintage modifieds have a sound of their own; it was like walking back into time.” Senior Tour opened up their season on May 31^st at Twin State Speedway, Claremont, NH.   Star rolled into the pits one by one from all over New England to give the fans a taste of vintage racing at its best. 

Star hit the asphalt for their warms ups from 1:00 till 3:00.  It was a great chance to try out their cars and get them race ready.

Then Mother Nature had a change of heart.  The clouds now turned into rain.  The rain lasted for about 1 hour and then when the rain stopped all the divisions got onto the track to dry it off.  I would like to thank all the Star drivers for helping dry off the track so we could all get back to racing!

The evening brought the tour 2 heats and 2 features.  The first heat to hit the track was the Sportsmen, where Joe Keefner from Ma in his #99 Gremlin took down the first checkered for the tour.  The modifieds were lined up and ready to hit the track for their heat race.  Danny Ferland from NH in his #21 Pinto took down the second checkered for the tour.  

When all the heat races were done, all cars were brought out on the asphalt for an on track fan party.  The fans were allowed to come down and meet the drivers of all divisions.  It was nice to see the Star members signing autographs and talking to the fans about the tour.  I have to say the best picture I got that night was one of a Star driver holding a baby, now I have a Politician in my group, “kiss the baby and you got my vote.”  It showed the fans just how family orientated the Star group are.

Then it was race time for the feature races.  And what would a race be without the famous “George Powers”.  George has been doing on track starts with Star for years at multiple tracks, by standing in the middle of the track with his flags with the cars roaring on each side of him.  The fans cheered him on.  Then it was off to racing for the Sportsmen division.  When the checkered came down it was Robert Harless from NY in his #8 sedan to take down the win for the sportsmen division.   Alec Gause from NH in his #75 Vega took second with Skip Stearns from NH with his #7X coupe topping off the pack with a third.  The top three were brought trackside for an out of car introduction and awarded with trophies.

The modifieds were ready to hit the track for their 15 lap feature.  The checkered came down it was on James Ferland from NH in his #194 Pinto to take the win for the modified division.  James Allen from Ma in his #46 Monte Carlo took down second place and Danny Ferland from NH in his #21 Pinto topping of the field with a third. The top three were brought trackside for an out of car introduction and awarded with trophies.

Star would like to thank Twin State Speedway and their entire staff for all their hospitality and a 

“GREAT NIGHT OF RACING” 

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