WEST HAVEN — On July 3 at Devil’s Bowl Speedway, Salisbury’s Brent Warren earned his first win in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Limited Sportsman Division to post the best result among local drivers. Warren took the lead on the fifth lap of the 20-lap race and never looked back.
In a crash-filled Sunday at Devil’s Bowl Orwell’s Tim LaDuc and Panton’s Mike Preston posted second-place finishes to highlight local efforts.
JULY 3 RACES
Along with Warren, Matt Tanner and Adam Pierson shared top billing in the July 3 Independence Day event at Devil’s Bowl Speedway. Tanner earned his first Devil’s Bowl win by topping drivers from the visiting Sprint Cars of New England (SCoNE) tour, and Pierson took his first-ever NASCAR Whelen All-American Series win in the Central Vermont Motorcycles Sportsman Modified Division.
The July 3 winners and top-10 local finishers were:
•  Sprint Cars of New England Feature (25 laps): 1. Matt Tanner, Stephentown, N.Y; 3. James Hanson, Orwell.
•Central Vermont Motorcycles Sportsman Modified Feature (30 laps): 1. Adam Pierson, East Corinth; 2. Vince Quenneville Jr., Brandon; 4. Jimmy Ryan, Shoreham; 6. Tim LaDuc, Orwell; 7. Justin Comes, Middlebury.
•  O’Reilly Auto Parts Limited Sportsman Feature (20 laps): 1. Warren, Salisbury; 8. R.J. Germain, Bristol.
•  Super Stock Feature (20 laps): 1. Chris Murray, Fair Haven; 7. Garrett Given, Cornwall; 9. Ronnie Alger, Orwell.
•  Portland Glass Mini Stock Feature (15 laps): 1. Jason Porter, Freeport, Maine; 6. Mike Preston, Panton; 9. Kaleb Shepard, Vergennes; 10. Jake Barrows, Cornwall.
•  Friend Construction 500cc Mini Sprint Feature (20 laps); 1. Brandon Emerson, Williamstown: 9. Kevin Smith, Brandon.
 
CHRIS MURRAY OF Fair Haven streaks past the Devil’s Bowl Speedway grandstand on his way to a Super Stock victory Sunday. Photo by Alan Ward
JULY 8 AT THE BOWL
On Sunday, LaDuc finished second behind Kevin Chaffee of Bradford in the 30-lap Central Vermont Motorcycles Sportsman Modified Division main event and took the series lead in the process.
The race was delayed for 15 minutes when Brandon’s Joey Scarborough and New Hampshire rookie Tanner Siemons bumped, a collision that triggered a pile-up of half the 26 cars in the field. Most drove away, but several, including point leader Kenny Tremont Jr. sustained heavy damage and were forced to pit road; Tremont finished 22nd, allowing LaDuc to take over the series lead.
Brandon’s Quenneville worked his way through traffic and up into third place, and Scarborough survived the dust-up to finish fourth.
Preston took second behind Maine’s Jason Porter in the Portland Glass Mini Stock 20-lap race, with Vergennes driver Kaleb Shepard in fifth.
The July 8 winners and top-10 local finishers were:
•  Central Vermont Motorcycles Sportsman Modified Feature (30 laps): 1.  Chaffee; 2. LaDuc; 3. Quenneville; 4. Scarborough; 7. Justin Comes, Middlebury.
•  O’Reilly Auto Parts Limited Sportsman Feature (20 laps): 1. Joey Roberts, Fletcher; 5. Adam Piper, Leicester; 7. Brent Warren, Salisbury.
•  Super Stock Feature (10 laps x 3): 1. Chris Murray, Fair Haven; 6. Garrett Given, Cornwall.
•  Portland Glass Mini Stock Feature (20 laps): 1. Porter; 2. Preston; 5. Shepard.
•  Friend Construction 500cc Mini Sprint Feature (13 laps): 1. Brandon Emerson, Williamstown; 3. Colby Beinhaur, Shoreham.
•  Ladies Mini Stock Feature (8 laps): 1. Diane Porter, Maine.