Hennequin, Hill claim back-to-back Mini-Milk Bowl wins
–by T.J. Ingerson (@TJIngerson)
VMM Editor
BARRE — Joel Hodgdon capped a successful season off on Sunday afternoon at Thunder Road.
The Craftsbury driver ran from back to the front in the second 40-lap Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tiger Northfield Savings Bank Mini-Milk Bowl to post the perfect score for the overall win.
“We wanted to seal the deal this weekend,” Hodgdon said. “We’ve raced three days in a row and it’s been pretty awesome.”
Hodgdon dodged some early race cautions — including one in which he received minimal contact — and sliced his way through the 26-car field to earn the win.
The 2018 Flying Tiger champion had worked his way into the top ten by the midway point and continued his charge toward the front as he took the lead on lap 35 from Brian Delphia.
The 2017 Flying Tiger champion Jason Woodard finished third in the second segment to finish second overall with five points. Freshman driver Cooper Bouchard ran to a ninth place finish in segment two to earn 13 points overall for third.
Tyler Austin finished fourth overall with Brandon Lanphear fifth. Newly crowned Street Stock champion Stephen Martin, Robert Gordon, Kelsea Woodard, Mike MacAskill, and Jaden Perry completed the top-ten finishers.
Will Hennequin paired finishes third and a fourth to win the Allen Lumber Street Stock Mini-Milk Bowl.
Hennequin was on his way to the runner-up finish in the overall when a late race spin saw then overall leader Dean Switser Jr. get turned off of turn two. That handed the battle to segment one winner Kasey Beattie and Hennequin.
Beattie and Hennequin would restart nose-to-tail. Hennequin was able to get in front of Nick Pilotte on the final lap and secured the overall win.
It was Hennequin’s second straight win in the Street Stock Mini-Milk Bowl.
“I’ve won it two years in a row,” Hennequin said in victory lane. “I can’t believe it.”
The 14-year-old Beattie settled for second while Bryan Wall used a segment two runner-up result to finish third overall. Pilotte and former champion Gary Mullen completed the top-five overall finishers.
Sixth through tenth overall went to Jeffrey Martin, Tyler Pepin, Switser, Kyle MacAskill and Jody Sicard.
White Mountain Motorsports Park Dwarf Car champion Andy Hill dodge a first lap incident in segment two and sliced his way through the field to claim the win in the second segment to score the perfect overall score in the New England Dwarf Car Mini-Milk Bowl. .
“This is a really deal for me,” Hill said. “I love this place and the more I race here, the more I like it.”
The win for Hill was his second straight Dwarf Car Mini-Milk Bowl triumph.
Hill took the lead just before the midway point in the second 20-lap segment and held off frontrunner Jason Wyman over the course of the final laps of the segment and the overall win.
Wyman, of Franconia, N.H., settled for second in the segment and second overall.
“Andy (Hill) is a tough one,” Wyman said. “That was all that I had. I had nothing more for him. I tried, but that was it. Andy is a good wheelman.”
Ethan Tyrell of Worcester finished third overall by virtue of his better segment two finish, with Jarred Ainsworth fourth. Jeff Ainsworth completed the top-five overall finishers.
VtMotorMag.com will have more from the 56th Annual Northfield Savings Bank Vermont Milk Bowl soon.
PHOTOS:
1 – Joel Hodgdon carries the checkered flag after his segment one win on Saturday at Thunder Road. Hodgdon would go onto to win segment two and claim the overall Flying Tiger Mini-Milk Bowl win. (Alan Ward photo)
2 – Will Hennequin celebrates in victory lane after his second straight Allen Lumber Street Stock Mini-Milk Bowl win. (Alan Ward photo)
3 – Andy Hill earned his second straight New England Dwarf Car Mini-Milk Bowl win. (Alan Ward photo)
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS — Northfield Savings Bank Mini-Milk Bowls
Thunder Road Speedbowl, Barre, Vt.
Sunday, September 30, 2018
Pos.-Driver-Hometown-Score
Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers (2 x 40 laps)
1. Joel Hodgdon, Craftsbury — (1 + 1= 2)
2. Jason Woodard, Waterbury — (2 + 3 = 5)
3. Cooper Bouchard, Hinesburg — (4 + 9 = 13)
4. Tyler Austin, East Calais — (10 + 7 = 17)
5. Brandon Lanphear, Morrisville — (3 + 16 = 19)
6. Stephen Martin, Craftsbury — (12 + 8 = 20)
7. Robert Gordon, Milton — (8 + 12 = 20)
8. Kelsea Woodard, Waterbury Center — (7 + 13 = 20)
9. Mike MacAskill, Williamstown — (17 + 5 = 22)
10. Jaden Perry, Hardwick — (5 + 17 = 22)
Allen Lumber Street Stocks (2 x 25 laps)
1. Will Hennequin, Hardwick — (3 + 4 = 7)
2. Kasey Beattie, St. Johnsbury — (1 + 6 = 7)
3. Bryan Wall, East Kingston, N.H. — (6 + 2 = 8)
4. Nick Pilotte, Jefferson, N.H. — (4 + 5 = 9)
5. Gary Mullen, Tunbridge — (8 + 3 = 11)
6. Jeffrey Martin, Barre — (5 + 8 = 13)
7. Tyler Pepin, Barre — (9 + 7 = 16)
8. Dean Switser Jr., Lyndonville — (2 + 14 = 16)
9. Kyle MacAskill, Williamstown — (12 + 11 = 23)
10. Jody Sicard, Gilmanton, N.H. — (11 + 12 = 23)
New England Dwarf Cars (2 x 20 laps)
1. Andy Hill, Lower Waterford — (1 + 1 = 2)
2. Jason Wyman, Franconia, N.H. — (2 + 2= 4)
3. Ethan Tyrell, Worcester — (5 + 3 =8)
4. Jarred Ainsworth, Bethlehem, N.H. — (3 + 5= 8)
5. Jeff Ainsworth, Bethlehem, N.H. — (4 + 6 = 10)
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