Griffith Takes PASS Checkers, McKennedy Sets Sail in Open Modifieds

Loudon, NH — Unseasonably warm weather greeted New England race fans at the Magic Mile on Saturday morning for the 5th annual Northeast Classic at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Although the radar made officials sweat, Mother Nature couldn’t stop the efforts of the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour and Pro All Stars Series one week after she threw a snowstorm through the area!

The Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour got a thirty-four car start to the 2025 season with Gabe Brown earning an outstanding +7 handicap to nab the pole position after breaking the third link in his rear-end during practice, which also busted a transmission and bent his driveshaft in the process. Under the green flag, outside pole-sitter Tom Carey III led the pack on the outside until Brown regained control on lap 15. Stephen Donahue’s spin cycle in turn three called out the lap 17 caution, which Officials doubled as the competition caution for teams to jump on pit road, make adjustments, take tires and add fuel.

Brown continued to lead the pack on the return to green flag racing until lap 23 when the driveshaft vacated the Cam Huntress-machine entering turn one and ended his day. The field maintained another strong run as teams drove up and down the field in furious competition. The final yellow flag would stall the field with five laps remaining as something went amiss in the rear-end of Ben Rowe’s #28ME in turn three, sending the former Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour champion hard into the outside wall. With a five-lap shootout remaining, Gabe Brown made it look easy as he took off like a rocket sled on rails to his first New Hampshire Motor Speedway victory and a strong start to his Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour title defense.

Brandon Barker brought the Sullivan Construction #0NH to second-place with Derek Gluchacki taking third in his first of five double point opportunities in the Kulwicki Driver Development Program (KDDP). Tom Carey III took home another strong New Hampshire Motor Speedway finish in fourth with D.J. Shaw rounding out the top five. Jimmy Renfrew Jr. hard-charged to sixth from a thirty-third-place starting spot followed by Jesse Switser, Raphael Lessard, rookie Connor Souza and Jamie Swallow Jr. to round out the top ten.

The Pro All Stars Series kicked off Saturday’s feature racing action with Eddie MacDonald and Ryan Kuhn facing off on the front row. Looking ahead to the competition caution, the field quickly found its groove in single-lane speed before the caution flew on lap 26. Back under the green flag, Derek Griffith broke MacDonald’s grip on the lead with 23 laps remaining. The best race on the track had all eyes on the battle for fifth with D.J. Shaw, Alexendre Tardif, Ben Rowe and Brandon Barker included in the gaggle of top-ten cars. In the closing laps, Derek Griffith never let off, claiming his first Northeast Classic victory at the Magic Mile with MacDonald and Johnny Clark rounding out the Pro All Stars Series podium.

The Pro Truck Challenge Series was next on the track with Thompson Icebreaker winner Randy Burr holding his own at the front of the pack. Even with a mirror full of fellow longtime veteran Duane Knoll, Burr held steadfast as Burr’s teammate Ryan Kuhn began to pull away from the pack in third. Randy Burr saw his day end early with a dislodged window net earning him the black flag and gifting the lead to Knoll as Kuhn continued to gain ground. In a side-by-side battle to the end, Duane Knoll took the win on the track but an apparent post-race disqualification gave the Pro Truck Challenge Series victory to Ryan Kuhn.

The Mighty Modifieds returned to the Magic Mile for the special Northeast Classic exhibition. Inverted from their heat race results, Jon McKennedy quickly pulled out from shotgun on the field to become the leader in the first five laps, leaving Anthony Nocella, Matt Swanson and Jeffrey Battle to fight for second. Nocella would lose that fight with five laps remaining, a hard lick into the turn one wall ended his day as he continued to fight hard for second place. Jon McKennedy would keep his foot to the firewall, pulling away with the Northeast Classic win over Swanson and Battle at the end.

The R&R Race Parts Open Street Stock Series rounded out Saturday’s program as the incoming weather began to completely break up and sun shone down on the Magic Mile. Slowed by an opening lap caution for the slowed Charlie Baldwin, the showdown between Kris Watson and Shane Gendron was short lived as multi-time Open Street Stock winner Watson launched into the lead, keeping an eye on the team cars of Derek Gluchacki and Ryan Lineham bearing down from behind. Undeterred, Kris Watson parked his #35 in Northeast Classic victory lane for the first time with Lineham and Gluchacki rounding out the top three.

Next up for the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour is the Pine Tree State 125 at the famed Oxford Plains Speedway next Sunday, April 27. Alongside the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Super Late Models, PASS Modifieds, Wicked Good Vintage Racers, Legends and Bandoleros, the stars and cars of the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour will contend in round two of fourteen for the $20,000 championship check! Pits open at Oxford Plains Speedway Sunday at 8:00am with Post Time set for 1:00pm.

For more information about the American-Canadian Tour, contact the ACT offices at (802) 244-6963, media@acttour.com, or visit www.acttour.com. You can also get updates on Facebook and Twitter at @ACTTour.

For more information about Milton CAT, visit their website at www.miltoncat.com or get updates from their Instagram account at @milton_cat.

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS

Sunday, April 19, 2025

New Hampshire Motor Speedway – Loudon, NH

5th annual Northeast Classic

Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour – (50 Laps)

1. 47NH Gabe Brown Center Conway, NH

2. 0NH Brandon Barker Windham, ME

3. 03MA Derek Gluchacki Dartmouth, MA

4. 5MA Tom Carey III New Salem, MA

5. 60BH DJ Shaw Center Conway, NH

6. 00NH Jimmy Renfrew Jr. Candia, NH

7. 25NH Jesse Switser W. Burke, VT

8. 48QC Raphael Lessard St-Joseph, QC

9. 38RI #Connor Souza Riverside, RI

10. 4NH Jamie Swallow Jr. Lancaster, NH

11. 41QC Jonathan Bouvrette Blainville, QC

12. 45NH Kasey Beattie St. Johnsbury, VT

13. 46x Brian Hoar South Hero, VT

14. 18VT Kaiden Fisher Shelburne, VT

15. 30RI Jacob Burns E. Greenwich, RI

16. 31CT Alexendre Tardif Notre Dame des Pins, QC

17. 64RI Devin Deshaies Harrisville, RI

18. 22RI Mark Jenison Warwick, RI

19. 36NH Erick Sands Derry, NH

20. 26VT Stephen Donahue Graniteville, VT

21. 04NH Shawn Swallow Groveton, NH

22. 47MA #Justin Storace Seabrooke, NH

23. 92ME #Colby Meserve Buxton, ME

24. 29x Cole Robie Windham, ME

25. 68NH Tanner Woodard Waterbury Ctr., VT

26. 33QC Remi Perreault St. Paul, QC

27. 7MA Jeremy Sorel Westfield, MA

28. 91CT Jake Johnson Rehoboth, MA

29. 28ME Ben Rowe Turner, ME

30. 73MA Cole Littlewood Orange, MA

31. 29NH Aaron Fellows Croydon, NH

32. 29ME Allen Fellows Croydon, NH

33. 27NH Cam Huntress Rochester, NH

34. 69VT Blair Bessett Barton, VT

Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Super Late Models – (50 Laps)

1. 12G Derek Griffith Hudson, NH

2. 17MA Eddie MacDonald Rowley, MA

3. 54 Johnny Clark Hallowell, ME

4. 21 Alexendre Tardif Notre Dame des Pins, QC

5. 72 Ryan Kuhn E. Bridgewater, MA

6. 88 Brandon Barker Westbrook, ME

7. 60 D.J. Shaw Center Conway, NH

8. 5R Ben Rowe Turner, ME

9. 12V Brandon Varney Otisfield, ME

10. 44 Trevor Sanborn E. Parsonsfield, ME

11. 12S Dennis Spencer, Jr. Oxford, ME

12. 7 Travis Benjamin Morrill, ME

13. 18 Michael Scorzelli Feura Bush, NY

14. 5x Bobby Therrien Hinesburg, VT

15. 01 Jet Decker Chesterville, ME

16. 18L Justin Larson Peru, ME

17. 24J JP Josiasse Ennismore, ON

18. 90 Derek Kneeland Windham, ME

DNS 58VT Jimmy Hebert Williamstown, VT

Northeast Classic Open Modifieds – (40 Laps)

1. 79 Jon McKennedy Chelmsford, MA

2. 25 Matt Swanson Harvard, MA

3. 19B Jeffrey Battle Dunstable, MA

4. 02 Mike Collins Strafford, NH

5. 81 Todd Owen Somers, CT

6. 92 Anthony Nocella Woburn, MA

7. 19 Nick Salva Old Saybrook, CT

DNS 15 Jake Johnson Rehoboth, MA

R&R Race Parts Open Street Stock Series – (25 Laps)

1. 35 Kris Watson Kenduskeag, ME

2. 10G Derek Gluchacki Dartmouth, MA

3. 19 Ryan Lineham Hope Valley, RI

4. 7G Shane Gendron Tyngsboro, MA

5. 68VT Jason Woodard Waterbury Ctr., VT

6. 30 Andrew Morin Nashua, NH

7. 97 Adam Gray Granby, MA

8. 2MA George Baldwin Lowell, MA

9. 18 Devin McConologue W. Newfield, ME

10. 15 James Goodman Carmel, ME

11. 79 Travis Lovejoy Waterboro, MA

12. 10ME Issac Rollins Hudson, ME

13. 73 Larry Barnet Moosup, CT

14. 71 Donny Silva Hudson, ME

15. 38 Jon Porter Baltic, CT

16. 52 Rob McRae Billerica, MA

17. 77 Mike Odwazny Nuremburg, PA

18. 04NH Shawn Swallow Groveton, NH

19. 13 Shawn Emery Limington, ME

20. 24 Jeff Alley Machias, ME

21. 34 Raymond Lebrun, Jr. Hope, RI

22. 03 Joshua Gerard W. Wareham, MA

23. 81 Jesse Gleason Lisbon, CT

24. 2NH Charlie Baldwin Pelham, NH

Pro Truck Challenge Series – (25 Laps)

1. 72 Ryan Kuhn

2. 94 Jason Paquette

3. 42 Chris Palamar

4. 11 Nicholas Frechette

5. 151 Burt Ouellette

6. 81 Tyler Chapman

7. 6x Andy Pellagrini

8. 27 Sean Caron

9. 14 Damian Palardy

10. 52 Mercedes Caron

11. 20 Evan Heilbron

12. 78 DJ Thibeault

13. 25 Dave Venice

14. 12 Tyler Dickey

15. 1 Dennis Charette

16. 32 Randy Burr

17. 90 Alan Coates Jr.

18. 16 Brad Caddick

19. 28 John Periera

DSQ 2 Duane Knoll

Home

After Practice Day Catastrophe, Brown Makes Magic Mile Triumph in Northeast Classic

American Canadian Tour