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Patience pays off for Potsdam's Preston Forbes at Sportsman Series Race 

Posted 7/8/24

AKWESASNE – After back to back rainouts at the Mohawk International Raceway, the weather finally decided to cooperate and allow a great night of racing. 

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Patience pays off for Potsdam's Preston Forbes at Sportsman Series Race 

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AKWESASNE – After back to back rainouts at the Mohawk International Raceway, the weather finally decided to cooperate and allow a great night of racing. 

On hand for this Independence Weekend show it would be the 358's, Sportsman Series Race #2, the Pro Stocks, the Limited Sportsman, and the Mini Stocks. With the heat races completed it was time for the first feature of the evening which would be the Mini Stocks for 12 laps.

Starting on the pole it would be Rocky Francis for 12 laps. Cj LaVair would be your leader coming off of turn 2 on the first lap with Tony Freezo in second. By lap 4 Mike Greenfield would take the number 2 position. 

Greenfield wasn't done as on lap 6 he took his machine to this inside of Freezo car to take the lead. Greenfield would not look back as he would pick up the win on Firehouse Pizzeria night in the Mini Stocks.

The Limited Sportsman were set to go for their 15 lap event as Justin Lazore and Colby Fregoe would lead from the front row.  Lazore would take to the bottom to lead lap one. After consecutive cautions, Lazore would remain on the pole with Jacory Thompson to his outside.  On the restart, Brady Howard who was running in 7th place would venture to the topside and overtake the 6 other cars to capture the lead. Howard would dominate the field to park his car in Victory Lane.

Round two of the Sportsman Series was next to take to the track. Jamy Begor and Josh Jock would be the first two cars to see the green flag for the 40 lap feature. Begor would not wait for anyone and was able to take a wide lead by lap 7, with Jock and Dan Jalbert running behind him.  By lap 11 Begor would see lap traffic for the first time with Jock and Jalbert still battling for the number 2 position. 

The yellow would come out for the first time as Karl Potvin came to a stop off turn 2 with Jalbert and Tristen Ladouceur running in second and third respectively. On the lap 15 restart, Begor would elect to fire from the bottom with Jalbert to his outside. Begor would be the leader at the halfway mark with Ladouceur in second. Ladouceur would take the lead from Begor on lap 22 by slipping past him as the cars entered turn 3. Despite the late efforts from Josh Jock who finished in second place, Ladouceur had his machine dialed in and brought home the Swamp's Automotive Checkers for the win in the Series.

The 358 modifieds were the next division to see the raceway. In honor of Dale Planck, who recently passed, a Missing Man formation would be in place. Dustin Bradley and Lucas Fuller would make up the number 1 and 2 positions for the 30 lap feature. From the J&L Detail Start Zone, the green flag would be displayed as Fuller would come around to lead lap 1. Tyler Meeks would move around the top two cars to take the number one position on lap 2. Meeks would lead the first 5 laps as Chris Raabe would start his march forward as he would be in second. By lap 10 Raabe was ripping up the topside and was able to overtake Meeks for the lead. The yellow would come out on lap 15 as Madison Mulder came to a stop in turn 2. On the restart Raabe would immediately jump to the highside and begin to pull away from Preston Forbes who was running in second. By lap 24 Forbes would begin to show some power as he was able to cut Raabe's lead in half. By lap 27 Forbes, by keeping his car on the bottom, was able to get past Raabe for the lead. Preston Forbes would only see a clear race track in front of him for the rest of the way to capture the Checkers.

The final feature of the evening would see the Pro Stocks for a 20 lap feature. On the pole Burton Ward would have Marc Lalonde to his outside. Marc Lalonde would become the new leader on lap 2 with Ward, Bushey, Joel Herne and Denis Gauvreau in the top 5. Gauvreau would get around Tyler Bushey and Herne on lap 8 for the number 3 spot. The first yellow would come out on lap 17 as John Greene III stopped on the back stretch along with Marc Peladeau. On the restart, Lalonde would elect to fire from the top side with Ward on the bottom. Lalonde would go on his way to pick the win on Firehouse Pizzeria night.

Features:

358 MODIFIED

358 MODIFIDE FEATURE

Finish    Start    #    Competitor    Hometown    +/-    

1    4    45R    Preston Forbes    Preston Forbes    Potsdam, NY    3    

2    9    01    Chris Raabe    Chris Raabe    Alexandria, ON    7    

3    11    21X    Robert Delormier    Robert Delormier    Rooseveltown, NY    8    

4    6    66X    Carey Terrance    Carey Terrance    Hogansburg, NY    2    

5    7    18J    Louis Jackson Jr    Louis Jackson Jr    Hogansburg, NY    2    

6    15    28    Jordan McCreadie    Jordan McCreadie    Watertown, NY    9    

7    5    23J    Jeff Sykes    Jeff Sykes    Edwards, NY    -2    

8    2    74    Lucas Fuller    Lucas Fuller    Edwards, NY    -6    

9    17    34    George Foley    George Foley    Vermontville, NY    8    

10    16    555    Perry Francis    Perry Francis    Cornwall Island, ON    6    

11    3    9    Tyler Meeks    Tyler Meeks    Evans Mills, NY    -8    

12    12    55    Matt Woodruff    Matt Woodruff    Bloomingdale, NY    -    

13    14    35    Thomas Cook    Thomas Cook    Hogansburg, NY    1    

14    1    83D    Dustin Bradley    Dustin Bradley    Potsdam, NY    -13    

15 DNF    13    24    Patrick Dupree    Patrick Dupree    Saranac Lake, NY    -2    

16 DNF    8    7M    Madison Mulder    Madison Mulder    Spencerville, ON    -8    

17 DNF    10    21    Larry Welling    Larry Welling    Star Lake, NY    -7    

18 DNF    18    31    Tommy Jock Jr    Tommy Jock Jr    Akwesasne, N

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30 Laps

358 MODIFIED

358 MODIFIDE FEATURE

Finish    Start    #    Competitor    Hometown    +/-    

1    4    45R    Preston Forbes    Preston Forbes    Potsdam, NY    3    

2    9    01    Chris Raabe    Chris Raabe    Alexandria, ON    7    

3    11    21X    Robert Delormier    Robert Delormier    Rooseveltown, NY    8    

4    6    66X    Carey Terrance    Carey Terrance    Hogansburg, NY    2    

5    7    18J    Louis Jackson Jr    Louis Jackson Jr    Hogansburg, NY    2    

6    15    28    Jordan McCreadie    Jordan McCreadie    Watertown, NY    9    

7    5    23J    Jeff Sykes    Jeff Sykes    Edwards, NY    -2    

8    2    74    Lucas Fuller    Lucas Fuller    Edwards, NY    -6    

9    17    34    George Foley    George Foley    Vermontville, NY    8    

10    16    555    Perry Francis    Perry Francis    Cornwall Island, ON    6    

11    3    9    Tyler Meeks    Tyler Meeks    Evans Mills, NY    -8    

12    12    55    Matt Woodruff    Matt Woodruff    Bloomingdale, NY    -    

13    14    35    Thomas Cook    Thomas Cook    Hogansburg, NY    1    

14    1    83D    Dustin Bradley    Dustin Bradley    Potsdam, NY    -13    

15 DNF    13    24    Patrick Dupree    Patrick Dupree    Saranac Lake, NY    -2    

16 DNF    8    7M    Madison Mulder    Madison Mulder    Spencerville, ON    -8    

17 DNF    10    21    Larry Welling    Larry Welling    Star Lake, NY    -7    

18 DNF    18    31    Tommy Jock Jr    Tommy Jock Jr    Akwesasne, NY    -    

10 Laps

358 MODIFIED

HEAT 1

Finish    Start    #    Competitor    Hometown    +/-    

1    1    01    Chris Raabe    Chris Raabe    Alexandria, ON    -    

2    4    66X    Carey Terrance    Carey Terrance    Hogansburg, NY    2    

3    5    9    Tyler Meeks    Tyler Meeks    Evans Mills, NY    2    

4    2    21    Larry Welling    Larry Welling    Star Lake, NY    -2    

5    6    24    Patrick Dupree    Patrick Dupree    Saranac Lake, NY    1    

6    3    555    Perry Francis    Perry Francis    Cornwall Island, ON    -3    

All transfer

10 Laps

358 MODIFIED

HEAT 2

Finish    Start    #    Competitor    Hometown    +/-    

1    2    7M    Madison Mulder    Madison Mulder    Spencerville, ON    1    

2    3    23J    Jeff Sykes    Jeff Sykes    Edwards, NY    1    

3    1    74    Lucas Fuller    Lucas Fuller    Edwards, NY    -2    

4    6    21X    Robert Delormier    Robert Delormier    Rooseveltown, NY    2    

5    4    35    Thomas Cook    Thomas Cook    Hogansburg, NY    -1    

6    5    34    George Foley    George Foley    Vermontville, NY    -1    

All transfer

10 Laps

358 MODIFIED

HEAT 3

Finish    Start    #    Competitor    Hometown    +/-    

1    3    18J    Louis Jackson Jr    Louis Jackson Jr    Hogansburg, NY    2    

2    4    45R    Preston Forbes    Preston Forbes    Potsdam, NY    2    

3    5    83D    Dustin Bradley    Dustin Bradley    Potsdam, NY    2    

4    1    55    Matt Woodruff    Matt Woodruff    Bloomingdale, NY    -3    

5    6    28    Jordan McCreadie    Jordan McCreadie    Watertown, NY    1    

6    2    31    Tommy Jock Jr    Tommy Jock Jr    Akwesasne, NY    -4    

All transfer

3 Laps

358 MODIFIED

HOT LAPS 1

Finish    Start    #    Competitor    Hometown    Time    

1    10    66X    Carey Terrance    Carey Terrance    Hogansburg, NY    17.736    

2    15    83D    Dustin Bradley    Dustin Bradley    Potsdam, NY    17.980    

3    11    35    Thomas Cook    Thomas Cook    Hogansburg, NY    18.080    

4    9    18J    Louis Jackson Jr    Louis Jackson Jr    Hogansburg, NY    18.146    

5    1    01    Chris Raabe    Chris Raabe    Alexandria, ON    18.183    

6    5    7M    Madison Mulder    Madison Mulder    Spencerville, ON    18.238    

7    8    23J    Jeff Sykes    Jeff Sykes    Edwards, NY    18.246    

8    18    28    Jordan McCreadie    Jordan McCreadie    Watertown, NY    18.248    

9    2    74    Lucas Fuller    Lucas Fuller    Edwards, NY    18.258    

10    12    45R    Preston Forbes    Preston Forbes    Potsdam, NY    18.293    

11    17    21X    Robert Delormier    Robert Delormier    Rooseveltown, NY    18.353    

12    4    21    Larry Welling    Larry Welling    Star Lake, NY    18.445    

13    7    555    Perry Francis    Perry Francis    Cornwall Island, ON    18.541    

14    13    9    Tyler Meeks    Tyler Meeks    Evans Mills, NY    18.549    

15    14    34    George Foley    George Foley    Vermontville, NY    18.584    

16    3    55    Matt Woodruff    Matt Woodruff    Bloomingdale, NY    18.588    

17    6    31    Tommy Jock Jr    Tommy Jock Jr    Akwesasne, NY    18.780    

18    16    24    Patrick Dupree    Patrick Dupree    Saranac Lake, NY    18.861    

40 Laps

SPORTSMAN

SPORTSMAN FEATURE

Finish    Start    #    Competitor    Hometown    +/-    

1    7    92T    Tristan Ladouceur    Tristan Ladouceur    Alexandria, ON    6    

2    2    03    Joshua Jock    Joshua Jock    Hogansburg, NY    -    

3    8    88    Fire Swamp    Fire Swamp    Akwesasne, NY    5    

4    1    19    Jamy Begor    Jamy Begor    Mooers Forks, NY    -3    

5    3    95    Dan Jalbert    Dan Jalbert    St Andrews west, ON    -2    

6    4    44    Casey Swamp    Casey Swamp    Akwesasne Mohawk Nation, NY    -2    

7    12    2    Taylor Doxtater    Taylor Doxtater    Philadelphia, NY    5    

8    5    10X    Cory Castell    Cory Castell    Fort Covington, NY    -3    

9    11    9    Kristian Smoke    Kristian Smoke   2    

10    6    3    Adam Rozon    Adam Rozon    Casselman, ON    -4    

11    10    21J    Justin Liechti    Justin Liechti    Newark, NY    -1    

12    14    4    Rico Heranadez    Rico Heranadez    Chazy, NY    2    

13    20    314    Nick Mallette    Nick Mallette    Constable, NY    7    

14    19    21T    Trey Ladouceur    Trey Ladouceur    Alexandra, ON    5    

15    17    M70    Billy Cook    Billy Cook    Hogansburg, NY    2    

16    16    8    Steve Bushey    Steve Bushey    Moria, NY    -    

17    15    D1    Dillon Cole    Dillon Cole    Akwesasne, NY    -2    

18 DNF    13    54G    Greg Snyder    Greg Snyder    Moira, NY    -5    

19 DNF    9    14K    Karl Potvin    Karl Potvin    Gatineau, QC    -10    

DNS    21    21L    Robert Laware    Robert Laware    Ellenburg Depot, NY    -    

DNS    18    1W    Brad reif    Brad reif    Canton, NY

PRO STOCK

PRO-STOCK FEATURE

Finish    Start    #    Competitor    Hometown    +/-    

1    2    8    Marc Lalonde    Marc Lalonde    Plantagenet, ON    1    

2    7    101    Sid Harmer Jr    Sid Harmer Jr    Gouverneur, NY    5    

3    6    72G    Denis Gauvreau    Denis Gauvreau    Chelsea, QC    3    

4    1    28    Burton Ward    Burton Ward    Massena, NY    -3    

5    5    12S    Dakota Sharp    Dakota Sharp    Colton, NY    -    

6    3    X15    Tyler Bushey    Tyler Bushey    Heuvelton, NY    -3    

7    11    32    Zack Daniels    Zack Daniels    Plattsburgh, NY    4    

8    9    5B    Ian Bressette    Ian Bressette    Brasher Falls, NY    1    

9    12    4A    Roch Aubin    Roch Aubin    Cornwall, ON    3    

10    4    AK47    Joel Herne    Joel Herne    Akwesasne, NY    -6    

11    8    57K    Kevin Fetterly Jr    Kevin Fetterly Jr    Massena, NY    -3    

12    15    06    Stephane Lebrun    Stephane Lebrun    Gatineau, QC    3    

13    13    22B    Blayne Nichols    Blayne Nichols    Massena, NY    -    

14    19    0N    Owen White    Owen White    Hogansburg, NY    5    

15    10    92.1    Eric Jean-Louis    Eric Jean-Louis    Casselman, ON    -5    

16    18    81    Danny Larose    Danny Larose    Gatineau, QC    2    

17    14    9S    Keegan Stowell    Keegan Stowell    Massena, NY    -3    

18    21    6JR    Natacha Lebrun    Natacha Lebrun    Gatineau, QC    3    

19 DNF    17    22    John Green III    John Green III    Norfolk, NY    -2    

20 DNF    16    17    Marc Peladeau    Marc Peladeau    St-Isidore, ON    -4    

21 DNF    20    71    Delbert LaGrow, Jr.    Delbert LaGrow, Jr.    Massena, NY

MINI STOCK

MINI STOCK FEATURE

Finish    Start    #    Competitor    Hometown    +/-    

1    13    17    Mike Greenfield    Mike Greenfield    Watertown, NY    12    

2    10    C4    CJ LaVair    CJ LaVair    Gabriles, NY    8    

3    12    422    Tony Frezzo    Tony Frezzo    Evans Mills, NY    9    

4    11    69    Cale Manor    Cale Manor    EllenBurg Center, NY    7    

5    9    44    Bobby Lavair    Bobby Lavair    Plattsburgh, NY    4    

6    8    114    Felix Lavictoire    Felix Lavictoire    Curran, ON    2    

7    7    50    Brett Manor    Brett Manor    EllenBurg Center, NY    -    

8    5    114L    Hugo Lavictoire    Hugo Lavictoire    Curran, ON    -3    

9    3    68    Rocky Francis    Rocky Francis    Akwesasne, NY    -6    

10    4    7D    Macy Tarbell    Macy Tarbell    Akwesasne, NY    -6    

11    6    3    Stephen Bushey    Stephen Bushey    Brushton, NY    -5    

12    2    11R    Shawn Reid    Shawn Reid    Prescott, ON    -10    

13    1    5M    Cameron Malloy    Cameron Malloy    Cornwall, ON

LIMITED SPORTSMAN

LIMITED SPORTSMAN FEATURE

Finish    Start    #    Competitor    Hometown    +/-    

1    11    54    Brady Howard    Brady Howard    Hammond, NY    10    

2    3    74    Justin Lazore    Justin Lazore    Akwesasne, NY    1    

3    8    7J    Jacory Thompson    Jacory Thompson    Akwesasne, NY    5    

4    10    10    Parker Dermody    Parker Dermody    Peru, NY    6    

5    9    4    Kobe Hernandez    Kobe Hernandez    Chazy, NY    4    

6    7    1RJR    Garin Thompson    Garin Thompson    Akwesasne, NY    1    

7    5    20M    Joe Chartier    Joe Chartier    Bangor, NY    -2    

8 DNF    6    1W    Kyle Reif    Kyle Reif    Canton, NY    -2    

9 DNF    4    627    Colby Fregoe    Colby Fregoe    Norfolk, NY    -5    

DNS    1    7D    Bryan Tarbell    Bryan Tarbell    Akwesasne, NY    -    

DNS    2    25S    Luc LaVaigne    Luc LaVaigne    Malone, NY