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Story By: MIKE WARREN / PLATTSBURGH AIRBORNE SPEEDWAY – PLATTSBURGH, NY – Sometimes in racing you’re just in the right spot at the right time. That was the case Saturday night for François Bernier.
“Franky Boy” was running in the third position when Mike Mahaney and Steve Bernier got together multiple times, resulting in mechanical issues for both machines. François would inherit the lead and never looked back.
Chris Raabe was leading at the half-way point of the 30-lap Egglefield Ford feature event but a broken camshaft would end his night and setup the battle between Mahaney and Steve Bernier.
The two ran several laps alongside one another until the late race restart when Mahaney successfully completed a slide-job in turn one and two but Steve Bernier was able to slingshot to the inside and battle on the inside. Both cars made significant contact in the middle of the backstretch and again in turns three and four, damaging the rear ends of both machines.
François Bernier had to hold off Lance Willix in the closing laps to collect his first win in his first appearance at Plattsburgh Airborne Speedway in 2019.
Willix finished in second while Preston Forbes finished in the third position. Jim Mahaney and Dany Gagné completed the top five.
Connor Cleveland collected his sixth win of the season in the 30-lap feature for the Poirier’s True Value Sportsman division.
Cleveland had a ten car length deficit that he was able to erase in the final six laps. Coming to the white flag, Cleveland closed to within a couple car lengths of Tanner Forbes’ back bumber. Forbes ran the inside while Cleveland rode the cushion. Coming off the fourth turn a lap car moved up in front of Cleveland but didn’t break his momentum as he beat Forbes to the line by .050 seconds.
After leading much of the event, Forbes had to settle for second and Dylan Rabtoy had a season best third place finish. Travis Bruno and Codie Aubin finished fourth and fifth, respectively.
The Ernie’s Discount Tools Super Stocks resumed their event from a week ago and competed in another 20-lap feature event. Zack Daniels picked up his second win of the year in the feature from a week ago and Jim McKiernan collected his fourth win of the season in the regularly scheduled event.
Joe Daniels, Shawn Duquette, Jared Blake and Rolland Guay completed the top five in the first feature while Tylor Terry, Tyler Irwin, Joe Daniels and Blake completed the top five in the second feature.
Nathan Smart collected victories in both feature events for the Frennier Motorsports Strictly Stocks. Rolland Guay and Josh LaPorte finished second and third in both events.
Justin Stone scored his second Novice Sportsman win of the season over Cody Meyers and Cory Castell.
EGGLEFIELD FORD 358-MODIFIEDS (30 LAPS): FRANCOIS BERNIER, Lance Willix, Preston Forbes, Jim Mahaney, Dany Gagné, Christophe Lupien, Matt Woodruff, Steve Bernier, Mike Mahaney, Mike Stacey, Codie Aubin, Adam Pierson, Chris Raabe, Roger Labreche, Ryan McLean, Cameron Black, Matt Depew
POIRIER’S TRUE VALUE SPORTSMAN (25 LAPS): CONNOR CLEVELAND, Tanner Forbes, Dylan Rabtoy, Travis Bruno, Codie Aubin, Bucko Branham, Nick Heywood, Chris Cayea, Justin Severance, Jason McClatchie, Lonnie Rivers, Jack Speshock, Jamie LaFountain, Mike Phinney, Robert Delormier, Chris Frennier, Cory McCoy, Ricky Thompson, Jeffrey Lapalme, Adam Pierson, Melvin Rush, Dustin Bradley, Derrick McGrew Jr., Chris Reeves, Jamy Begor, Jason Bruno
ERNIE’S DISCOUNT TOOLS SUPER STOCKS (20 LAPS 8/3): ZACK DANIELS, Joe Daniels, Shawn Duquette, Jared Blake, Rolland Guay, Mark Caron, Cam Gadue, John Bradley, Metal Man, Matt Leonard, Tylor Terry, Jim McKiernan, Michael Wright, Austin McKiernan, Josh Terry, Travis Stokes, Tyler Irwin, Brent Jarvis
ERNIE’S DISCOUNT TOOLS SUPER STOCKS (20 LAPS): JIM MCKIERNAN, Tylor Terry, Tyler Irwin, Joe Daniels, Jared Blake, Bill Duprey, Michael Wright, Rolland Guay, Zack Daniels, Trevor Hurlburt, Shawn Duquette, Cam Gadue, Metal Man, Mark Caron, Austin McKiernan, Travis Stokes, Matt Leonard, Josh Terry, John Bradley
FRENNIER MOTORSPORTS STRICTLY STOCKS (15 LAPS 8/3): NATHAN SMART, Nathaniel Guay, Josh LaPorte, Michael Daniels, Mike Tompkins, Cody Agoney, Charles Mooney, Caleb Tourville, Jake Fountain, Gregory Harris, Clem Bell
FRENNIER MOTORSPORTS STRICTLY STOCKS (20 LAPS): NATHAN SMART, Nathaniel Guay, Josh LaPorte, Caleb Tourville, Mike Tompkins, Michael Daniels, Cody Agoney, Clem Bell, Gregory Harris, Charles Mooney, Jake Fountain-DNS
NOVICE SPORTSMAN (15 LAPS): TODD STONE, Cody Meyers, Cory Castell, DJ Gonyo, Robert Laware, Rush, Derrick Ellsworth, Cory Lozier, Josh Pete, Matt LaBombard-DNS, Joe Daniels-DNS
