Lucas Fuller Breaks the Barrier: First-Ever Modified Win Headlines Big Night at Brockville

Story By: TIM BALTZ / BROCKVILLE ONTARIO SPEEDWAY – BROCKVILLE, ON. – Superior Cellular and Sound was back as title sponsor this past Saturday night at the Brockville Ontario Speedway, which saw a big event for the DIRTcar Sportsman North Regional Series. A full field was set for battle along with stars in the Suprenant Truck Shop Crate Sprint Cars, DIRTcar 358 Modified, Novice Sportsman and the Mini Stocks, who also had an extra distance event.

Josh Verne Jr. was looking to keep the roll going after a hard hit the night before at Ohsweken Speedway. The Theresa New York native took over the lead at the drop of the green in the 20 lap Surprenant Truck Shop Crate Sprint Car feature with veterans Rick Wilson and Lee Ladouceur right there to challenge. Verne was able to shake off the veteran drivers and pull away to a big lead. Ladouceur began to charge forward, taking second from Wilson and tried his best to close in on the leader. Just past halfway the handling started to go away which allowed Ladouceur to close, along with Adam Turner, who cleared Rick Wilson for the third spot. Over the final laps, Josh Verne Jr. was able to hold on to an ill handling car and maintain a comfortable lead, scoring his 4th win in a row and move into a three way tie for the all time win record in Crate Sprints at Brockville. Ladouceur held off Adam Turner for second for the fourth straight week, while Guy Gosselin and Ryan Poole 5th.

The DIRTcar Sportsman North Regional Series was ready for 40 laps and Xavier Andrews was able to grab the lead with Jessica Power making a big move from 5th to 2nd in the early going. The top two drivers were fast but Shane Pecore and Bobby Herrington were not too far behind as they closed in quickly. The top five kept their cars stuck to the bottom of the track, which became the fast way around. On lap 16 the first yellow flew for Madie Wallace who slowed on the back stretch. Once the green flew Andrews stayed in front with Pecore taking second from Power and the battle was on. Over the next 8 laps the top 5 were all close together battling for the lead as they navigated traffic perfectly. On lap 31 another yellow flew setting up a key restart for Shane Pecore. When the green flew Pecore was able to get to the top of the track and grab the lead, while Andrews had to deal with Tristan Ladouceur, who made his way to third. Pecore looked to be driving away until another yellow flew once again. On the restart Pecore was able to get out front and even with a few late cautions, Shane Pecore was not to be denied as he scored his 12th career DIRTcar Sportsman Series win and 29th Brockville victory. Andrews settled for second over Tristan Ladouceur, Bobby Herrington and Jessica Power.

Lucas Fuller was the early pace setter of the 30 lap DIRTcar 358 Modified feature as Johnathon Ferguson and Lee Ladouceur gave a challenge early on. Fuller was up front and in control using the top lane all around the speedway. By lap 8 the top two had pulled away, but the yellow flew for Ladouceur, who slowed with a right rear flat tire. Fuller got a great restart on lap 8 and was able to put some distance between himself and the rest of the field, with Ferguson and Gabriel Cyr making up the top three. Fuller was on a rail on this night, hooked up to the top side of the track, but Ferguson was close by and waiting to take advantage of a mistake. With 10 to go, Fuller was well in control but had company in the form of lapped traffic. With 5 to go Fuller cleared the traffic and despite a late charge from Johnathon Ferguson, this night belonged to Lucas Fuller, as he marched to his first career DIRTcar 358 Modified feature win. Johnathon Ferguson finished up second with Gabriel Cyr, Tristan Draper and last week’s winner Kyle Dingwall taking 5th.

The Mini Stock division always provides some excellent racing and this extra distance 25 lap event was no different. Jamie Larocque was able to grab the lead on lap 5 after a fierce battle with Clayton Celovsky and Mike Saunders. One of the stories was veteran Darryl Steele, who returned to the driver’s seat on this night and was battling strong in the top three and used patience to stay with the lead battle. Behind him Hayden Brown was on the move coming to second on lap 13, with Celovsky, Steele and Terry McClelland battling hard in the top 5. A quick yellow bunched the field up for a restart on lap 18 and once the race got going Larocque was able to stay up front and out of the tough battles behind him between Brown, Celovsky and Steele. In the end, Jamie Larocque, would master the quarter mile oval for the first time since last year in August, for win number 1 of the season. Clayton Celovsky crossed in 2nd with Terry McCelland, Marc Dagenais and Rylan Banks 5th.

The night would be completed with a 12 lap Novice Sportsman feature as Cory Lambert led the way early, but the driver to watch was Watertown New York’s Grayson Adderley. The son of former Modified driver Mike Adderley, moved his way forward and battle Lambert early on. Adderley would march by to take the top spot on lap 4 and author one of the most dominant performances this year. Adderley would drive away from the field to record his first ever Brockville win by over 7 seconds at the finish. Cory Lambert, Damien King, Kyle Kudrinko and Shawn Reid rounded out the top 5.

Next week the second leg of the Ogilvie’s Triple Crown Series for the DIRTcar 358 Modified and DIRTcar Sportsman will be ready to go, plus a full show for Street Stock, Novice Sportsman and Surprenant Truck Shop Crate Sprints. 

The green flag drops at 7pm.

DIRTcar 358 Modifieds

A Feature 1 (30 Laps): 1. 74-Lucas Fuller[2]; 2. 44-Johnathon Ferguson[4]; 3. 94-Gabriel Cyr[3]; 4. 17-Tristan Draper[6]; 5. 1-Kyle Dingwall[7]; 6. 18-Kalen Draper[5]; 7. 22S-Shane Stearns[8]; 8. 88J-Justin Cyr[11]; 9. 17M-Gavin MacFarlane[9]; 10. M75-Melcolm Banks[10]; 11. 08-Chris Ferguson[13]; 12. 64-Terry McClelland[12]; 13. 88-Lee Ladouceur[1]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 18-Kalen Draper[5]; 2. 94-Gabriel Cyr[4]; 3. 17-Tristan Draper[6]; 4. 88-Lee Ladouceur[2]; 5. 17M-Gavin MacFarlane[3]; 6. 88J-Justin Cyr[7]; 7. 08-Chris Ferguson[1]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 44-Johnathon Ferguson[4]; 2. 74-Lucas Fuller[3]; 3. 1-Kyle Dingwall[5]; 4. 22S-Shane Stearns[6]; 5. M75-Melcolm Banks[1]; 6. 64-Terry McClelland[2]

Winged Crate Sprints

A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 1V-Josh Verne Jr[1]; 2. 51-Lee Ladouceur[4]; 3. 92-Adam Turner[5]; 4. 93-Guy Gosselin[3]; 5. 00-Ryan Poole[10]; 6. 77-Liam Ladouceur[6]; 7. 15-Dan Deyo[7]; 8. M52-Marc Surprenant[8]; 9. 14W-Rick Wilson[2]; 10. 28M-Davey Marcotte[9]; 11. (DNS) 4K-Jamie Kay

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 1V-Josh Verne Jr[3]; 2. 93-Guy Gosselin[6]; 3. 92-Adam Turner[4]; 4. 15-Dan Deyo[1]; 5. 28M-Davey Marcotte[5]; 6. 4K-Jamie Kay[2]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 14W-Rick Wilson[3]; 2. 51-Lee Ladouceur[1]; 3. 77-Liam Ladouceur[4]; 4. M52-Marc Surprenant[2]; 5. 00-Ryan Poole[5]

Dirt Mini Stocks

A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 12A-Jamie Larocque[3]; 2. 24-Clayton Celovsky[2]; 3. 64-Terry McClelland[12]; 4. 66-Marc Dagenais[1]; 5. 76-Rylan Banks[13]; 6. M16-Mike Saunders[4]; 7. L29-Landen Slinger[5]; 8. 06J-Jarrod Galway[6]; 9. 46-Hayden Brown[15]; 10. 86-Richard Bartholomew[11]; 11. 67X-Daryl Steele[7]; 12. 97-Dave Watchorn[8]; 13. 37-Matt Boal[9]; 14. 11S-Steven Quesnel[18]; 15. 71S-Jon Saunders[10]; 16. 66P-Mark Packer[17]; 17. 03C-John Lamarche[16]; 18. (DNS) 73-Dakota Boal; 19. (DNS) 83-Eric Mallon

Heat 1 (6 Laps): 1. 66-Marc Dagenais[3]; 2. M16-Mike Saunders[2]; 3. 67X-Daryl Steele[5]; 4. 71S-Jon Saunders[1]; 5. 76-Rylan Banks[6]; 6. 03C-John Lamarche[4]; 7. (DNS) 83-Eric Mallon

Heat 2 (6 Laps): 1. 24-Clayton Celovsky[3]; 2. L29-Landen Slinger[1]; 3. 97-Dave Watchorn[4]; 4. 86-Richard Bartholomew[6]; 5. (DNS) 73-Dakota Boal; 6. (DNS) 66P-Mark Packer

Heat 3 (6 Laps): 1. 12A-Jamie Larocque[6]; 2. 06J-Jarrod Galway[2]; 3. 37-Matt Boal[4]; 4. 64-Terry McClelland[3]; 5. 46-Hayden Brown[5]; 6. 11S-Steven Quesnel[1]

Novice Sportsman

A Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 83X-Grayson Adderley[3]; 2. 39-Cory Lambert[1]; 3. 80D-Damien King[4]; 4. 12K-Kyle Kudrinko[2]; 5. 11R-Shawn Reid[7]; 6. 34-Cole Hanna[6]; 7. 07T-Tessa Riemersma[5]

Heat 1 (6 Laps): 1. 83X-Grayson Adderley[5]; 2. 39-Cory Lambert[1]; 3. 34-Cole Hanna[6]; 4. 12K-Kyle Kudrinko[4]; 5. 11R-Shawn Reid[7]; 6. 80D-Damien King[2]; 7. 07T-Tessa Riemersma[3]

DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds

DIRTcar Sportsman Feature (40 Laps): 1. 0-Shane Pecore[3]; 2. ZERO-Xavier Andrews[1]; 3. 92T-Tristan Ladouceur[2]; 4. 88Z-Bobby Herrington[4]; 5. 52-Jessica Power[5]; 6. 18E-Gavin Eisele[9]; 7. 35B-Brennan Moore[7]; 8. 16-Matt Barbour[11]; 9. 88K-Dylan Kirkland[6]; 10. 88S-Fire Swamp[10]; 11. 48D-Sylvain Dupuis[15]; 12. 11-Dan Ferguson[14]; 13. 51-Bryan Preville[8]; 14. 707-Greg Brinklow[18]; 15. 98H-Domonick Merkley[12]; 16. 18B-Blake Smith[21]; 17. 32-Tyler Stewart[20]; 18. 28-Matt Mould[25]; 19. 79-Chris Hale[26]; 20. 18-Jordan Wood[22]; 21. 16X-Savannah Laflair[23]; 22. 35D-Dylan Moore[13]; 23. 35P-Patrick Kudrinko[24]; 24. 03-Joshua Jock[17]; 25. 17M-Madie Wallace[19]; 26. 20-Nathan Lambert[16]; 27. (DNS) 14K-Karl Potvin

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 88Z-Bobby Herrington[2]; 2. 18E-Gavin Eisele[1]; 3. 35B-Brennan Moore[5]; 4. 88S-Fire Swamp[3]; 5. 35D-Dylan Moore[8]; 6. 20-Nathan Lambert[9]; 7. 17M-Madie Wallace[6]; 8. 18-Jordan Wood[7]; 9. 28-Matt Mould[4]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 0-Shane Pecore[1]; 2. 51-Bryan Preville[3]; 3. 92T-Tristan Ladouceur[7]; 4. 16-Matt Barbour[2]; 5. 11-Dan Ferguson[4]; 6. 03-Joshua Jock[6]; 7. 32-Tyler Stewart[5]; 8. 16X-Savannah Laflair[8]; 9. 79-Chris Hale[9]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 88K-Dylan Kirkland[2]; 2. ZERO-Xavier Andrews[1]; 3. 52-Jessica Power[4]; 4. 98H-Domonick Merkley[3]; 5. 48D-Sylvain Dupuis[5]; 6. 707-Greg Brinklow[9]; 7. 18B-Blake Smith[6]; 8. 35P-Patrick Kudrinko[8]; 9. (DNS) 14K-Karl Potvin

Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 18E-Gavin Eisele, 00:15.539[8]; 2. 88Z-Bobby Herrington, 00:15.544[3]; 3. 88S-Fire Swamp, 00:15.594[5]; 4. 28-Matt Mould, 00:15.856[9]; 5. 35B-Brennan Moore, 00:15.922[7]; 6. 17M-Madie Wallace, 00:16.071[1]; 7. 18-Jordan Wood, 00:16.148[6]; 8. 35D-Dylan Moore, 00:16.383[4]; 9. 20-Nathan Lambert, 00:16.526[2]

Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 0-Shane Pecore, 00:15.408[8]; 2. 16-Matt Barbour, 00:15.522[5]; 3. 51-Bryan Preville, 00:15.557[2]; 4. 11-Dan Ferguson, 00:15.580[3]; 5. 32-Tyler Stewart, 00:15.649[1]; 6. 03-Joshua Jock, 00:15.686[7]; 7. 92T-Tristan Ladouceur, 00:15.695[9]; 8. 16X-Savannah Laflair, 00:15.937[4]; 9. 79-Chris Hale, 00:16.006[6]

Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. ZERO-Xavier Andrews, 00:15.494[3]; 2. 88K-Dylan Kirkland, 00:15.538[2]; 3. 98H-Domonick Merkley, 00:15.562[4]; 4. 52-Jessica Power, 00:15.645[6]; 5. 48D-Sylvain Dupuis, 00:15.651[9]; 6. 18B-Blake Smith, 00:15.807[1]; 7. 14K-Karl Potvin, 00:15.833[5]; 8. 35P-Patrick Kudrinko, 00:15.883[8]; 9. 707-Greg Brinklow, 00:15.948[7]