Shawn Duquette captures the checkered flag during the first feature on the evening with the 9th State Cannabias Renegades. It would be the second week of the Thursday Night Thunder Series, and this week we would have double features for the Renegades as part of the rain-shortened event from the week before, along with the spectator races. The evening would start with the makeup for the Renegades feature from last week's rain-shortened event. It would see Shawn Fountain get the lead at the start of the race over Nathan Irland Guay. Still, there would be a battle up front between Shawn Duquette and Shawn Fountain through the middle part of the event that would see Duquette get the lead and take it to the house for the victory over Fountain and Tylor Terry. Then we would run the heat races for the races that were scheduled this week, along with the Spectator races that were run at intermission, which would see RJ Rivera get the win. Then, for the night's first feature, we would have the Dirtcar 358 Modifieds that would see Tanner Siemos and Justin Stone start on the front row, and Stone would get the lead off the start of the race. There would be a battle up front between him and Jordan Formwalt for most of the event but there would a hard charger that would come up from his 12th starting spot and put his nose in the fight down the stretch and that would be Mike Mahanney but it would not be enough as Justin Stone would get the win on this night. Then we would have the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified and see Brent Warren get the lead off the start over Jason McClatchie, and there would be a duel between them for the first few laps. Although there would be a pair of hard chargers that would make there way up from the 18th and 16th starting spots and get there nose in there and that woiuld be a pair of champions in the names of Donovan Lussier and Nivk Heywood, Lussier would get the lead late and score his second win of the season over Warren and Heywood. Then we would have the Mini Stocks for their 15-lap event, and it would see Jamie Whitney get the lead off the start of the race over Kyle Hart, but the battle up front for the early part of the race would be between Whitney and Harnden. Although as in the earlier races on the night there would be charge from middle of the pack this time from JP Corrow that would see him get by Whitney in the last five laps and then the battle would be on up front between Corrow Blake and Botala that would see Corrow get his second right win on the season. Then we would have the Hoosier Tire Limited Sportsman Modified for their 15-lap event and would see Parker Dermody get the lead off the start of the race over Lea Jeanne Lauzire, but Garin Thompson would come up and get by both of them for the lead and ride that to his first win of the season. Then to finish off the night of racing, we would have the second 9th State Cannabias feature on the day that would see Josh Terry get the lead off the start of the race and see him and Tyler Irwin go after the lead in the early stages. Still, Taylor Terry would come up from his eighth-place start and get the lead and second win. The racetrack will come back to life next week with another edition of Thursday Night Thunder with a special for the 9th State Cannabias Renegades. Gallery

Donovan Lussier (61) passes Jason McClatchie for second places as he charged from his 18th starting spot for the win in the J+S Steek Sportsman Modified main. Gallery

JP Corrow (61) and Tyler Bell battle for the lead and the win in the late stages of the race that would see Corrow get his first win of his career. It would be the third round of racing from the Airborne Park Speedway and the first Thursday Night Thunder of the year, and the five main divisions would be in action with the Hartson Total Opening 358 Modifieds, J+S Stell Sportsman Modified, 9th State Cannabias, Hoosier Limited Sportsman Modified, and the Mini Stocks. After the dust would settle from the heat races, it would be onto the Main Events of the night, and the first one up would be the Hartson Total Opening 358 Modifieds for their 30-lap show, and Carey Terrance would get the lead off the start of the race. Still, the lead would be short-lived as Jeremy Roy would get around him in a couple of laps and be the field class until late in the race when he would need to pull off for a flat tire. Off the late race restart, Tim Fuller would get the lead of the restart, but David Hebert would come charging and get the lead and the win on the night. Next up would be the Mini Stocks for their 15-lap event, and Nick Harden would get the lead off the start of the race for the first few laps. A big wreck on the start-finish line would block the track and bring out the red flag. Harden would keep the lead off the restart, but there would be a charge from JP Corrow, and he would get around Holden in the closing laps and close the deal for his first career win. Then we would have the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified for their 25-lap event and see Codie Aubin get the lead off the start of the race. Still, he would have a challenge on the night as Robert Laware would stay with him most of the race, but there would be a charge from Donovan Lussier from the 18th starting spot up to second, but he would just run out of time, and Aubin would get his first win of the season. However, that would be the end of racing on the night, as the rain would come in and end the night before we could get the Renegade or Limited Sportsman Modified feature. The track will be back in action with the five divisions again, plus the popular spectator races. Gallery

Codie Aubin (7) dives it down into one during the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified main with Robert Laware and Michael Wright in tow.Gallery

Donovan Lussier (61), Travis Bruno (33), and Shane Pecore (0) battle three wide of the corner for the lead during the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified 40-lap 2 to win feature. It would be the second week of the from the Airborne Park Speedway and it would feature the Sprint Cars of New England presented by McGee's Auto for there season opening 360 sprint race along with the Sportsman Modified $2,000 to win, Limited Sportsman Modified, Renegades, 500cc Mini Sprints, Mini Stocks, and Pro Stocks. The racing would get going after a brief delay on the night with the rain, and the first feature would be the 500cc Mini Sprints for their first visit to the track of the season. There would be eight cars for their ten-lap feature. Jenna Zakrzewski would get the lead off the start of the race, but after some issues in the heat race, Chris Pierce would charge from the back of the pack, take the lead, and get his first career win in the division. Then we would move on to the 2 thousand dollar to win 40-lap feature for the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified. It would see Travis Bruno and Jamy Begor battle for the lead at the start of the race, and Bruno would prevail. Still, there would be a challenge coming from the back as both Fire Swamp and Donovan Lussier had problems in the heat race and had to go to the last chance qualifier to make the show; they would come up from the tenth row. They would put on a battle for the fans as they went after the win, and in the end, Donovan Lussier would get the win for his first of the season as he tries to duplicate last year's division high seven wins, as Fire Swamp and Cory Castell round out the top three. Then it would be the Mini Stocks and their fifteen-lap event. It would Jeremaih King get the lead off the start of the race and have a nice early race battle with Jason Bradley and then battle would be up front between the teammates as Jake Fountain and Ryan Senecal would duke it out for the win and on this day it would be defending track champion Ryan Senecal getting the victory. Then it would be time for the feature event of the night the Sprint Cars of New England 360 tour would bring 16 of the best sprint cars from new england and Canada to battle it out for 25 laps on the half mile, Travis Billington would get the pole but the lead would short lived as Jeff Trombley would get the early lead of the race. Still, there would be a charge from Jordan Poirier and Matt Tanner, and Poirier would get his second straight win at the Airborne half mile. Then it would be the first appearance of the season for the Pro Stocks, and there would be 18 strong. It would see Denis Gauverau get the lead at the start of the race. Still, it would not be a runaway as Sid Harmer kept it close as he tried to chase him down, and it would see multi-time champion Luke Horening come from the middle of the back and charge to third, and at one point have a chance at the lead. Then we would have the 9th State Cannabis Renegades on deck for their 20 lap event, and it would see Brad Bushey go wire to wire for the win, but it would not be without stiff competition from Tylor Terry and Tyler Irwin, as he would get his first ever win on dirt. Then, to finish off the jammed back night of the race, it would be the Hoosier Tires Limited Sportsman Modified, with their 15-lap event, and it would see Kobe Hernandez with the go-away victory for his first career win. The Airborne Park Speedway will be back in action next Sunday April 27th as part of Bike Giveaway night with eight divisions in attendance 358 Modifieds, Sportsman Modified, Limited Sportsman Mofified, Renegades, Mini Stocks, Pro Stocks, 500cc Mini Sprints and the Crown Vics as it will be the last event before they start there regular thursday night racing. Gallery

Denis Gauvreau (72) gets to the checkered flag first for the Pro Stock 25 lap main event win. Gallery

It would be the 2025 season opener from the Airborne Park Speedway, and it would be the earliest in the 71-year history of the track, as we took the green on April 13th, and it would mark the return of the Airborne Park Speedway under the Dirtcar banner after a year away. Jake Fountain (22) and Glen Engstrom (17) battle for the win down the stretch as they go after the win in the 15-lap main for the Mini Stocks. The season would start with the 2nd annual Leon Gonyo Memorial, 4 thousand to win for the 358 Modifieds and two thousand to win for Sportsman Modified, along with the Renegades, Crown Vics, Limited Sportsman Modifieds, and Mini Stocks, as there would be over 130 cars in the pits. After all the time trials, heats, and last chance qualifiers were done, it would be onto the mains, and the first one up would be the Crown Vics. It would be a six-car field and see Richie Turner get the lead-off start, but Eric Friend would come up challenging from his last row start, take the lead, and cruise to the win, as we would get our second straight Crown Vic win at the Airborne Speedway. After the intermission, it would be onto the Sportsman Modified 2 thousand to win 30 lap main event. It would see Fire Swamp get the early lead from the early start of the race. Still, there would be a challenge up front from an old rival as the six-time track champion would come up and battle for the lead with Nick Heywood, and just over halfway through the race, he would take the lead. Still, it would not be without challenge as Swamp and Donovan Lussier would stay in sight and challenge for the lead, but Heywood would win today. Then it would be onto the main event of the evening, the Leon Gonyo Memorial, a 4 to win 358 Modified 40 lapper. It would see Felix Roy go wire to wire for the win, and it would be a Roy 1-2 finish. Jeremy would finish second, and then Jackson Gill would get third to round out the top three. Then we would be onto the Renegades for their 20-lap feature and see last year's champion, Shawn Duquette, get the lead off the start of the race. Still, there would be a challenge from last year's 2nd place man, Tyor Terry, and they would duke it out for the win, and on this day, it would be Tyor Terry getting the win and the early edge on the season. Then it would be onto the Limited Sportsman Modified and their 15-lap event, and see Gary English go wire to wire for the win. Then the final race of the evening would be the Mini Stocks, a 15-lap event, and 25 cars would take the green. It would see Jake Fountain get the lead at the start of the race and would be sailing around in the lead, but there would be a late race surge from Glen Engstrom, but it would come up about a car length short at the checkered flag, and Jake Fountain would get the opening win of the season. The racetrack will return to life next weekend, April 19th, as the Sprint Cars of New England invade the track with their 360s. Gallery

Nick Heywood (29) and Fire Swamp (88) dive into turn one and go side by side as they go after the win in the two thousand to win Sportsman Modified main event. Gallery

Richie Turner (17) was crowned for the scond straight year the Hartson Total Opening Renegades champion with his fifth place finish. It would be Taylor Rental Championship Night from the Airborne Speedway to finish the 2023 racing season with the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified, Hartson Total Opening Renegades, Taylor Rental Street Stocks, and the Northern Blacktopping Limited Sportsman Modified and all the points races would still be up for grabs. The night would start off with the makeup feature for the Taylor Rental Street Stocks. The night would start off well for championship hopeful Ryan Senecal as he would start on the front row and lead all fifteen laps for the win and keep his championship alive. As for the guys leading the points, Josh Laporte would finish 2nd, Jake Fountain fifth and Matt LaValley seventh giving Laporte a slight lead as they would have their second feature to finish off the night. Then it would be onto all the heat races for the racing championship night. Then the features for the last race of the season and first up would be the traveling tour that joined us on the night the Mohawk Valley Vintage Dirt Modifieds and their four divisions would see Frank Hoard Jr., Greg Hauslin, George Palmer, Jack Miller and Nathan McFadden getting the wins. Then it would be onto the Northern Blacktopping Limited Sportsman Modified for 15 laps and getting the last win of the season in the nonpoints event would be Robert Laware for his second win of the year. Then it would be onto the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified for there 25 lap championship event and it would see Craig Wholey and Chris Cayea starting on the front row Wholey would lead the first few laps and then Chris Cayea would overtake him and try and go and hide out there. He would have a challenge though as Josh Jock and his second-half-season surge would continue but Cayea would get the win. Although Travis Bruno would finish in seventh and Joey Scarbrough fifth giving Travis Bruno his third straight track championship. Then it would be onto the Hartson Total Opening Renegades. It would see Tyler Irwin getting the lead at the start of the race but Josh Terry would come charging hard from his seventh-place start to get up there and battle with Irwin for the win knowing he pretty much needed to win to get the title. Richir Turner would start in fifth and fall back off the start to tenth and then just start working his way back up and get a fifth-place finish and clinch his second straight championship title. Then there would be one race left on the season at Airborne Speedway and that would be the Taylor Rental Street Stock for 15 laps with 32 cars starting the race every spot would be important and there would be 8 cautions throughout the night. Speedy Bressette would charge from his seventh-place starting spot to get the eventual win with Ryan Senecal second and Rick Doner third, As for the championship we would have co-champions when it was all said and done with Josh Laporte and Ryan Senecal champions with their 9th and 21st place finish on the night and that will put a wrap on the 2023 season at the Airborne Speedway. Gallery

Josh Laporte (45b) claims one half of the 2023 Taylor Rental Street Stock championship as he and Matt LaValley end tied on the season. Gallery