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Ken Bouchard to Enter True Value
Modified Race at Monadnock
Winchester, NH (June 29, 2008) - - One of the northeast’s
all time modified greats will return to his old stomping
grounds Saturday night, July 5, when Ken Bouchard, voted
one of NASCAR’s all-time top 50 modified drivers, competes
in his first True Value Modified Racing Series event at
Monadnock Speedway, Winchester, NH. Saturday’s traditional
race, the “Firecracker 100,” will be a guaranteed starter
event for the Sunoco Mod-Mania weekend at Thompson , CT. ,
Sept 6, 7. Monadnock fans will also be treated to a
gigantic digital fireworks show, one of the best in the
state.
Bouchard, 53, Fitchburg, MA., a former competitor on the
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Craftsman Truck Series, will
compete in the Turcotte Motorsports modified driven
recently by TVMRS champion Kirk Alexander, and earlier
this year by Louie Mechalides.
Bouchard is certainly no stranger to the tight quarter
mile speedway winning races there through his long
illustrious career, the most notable being the day he
suffered a flat tire with 20 laps remaining in a 100 lap
race. That day he beat his older brother Ron, driving the
famed Boehler No.3 to the checkered flag.
Several former weekly racers at the track known as “Mad
Dog” will return to the high-banks to compete in the
festive event. Les Hinckley, Dwight Jarvis, Rob Goodenough,
and Alexander are expected entries. Alexander won the
Firecracker event in 2004, 2005, 2007, with Jim Boniface
capturing the 2006 race.
Ted Christopher, Ed Dachenhausen, Mike Holdridge, Jack
Bateman, and Peter Jarvis also are expected entries.
In their quest for the series championship, David Pinkham,
takes a 12 point lead into Saturday nights race over young
gun Chris Pasteryak, with three-time and defending
champion Alexander 20 points back from the leader. Kenny
White Jr, Weare, NH., leads the standings in the Koszela
Speed Rookie-of the Year points chase.
Starting lineups will be determined by 12 lap heat races
with the feature race going 100 green flag laps. Monadnock
Speedway is located on Rte 12, Winchester , NH . Race time
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