An annual visit by the touring APC Late Model and Super Stock teams, along with a 50-lap shootout for the home track Bone Stocks, thrilled the crowd on Saturday, June 14 at Peterborough Speedway.
With a dozen cars in the starting lineup, the Super Stocks were first on the grid for a 50-lap main event, featuring defending race champion Carson Nagy and Lane Zardo on the front row for the opening round of the 2025 tour. From the drop of the green, Nagy and Zardo, along with Nic Ramsay, engaged in a tight three-car battle for the lead. Behind them, Shawn Chenoweth, Coltin Everingham, and Anthony DiBello fought for the next three positions. Nagy eventually took sole possession of the top spot and, by Lap 13, had begun lapping slower traffic. At the halfway point, his No. 93 had built up a half-track lead over second place and remained unchallenged en route to the checkered flag. The caution-free race marked Nagy’s fourth Super Stock win in five Peterborough Speedway starts. Ramsay, Zardo, Chenoweth, and Everingham completed the top five, followed by DiBello, Connor Maltese, Ryan Dyson, Hudson Nagy, Brad Lavalle, and Jacob Booth.
Craig Cole and Alex Dallaire led the 26-car field to green in the 50-lap Bone Stock shootout, which attracted several visiting drivers. Nic Ramsay took the early lead before a debris caution slowed the pace with only a few laps completed. He maintained control on the restart, despite pressure from Phil Givens and Craig Cole. As three- and four-wide action played out throughout the field, Givens took the lead after a Lap 18 caution, only to lose it back to Ramsay several laps later. With lapped traffic increasing the intensity, the two swapped the lead multiple times in the closing laps. With just over five laps to go, Tegan Stanley put “Rhonda the Honda” into the mix, but ultimately couldn’t get closer than second at the finish. Givens took the win, followed by Stanley, Ramsay, Sam Arnott, and Alex Dallaire.
In the 100-lap Late Model main event, Connor Pritiko and former series champion Jo Lawrence brought the 19-car field to the green flag. Pritiko led early, followed closely by fast qualifier Jake Sheridan, who soon moved into second. A crash in Turn 3 caused a red flag for cleanup and sidelined several contenders. Sheridan eventually took the lead, with Ray Morneau moving into second as they approached halfway. Dale Shaw brought his No. 83 to third, while two-time Peterborough champion Ryan Kimball held fourth. Sheridan was navigating lapped traffic when a pair of caution flags bunched the field. The top three pulled away from the rest of the field, but a late yellow set up a final dash to the finish. Sheridan held on for the win, with Shaw, Morneau, Kimball, and Josh Stade rounding out the top five. Pritiko, Junior Farrelly, Chenoweth, Dan McHattie, Lawrence, Tyler DiVenanzo, Shae Gemmell, Kendra Adams, Cory McAllister, Cole Quinton, Glenn Styres, Jacob Mercer, Taylor Holdaway, and Cory Luciano completed the running order.
Bone Stock preliminary heat race wins went to Phil Givens (2), Craig Cole, Alex Dallaire, Kyle Novis, and Nic Ramsay.
Bullring Bullet Points:
Invader Nic Ramsay had a strong night in his first Peterborough Speedway start of 2025, finishing second in the Super Stock feature and third in the Bone Stock headliner. Tegan Stanley’s runner-up result in the 50-lap Bone Stock feature earned her a $180 payday and a bonus for being the highest-placed local driver at the halfway mark. A day before Father’s Day, Dan Kimmerly made his first start of the year in the family’s familiar No. 01 Mini Cooper, which had been driven the week prior by his daughter, Shannon Cappuccitti. Shawn Chenoweth completed all 150 laps between the Super Stock and Late Model features. It was a rough night for local Late Model driver Jacob Mercer, whose No. 81 was collected in an early wreck and ran most of the race without a hood or right-front fender. He completed 65 laps and finished 17th. Ryan Kimball’s fourth-place run in the Late Model finale was the best local result, while defending event winner Dan McHattie finished ninth.
