Annis & Richards Win by Slim Margins at Sugar Hill
Weare, NH – As Sugar Hill Speedway enters the second half of its racing season, the championship races are heating up and the race finishes have been getting closer and closer. This past Sunday there were two races that definitely tested the electronic scoring system. In the Jr. Outlaw ‘A’ division, TJ Jeski led the first five circuits before getting into a battle with Josh Annis. From the halfway point of the race, Annis and Jeski ran nose to tail and swapped the lead as the laps dwindled. As the duo approached for the checkers, the call was too close for the naked eye and it was the electronic scoring system that determined that Annis edged Jeski by 3/100^th of a second to claim the victory.

Annis also claimed a win in the Tiger Sprint ‘A’ division on Sunday. Parker Mullins and Brad Zahensky rounded out the top 3.

Fans were shocked when two races later there was an even closer finish in the Tiger Sprint ‘B’ division. When the green flew, it was Jeremy Decourcy that set the early pace of the race. Decourcy tried to hang tough when Dylan Boutwell and Alex Richards hooked onto his back bumper and then moved by to run nose to tail in the first and second spots. Decourcy settled into third. The second half of the race saw Boutwell and Richards slingshot back and forth at the front of the pack. At the finish, it looked like a dead heat for the fans in the stands. But, for Alex Richards, it turned out to be a finish by 1/100^th of a second margin of victory and a present for his Dad who celebrated his birthday on Sunday.

Other close races on Sunday included a hard battle in the Jr. Sportsman Champ division presented by Amigos Mexican Cantina. Jack Lithgow did battle with Austin Brehio. Brehio continually looked for a way by Lithgow, but he could never get a decent run off the corners to make the pass stick. For Lithgow, the win was his second of the weekend after winning the Sugar Hill 500 on Saturday.

The entry level Tiger Sprint ‘C’ division saw a first time winner in Dylan Rock. Rock turned in a solid performance, which was almost spoiled by Ashley Boutwell. Rock worked lapped traffic for much of the race, but it was the same lapped traffic that allowed Boutwell to draw up side by side as the white flag flew. Checkers waving, Rock was all smiles and didn’t quite realize how close Boutwell was as she turned in a second place finish.

DJ Lazelle notched another win in the Jr. Outlaw ‘B’ division and his second of the weekend. Lazelle has set the benchmark for the competitors in the division. Katelyn Jeski turned in her best results of the season in second.

Another driver turning in a solid performance each week is Dylan Payea in the Box Stock Heavy Oval division. Payea has numerous wins in the 2008 season and is a top contender for the championship. The other top contender is Eric Williams who turned in a second place finish on Sunday.

Other winners on Sunday included Brittney Burant in the Eurasian Autoworks LTD Jr. Champ division, Chris Kenyon in the Sr. Outlaw division, and Sean Murphy in the SH Modified division.

TIGER SPRINT "A"
1. #1 Josh Annis, Rochester, NH
2. #01 Parker Mullins, Weare, NH
3. #7 Brad Zahensky, Bow, NH
4. #93 Kayla Murphy, Westford, MA

TIGER SPRINT "B"
1. #2 Alex Richards, Hooksett, NH
2. #99 Dylan Boutwell, Greenfield, NH
3. #24 Jack Rogers, Henniker, NH
4. #20 Jeremy Decourcy, Rochester, NH

TIGER SPRINT "C"
1. #49 Dylan Rock, Enfield, NH
2. #85 Ashley Boutwell, Greenfield, NH
3. #27 Jake Fitzgerald, Ashby, MA
4. #94 Kerri Murphy, Westford, MA
5. #16 Max Ramsey, Gloucester, MA

BOX STOCK HEAVY
1. #7 Dylan Payea, Henniker, NH
2. #6 #Eric Williams, Acton, MA
3. #73 Nate Parkhurst, Merrimack, NH
4. #27 Luke Labonte, Litchfield, NH
5. #9 Matt Chagnot, Derry, NH

JUNIOR CHAMP (Sponsored by Eurasian Autoworks, LTD)
1. #37 Brittney Burant, Bedford, NH
2. #5 Cole Keegan, Middleton, NH
3. #0 Ian Beliveau, Manchester, NH
4.#42 Steve Morsillo, Salem, MA
5. #19 Nicoal Perreault, Northfield, NH

JUNIOR OUTLAW "B"
1. #8 DJ Lazelle, Jacksonville, VT
2. #7 Katelyn Jeski, Dracut, MA
3. #9 Steve Makela, Fitchburg, MA
4. #01 Parker Mullins, Weare, NH
5. #2 Ryan Hammar, Pembroke, NH

JUNIOR SPORTSMAN CHAMP (Sponsored by Amigos Mexican Cantina)
1. #7 Jack Lithgow, Peterborough, NH
2. #11 Austin Brehio, Hopkinton, NH
3. #17 Dylan Duhaime, Loudon, NH
4. #20 Jonathan Lemay, Weare, NH

SENIOR OUTLAW
1. #41 Chris Kenyon, Manchester, NH
2. #22 Amanda Payea, Henniker, NH
3. #3 John Kenyon, Manchester, NH

JUNIOR OUTLAW "A"
1. #1 Josh Annis, Rochester, NH
2. #38 T.J. Jeski, Dracut, MA
3. #15 Chris Lovering, Hollis, NH
4. #37 Cassandra Burant, Bedford, NH
5. #58 Austin Fisher, Raymond, NH

SH MODIFIED
1. #26 Sean Murphy, Maynard, MA
2. #11 Jason Phillips, Haverhill, MA