Winchester, NH - Monadnock Speedway hosted their final event this past Saturday as thousands of fans gathered to say farewell to the 2005 race season. Champion Scott Zilinski added another season win as he topped the Late Models. Strictly Stock John Lavoie “the tank” was in victory lane along with Ricky Labrecque in the Mini Stocks. Darren Jacobs, unofficial at press time, won the 4-cylinder enduro 100-lap event. Randy Rameau dominated the Full Size enduro feature. Josh Houle and John O’Dea were crowned the enduro champions for 2005.

The mini stocks rolled onto the track led by Anthony Kumiega. By lap two, Labrecque took the lead followed by Mike Johnson, Kumiega, David Pratt and Brian Sheehan. Labrecque continued to show the way as Pratt moved into second. Toby Wells ran third. Adam Charrette and Ron Normandin fought for fourth. With twenty laps in the book, Labrecque remained the leader. Normandin moved in on Wells for the third spot challenge. With ten laps to go, back to back cautions slowed the field. On the restart, Labrecque felt the pressure of Wells as the second third place runner of Pratt retired to the pits. At the end, it was Labrecque collecting his fourth win of the season followed by Wells, Normandin, Mike Patenaude and Shawn Doubleday.

Twenty-six Strictly Stocks made the field for their 35-lap feature event. Pole-sitter, Rick Bly brought the pack to the green. By lap one, Mike Duquette took the lead leaving Bly in a battle with Ken Springer and Chris Bergeron. John Hall sat in fifth. By lap six, the leaders already approached lap traffic as Dan Frederick moved into the fourth spot. On lap fifteen, a caution came out as several cars made their way to the pit area for repair. The field went green for one more lap when once again the caution flag was displayed. On lap twenty, the field settled down as Duquette continued to lead. John Lavoie moved into second while Frederick, Petrie and Springer followed. With the final lap shown, the leaders came around for the checkers as a car let go and dumped fluid in the high-banked turn three. At the wave of the checkers, Lavoie avoids the fluid to take the win. Petrie, Frederick, Duquette and Springer followed for top five.

Jeff Plakias brought the full field of Late Models to the green as the caution was displayed before the first lap was completed. On the restart, Plakias continued to lead as Shawn Stone, Ed Lofland, Aaron Fellows and Todd Patnode followed. The top five ran wheel to wheel as Patnode moved into third by lap ten. By lap fifteen, the leaders contended with lap traffic as Plakias began to feel the pressure of Patnode. Stone made his way to the pit area for a flat. Ed Brehio made his way to the top five passing Fellows for third. At the half-way mark, Patnode was shown the new leader as Scott Zilinski moved into second. Brehio, Plakias and Fellows followed for top five. As laps winded down, the top two runners ran wheel to wheel while Jason Stone knocked on the door for fifth. With ten laps to go, Zilinski made the pass on Patnode for the lead as the top leaders safely get around lap cars. On the final lap, Patnode attempted to take the lead but was denied as Zilinski took the checkers. Patnode, Ed Brehio Jr, Aaron Fellows and Jason Stone rounded out the top five.

Charlene McDonough was the early leader in the 100-lap 4-cylinder enduro feature event. Within a few laps, Russ Hersey took over the lead. On lap twenty-two, Hersey went to the pit area leaving the lead to Matt Nelson. Nelson would continue to lead until lap thirty-seven when he gets into another car and spins. Darren Jacobs became the new leader followed by Dick Houle, Heath Renaud and Josh Houle. By half-way, Renaud, and Houle battled it out for second. With twenty-five laps to go, Houle ran in second as Louie Maher passed Houle for fourth. Ten laps to go, Jacobs and Houle battle for the lead while Nelson moved back into the top five in third. At the checkers, it was Jacobs followed by Houle, Nelson, Maher and Dick Houle. At press time, the 4-cylinder enduro winner is unofficial.

The Full Size rolled onto the track as AJ Kristolaitis brought the field to the green. Ben Byrne wasted no time to take the lead in the early laps as Paul Smith, Randy Rameau and John O’Dea were working their way up from deep in the field. At the half-way mark, John Odea took the lead as Rameau, Smith, Byrne and Bowman followed. Within five laps, Rameau took over the lead. At half-way, Rameau dominated as O’Dea sat alone in second. James Kirkland moved into the third spot followed by Yagmin and Byrne. With twenty to go, O’Dea felt the pressure of Kirkland as lap traffic began to play a factor. At the end, it was Rameau placing the field laps down to win his second 100-lap feature event. O’Dea, Kirkland, Dan Yagmin and John Yagmin followed in the top five.

Late Model Top Ten: Scott Zilinksi, Erving, Ma; Todd Patnode, Swanzey, NH; Ed Brehio, Baldwinville, Ma; Aaron Fellows, Newport, NH; Jason Stone, Montague,Ma; Steve Fifield, Whately, Ma; Jeff Plakias, feeding Hills, Ma; Keith Carzello, Enfield, Ct; Matt Mead, Richmond, NH; Shawn Stone, Montague, Ma.

Strictly Stock Top Ten: John Lavoie, W. Peterborough, NH; Henry Petrie, Southwick, Ma; Dan Frederick, Greenfield, Ma; Mike Duquette, Northampton, Ma; Ken Springer, Swanzey, NH; Chris Bergeron, Claremont, NH; Ken Thompson, Alstead, NH; Adam Brooks, Winchendon, Ma; Josh King, Vernon, Vt; Adam Gray, Belchertown, Ma; Nancy Muni, Harwinton, Ct.

Mini Stock Top Ten: Ricky Labrecque, Contoocook, NH; Toby Wells, Richmond, NH; Ron normandin, Fitchburg, Ma; Mike Patnaude, Keene, NH; Shawn Doubleday, Amherst, Ma; Rich Fournier, Warwick, Ma; Beth Adams, Winchendon, Ma; Bill Johnson, Enfield, Ct; Adam Charrette, Warner, NH; Anthony Kumeiga, Springfield, Ma.