Take Two For Bradley Beach Auto Racer

Bradley Beach stock car driver Shannon Mongeau won the featured races in two consecutive nights of racing at Wall Stadium over the Memorial Day weekend, track officials said.

Mongeau won the 40-lap Modified stock cars and the 50-lap Factory Stock feature race, celebrated the “sweep” by accepting a broom from his crewmen in Victory Lane.

In the Modified 40-lap race, Mongeau shot to the lead and never looked back despite attempts to knock him from the top spot by former champions Chas Okerson and Anthony Sesely, who came in second and third, respectively. Shaun Carrig of Little Falls and Adam LaCicero of Lavallette were fourth and fifth.

“There are a hundred great drivers in the pit area, but Chris (Hamilton) picked me to drive his car,” Mongeau said in a release from the track. “I wanted to win a race for him very badly.”

Hamilton drove his own car until he suffered a badly broken wrist in a freak accident at last November’s Turkey Derby race. He picked Mongeau to drive his car since he can no longer race, according to the release.

In the 50-lap Factory Stocks race, Mongeau started 12th and had to charge through the 22-car pack for the win. Dean Woolford of Fortesque led the first half of the contest as Mongeau and a host of others charged to the front. Mongeau took the lead just past halfway in the race and held off point leader Scott Riggleman of Manchester to the finish. Brick’s Ronnie Mullen, Andrew Krause of Holmdel and Woolford wrapped up the top five, the release said.

“This win is for my mother,” Mongeau said in the release. “She has been cancer free for a year now. This has been a great night for me and everyone who supports me.”

RESULTS PROVIDED BY WALL STADIUM:

MODIFIED FEATURE – 40 Laps – 1. SHANNON MONGEAU, BRADLEY BEACH, 2. Chas Okerson, 3. Anthony Sesely, 4. Shaun Carrig, 5. Adam LaCicero, 6. Ken Woolley, Jr., 7. Shawna Ingraham, 8. Steven Reed, 9. David Calabrese, 10. Christian LaCicero, 11. Zack Alspach, 12. Harry Schaeffer

FACTORY STOCK FEATURE – 50 Laps – 1. SHANNON MONGEAU, BRADLEY BEACH, 2. Scott Riggleman, 3. Ronnie Mullen, 4. Andrew Krause, 5. Dean Woolford, 6. Steve Michel, 7. Jim Downey, 8. Troy Gant, 9. Tiffany Olejnik, 10. Robert St. Hilaire, 11. Neil Katz, 12. Rob Hurley, 13. Joe Stonevilla, 14. John Bowers, 15. Paul Hartwig, 16. Chris Felber, 17. Josh Matthews, 18. Marty Van Druten, 19. Kenny Green, 20. Tom Nascone, 21. Steve West, 22. Ed Bischoff

LEGEND CARS FEATURE 25 Laps – 1. TREVOR ALSPACH, WILLINGBORO, 2. Robert French, 3. Derek Hopkinson, 4. Rob Hyer, 5. Malcolm Campbell, 6. Eric Graham, 7. Steven Woytysiak, 8. Beth MacFarlane, 9. Zack Alspach, 10. Casey Robicheau

STREET STOCK FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. HOWIE CONK, JACKSON, 2. Nick Shaw, 3. Phil Fortuna, 4. Mike Tillett, 5. Jerry Stanzione, 6. Bill Vanderveen, 7. Jack Sayegh, 8. Glen Conk