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July 25, 2010

Cayea, Begor get first Airborne wins

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SOUTH PLATTSBURGH — Mooers' Chris Cayea pulled away from the field with the Begor's Supply No. 18 in the closing laps of the Loreman's/Haley Lumber 30-lap Modified main event and posted his first career Airborne Speedway Saturday.

Cayea's win came soon after Jamy Begor had held off Bucko Branham to score his first win of the season in the J&S Steel Sportsman feature.

Cayea started on the outside of early leader Andy Heywood after a red flag was thrown on lap when Todd Ormsby spun out and flames appeared underneath his car.

Heywood soon began losing the handle and Cayea snatched the lead on lap 18 while Craig Reyell, Bryant Trim and Jason Durgan. That trio managed to stop point leader Patrick Dupree's run to the front from 14th. Dupree got a wheel Durgan for fourth, but Durgan regained the spot and eventually wound up third at Trim's bumper.

"This is my fourth year trying," Cayea said. "This is a hard place to win. Track position and racing in clean air really helped."

Craig Reyell was fifth. The second half of the top 10 was filled by Martin Roy, Vince Quenneville, Maxime Viens, Heywood and Don Scarborough.

Begor had drawn off to a commanding lead, but a yellow with three laps left erased his lead. He led Branham to the line by three feet on lap 23 and then benefitted when Branham came under attack from Tylor Terry. Branham, Terry, Bill Thwaites and Jim Bushey finished 2-3-4-5.

"I want to dedicate this win to Mike Watts, our track photographer," Begor said. "He's been an important part of Airborne for a long time."

After taking the lead five laps into the Monster Energy Bomber 30-lap feature, Bill Joyal was untouchable. It was Joyal's fourth win. Josh LaPorte, Bill Desotell and point leader Josh Durivage finished nose-to-tail for second, third, and fourth. Scott Richner was fifth.

Renegade feature winner Chad Provost, of Peru, used three cautions to his advantage and passed Keith O'Neill for the lead at the halfway mark. Provost led by a foot on lap 15, a wheel on lap 16 and half a car-length on lap 17. Robert Gordon, of Milton, Vt., was the runner-up. Cody Benoit, of Milton, came from the back of the pack to finish third.

Steven Bresette won the NAPA Mini-Modified feature, besting Rick Doner and Justin Doner.

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