Can-Am on the Figure 8 – 3/11/25
This past week’s edition of MVH’s Tuesday Night Retro Series featured the Can-Am class and was held on the Figure 8. Seven racers headed to tech with the race run in the 4-on/3-off format. The four outside lanes were run first then we moved to the four inside lanes.
Can-Am Cars (and one Coupe) in Tech:
Cody Pare took the early lead with Dave Panich, Bob “Woody” Hazelwood and Rolly Lapierre Jr. giving chase. With Woody struggling on red and Dave’s motor trying to fall out after two heats, the race for the podium was a three-car event. At the move to the inside lanes, Cody’s 234 lap total was good for a comfortable 17-lap lead over Dave. Woody was two laps back at 217 while Rolly had 216. Richard Payne was in fourth with 208 while Dan Savage was five laps back. George Samuels closed out the field.
Woody found his pace in the second half and got by Dave to move into second. Rolly was having some issues and fell slightly off the pace while Cody was cruising to the win. When time ran out, Cody took the win by 26 laps over Woody. Dave completed the podium, two laps behind Woody. The rest of the field finished in the same order they were running in at the end of the first half
Cody was the only driver to post a sub-3 second lap, which he seemed to do on just about every lane. His best time of the night was on blue, where he turned a 2.906 lap. Woody and Dave had the second fastest times of the night, both with a time of 3.015 seconds. Woody set his fast lap on blue while Dave was fast on purple.
Finishing order, laps completed, best-lap time and best-lap lane
1) Cody Pare 469/9 2.906 BL
2) Woody Hazelwood 443/7 3.015 BL
3) Dave Panich 441/3 3.015 PU
4) Rolly Lapierre Jr. 433/14 3.070 BK
5) Richard Payne 422/8 3.188 BK
6) Dan Savage 413/6 3.125 BK
7) George Samuels 366/14 3.297 YL
UPCOMING EVENTS:
MVH Tuesday Night Retro Race Schedule for the remainder of March:
Mar 18 Stock Cars on the Royal
Mar 25 F-1 on the King
NERR Race No. 8:
March 29, 2025 at 1010 Raceway:
Stock Cars on the Oval
Can-Am on the King
Podium: (L to R):
2nd Place – Woody Hazelwood, 1st Place – Cody Pare, 3rd Place – Dave Panich
Cody’s 1st Place Chassis:
Woody’s 2nd Place Chassis:
Dave's 3rd Place Chassis:
