Bandoleros joined the racing action on Sunday, May 4, at Riverhead Raceway in New York. Mason Goodale won the Bandits feature while Thomas Grattan went to victory lane in Outlaws. Race recap by Bob Finan and race results below.
Second generation driver mason Goodale of Riverhead claimed his third career INEX Bandolero Bandit victory when he topped their 15-lap main event. Emmett Grattan showed the way over Mackenzie Ulmet over the first 8-laps of the contest. Whikle racing up the backstretch Ulmet threw her car outside of Grattan to take the lead dropping Grattan to second. One lap later Mason Goodale worked by Grattan for second behind Ulmet. Unfortunately for Mackenzie two lapped cars would tangle and she’d clip one of them with her front bumper that starting to drag, ever so slightly on the track. INEX rules call for a pit stop to correct the situation, which Ulmet did during the caution. When the race resumed Goodale found himself the new race leader and the driver of the Riverhead Building Supply Bandit hit his marks the remainder of the race to notch the popular win. In a spectacular comeback, Mackenzie Ulmet of Mattituck raced her was back to finish second in the Mark David Builder entry, early leader Emmett Grattan of Southold was third in the Southold PBA Bandit.
Thomas Grattan of Southold realized the dream of his young lifetime when he won his first career INEX Bandolero Outlaw 15-lap feature event. Aria Ligon showed the way for the first mile leading 4-laps of the tilt before John Alaimo passed her for the lead. Alaimo would pace the race over the following three laps before Grattan came calling, moving to second on lap 8 with a pass of Ligon. It took Thomas all of one lap to size up and pass Alaimo for the race lead on lap 9, as he led the rest of the way in his Sophie’s Rest Outlaw. John Alaimo of Miller Place was runner-up in the Turf king machine, while Madison White of Southampton impressed with a Riverhead Raceway career best third place showing in the Busy Bee Pest Control Outlaw.
Bandolero Bandits: 1. Mason Goodale 2. Mackenzie Ulmet 3. Emmett Grattan 4. Brooke Meyer 5. Leighton Van Houten 6. Wyatt Goodale 7. Blake Grattan 8. Landon Solomito 9. Emily Gatz 10. Scarlette Dumicich 11. Carissa Busam DNS- Daxx Halpin
Bandolero Outlaws: 1. Thomas Grattan 2. John Alaimo 3. Madison White 4. Michael Barry 5. Tyler Oxee 6. Grace Cheslak 7. Aria Ligon 8. Jordan Ryan 9. Reid Halpin 10. Tyler Ross 11. Madison Tomaszewski 12. Antonio D’Alonzo 13. John Licata
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