Burns cruises to Late Model victory

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UNITY – Winslow’s Jimmy Burns drove his Dow Homes number 7 to a Late Model Sportsman victory Saturday, capping a busy night of stock car racing at Unity Raceway.

Feature races from the July 2 card and the entire slate of regular races were contested.

Burns from start to finish in the race, and was chased by Duane Seekins of Stockton Springs. Dave St. Clair of Libety finished third.

Unity Raceway Results (Regular racing card)

Late Model Sportsman – 1. Jimmy Burns, Winslow; 2. Duane Seekins, Stockton Springs; 3. Dave St. Clair, Liberty

Sport Fours – 1. Ed Drake Jr., Burnham; 2. Tim Robinson, Clinton; 3. Adam Friend, Pittsfield

Super Streets – 1. Wayne Ripley, Waldoboro; 2. Larry Burgess, Oakland; 3. Ricky Burgess, Waterville

Limited Sportsman – 1. Gary Thorne, Augusta; 2. John Perkins, Liberty; 3. Leon Burgess, Belgrade (Makeup features)

Wildcat A – 1. Hawley Green, Waterville; 2. Morris Young, Chesea; 3. Tim Pelotte

Wildcat B – 1. Tim Chambers, Dexter; 2. Scott Way, Bucksport; 3. Patrick Thibodeau, Winterport

Super Streets – 1. Ricky Burgess, Waterville; 2. Larry Burgess, Oakland; 3. Glendon Mehuren, Searsmont

Charger – 1. Mike Stickney, Wilton; 2. Mike Hodgkins, Jefferson; 3. Bob Young, Chelsea

Rain dampens Speedway 95 slate

At Hermon, fans got to see some makeup races before mist and fog enveloped the track at Speedway 95, forcing postponement of most of Saturday’s regular slate.

John Phippen Jr. won a makeup Late Model Sporstman feature early in the evening, holding off Bob Leach of Islesboro. The race had been postponed due to thunderstorms in June. Larry Cole of Deer Isle finished third in the race.

Speedway 95 Results (Regular racing card)

Tiger – 1. Rob Brideau, Bucksport; 2. Gary Strout, Harrington; 3. Shane Richards (Makeup features)

Late Model Sportsman – 1. John Phippen Jr., Bar Harbor; 2. Bob Leach, Islesboro; 3. Larry Cole, Deer Isle

Limited Sportsman – 1. Ken Robinson, East Machias; 2. Charlie Peabody, Stonington; 3. Jim Pocock, Sherman Mills

Strictly Street – 1. Ikey Dorr, Addison; 2. Danny Overlock, Hermon; 3. Mark Strout, Harrington

Wright wins fifth at Wiscasset

At Wiscasset, Kenny Wright didn’t let starting in last postion bother him, as he settled into the lead on lap 16 and held off a late challenge from Marty Leblanc of Madison to win the Sportsman Feature Friday night.

Wright started last because he won the feature last week, but the Woolwich racer battled his way to the front to get the win. LeBlanc took second from the pole postion, while John Clark of Gardiner took third.

Wiscasset Raceway Results

Sportsman – 1. Kenny Wright, Woolwich; 2. Marty Leblanc, Madison; 3. John Clark, Gardiner

Limited – 1. Daren Ripley, Thomaston; 2. Chuck LaChance, Thomaston; 3. Daren Bicknam, Wiscasset

Super Street – 1. Ryan Karkos, Lisbon Falls; 2. Mark Verrill, Wiscasset; 3. Gerald Nelson, Albion

Mini – 1. Rob Elliott, Strong; 2. George Josselyn, New Vineyard; 3. Jeff Rowe, Gardiner

Strictly Street – 1. Jason Oakes, Boothbay; 2. Dean Rice, Nobleboro; 3. Blaine Lee, Clinton

Santerre 2nd in Busch North race

At Louden, N.H., Cherryfield’s Andy Santerre finished second to Martin Truex of Mayetta, N.J. in Saturday’s Auto Palace/Slick 50 150 in front of more than 40,000 spectators at New Hampshire International Speedway.

Truex drove under leader Kelly Moore of Scarborough on lap 23 of the 150 lap Busch North Series race and held on for the win.

Auto Palace/Slick 50 150 Results

1. Martin Truex, Mayetta, N.J.; 2. Andy Santerre, Cherryfield; 3. Stub Fadden, North Haverill, N.H.; 4. Dick McCabe, Kennebunkport; 5. Robbie Crouch, Georgia, Vt.

Other Maine finishers – 16. Pete Rondeau, Saco; 18. Kelly Moore, Scarborough; 37. Joe Bessey, Scarborough

St. Peter wins Sportsman race

At Caribou, Dale St. Peter went ahead at the end to get his first win of the year at Spud Speedway.

The race was wire to wire with St. Peter battling Dana Duncan and Arthur Thomlinson for the victory.

Spud Speedway Results

Hobby – 1. Nelson Chapman, Caribou; 2. Therrin McDougal, Fort Fairfield; 3. Mark Jones, Caribou

Tiger – 1. Tim Bolstridge, Portage; 2. Rod Brewer, Bridgewater; 3. Milo Haney, Caribou

Mini A’s – 1. Glen Rasmussen, New Denmark, New Brunswick; 2. Ryan Coty, Caribou; 3. Brad Dixon, Limestone Sighting, New Brunswick

Mini B’s – 1. Graydon Adams, Sinclair; 2. Martin McCooey, Grand Falls, New Brunswick; 3. John Collin, Sinclair

Bomber Race – 1. Bob Anderson, Caribou; 2. Martin McCooey, Grand Falls, New Brunswick; 3. Wally Mahan, Jr., Mars Hill