Austin holds off Kalel for Speedway 95 victory

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HERMON – Jon Austin of Otis spent most of Saturday night with four-time track champion John Kalel in his rearview mirror and ended up winning the Late Model Sportsman 50-lap Midseason Championship Race at Speedway 95.

Austin, the division’s points leader, held off the challenges of Kalel, of Orrington, while Gary Smith of Bangor finished third.

Speedway 95 Results

Late Model Sportsman – 1. Jon Austin, Otis; 2. John Kalel, Orrington; 3. Gary Smith, Bangor

Limited Sportsman – 1. Ken Robinson, East Machias; 2. Bub Parritt, Steuben; 3. Charlie Peabody, Stonington

Super Street – 1. Bill Harnish, Winterport; 2. Lloyd Nickerson, E. Corinth; 3. Danny Alley, Southwest Harbor

Strictly Street – 1. Mark Strout, Harrington; 2. Danny Overlock, Hermon; 3. Dave McCullough, Old Town

Sport Four – 1. Chip Philpot, Hudson; 2. Barry Elston, Carmel; 3. Rod Libby, Cardville

Tiger – 1. Eric Pelletier, Old Town; 2. Gary Strout, Harrington; 3. Gilbert Ogden, Bucksport

Seekins holds off Burns at Unity

At Unity Raceway, Duane Seekins of Stockton Springs passed pole-sitter Art Beam after 15 laps and dueled with Jimmy Burns for the next 20 circuits en route to a Late Model Sportsman win Saturday.

Seekins passed Burns with four laps to go and held on for the victory. Steven Nelson of Albion moved up to take second, while Beam, of Levant, took third. Burns dropped to fourth.

Unity Results

Late Model Sportsman – 1. Duane Seekins, Stockton Springs; 2. Steven Nelson, Albion; 3. Art Beam, Levant

Limited Sportsman – 1. Moe Belanger, South Hope; 2. John Perkins, Liberty; 3. Gary Thorne, Augusta

6-Cylinder Chargers – 1. Bob Young, Chelsea; 2. Mike Hodgkins, Jefferson; 3. Dale Sanford, Augusta

Super Streets – 1. Ricky Burgess, Waterville; 2. Larry Burgess, Oakland; 3. Dana Strout, Benton

Sport Fours – 1. Ed Drake, Burnham; 2. Tim Robinson, Clinton; 3. Cary Davis, Skowhegan

Wildcats A – 1. Bob Coburn, Mt. Vernon; 2. Danny Knight; 3. Morris Young, Chelsea

Wildcats B: 1. Wayne Knox, Fairfield; 2. Clifford Pollard, Vassalboro; 3. Charlie Stratton, Waterville

Brackett wins second at Oxford

At Oxford Plains Speedway, Tim Brackett of Oxford posted his second win of the season in winning the Late Model Sportsman feature.

Glenn Cusack of Scarborough ended up second while Alan Wilson of Hebron came in third.

Oxford Plains Speedway Results

Late Model Sportsman – 1. Tim Brackett, Oxford; 2. Glenn Cusack, Scarborough; 3. Alan Wilson, Hebron

Super Street – 1. John Drew, Gray; 2. Doug Greenleaf, North Waterford; 3. Randey Varney, Oxford

Chargers – 1. Steve Blood, Center Lovell; 2. Mark Starbird, North Waterford; 3. Chris Hatstat, East Stoneham

Strictly Streets – 1. Guy Stevens, Temple; 2. Ivan Lippincott, Harrison; 3. Leon Heckbert, Dryden

Compacts – 1. Wayne Warren, Wilton; 2. Dave Mooney, New Gloucester, 3. Spencer Robbins, Dixfield

Harris passes late for Spud win

At Spud Speedway in Caribou, Richie Harris of Caribou took the lead with six laps to go and held off a furious charge by Dale St. Peter of Caribou to take the Sportsman feature by a car-length Sunday.

Robbie Cowett of Presque Isle took third.

Spud Speedway Results

Sportsman – 1. Richie Harris, Caribou;2. Dale St. Peter, Caribou by about a car length; 3. Robbie Cowett, Presque Isle

Hobby – 1. Larry Doody, Caribou; 2. Dave Fleming, Fort Fairfield; 3. Mark Jones, Caribou

Tiger – 1. Tim Bolstridge, Portage, 2. Wayne St. Pierre, Caswell; 3. Fred Sewell, Houlton

Mini A – 1. Ryan Cote, Caribou; 2. Don Cote, Grand Falls, N.B.; 3. David Beals, Houlton

Mini B – 1. John Picard, Sinclair; 2. Scott Bouchard, Caribou; 3. Russ Woodman, Presque Isle