Markee holds on for 95 victory

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HERMON – Greg Markee of Bradford withstood a hard challenge from Chad Ashey of Frankfort to win the Dysart’s 35-lap Sport Four Series race at Speedway 95 Saturday night.

Ashey, who started the race from the outside pole position, was challenged the entire race, first by Hermon’s Steve Moulton and then by Markee, who took over the lead when he and Ashey rubbed fenders at the end of a side-by-side run that lasted through most of the final 15 laps. Moulton eventually crashed out of the race while still in the lead.

OTHER SPEEDWAY 95 RESULTS

Pro Stocks: 1. Aaron St. Peter (Brewer), 2. Duane Seekins (Stockton Springs), 3. Mike Thomas (Etna), 4. Don Alexander (Glenburn), 5. Dwayne Overlock (Surry)

Super Street: 1. Deane Smart (Hudson), 2. Duane Seekins (Stockton Springs), 3. Matt Eaton (Deer Isle), 4. Dale Swoboda (Hermon), 5. Jim Carr (Clifton)

Limited Sportsman: 1. Jake O’Brien (Jackson), 2. Lloyd Nickerson, 3. Paul White (Corinna), 4. Al Griffin (Levant), 5. Rob Brideau (Milford)

Strictly Streets: 1. Ikey Doore (Addison), 2. Greg Pung (Bar Harbor), 3. Keith Pierce (Hudson), 4. Alex Shaw (Hermon), 5. Mike Overlock (Ellsworth)

True Value Legends: 1. Ben Seitz (Skillman, N.J.), 2. Peter Valeri (Bourne, Mass.), 3. Cassius Clark (Farmington), 4. Chad Harrington (Winthrop), 5. Doug Coombs (Livermore)

Bilodeau surges to pro stock win

OXFORD – Bub Bilodeau of Standish started 17th in the 31-car field for the Pro Stock 35-lap feature at Oxford Plains Speedway Saturday night, but capitalized on his opportunities to win his second race of the season.

Scott King led the race for the first 22 laps, but gave way to three-time champion Al Hammond the next time around the track.

As the pair jockeyed for position, they created an opening for Bilodeau on the low lane and Bilodeau took it. Two quick caution flags brought points leader Gary Drew into the chase, but Bilodeau was able to hold him off every time by taking better lines through the turns and off the corners to the straightaway runs. King was the first to spin out of contention and was followed by Hammond, who was eliminated after getting bumped.

Bilodeau won the race by a car length over Drew while Kevin Kimball of South Portland was third. Bruce Haley of Minot and Jeff Taylor of Mercer were fourth and fifth, respectively.

OTHER OXFORD PLAINS RESULTS

Late Model Stock (35 laps): 1. Ryan Moore (Scarborough), 2. Mickey Green (Norway), 3. David Beisaw (Wilton), 4. Tim Cook (Poland), 5. Ricky Rolfe (Albany)

Limited Sportsman: 1. Kenny Harrison (Pownal), 2. Mike Rand (Bridgton), 3. Shane Green (South Paris), 4. Steve Bennett Jr. (Buckfield), 5. Doug Poland (Livermore Falls)

Strictly Stock: 1. Guy Childs (Lisbon), 2. Larry Emerson (Durham), 3. John Donahue (Graniteville, Vt.), 4. Travis Mains (Freeport), 5. Jim Duguay (Greene)

Mini Stock: 1. Bobby Mooney (New Gloucester), 2. Don Mooney (New Gloucester), 3. Billy Childs Sr. (Leeds), 4. Chris Morris (Auburn), 5. Joe Treadwell (Auburn)

Beal big winner at Sebasticook

At Sebasticook Valley Karting Komplex in St. Albans, Ryan Beal of Cherryfield came all the way back from a lap-2 spinout into the grass and passed leader Chris Caron of Skowhegan on lap 23 to take the checkered flag in the 25-lap Andy Santerre Motorsports-sponsored feature senior sportsman race Saturday night.

Caron settled for second place and Josh Kuester of Springfield was third. Joshua Brougham of Wilton was fourth and Ann Shaw of Charleston finished fifth.

Beal also notched a victory in the sprint caged race by finishing ahead of runnerup Jim Brougham of Wilton.

OTHER SEBASTICOOK RESULTS

Junior Sportsman: 1. Markus Lowe (Jackson), 2. Shannon Smith (Hancock), 3. Scott Bell (Carmel), 4. Drew Morse (Buxton), 5. Jake Madore (Arundel)

Sportsman: 1. Carl Cross (St. Albans), 2. Greg Ellis (Hermon), 3. Craig Jackman (Livermore), 4. Shane Grindle (Belfast), 5. Travis Buzzell (Buxton)

Stock Champ: 1. Jon Coffin (Steuben), 2. Zack Estes (Hartland)

NAPA/Somerset crew chief award: Carl Cross (St. Albans)

Bruised Maietta wins LMS race

SCARBOROUGH – Mike Maietta Sr. of South Portland drove to his second Late Model Sportsman Pro Series victory this season Saturday night at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway just four days after a bad accident on Tuesday night.

The nine-time champion was discharged from a hospital with some painful bruises and had to be helped into his car before the race, but he worked his way under runnerup Jason Fowler of Scarborough and Steve Carrier (third) of Saco to lead the field under the checkered flag. Richard Pelton of Scarborough was fourth and Saco’s Jeff Morgan fifth.

OTHER BEECH RIDGE RESULTS

NASCAR Limited Sports Series: 1. Brian McClure (Hollis), 2. Bill Dixon (Waterboro), 3. Chris Smith (Scarborough), 4. Jason Larrabee (Raymond), 5. Joey Pastore (Gorham)

Wildcat B Feature: 1. Nathan Leavitt (Saco), 2. Brian Picard (Hollis), 3. Mike Cross (Westbrook), 4. Mike Nest (Arundel), 5. Bryan Moulton (Scarborough)

Wildcat: 1. Chris Warming (Hollis), 2. Dave Allen (Gorham), 3. Darin Kilton (Scarborough), 4. Matt Hodgdon (Scarborough), 5. Russell Thistlewood (Limington)

Truck: 1. Cole Watson (Naples), 2. Steve Coffin (Windham), 3. Wally Henderson (Litchfield), 4. Phil Chapman (Gorham), 5. Robert Diffin (Biddeford)

Thibodeau outlasts restarts to win

UNITY – Pole-sitter Patrick Thibodeau survived a crash- and restart-plagued race Saturday night to win Unity Raceway’s pro stock feature.

Thibodeau credited his location at the front of the pack for his success in a rough race featuring several crashes that resulted in several sections of fencing being torn down. The worst of the crashes occurred after Bub Raven’s No. 49 care blew an engine out of turn four and soaked the entire front stretch in turns one and two with oil. The slick track caused a six-car wreck, but all six would continue racing.

Scott Albee was second, his best showing of the season, and Matt Lee was third. Steve Nelson and George Fernald were fourth and fifth, respectively.

OTHER UNITY RESULTS

Charger Division: 1. Tony Faulkingham, 2. Pat Ellis, 3. Jason Ellis, 4. Brian Swett

Wildcat: 1. Rick Burgess Jr., 2. Andy Migliore, 3. Rodney Turner, 4. Brent Chase

Sport 4: 1. Willie Rood, 2. Joe Ritchey, 3. Steve Rackliff, 4. Johnny Crawford, 5. Jim Dennis

Peanut: 1. Chet Hanscom, 2. Andy Turvorsky, 3. Shawn Gilley

Mini Cup: 1. Scott Dorr (Portland), 2. Scott Genthner (Milo), 3. Jeff Bess (Madison)