Shaw wins feature, Thayer garners title as three-race series wraps up

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HERMON – Alex Shaw of Hermon won the final installment of a season-long, three-race series at Speedway 95 Saturday night by holding off hard charges from Greg Pung of Bar Harbor and Strictly Street points leader Mike Thayer of Hermon.

Shaw took the 50-lap Strictly Street feature race in a finish that went down to the wire. He took the lead on a lap 21 restart, but both Pung and Thayer kept challenging him before finishing second and third, respectively. Keith Pierce of Bradford and Royce McAlpine of Ellsworth were fourth and fifth, respectively.

Thayer won the series championship along with the cash prize and trophy that honor earns at the November awards banquet.

OTHER SPEEDWAY 95 RESULTS

Pro Stock: 1. Aaron St. Peter (Brewer), 2. Duane Seekins (Stockton Springs), 3. Mike Thomas (Etna), 4. Scott Modery (Stetson), 5. Dwayne Overlock (Surry)

Limited Sportsman: 1. Jake O’Brien (Jackson), 2. Al Griffin (Levant), 3. Rob Brideau (Milford)

Super Street: 1. Duane Seekins (Stockton Springs), 2. Dale Swoboda (Hermon), 3. Bill Harnish (Winterport), 4. Milton Ketch (Olamon), 5. Greg morse (St. Albans)

Sport-Four: 1. Steve Moulton (Hermon), 2. Gregg Markee (Bradford), 3. Jay Robichaud (Orrington), 4. Andy Leallee (Frankfort), 5. Chad Ashey (Frankfort)

Speedway 95 suspends five

Five people involved in a fight during the races at Speedway 95 Wednesday night in Hermon have been banned from the track’s pit area for the remainder of the racing season, the track announced in a press release Sunday.

Fred Ashmore Jr. of Hancock, a Sport-Four Saturday night driver, Mike Witham of Milo, and Richard Burrill of Sullivan, both drivers in the Wednesday Little Enduro division, were notified of their suspensions Saturday night. Two other individuals, identified as only pit crew members for either Burrill or Witham, were also suspended.

What started as a verbal confrontation between Burrill and Witham following the Little Enduro feature Wednesday night escalated into a fight when pit crew members began swinging at drivers while they argued, the press release stated. Law enforcement officials arrived to find some pockets of fighting still going on, according to Deputy William “Chip” Briggs of the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department.

When the police arrived, they found that Speedway 95 security had already done much to quell the fight as Briggs said many of the people had dispersed before police arrived with their sirens sounding and lights flashing.

Racing at Speedway 95 Saturday night went on without incident.

Beech Ridge Speedway

At Scarborough, Bobby Babb of Windham had to fight off four challengers all the way to the checkered flag, but never relinquished his slot at the head of the pack following lap 20 in the 40-lap Late Model Pro Series feature race Saturday night at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway.

Babb used some quick reflexes to gain the lead on lap 20 as the former division champion dove under Jason Fowler and Jeff Morgan, both of Scarborough, as they battled wheel to wheel for the lead. Fowler slid off just enough to give Babb room to move into the lead as they went through turn one.

OTHER BEECH RIDGE RESULTS

Limited Sport Series: 1. Joey Pastore (Gorham), 2. Bill Dixon (North Waterboro), 3. Clyde Hennessey (Windham), 4. Chris Smith (Scarborough), 5. Joe Poole (Westbrook)

Wildcat B feature: 1. Nate Leavitt (Saco), 2. Kirk Boyd (Gorham), 3. Jay Mooers (Saco), 4. Steve Benincasa (Casco), 5. Joe Poole (Westbrook)

Wildcat: 1. Randy Snow (West Buxton), 2. Brian Caswell (Waterboro), 3. Chris Warming (Hollis), 4. Matt Hodgdon (Scarborough), 5. Jim Lovoie (Alfred)

Trucks: 1. Wally Henderson (Litchfield), 2. Justin Glidden (Limerick), 3. Cole Watson (Naples), 4. Steve Coffin (Windham), 5. Robert Diffin (Biddeford)

Travis Buzzell takes Sportsman

At Sebasticook Valley Karting Komplex in St. Albans on Saturday, Travis Buzzell of Buxton edged out second-place finisher Scott McDaniel of Livermore Falls to take the win in the Sportsman division.

Carl Cross of St. Albans finished in third while Hermon’s Greg Ellis took fourth and Craig Jackman of Livermore Falls crossed the line in fifth.

OTHER SEBASTICOOK RESULTS

Jr. Sportsman: 1. Markus Lowe (Jackson), 2. Dylan Staples (Durham), 3. Drew Morse (Buxton), 4. Jake Madore (Arundel), 5. Scott Bell (Carmel)

Sr. Sportsman: 1. Ryan Beal (Cherryfield), 2. Chris Caron (Skowhegan), 3. Joshua Kuester (Springfield), 4. Josh Brougham (Wilton), 5. Ann Shaw (Charleston)

Wiscasset Raceway

At Wiscasset, the final night of double points racing was the last chance for some racers to vault into series-leader contention.

In the 35-lap feature, pro stock division defending champ Scott Chubbock of Wiscasset took advantage of his pole position starting spot. He held off outside pole sitter Peter Oakes of Boothbay early on and then withstood a late charge by Edgecomb’s Charlie Colby to post his fourth win of the season.

Colby finished second while third went to Bar Harbor’s John Phippen. Fourth and fifth were Oakes and Oakland’s Jeff Burgess, respectively.

OTHER WISCASSET RESULTS

Super Limited: 1. Bill Pinkham (Wiscasset), 2. Duane Love (West Gardiner), 3. Mark Green (West Bath), 4. Brad Hall (Thomaston), 5. Allen Moeller (Dresden)

Strictly Streets: 1. Bernie Dinsmore (South Hope), 2. Phil Poland (Cushing), 3. Scott Cleaves (Jefferson), 4. Maurice Young (Chelsea), 5. Bill Collins (Appleton)

Heavyweight Demon: 1. Ed Peirpont (Cushing), 2. Adam Chadbourne (Woolwich), 3. Steve Peirpont (Cushing), 4. Dale Chadbourne (Woolwich), 5. Byron Patterson (Chelsea)

Lightweight A Demon: 1. Brett Mank (Rockland), 2. Max Hannan Jr., (Union), 3. Robbie Pelotte (Waterville), 4. Randy Albert (Chelsea), 5. Alton Sinclair (Waterville)

Lightweight B Demon: 1. Jim Folsom (Norridgewock), 2. Ken Edgecomb (Readfield), 3. Mike Delaney (Richmond), 4. Connie Humphrey (Sidney), 5. Brent Roy (Vassalboro)

Middleweight Demon: 1. Seth Raven (Waldo), 2. Mark Edgecomb (Readfield), 3. Ken Edgecomb (Readfield), 4. Mike Moore (Smithfield), 5. Doug Alley (Augusta)

Flagpole: 1. Wayne Ambrose (Brunswick), 2. Maurice Young (Chelsea), 3. Doug Ripley (Thomaston), 4. Dale Reno (West Bath), 5. Paul Lavigne (Brunswick)

Winterport Dragway

At Winterport, Clayton White of Hermon sped off with the first-place prize in the Jeff Paluga Memorial King of Street feature race at Winterport Dragway Sunday. Todd Bonden of Bucksport finished as runnerup.

OTHER WINTERPORT RESULTS

Super Pro Money: 1. Dan Emerson (Bangor), 2. Mike Hastings (Winthrop)

Super Pro Eliminator: 1. Mike Hastings (Winthrop), 2. Don Barnes (Calais), 3. Dan Davis (Skowhegan), 4. Steve Murray (Brewer)

Pro Eliminator: 1. Dan Emerson (Bangor), 2. Paul Goodness (Hampden), 3. Jim Beck (Augusta), 4. Roberta Chubbock (Argyle)

Bikes/Sleds Eliminator: 1. Joseph Bartels (Brunswick), 2. Frank Maya (Bar Harbor), 3. Junior Anderson (East Franklin)

Street Eliminator: 1. Tony Warf (Bangor), 2. Jim Turner (Litchfield), 3. Samantha Czosnek (Rockland), 4. Bob Reynolds (Winterport)

Street Trophy: 1. Robin Reynolds (Winterport), 2. William Beaulieu (South China)

Unity Raceway

At Unity Saturday, Kris Huff of Orrington held on to win his first feature event in the Pro Stock division.

Huff is a 15-year racing veteran, but a rookie pro stock division driver.

Bub Raven was the runnerup and Randy Turner took third place.

OTHER UNITY RESULTS

Charger: 1. Robert Green, 2. Tony Faulkingham, 3. Peter Huston

Wildcat:: 1. Rick Burgess Jr., 2. James McGary, 3. Don Smith

Sport 4: 1. Willy Rood, 2. Joe Ritchey, 3. Don Smith

Peanut:: 1. Dixon Smith, 2. Andy Turvosky, 3. Chris Thorne

Mini Cup: 1. Joe Allard, 2. Nick Higgins, 3. Wayne Scovil