Smith cruises to pro stock victory Bangor driver takes PASS break

HERMON – Bangor’s Gary Smith took the night off from his regular Pro All Star Series racing to earn a win in the pro stock division at Speedway 95 Saturday.

Smith took advantage of a lap-three crash that knocked the top three starters out of the race. He moved into first place before the halfway point.

Scott Alexander of Glenburn finished in second place and Ellsworth’s Andy Saunders was third. Dave McLaughlin of Harrington came in fourth and Mike Thomas of Etna was fifth.

OTHER SPEEDWAY 95 RESULTS

Limited Sportsman: 1. Ryan Deane (Winterport), 2. Paul White (Corinna), 3. Dale Swoboda (Hermon), 4. Joey Doyon (Winterport), 5. Mike Thayer (Hudson); Super Street: 1. Dean Smart (Hudson), 2. Milton Ketch (Olamon), 3. Glenn Curtis (Hudson); Strictly Street: 1. Greg Pung (Bar Harbor), 2. Mike Thayer (Hudson), 3. Shane Tatro (Bradford), 4. Ross Robinson (Frankfort), 5. Eric Mitchell (Eastport); Sport Four: 1. Tim Richardson (Hermon), 2. Lewis Batchelder (Dixmont), 3. Jason Dorr (Milford); Mini pick-up truck: 1. Jay Robichaud (Orrington), 2. Kris Watson (Hermon), 3. Ken McGraw (Levant); Half-scale Winston Cup: 1. Rich Hall (Mechanic Falls), 2. Bob Leighton (Milford), 3. Wes Perry (Medway), 4. Nick Higgins (Milford), 5. Rich Thibeault (Topsham)

Taylor breaks through at Oxford

At Oxford Plains Speedway, seven-time OPS Pro Stock champ Jeff Taylor of Mercer avoided a pair of early race accidents and posted his first feature win of the year on Saturday.

Taylor started 17th on the 28-car grid and led the final 11 laps of the race.

Brad Hammond of Turner finished second while Scott King of Livermore edged Glenn Josselyn of Farmington in a heated battle for third. Kevin Kimball of South Portland finished fifth.

OTHER OXFORD RESULTS

Late Model Stock: 1. Henry Hudson III (Harrison), 2. Ron Charpentier Jr. (Wales), 3. Ricky Morse (St. Albans), 4. Terry Merrill (Saco), 5. Tim Cook (Poland); Limited Sportsman: 1. Dana Grover (Waterford), 2. David Raymond (Scarborough), 3. Shane Green (South Paris), 4. Richie Morse (Waterford), 5. Todd Harrison (Durham); Strictly Stock No. 1: 1. David Vaughn (Naples), 2. Roy Lee Weymouth (Winthrop), 3. Wayne Reynolds (Norway), 4. David Weir (Center Conway, N.H.), 5. Todd Breton (Lewiston); Strictly Stock No. 2: Jon Brill (Bridgton), 2. Larry Emerson (Durham), 3. Mark Theriault (Rumford), 4. Bill Childs Sr. (Leeds), 5. Billy Childs Jr. (Leeds); Mini Stock: Bill Thibeault (Oxford), 2. Mark Collins (Auburn), 3. Bobby Mooney (New Gloucester), 4. Danny Morris (Auburn), 5. Jeff Moon (Gray); S.T.A.R. Vintage Tour No. 1: 1. Dennis Fish (Livermore), 2. Skip Stearns (Londonderry, N.H.), 3. Scott Keddy (Raymond, N.H.); S.T.A.R. Vintage Tour No. 2: 1. Mark Alden (Framingham, Mass.), 2. Bob Pringle (West Lebanon, N.H.), 3. Si Allen (Southboro, Mass.)

SUNDAY’S OXFORD RESULTS

Full-size Enduro: 1. Marty Emerson (Durham), 2. Zach Emerson (Durham), 3. Maurice Young (Chelsea); Four-cylinder Enduro: 1. Ralph Felker (Poland), 2. Conrad Childs (Mechanic Falls), 3. Larry Emerson (Durham); Ladies Enduro: 1. Stephanie Bowie (Mechanic Falls), 2. Tina Follett (Lisbon), 3. Lisa Higgins (Brunswick); Leap of your life ramp jump: 1. Matt Frechette (Saco), 2. Guy Childs Jr. (Auburn); Smokey Donut show: 1. Mike St. Germain (Auburn), 2. Mike Blue (Auburn); Spectator Drags: 1. Lyman McKeage (Gorham), 2. Dennis Berry (Gray); World Class School Bus Race: 1. Mike Ryan, 2. Eric Ross, 3. Travis Lee, 4. Bobby Walker, 5. Mark Turcotte

Ripley posts first win of season

At Wiscasset Raceway, Daren Ripley of Appleton built a comfortable early lead and survived a late-race restart to post his first Pro Stock victory of the season on Saturday.

Ripley’s win was a valuable one: Saturday’s card of races featured “bonus” points, during which each finish is worth double the points a driver would normally accrue.

Series points leader Peter Oakes of Boothbay finished second in the race while Mark Lucas of Harpswell took third and Paul Pierce of Lincolnville was fourth. Jerry Babb of Windham wound up fifth.

OTHER WISCASSET RESULTS

Flagpole: 1. Maurice Young (Chelsea), 2. Wayne Ambrose Jr. (Brunswick), 3. Matt Glidden (Chelsea), 4. Doug Ripley (Thomaston), 5. Lee Griffin (Liberty); Super Limited: 1. Allan Moeller (Dresden), 2. Jason Taylor (Appleton), 3. Duane Love (West Gardiner), 4. Bernie Dinsmore (Hope), 5. George James Jr. (Dresden); Strictly Street): 1. Dean Rice (Nobleboro), 2. Dale Reno (West Bath), 3. Bryan Robbins (Liberty), 4. Jerry Robbins (Rockland), 5. Brett Mank (Rockland); Heavyweight: 1. Albert Westhaver (Bristol), 2. Ricky Merrill (Windsor), 3. Adam Chadbourne (Woolwich), 4. Steve Pierpont (Cushing), 5. Dan Trask (Chelsea): Lightweight A Demon: 1. Mac Hannan Jr. (Union), 2. Brent Roy (Vassalboro), 3. Tim Grant (Augusta), 4. Bob Studley (Sidney), 5. Alton Sinclair (Waterville); Lightweight B Demon: 1. Mike Brown (Hope), 2. Ryan Gero (West Gardiner), 3. Brian Lancaster (Skowhegan), 4. Phil Kennard (Skowhegan), 5. Robbie Greenleaf (West Bath)

Pinkham captures checkers

At Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, David Pinkham of Buxton earned a victory in the NASCAR Pro Series feature on Saturday.

Steve Howard of Scarborough was second while Jason Fowler of Scarborough finished third. Rick Frenette of Waterboro and Mike Field of Buxton rounded out the top five.

OTHER BEECH RIDGE RESULTS

NASCAR Sport Series: 1. Glenn Bradbury (North Waterboro), 2. Jason Larrabee (Raymond), 3. Ed Gallant (West Buxton), 4. David Herrick (Westbrook), 5. Sally Gherardi (Gorham); Wildcat: 1. Russell Thistlewood (Limington), 2. Matt Hodgdon (Scarborough), 3. Phil Chapman (Buxton), 4. Troy Graffam (Sanford), 5. Jim Lavoie (Alfred); Trucks: 1. Justin Glidden (Limerick), 2. Cole Watson (Naples), 3. Michael Roe (Kennebunk), 4. Wally Henderson (Litchfield), 5. Chris Anderson (Cape Neddick); Lightning Bugs: 1. David Visconte (Scarborough), 2. Frank Collins (Standish), 3. Pete Luciano (Old Orchard Beach), 4. Reggie Tilley (Auburn), 5. Frank Jimino (Windham); Legends: 1. Gary Chrysler (Buxton), 2. Dan Williams (Boothbay), 3. Doug Coombs (Livermore), 4. Joe Constantino (Auburn), 5. Bob Taylor (Wells)