December 23, 2024
AUTO RACING

Flip of the coin helps Green catch Spencer

OXFORD – The coin toss proved to be more pivotal than usual Saturday night at Oxford Plains Speedway as Shane Green of South Paris took advantage of an inverted field during the 60-lap Yankee Communications Iron Man Series race.

The inverted field resulted from a coin flip held at the end of each 20-lap segment. After Dennis Spencer, Jr., of Norway dominated the first two segments, Green took the pole for the third and rode it all the way to his second straight limited sportsman class win.

Spencer wound up second while defending track champion Carey Martin of Denmark was third. Kenny Harrison of Pownal and Terry Merrill of Saco were fourth and fifth, respectively.

OTHER OPS RESULTS

New England Dodge Dealers 100 late model stocks: 1. Jon Brill (Sebago), 2. Billy Childs Jr. (Leeds), 3. David Bath (Arundel), 4. Travis Adams (Canton), 5. Chris Hatstat (Albany); Oxford networks pro stocks: 1. Poncho Darveau (Chelsea), 2. Billy Whorff Jr. (Topsham), 3. Mickey Green (West Paris), 4. Al Hammond (South Paris), 5. Jeff White (Winthrop); Strictly stock: 1. Larry Emerson (Durham), 2. Roy Lee Weymouth (Winthrop), 3. David Vaughn (Naples), 4. Skip Tripp (Auburn), 5. Rick Valentine (Greene); Mini stock: 1. Larry Melcher (Livermore Falls), 2. Billy Childs (Leeds), 3. Craig Wade (Peru), 4. Dan Sirois (Leeds), 5. Bill Thibeault (Oxford)

Wiscasset Raceway

At Wiscasset, Rockland’s Brett Mank led Sunday’s Super Street 75-lap race from wire to wire and Newcastle’s Chuck Colby took over the lead of the 75-lap Limited Sportsman on lap 12 and never looked back to highlight a busy holiday weekend of racing at Wiscasset Raceway.

In the super street race, Union’s Mac Hannan Jr. moved up from eighth to second and finished a car length behind Mank. Appleton’s Bill Collins was third with Toby Plummer of South Bristol fourth and Jerry Reynolds of Liberty fifth.

In the limited sportsman feature, Dustin Barrows of Owls Head finished second to Colby as Puncin St. Clair of Liberty burned up his tires and wound up third. Fourth and fifth went to Maurice Young of Chelsea and Nick Reno of West Bath, respectively.

OTHER WISCASSET RESULTS

(Postponed from May 15)

Prostock 35 laps: 1. Jeff Taylor (Mercer), 2. John Phippen (Bar Harbor), 3. Ryan Dean (Winterport), 4. Charlie Colby (Newcastle), 5. Kenny Wright (Woolwich); Super street 25 laps: 1. Toby Plummer (South Bristol), 2. Mac Hannan (Union), 3. Bernier Binsmore (Hope), 4. Brett Mank (Rockland), 5. Bryan Robbins (Liberty); Strictly streets 20: 1. Joe Creamer (Bath), 2. Alan Lane (Walpole), 3. Ian Bresnahan (Bath), 4. Donnie Stuart (Pittston), 5. Wayne Ripley (Thomaston); Light A demon 15: 1. Pete McCollat (Randolph), 2. Robbie Greenleaf (West Bath), 3. Brent Roy (Vassalboro), 4. Scott Grant (West Gardiner), 5. Ernie Wallace (Winterport); Light B demon 15: 1. Kevin Sherman (Wiscasset), 2. Kevin Taylor (Washington), 3. Marje Albert (Chelsea), 4. Ruben Skidgell (Farmingdale), 5. Jeff Jackson (Chelsea)

(regular schedule)

Kaine Memorial prostock 35: 1. Charlie Colby (Newcastle), 2. John Phippen (Bar Harbor), 3. Jeff Taylor (Mercer), 4. Ryan Dean (Winterport), 5. Kenny Wright (Woolwich); Limited sportsman 25: 1. Chuck Colby (Newcastle), 2. Puncin St. Clair (Liberty), 3. Maurice Young (Chelsea), 4. Fred Brown (Winterport), 5. Dave St. Clair (Liberty); Super street 25: 1. Adam Chadbourne (Woolwich), 2. Brett Mank (Rockland), 3. Jerry Reynolds (Liberty), 4. Toby Plummer (South Bristol), 5. Mac Hannan (Union); Strictly street 20: 1. Richard Spaulding (Lewiston), 2. Bob Seiger Jr. (Frankfort), 3. Ron Gonyou (Litchfield), 4. Jamie Henderson (Litchfield), 5. Ian Bresnahan (Bath); Light A demon 15: 1. Brent Roy (Vassalboro), 2. Robbie Greenleaf (West Bath), 3. Jeff Minchin (Pittston), 4. Scott Grant (West Gardiner), 5. Pete McCollat (Randolph); Light B demon 15: 1. Brian Lancaster (Skowhegan), 2. Kevin Sherman (Wiscasset), 3. Jay Smith (Winthrop), 4. Kevin Taylor (Washington), 5. Josh St. Clair (Liberty)

(Sunday’s Results)

Strictly street 20: 1. Wayne Ripley (Thomaston), 2. Donnie Stuart (Pittston), 3. Joe Creamer (Bath), 4. Bobby Mesimer (Woolwich), 5. Ian Bresnahan (Bath); Light A demon 15: 1. Pete McCollat (Randolph), 2. Scott Grant (West Gardiner), 3. Ben Krauter (Raymond), 4. Robbie Greenleaf (West Bath), 5. Brent Roy (Vassalboro); Light B demon 15: 1. Marje Albert (Chelsea), 2. Kevin Sherman (Wiscasset), 3. Ken Thompson (Gardiner), 4. Jay Smith (Winthrop), 5. Mike Swanson (Winthrop)

Speedway 95

At Hermon Sunday, Andy Saunders of Ellsworth took the lead late from Ryan Deane of Winterport and cruised to the D.N.K. Select Used Cars series race. Rookie Paul White of Corinna finished third in the 50-lap feature race while Stetson’s Gary Belleflour was fourth and Town Hill’s John Phippen fifth.

OTHER SPEEDWAY 95 RESULTS

Four-cylinder trucks: 1. John Kalel II (Orrington), 2. Hugh Doucette (Oakland), 3. Phil Richardson (Hermon), 4. Kris Watson (Hermon), 5. Marvin Williams (not reported); Sport four: 1. Ernie Wallace Jr (Winterport), 2. Lewis Batchelder (Dixmont), 3. Adam Lee (Danforth), 4. Duane Dunifer Sr. (Carmel), 5. Colin Arey II (Greenville); Strictly street: 1. Jim Carr Jr. (Clifton), 2. Joe Allen (Levant), 3. Garrett McKee (Dixmont), 4. Andy Migliorie (Corinna), 5. Jordan Pearson (Glenburn); Super street: 1. Brenton Parritt (Steuben), 2. Ross Robinson (Milford), 3. D.J. Moody (Prospect), 4. Joe Legere (Milford), 5. Steve Moulton (Glenburn); Limited sportsman: 1. Scott Modery (Hermon), 2. Ricky Morse (St. Albans), 3. Matt Eaton (Little Deer Isle), 4. Greg Morse (St. Albans), 5. Eric Worster (Lee)

Beech Ridge Speedway

At Scarborough Saturday, veteran Donnie Morse inherited the lead from Clyde Hennesey just past the halfway point of the 100-lap NASCAR Sports Series feature event.

Morse held off the repeated challenges from series defending champ, Chris Smith, to lead the field under the checkered flag. Sally Gherardi held off Bill Dixon and Gary Modugno to round out the top five.

OTHER BEECH RIDGE RESULTS

(Postponed from May 15)

NASCAR Pro Series: 1. Rick Frenette (Waterboro), 2. Dan McKeage (Gorham), 3. Bub Bilodeau (Standish), 4. Phil Baril Jr. (Haverhill, MA), 5. Ryan Shepard (Naples); Wildcat: 1. Steve Benicasa (Casco), 2. Bobby Nadeau (Hollis), 3. Brian Caswell (Waterboro), 4. Nate Leavitt (Scarborough), 5. Bob Dorr (Standish); Trucks: 1. Cole Watson (Naples), 2. Wally Henderson (Litchfield), 3. Wright Pearson (Scarborough), 4. Steve Coffin (Windham), 5. Michael R. Roe (Kennebunkport)

NASCAR Pro Series: 1. Dan McKeage (Gorham), 2. Bub Bilodeau (Standish), 3. Jackie Roussel (Buxton), 4. Ryan Shepard (Naples), 5. Alan Tardiff (Lyman); NASCAR Sports Series (100 Lap): 1. Donnie Morse (Windham), 2. Chris Smith (Scarborough), 3. Sally Gherardi (Gorham), 4. Bill Dixon (Waterboro), 5. Gary Modugno (Beverly, MA); Wildcat: 1. Bobby Nedeau (Hollis), 2. Brian Caswell (Waterboro), 3. Nate Leavitt (Scarborough), 4. Steve Benincasa (Casco), 5. Russel Thistlewood (Limington); Truck: 1. Steve Coffin (Windham), 2. Russel Boivin (Lyman), 3. Josh May (Harrison), 4. Russel Boivin (Lyman), 5. Kevin Hanscom (Kennebunkport); Lightning Bug: 1. Brian Bealieu (Lyman), 2. Randy Bernier (Standish), 3. Brain M. Bealieu (Saco), 4. Bob Diffin (Biddeford), 5. Ron Linger (Beverly, MA)

Unity Raceway

At Unity, Scott Chubbuck outdueled 2002 track champion Dean Fuller for the win Pro Stock opener. Fuller got a jump early to take the lead and held back several challenges until Chubbuck finally got side-by-side on lap 27, inching ahead to take the lead on lap 28 for his first win of the season.

Fuller finished second with Kris Huff glued to his bumper in third. Matt Lee and Tim Turner ended up fourth and fifth, respectively.

OTHER UNITY RESULTS

Pro Stocks (from 5/15): 1. Scott Chubbuck (Wiscasset), 2. Dean Fuller (Albion), 3. Kris Huff (Orrington), 4. Matt Lee (Albion), Tim Turner (Freedom); Pro Stocks: 1. Ralph Nason (Unity), 2. Scott Chubbuck (Wiscasset), 3. Dean Fuller (Albion), 4. Gary Norris (Augusta), 5. Bub Raven (Thorndike); Super Sportsman (from 5/15): 1. Matt Eaton (Little Deer Isle), 2. Chris Thorne (Sidney), 3. Mike Hodgkins (Jefferson), 4. Seth Raven (Waldo), 5. Joe Ritchey (Fairfield); Super Sportsman: 1. Chris Thorne (Sidney), 2. Mike Hodgdins (Jefferson), 3. Ed Drake (Vassalboro), 4. Joe Ritchey (Fairfield), 5. Bernie Ramsdell (Cannan); Late Model Pro Four: 1. Paul Shorette (Winslow), 2. Dixon Smith (Sidney), 3. David Boyce (Benton), 4. Al Giroux (Benton), 5. Reggie Bickford (Oakland); Street Stock: 1. Mickey Landry (Anson), 2. Mark Dodge (Anson), 3. Skip Connor (Oakland), 4. Nate Weston (Madison), 5. R.J. Austin (Norridgewock); Mini Stocks: 1. Dan Somes (Sidney), 2. Seth Wills (Rome), 3. Derrick Terrell (Plymouth), 4. Chris Letourneau (Freedom), 5. Dick Thompson (Palermo); Mini Truck: 1. Chad Dow (Fairfield), 2. Wayne McCaslin (Winslow), 3. Kevin Nutting (Benton), 4. Mike Rackliff (Starks), 5. Darren Doucette (Sidney)

Winterport Dragway

At Winterport, it was Mopar Day at Winterport Dragway Sunday and Mike Johnson of Stockton Springs wound up in the winner’s circle after the Mopar Day feature race. Mount Vernon’s Danny Sibley was runnerup with Rick Wiseman of Blue Hill in third and Belgrade’s Doug Sawyer in fourth.

OTHER WINTERPORT RESULTS

Super pro/pro eliminator final: 1. Robert Cousins (Carmel), 2. Mike Johnson (Stockton Springs); Super pro eliminator: 1. Robert Cousins (Carmel), 2. John Harper (Wiscasset), 3. Craig Cousins (Hermon), 4. James Moody III (Belfast); Pro eliminator: 1. Mike Johnson (Stockton Springs), 2. Bob Harvey (Whitefield), 3. Don Joy (Machias); Bike-sled eliminator: 1. Jon Weeks (Waterville), 2. Joseph Bartels (Brunswick), 3. Donna Berry (Newport); Pro street eliminator: 1. Mike Piela (Lisbon Falls), 2. Terry Caron (Brewer), 3. Danny Douglass (Sedgwick), 4. Scott Davis (Oakland); Street trophy: 1. Bill Dammier (Deer Isle), 2. Mike Piela (Lisbon Falls), 3. Shawn Gilley (Fairfield), 4. John Canti (West Gardiner); Makeup Ford Day: 1. John Canti (West Gardiner), 2. Mike Whitaker Jr. (South China), 3. Kara Kenney (Northport); Animal trophy race: 1. Matt Harper (Wiscasset), 2. Terry Caron (Brewer), 3. Robin Reynolds (Winterport), 4. Scott Davis (Oakland)

Bullwinkle Raceway

At Bullwinkle Raceway in Greenville Saturday, Hook Lybrook and Jim Turner were the winners of the big and little enduro races, respectively.

Lybrook sped ahead of runnerup Ross Merrill, third-place finisher Dave Irving, Mike Sipracio and Brett McCafferty.

In the little enduro, Turner held off runnerup Sean Bolen and – in descending order – Jim Levenslor, Russell Scott and Mike Ledger.

OTHER BULLWINKLE RESULTS

Truck feature: 1. Dave Hall, 2. Scott Green Jr., 3. Clyde LaGree, 4. Steve Heath, 5. Mike Denham; Youths: 1. Kevin Labell, 2. Lyne Ledger, 3. Jessica Hall, 4. Ethan Hall, 5. Roland Cookson


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