Driver Josh St. Clair, 16, continues family’s winning tradition

WISCASSET – Teenage driver Josh St. Clair of Liberty continued his family’s winning tradition with a victory in the Late Model Sportsman division Saturday at Wiscasset Raceway.

The 16-year-old St. Clair, the son of two-time track champion Puncin St. Clair and the grandson of multi-time champ Dave “Boss Hogg” St. Clair – the track owner – took advantage of a front-row starting spot and saw little resistance en route to victory in the 30-lap feature.

Jerry Reynolds of Liberty finished second and was followed by Chris Thorne of Sidney, Fred Brown of Winterport, and Bill Pinkham of Wiscasset.

OTHER WISCASSET RESULTS

Super street: 1. Dan Trask (Chelsea), 2. Mac Hannan Jr. (Union), 3. Adam Chadbourne (Woolwich), 4. Tom Young (Freeport), 5. Bernie Dinsmore (Hope); strictly street: 1. Mike Moody (Bath), 2. Mike Short (Auburn), 3. Ian Bresnahan (Bath), 4. Maurice Young (Chelsea), 5. Dave Brannon (Lisbon Falls); mini stock: 1. Kevin Douglas (Sidney), 2. Dan Somes (Sidney), 3. Brent Roy (Vassalboro), 4. Jeremy Douglas (Sidney), 5. Shane Smith (Sidney); juniors: 1. Tyler Tibbetts (Montville), 2. Henry Boudreau (Bristol), 3. Cody Raven (Waldo), 4. Patrick Thorne (Standish), 5. Ed Sleeper (Vassalboro); ladies: 1. Kristy Millay (Palermo), 2. Marje Albert (Chelsea), 3. Deirdre Albert (Bristol), 4. Cassandra St. Clair (Liberty), 5. Meagan Allen (Winterport); Nelcar Legends: 1. Chris Seavey (Windham), 2. Bob Weymouth (Topsham), 3. Jacob Dore (Sanford), 4. Chad Harrington (Richmond), 5. Ed Getty (Gray)

Speedway 95

At Hermon, after a caution on lap 47, Ryan Deane of Winterport held off Scott Alexander of Glenburn for the win in the sportsman pro stock feature Sunday. Alexander, who had been leading before the caution, chose the outside groove for the restart but couldn’t get ahead of Deane and finished second. John Phippen of Bar Harbor was third, Duane Seekins of Stockton Springs fourth, and Gary Bellefleur of Stetson fifth. Jesse Smith of Carmel won the prerace pretty car contest for the division.

OTHER SPEEDWAY 95 RESULTS

Limited sportsman: 1. Bobby Seger Jr. (Frankfort), 2. Stephen Swanson (Trenton), 3. Jason Witts (Bangor), 4. Dave St. Clair (Liberty), 5. Bruce Coulter (Winterport), pretty car: Seger; super street: 1. Kris Watson (Hermon), 2. Steve Moulton (Glenburn), 3. Dean Smart (Bradley), 4. Joe Legere (Milford), 5. Randy Caler (Cherryfield), pretty car: Moulton; strictly street: 1. Abel Leamer (Winterport), 2. Derek Pearson (Glenburn), 3. JR Robinson (Steuben), 4. Sam Whitmore (Carmel), 5. Shawn Hamel (Bangor), pretty car: Jim Carr Jr. (Clifton); sport four: 1. Tim Robinson (Clinton), 2. Reggie Bickspord (Oakland), 3. Mike Hopkins (Hermon), 4. Justin Trombley (Winter Harbor), 5. Ernie Wallace Jr. (Winterport), pretty car: Melanie Judkins (Orrington); Maine Legends: 1. Chad Harrington (Richmond)