September 23, 2024
AUTO RACING

Lawrence earns Little Enduro win McCullough victorious in Big Enduro feature; Curtis first in Trucks

HERMON – Levant’s Todd Lawrence won the Little Enduro Division’s Pretty Car competition eight days ago.

He proved Wednesday there’s more to his car than just a nice paint job.

Lawrence started fifth, used lapped traffic to pass Hermon’s Andrew Crosby for the lead on lap eight and held off Crosby to take the checkered flag in the 20-lap feature in front of a large Wacky Wednesday crowd at Speedway 95.

“The car went good. I know how to set them up,” said Lawrence, who drove a Honda Civic.

Crosby said, “I could stick with him but there was no way I could have caught him. He has a fast car, a very fast car.”

The 16-year-old Crosby said the lapped traffic proved to be his undoing.

“I was trying to get by the lapped traffic on the inside and I think he went to the outside and cleared me,” said Crosby. “Lapped traffic can get in your way once in a while. That’s what happens. But that’s racing. It’s a lot of fun.”

The 23-year-old Lawrence said the lapped traffic was “getting out of the way one way or the other” for him.

Crosby, who started on the inside pole in the 25-car field, said his Honda Accord ran great despite having a problem with the right front tire that hasn’t been right for two weeks.

Old Town’s David Ogden finished third with two other Ogdens, Bangor’s Keith and Bucksport’s Mike, rounding out the top five.

“This was fun. I have four other brothers who drive in this class,” said David Ogden, who drove a Chevy Cavalier and started on the outside pole.

The best race of the night came in the Big Enduro Division.

Hudson’s Kip McCullough, the outside pole-sitter, took the lead on the first lap and desperately hung on at the end to nip hard-charging Mike Lynch of Winterport by a foot.

Jason Rennebu of Clifton was third, David Kennedy of Clifton was fourth and Winterport’s Anthony Gathright was fifth.

Lynch started 13th in the 16-car field but steadily made his way to the front. He had climbed to third by lap 10.

In the Truck Division, Hermon’s John Curtis took the lead from Bucksport’s Dana Harlow on the second lap and went on to edge Harlow by one and a half truck lengths.

Harlow had wrecked his No. 06 truck last Wednesday so he was driving his son David’s No. 60 truck.

Harlow had driven the No. 60 truck last season before passing it on to his son.

Winterport’s Keith Kingsbury finished third and rounding out the top five were Hermon’s Andrew and Brett Crosby, respectively.

Twelve trucks started the race.

In the Ladies Division, Stockton Springs’ Lindsey Seekins, daughter of longtime Speedway 95 pro stock racer Duane Seekins, captured her second consecutive triumph.

Seekins started seventh in the nine-car field, moved up to third by lap three thanks to a three-car wreck and took the lead for good on lap six.

She crossed the finish line 10 car lengths ahead of Vicki Hollobaugh of Milo.

Hollobaugh finished second to Seekins in the opener last Wednesday.

Bangor’s Melanie Hamel wound up third, Clifton’s Jamie Rennebu was fourth and Amy Houde of Howland was fifth.


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