November 07, 2024
AUTO RACING

Doucette takes Unity victory

UNITY – Sidney’s Darren Doucette made his season debut at Unity Raceway Saturday night and picked up right where he left off last season, by taking both segments of the Sun Auto & Salvage Mini Truck Twin 25’s.

Doucette had to battle Kevin Nutting of Benton side by side with a handful of laps remaining, but Doucette passed him with two laps remaining in the second segment.

Shawmut’s Chad Elkins finished third in both segments to edge Nutting for second by one point. Fourth went to Adam Roy and fifth to Jamie Foster.

OTHER UNITY RESULTS:

Super Streets: 1. Ricky Burgess, Jr. (Waterville), 2. Brad Erskine (Solon); Coca-Cola Late Model Pro Four: 1. Justin Drake (Dover-Foxcroft), 2. Tim Robinson (Clinton), 3. Dick McPhail; White & Bradstreet Mini Stock 1: 1. Carl McAlpine (Burnham), 2. Derick Terrell. 3. Lance Chapman; Mini stock 2: 1. McAlpine, 2. Andy Migliore (Corinna), 3. Robbie Belanger

Oxford Plains Speedway

At Oxford Saturday, local boy Kim Tripp of Oxford matched teammate Shane Green’s record for most career wins by taking the Strictly Stock division race after leading all but five of the 100-lap feature.

Tripp’s first win of this season is the 18th of his career. He finished ahead of runner-up Jeff Moon of Gray. Guy Childs of Turner was third, Zach Emerson of Durham fourth, and Dixfield’s Tommy Tompkins fifth.

OTHER OXFORD RESULTS:

Oxford Networks Pro Stock: 1. Bill Whorff Jr. (Topsham), 2. Charlie Colby (Newcastle), 3. Tim Brackett (Buckfield), 4. Corey Williams (Boothbay), 5. Jeff Taylor (Norridgewock); Agren Appliance Late Model Stock: 1. Jon Brill (Sebago), 2. Mike Ferguson (Rangeley), 3. Nick Reno (West Bath), 4. Ron Charpentier Jr. (Wales), 5. Glen Luce (Turner); Limited sportsman: 1. Terry Merrill (Saco), 2. Kenny Harrison (Pownal), 3. Tommy Ricker (Poland), 4. Shane Green (South Paris), David Vaughn (Naples); Allen’s Mini Stock: 1. Larry Melcher (Jay), 2. Jim Childs (Leeds), 3. Dave Mooney (Wales), 4. Adam Povlinen (Minot), 5. Butch Keene (Turner)

Moore finishes 27th

At Brooklyn, Mich., Ryan Moore finished 27th in the Conway Freight 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck series race at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich. Saturday. He started 23rd.

Johnny Benson won the race.

It was Moore’s fourth race with the Key Motorsports team.

Winterport Dragway

At Winterport, Joe Damon of South Paris had a solid weekend at Winterport Dragway. He won the Super Pro/Pro final over runner-up Jay Galusha of Clinton and the Pro Eliminator race.

Right behind Galusha in the Eliminator were Lubec’s Jerry Hatch and Winteport’s Robin Reynolds.

OTHER WINTERPORT RESULTS:

Super pro eliminator: 1. Jay Galusha (Clinton), 2. Rick Romano (Jay), 3. Ben Pinkham (Sebec), 4. Kenny Leeman (Pennfield); Bikes/sleds race: 1. Joe Bartells (Brunswick), 2. Yogi Jones (Ellsworth), 3. Aaron Astle (Bar Harbor); Pro street eliminator: 1. Mike Reynolds (Bangor), 2. Danny Douglass (Sedgwick), 3. Steve Gray (Sedgwick), 4. Kara Kenney (Belfast); Street trophy: 1. Steve Gray (Sedgwick), 2. Kara Kenney (Belfast), 3. Dale Hustus (Searsport); Special event: 1. Russell Calder (Campobello, New Brunswick), 2. David Lancaster (Winterport); Gambler race (Saturday): 1. Jerry Hatch (Lubec), 2. Robin Reynolds (Winteport), 3. Jodie Herrick (Stockton Springs); ATV: 1. Joe Levesque (Pittsfield), 2. Dean Dagan (Berwick), 3. Al Cormier (Hudson), 4. Jerry Hatch (Lubec); Pro street eliminator: 1. Bill Dammier (Blue Hill), 2. Derek McAlpine (Ellsworth), 3. Kara Kenney (Belfast), 4. Danny Douglass (Sedgwick); Lawnmower/small tractor: 1. Gage Reynolds (Bangor), 2. James Benner (Waldoboro), 3. Tyler Chamberlain (Hermon)

Wiscasset Raceway

At Wiscasset Saturday, fair skies and sunshine finally greeted racers and fans after four weeks of postponements due to rain and Wiscasset Raceway was anything but silent.

Appleton’s Jeremy Glasier and Liberty’s Josh St. Clair were obviously primed to race as they each came away with wins in the super street and late-model sportsman races, respectively.

OTHER WISCASSET RESULTS:

Late model sportsman: 1. Josh St. Clair (Liberty), 2. Bill Pinkham (Wiscasset), 3. Puncin St. Clair (Liberty), 4. Bryan Robbins (Liberty), 5. Joe Creamer (Woolwich); Super street: 1. Jeremy Glasier (Appleton), 2. Bernie Dinsmore (Hope), 3. Dan Trask (Chelsea), 4. Will Collins (Appleton), 5. R.J. Austin (Smithfield); Strictly street: 1. Mike Moody (Bath), 2. Dave Brannon (Lisbon), 3. Bobby Mesimer (Woolwich), 4. Ed Peirpont (Jefferson), 5. Ian Bresnahan (Bath); Stock mini: 1. Brent Roy (Vassalboro), 2. Kevin Douglas (Sidney), 3. Kevin Sherman (Wiscasset), 4. Rob Greenleaf (West Bath), Dylan Lancaster (Skowhegan); Teens: 1. Cody Raven (Waldo), 2. Tyler Tibbetts (Montville), 3. Ed Sleeper (Chelsea), 4. Matt Stuart (Pittston), 5. Kayla Albert (Chelsea); Ladies: 1. Kristy Millay (Palermo), 2. Cassandra St. Clair (Liberty), 3. Carol Wilson (Chelsea), 4. Chelsea Young (Winterport), 5. Marje Albert (Chelsea); Allison Legacy: 1. Anthony Frissora (Shewsbury, Mass.), 2. Louie Dechello (New Haven. Conn.), 3. Tayla Orleans (Wrentham, Mass.), 4. Jake Vanada (Berkley, Mass.), 5. James Logan (Dighton, Mass.)

Speedway 95

At Hermon Saturday, race two of the three-race Coca-Cola series for Limited Sportsmen went to Brent Parritt of Steuben. Parritt took the lead on a lap-three caution and held on for the rest of the race. Jason Witt of Bangor faded to a distant second as Parritt crossed the finish line half a lap ahead of the rest of the field.

Bob Seger Jr. finished third after being sent to the rear of the field by track management for allowing his pit crew to work on his car while lined up on the front stretch for introductions. Nick Jenkins of Milo and Stephen Swanson of Trenton finished fourth and fifth, respectively.

OTHER SPEEDWAY 95 RESULTS:

Pro Stocks: 1. Eric Worster (Lee), 2. John Higgins (Glenburn), 3. Jay Frye (Danforth), 4. Scott Modery (Hermon), Kris Huff (Orrington); Super Street: 1. John Kalal II (Orrington), 2. Steve Moulton (Holden), 3. Kris Watson (Hermon), 4. Greg Pung (Franklin), 5. Jason Morese (Ellsworth); Sports Four: 1. Lewis Batchelder (Dixmont), 2. Ernie Wallace (Winterport), 3. Reggie Bicford (Oakland), 4. Mike Hopkins (Hermon), Jason Trombley (Winter Harbor); Quirk Chevrolet Super Mini Cup Series: 1. Francis Bernard (Howland), 2. Rich Thibeault Jr. (Topsham), 3. Fred Ireland (Howland), 4. Chris York (Turner), 5. Garrett Hayman (Milford)


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