December 22, 2024
AUTO RACING

Driver’s condition critical following crash at Unity

Milford’s Allen Fletcher, who suffered a head injury in a pro stock race at Unity Raceway Saturday night, remained in critical condition in the intensive care unit at Bangor’s Eastern Maine Medical Center Sunday, according to a hospital spokesperson.

Fletcher suffered the injury on lap 23 of the 35-lap feature and was airlifted to EMMC after being tended to by the track’s emergency team, the Unity ambulance crew and EMTs.

Fletcher was injured when his car spun on the backstretch and hit the banking on the driver’s side. There was a jaws of life at the track that was used to extricate him from the car.

Track manager John Crawford said Fletcher had been a regular at Hermon’s Speedway 95 but when that track’s pro stock class finished up a few weeks ago, he came to Unity to get in some additional racing.

A somber Crawford was shaken by the accident.

“You hate to see anybody hurt. We do this for fun. We don’t do it for the money. It’s in our blood. These guys race because they love it. It adds some excitement to their lives,” said Crawford.

The rest of the racing program was postponed after the accident.

UNITY RACE RESULTS

Sport-fours: 1. Willy Rood (Albion), 2. Rusty Ramsdell (Clinton), 3. Joe Ritchey (Fairfield), 4. Matt Caldwell (Pittsfield), 5. David Boyce (Benton); Mini-trucks: 1. Wayne McCaslin (Winslow), 2. Bill Winter (Sidney), 3. Ronald Smith (Sidney), 4. Mickey Landry (Madison), 5. Shawn Gilley (Waterville)

Winterport Dragway

At Winterport Dragway, Don Barnes of Calais took first place in both the Super Pro/Pro Final and the Super Pro Eliminator events held on Sunday.

Placing second in the Pro/Pro Final was Buddy Palmer of Ellsworth who also took first in the Pro Eliminator race. Also winning two events was Mike Reynolds of Winterport, taking both the Street Eliminator and Street Trophy.

OTHER WINTERPORT RESULTS

Super Pro Eliminator: 1. Don Barnes (Calais), 2. Marc Davenport (Bucksport), Vic Nilsen (Skowhegan) and Scott Brace (Plymouth) semifinalists; Pro Eliminator: 1. Buddy Palmer (Ellsworth), 2. Russell Calder (Campobello, N.B.), David Kecki (Linscoln) semifinalist; Bikes/Sleds Eliminator: 1. Brandon Pettengill (Ellsworth), 2. Joseph Bartels (Brunswick), Paul Clark (Albion) semifinalist; Street Eliminator: 1. Mike Reynolds (Winterport), 2. Amy Flood (Belfast), Rick Wiseman (Blue Hill) and Art Glidden (Milbridge) semifinalists; Street Trophy: 1. Mike Reynolds (Winterport), 2. Richard Leighton (Sedgwick)

Speedway 95

At Speedway 95 in Hermon, Jim Carr of Clifton won the final truck feature event of the season on Sunday beating points champion Brett Crosby of Hermon who finished second.

Bob Leighton of Milford won both the Quirk Super Cup Series event and points championship while Debbie Luce of Carmel won her second points championship in the Ladies Division.

OTHER SPEEDWAY 95 RESULTS

Truck Final: 1. Jim Carr (Clifton), 2. Brett Crosby (Hermon), 3. Dana Harlow (Hampden), 4. Aaron Bragg (Carmel), 5. Mike Cust (Brewer); points champion: Brett Crosby (Hermon); Little Enduro: 1. Lewis Badger Jr. (Milo), 2. Bob Merchant (Ellsworth), 3. Artie McGuire Jr. (Bucksport), 4. Tim Munson (East Corinth), 5. Fred Ashmore Jr. (Hancock); points champion: Scott Coffin (Carmel); Little Enduro Double O: 1. Fred Ashmore Jr. (Hancock), 2. Aaron Bragg (Carmel), 3. Lewis Badger Jr. (Milo); Big Enduro: 1. Derek Mingo (Winterport), 2. Josh Frye (Danforth), 3. Steve Moulton (Glenburn), 4. Eric Worster (Lee), 5. Mike Lynch (Winterport); points champion: David Doore (Milford); Big Enduro Double O: 1. Steve Moulton (Glenburn), 2. Mike Lynch (Winterport), 3. Jason Phillips (Hermon); Ladies Division: 1. JoAnne Linscott (Winterport), 2. Daria Young (Winterport), 3. Vickie Hollobough (Hermon); points champion: Debbie Luce (Carmel); Ladies Double O: 1. Billie Allen (Winterport), 2. Rebecca Stanley (Ellsworth), 3. Krister Lancaster (Carmel); Quirk Super Cup Series 35: 1. Bob Leighton (Milford), 2. Allen Perkins (Holden), 3. Rich Hall (Mechanic Falls); points champion: Bob Leighton (Milford)


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