Ever since 1949, when Red Byron won the first race at Martinsville Speedway for the division now known as Nextel Cup, there have been lots of stories from races at the paper-clip-shaped track known almost as much for its famous hot dogs covered in slaw, chili and onions… Read More
    ANTIGONISH, Nova Scotia -Ben Rowe of Turner started eighth but maneuvered his way through the field to take the checkered flag at the Fall Foliage 250 Pro All-Stars Northern Division Super Late Model race at Riverside Speedway Sunday. The race was pushed back one day… Read More
    Hallowell’s Johnny Clark has just one top-three finish in 10 Pro All-Stars Series Super Late Model Northern Division races this season. But, with two races left, he finds himself leading the points. He is 10 points ahead of Turner’s Mike Rowe entering Saturday’s Riverside (Speedway)… Read More
    Andy Santerre’s first season as a crew chief for Sean Caisse in the Busch East series was a successful one. And Cherryfield’s Santerre said they plan to team up again next year in Busch East. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
    HERMON – Steve Haining of Newport held off Clifton’s Alvin MacNevin to win the Big Enduro feature on Saturday at Speedway 95’s season finale. David Grant of Hermon finished third, Hudson’s Kip McCullough was fourth, and Cliff McCullough of Lagrange rounded out the top five. Read More
    When Albert Harmon, owner of Harmon’s Tire and Service Center in Ellsworth, asked distributor Bob Hepp if administrators at Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC could supply something special for Harmon Tire’s 60th anniversary, he had no idea what the company would provide. None other… Read More
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    LOUDON, N.H. – They call him “The King.” Richard Petty won seven NASCAR Nextel Cup points championships and has more Cup wins (200) than anyone else. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for… Read More
    LOUDON, N.H. – The New Hampshire 125 Busch East race could have been renamed “Survival-Loudon.” But moments after the last piece of metal was retrieved from New Hampshire International Speedway and the final batch of SpeedyDry had been applied Saturday, it was Scarborough’s Kelly Moore… Read More
    LOUDON, N.H. – Kevin Harvick said he has always enjoyed coming to New Hampshire for the Nextel Cup races in July and September. “I like it because it’s cool [weather-wise] and it’s green,” said Harvick after collecting his first ever win at NHIS in the… Read More
    HERMON – John Phippen Jr. of Town Hill wrapped up the Sportsman division points championship at Speedway 95 with a third-place finish in Sunday’s feature race. Matt Eaton of Little Deer Isle took first place and Ryan Deane of Winterport finished second in the race. Read More
    Ryan Moore of Scarborough is used to contending for victories on the racetrack. He won two races and had eight top-five finishes in 12 starts in the Busch North Series a year ago and wound up fifth in points despite missing one race due to… Read More
    HERMON – Dale Swoboda of Hermon earned his first win of the season in the Sportsman Pro Stock division at Speedway 95 on Sunday. Swoboda started on the outside pole, then grabbed the lead on the first lap and never relinquished it in besting second-place… Read More
    HERMON – Easton’s Chris Pangburn held off Scott Alexander of Glenburn during a green-white-checker-caution flag finish to win the Sportsman Pro Stock feature Saturday night at Speedway 95. Rob Brideau of Milford finished third, Milo’s John Higgins was fourth, and John Phippen Jr. of Town… Read More
    HERMON – Steve Haining of Newport led the Big Enduro feature from the pole to the finish Wednesday at Speedway 95, picking up his first win of the season at the final Wacky Wednesday event of the season. Joey Doyon of Winterport finished in second,… Read More
    HERMON – Steuben’s Brent Parritt was running out of laps Saturday night in his pursuit of Joe Allard during the Limited Sportsman feature at Speedway 95. Allard was smartly running the faster outside groove to hold off Parritt. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    UNITY – Gerry Phillips of Hermon raced to his second Unity Raceway victory of the season in Saturday night’s Mini-Cup feature. Harry Howe of Knox placed second, while James Bailey of Wiscasset was third. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
    HERMON – Jim Carr of Clifton held off four other drivers to win the Trucks Division at Speedway 95 on Wednesday night. Finishing second was Keith Kingsbury of Winterport, John Curtis of Hermon third, Dana Harlow of Bucksport fourth and Hermon’s Doug Sinclair fifth. OTHER SPEEDWAY… Read More
    OXFORD – Ben Rowe of Turner became a four-time winner on the American-Canadian Tour by winning Saturday night’s New England Dodge Dealers 150 at Oxford Plains Speedway. The two-time TD Banknorth 250 champion used a three-wide pass to squeeze by runner-up Phil Scott of Middlesex,… Read More
    HERMON – Rebecca Stanley saw Wacky Wednesday’s ladies division feature race at Speedway 95 from several different spots after starting on the pole, leading the first six laps, falling to second and third, and then regaining the lead on a lap-10 restart. The end result… Read More
    HERMON – It had been a frustrating three weeks for Hermon’s Kris Watson. But that frustration turned into elation Saturday night. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i… Read More
    UNITY – Gerry Phillips of Hermon held off a late challenge by Harry Howe of Knox to win the Mini Cup feature victory at Unity Raceway on Saturday. Howe finished one car length back, followed by third-place James Bailey of Wiscasset. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    HERMON – Mike Lynch of Winterport led from start to finish in the Big Enduro feature at Speedway 95 Thursday night. Alvin McNevin of Clifton was second, Steve Moulton of Holden third, and Anthony Gathwright of Winterport fourth. OTHER SPEEDWAY 95 RESULTS googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    HERMON – Bangor’s Jason Witts battled through several caution flags to earn a win in the Limited Sportsman race as well as the points championship for the series Saturday at Speedway 95. Rowland Robinson Sr. of Steuben was the runner-up for the race, followed by… Read More
    Two of the top eight drivers in the Nextel Cup points standings; three of the eight leaders in the Busch Series points and the state of Maine’s most nationally prominent driver will join 80 other racers who will try to win the state’s most prestigious race on Sunday… Read More
    HERMON – Threats of heavy rain has postponed Saturday racing at Speedway 95 including the Pro-All Star Series North Super Late Model 150-lap race, which will be rescheduled for a later date. Racing returns on Wednesday at 7 p.m. for Wacky Wednesday. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    LOUDON, N.H. – There is light at the end of the tunnel for the Busch East series, according to Busch series director Lee Roy. “There’s a lot of things happening out there. This is as excited as I’ve ever been [about the series],” said Roy,… Read More
    HERMON – Alvin McNevin of Clifton led from start to finish in cruising to victory in the Big Enduro feature at Speedway 95’s Wacky Wednesday event. Kip McCullough of Hudson was second, Mike Lynch of Winterport third, Anthony Gathwright of Winterport fourth and Steve Haining… Read More
    WISCASSET – Veteran NASCAR Nextel Cup racer Ken Schrader returned to Wiscasset Raceway for a meet-and-greet session with fans and a little racing too, and he came away with a victory in the 30-lap late-model sportsman. Schrader took the lead on a lap 16 restart… Read More
    LOUDON, N.H. – The response to having Formula-1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya, a former Indy 500 winner (2000) and 1999 CART points champion, join the Nextel Cup series next season has been positive among NASCAR drivers. The rumor that IRL driver Danica Patrick is also considering Nextel Cup… Read More
    Several Nextel Cup drivers got their starts driving go-karts. It’s never too late to begin your go-kart career, according to Nate and Marti Anderson, the owners of Thundering Valley Raceway in St. Albans. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
    HERMON – Manny Kingsbury of Clifton took over the lead on lap 16 of the 20-lap Big Enduro feature race at Speedway 95 on Wacky Wednesday and went on to claim the victory. Kingsbury inherited the lead after Alvin McNevin fell out of the race… Read More
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    OXFORD – Bath’s Jeremie Whorff held off his father Bill Whorff Jr. of Topsham to win his first Pro Stock race of the season Saturday night at Oxford Plains Speedway. Points leader Jeff Taylor of Norridgewock finished third, Chris Kennison of Oxford was fourth, and… Read More
    Rick Palmer, the manager of Winterport Dragway, thought it was stupid for the state’s two dragways to have an adversarial relationship. So Palmer and Oxford Dragway co-managers Jim and Kathy Hyde got together and devised a four-race series called King of the Hill that would… Read More
    HERMON – John Carter of Orrington passed Todd Lawrence on Lap 17 and went on to win his first Little Enduro feature of the season during Wacky Wednesday action at Speedway 95. Jason Lancaster of Carmel finished second, Lawrence was third, Jason Trundy of Old… Read More
    OXFORD – Patrick Laperle of St. Denis, Quebec, took the lead from Denmark’s Travis Khiel on lap 134 and held on to edge Khiel by .548 of a second in the Roy’s All-Steak Hamburgers/R & D Land Sales 150 at Oxford Plains Speedway Saturday night. Read More
    UNITY – Josh Childs picked up his second straight win Thursday night in the Geo and Sons Teen Thunder division. Childs is the division’s first repeat winner of the 2006 season. Luke Coleman finished in third while Michael Frisbie Jr. placed fourth. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    The Fourth of July weekend is a great time to put that boat on the trailer, attach it to the car or truck and head to your favorite lake, river or ocean. Or, you could also head to Bullwinkle Speedway in Greenville Junction, a quarter-mile… Read More
    BANGOR – Alvin McNevin made a last lap pass coming out of turn four heading for the checkered flag to take the win in the Big Enduro feature at Speedway 95 Wednesday night. Mike Lynch of Winterport, who was passed by McNevin, placed second while… Read More
    HERMON – Kris Huff of Orrington took the win in the Sportsman Pro-Stock division at Speedway 95 on Saturday night. Rodney Brooks of Thomaston finished second, Milo’s John Higgins was third, Gary Bellefleur of Stetson was fourth, and Jesse Smith of Bangor rounded out the top five. Read More
    Scott Chubbuck hasn’t been a regular on the Pro All-Stars Series tour since 2003. He has been a selective pro stock racer, opting primarily for the longer races with the substantial purses. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
    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… Read More
    Scarborough’s Ryan Moore will keep driving for the Key Motorsports team in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and he won’t run the Busch East [formerly Busch North] series. Moore had been a regular on the Busch East series for the past three years and won… Read More
    HERMON – Lindsay Seekins of Stockton Springs led the field of the ladies’ division to the green flag to post her first win of the season during Wacky Wednesday at Speedway 95. Seekins was challenged in the middle portion of the race by Vicki Hollobough… Read More
    HERMON – Hermon’s Scott Modery has won numerous races in his stock car career. But Sunday night’s victory in the 50-lap Pro Stock Cam 2 Racing Fuels series race was a first on two fronts. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
    As Busch North evolves into Busch East this season, Cherryfield’s Andy Santerre, the defending four-time Busch North points champion, will step out of his ride and assume two new roles this season: team owner and crew chief. Santerre is confident his driver, 20-year-old Sean Caisse,… Read More
    Rain spoiled the weekend for racetracks in Maine. Speedway 95 in Hermon postponed Sunday’s racing action to Saturday at 7 p.m. Sportsman, Strictly Street, Sport 4, Cam II Pro Stock, and half-scale mini cup series’ will take to the track. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    En route to winning the Nextel Cup’s Rookie of the Year award last season, Kyle Busch took advantage of a weekend off to run in the Oxford TD Banknorth 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway. He started 28th, maneuvered brilliantly to take the lead on lap… Read More
    UNITY – Justin Drake of Dover-Foxcroft finished first in his second-ever Late Model Pro Four division race at Unity Raceway Sunday. After finishing third last week, Drake passed Clinton’s Tim Robinson with less than two laps to go to notch the heat win. Steve Rackliff… Read More
    UNITY – Brad Erskine of Solon won both segments of the Sunoco Super Street Twin 50s on Saturday night, winning the first segment and then battling his way through the field after starting last in the second segment at Unity Raceway. Donnie York of Thorndike finished second, with… Read More
    HERMON – Cassius Clark of Farmington cruised to victory in the Pro All-Star Series northern division opener for Super Late Models at Speedway 95 on Sunday. With a fastest lap of 81.093 miles per hour, Clark completed the 150-lap event comfortably ahead of second-place Scott… Read More
    The Pro All Stars Series is growing. The pro stock series, which will begin its sixth season as the PASS North tour April 29 at Oxford Plains Speedway, held its first race in the first-year PASS South tour last weekend with Turner’s Mike Rowe taking… Read More
    Scarborough’s Ryan Moore will drive the Braun Racing No. 38 Chevy in Saturday night’s Bashas’ Supermarkets 200 NASCAR Busch Series race at Phoenix International Raceway. A family spokesperson verified a story in the Charlotte Observer that said Moore will replace Anthony Foyt IV, who has… Read More
    WISCASSET – Gary Thorne of Sidney out ran Wiscasset’s Bill Pinkham to win the Late Model Sportsman 30 lap race Saturday night to open the season at Wiscasset Raceway. Puncin St. Clair of Liberty was third, Duane Love of West Gardiner finished fourth and Sidney’s Chris Thorne was… Read More
    Contrary [to] published reports, Ricky Craven explained Friday afternoon he has not been hired to drive in 10 Craftsman Truck Series races in 2006. A press release issued Tuesday by Curry Racing Inc. asserted the Newburgh native would be one of several people to drive… Read More
    BANGOR – For the first time in 24 years, former Nextel Cup driver Ricky Craven of Newburgh says he is “void of a goal or a mission” for the upcoming race season. Translation: he doesn’t have a ride. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    Ryan Moore of Scarborough will audition for potential sponsors and a full-time NASCAR Busch Series ride with Dale Earnhardt Inc. Saturday afternoon when he drives the No. 81 Chevy Monte Carlo for DEI at the season finale: the Ford 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. It will… Read More
    Andy Santerre of Cherryfield hasn’t had much time to enjoy the fact he became the first man to win four consecutive Busch North points championships on Sunday. That’s because he is preparing three Grizco Racing Monte Carlos, including a backup car, for the third annual… Read More
    UNITY – Farmingdale’s Johnny Clark overcame a flat tire late in the race to make his way through a diminished field and win an abbreviated Hight Chevrolet-Buick Long John 150 at Unity Raceway Saturday night. The race was stopped with 23 laps remaining because Unity… Read More
    UNITY – The Long John Tripleheader originally scheduled for today at Unity Raceway has been postponed until 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, with a rain date of Oct. 30. The schedule change is due to the forecast of persistent rain showers for the weekend. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    Andy Santerre of Cherryfield needs to finish 17th or better to assure him of his fourth consecutive Busch North Series points championship when the series concludes Sunday with a 100-lap race at Thompson International Speedway (Conn.). Santerre has a 75-point lead over Grizco Racing teammate… Read More
    With the exception of Unity Raceway, where owner Ralph Nason had to cut the season short due to low car counts and dwindling attendance, the other four car track owners survived unusually dismal spring weather and the rising fuel costs to finish the season on a high note. Read More
    HERMON – Brenton Parritt of Steuben put an exclamation point on his championship season by winning the final Limited Sportsman race of the season at Speedway 95 Saturday. He edged runner-up Dave St. Clair of Liberty and third-place finisher Fred Brown of Winterport. Stephen Swanson of Trenton was… Read More
    The task doesn’t seem that difficult by any stretch of the imagination. All Ben Rowe of Turner has to do to claim his third Pro All Stars Series points championship in four years is finish in the top 15 in Saturday’s night’s 150-lap finale at… Read More
    He is 55 and has nine grandchildren, but Mike Rowe isn’t showing any signs of slowing down. The Turner native has made five trips to Victory Lane this summer. In addition to his third TD Banknorth 250 triumph, he has also won four Pro All-Stars… Read More