From his crouched position on pit wall, Dana Worthing, the front tire changer on the No. 19 NASCAR Nextel Cup car of Jeremy Mayfield, prepares to leap into action. As Mayfield’s Dodge slides to a stop, Worthing utilizes his high-powered air wrench to remove the… Read More
Speculation became reality last week when Scarborough’s Ryan Moore signed a driver development deal with Dale Earnhardt Inc. He will run up to seven Busch Series races next year in preparation for a full schedule in 2006. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
UNITY – Scott Chubbuck of Wiscasset executed a pass midway through the race en route to victory in Saturday night’s Pro Stock feature at Unity Raceway. Larry Gelinas of Scarborough finished second, Matt Lee of Albion was third, Freedom’s Randy Turner finished fourth and Travis… Read More
WISCASSET – Winterport’s Fred Brown battled Nick Reno of West Bath to take the win in the Limited Sportsman feature at Wiscasset Raceway Saturday night. Chelsea’s Maurice Young finished third, Mike Orr of Wiscasset was fourth, and John Rideout of Washington finished fifth. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
HERMON – Andy Saunders continues to dominate the Sportsman division at Speedway 95. Saunders of Ellsworth won the pole and led all 35 laps, which included three caution flags, to take the victory Saturday night. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
OXFORD – Ricky Rolfe of Albany Township earned his first victory of the season in the Oxford Networks Pro Stock division, easily defeating second-place Bill Whorff Jr. of Topsham in Saturday night’s feature at Oxford Plains Speedway. Tim Brackett of Oxford finished third, with Alan… Read More
HERMON – Bob Merchant of Lamoine ended the Little Enduro season at Speedway 95 the same way he started, by winning the feature race in the division Wednesday night. Merchant started on the pole and kept his Ford Escort in front of the field for… Read More
Speedweay 95 report Trying to win a championship at one track is tough, but trying to win two championships at two different tracks is even tougher. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for… Read More
HERMON – Scott Chubbuck of Wiscasset used a late restart that shuffled the field to earn a win in the Pro All Stars Series Auto Dealer Magazine 150 Sunday at Speedway 95. Racing at the track originally was scheduled for Saturday, but it was postponed… Read More
It is a touchy subject for Newburgh Nextel Cup driver Ricky Craven at this particular time. Craven, who announced last month that he was leaving PPI-Motorsports/Tide Chevy team after this season with two years left on his contract, doesn’t want to talk about his plans… Read More
HERMON – Rebecca Stanley of Ellsworth surprised the field in the ladies Little Enduro feature as she came from the rear of the pack to pass Billie Allen of Winterport on the final lap to take the win at Speedway 95 Wednesday night. Allen finished… Read More
HERMON – Ellsworth’s Andy Saunders is well on his way to defending his Pro Stock points championship at Speedway 95. He has already repeated as the Pro Stock Series titlist after completing a sweep of the three-race series by cruising to a comfortable victory over… Read More
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. – Brad Leighton of Center Harbor, N.H., started deep in the field and had to cope with a broken shifter, but he still managed to win the Mohegan Sun 150 at Watkins Glen International on Saturday. The two-time series champion started 20th… Read More
When the inclusion of Nextel Cup stars Matt Kenseth and Kurt Busch supplied Oxford Plains Speedway owner Bill Ryan with his most successful Banknorth 250 ever last month, he decided to move next year’s race to July 31 to coincide with another off weekend on the Nextel Cup… Read More
SCARBOROUGH – Rick Frenette captured his fourth victory of the season in the Pro Series at Beech Ridge Speedway Saturday night. Frenette led from the drop of the green but had a mirror full of Steve Carrier challenging him the entire 40 laps. J.R. Barill… Read More
A new partnership officially debuts tonight. The Gardiner-based EJP (E.J. Prescott) Racing team reached an agreement with Gibbs Racing that will see the NASCAR Busch Craftsman Series truck team enter at least three races beginning with the Power Stroke Diesel 200 at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Read More
HERMON – Richard Burrill of Sullivan was declared the winner of Speedway 95’s Little Enduro race Wednesday night after it was suspended on lap 15 due to the lateness of the program. Another factor was the expected time it would take to extricate a driver… Read More
BEAVER FALLS, N.Y. – Matt Kobyluck of Oakdale, Conn. captured the Kinney Drugs 150 Busch North race at Adirondack International Speedway Saturday night, holding off points leader Andy Santerre of Cherryfield by one second. Kobyluck, who was involved in wrecks in two races at New… Read More
With last week’s decision by Ricky Craven and PPI Motorsports to part ways after this NASCAR season, the question is where will the Newburgh native end up next year? If anyplace. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
HICKORY, N.C. – Ricky Craven, driver of the No. 32 Tide Chevrolet, returns to Pocono Raceway this weekend for his 15th NASCAR Cup race at the uniquely shaped track. Coming off a solid qualifying effort last week at New Hampshire International Speedway, the Tide team… Read More
HERMON – Artie Maguire Jr. of Bucksport held on through a restart to win the Little Enduro feature at Speedway 95 Wednesday night. Brad Norris of Ellsworth was second, followed by Bob Merchant of Lamoine, Jesse Smith of Carmel, and Greg Small of Ellsworth. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
LOUDON, N.H. – Ricky Rudd has finished in the top 10 in the NASCAR Nextel Cup points standings 19 times during his impressive 29-year career. He was fifth, fourth and 10th for Robert Yates Racing from 2000-2002 before leaving to join the Wood Brothers team. Read More
UNITY – Freedom’s Randy Turner dominated Saturday night’s Pro Stocks feature at Unity Raceway, leading from green-to-checkers to register his division-leading fifth win of the season. He held off Kris Huff of Orrington, who finished second and Steve Nelson of Albion who finished third. Fairfield’s… Read More
LOUDON, N.H. – With seven races left until NASCAR’s new championship showdown begins, the road to the Nextel Cup title began for Kurt Busch and remained wide open for injured Dale Earnhardt Jr. “I believe our chase for the championship started today in the first… Read More
Racing notebook LOUDON, N.H. – Steve Williams has been a member of Ricky Craven’s crew ever since Craven joined the PPI-Motorsports/Tide No. 32 team in 2001 and he said the decision by Craven and team owner Cal Wells III to part ways after this season… Read More
LOUDON, N.H. – The weekend began in dramatic fashion when Newburgh’s Ricky Craven announced Thursday night that he would leave owner Cal Wells III and the PPI-Motorsports/Tide No. 32 Chevy team after this NASCAR season with two years remaining on his contract. But his best… Read More
WINTERPORT – Tim Huff of Foxcroft edged out Blue Hill’s Rick Wiseman to win the Super Pro/Pro Eliminator Overall Final at Winterport Dragway Saturday night. OTHER WINTERPORT RESULTS googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
LOUDON, N.H. – Roxanne Moore said she was “very impressed” with the way she kept her calm during the Siemens 125 Busch North race. For a healthy portion of the race, her husband, Kelly, and son Ryan, were battling for the lead and neither was… Read More
LOUDON, N.H. – As the sun beat down on steamy New Hampshire International Speedway on Friday, K.K. Craven was cradled in her husband Ricky’s arms in a tender embrace as they enjoyed watching Nextel Cup qualifying atop the PPI Motorsports Tide No. 32 transporter. It… Read More
UNITY – Bob Merchant of Ellsworth started on the pole for the Men’s Peanut division at Unity Raceway and held that spot from green to checkered flag in Thursday Thrillers action. At one point, Merchant enjoyed nearly a half-track lead, with four lapped cars between… Read More
LOUDON, N.H. – The season certainly didn’t start the way crew chief Richard ‘Slugger’ Labbe of Saco and driver Michael Waltrip had wanted. After the first five races, the No. 15 NAPA Chevy was 37th in points with four finishes of 33rd or worse. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
HICKORY, N.C. – Newburgh native Ricky Craven will soon be looking for a new ride. PPI Motorsports and Craven announced late Thursday night that they will part ways at the end of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel racing season. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
He made his Busch North debut at New Hampshire International Speedway in 1992. Cherryfield’s Andy Santerre will be running his 150th Busch North race Saturday and, appropriately, it will be at NHIS. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
LOUDON, N.H. – NASCAR fans have mixed reactions to a new camping fee for New Hampshire International Speedway’s NASCAR races. Racing fans previously could park recreational vehicles on the track’s 1,000-acre property at no charge, but this year were required to pay $100 in advance… Read More
HERMON – Bob Merchant of Lamoine returned to Speedway 95’s victory lane Wednesday for the first time since opening night of the 2004 season, leading from start to finish in the Little Enduro feature. Jesse Smith of Carmel placed second, with Artie McGuire of Bucksport… Read More
Young drivers get all the attention, but never count out a veteran driver at Speedway 95 in Hermon. Kenny Bowness races in the Super Street division after a 10-year absence from racing, but he’s happy to be back. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
It is always interesting to see local stock car drivers compete with the best. That’s what we saw during the Banknorth 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway on Sunday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
OXFORD – Ellsworth’s Andy Saunders had always wanted to enter the Banknorth 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway. But, due to a lack of finances, Saunders had never had the opportunity. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
WISCASSET – Nick Reno of West Bath overcame a fourth-place start in Saturday’s 25-lap Limited Sportsman feature to win his second race of the season Saturday at Wiscasset Raceway. Reno held off Newcastle’s Chuck Colby, who finished in second place. Pole-sitter Maurice Young of Chelsea… Read More
HERMON – Andy Migliore of Corinna held off Levant’s Joe Allen to win the 35-lap Strictly Street feature at Speedway 95 Saturday. Jordan Pearson of Glenburn placed third, Garrett McKee of Dixmont was fourth and Glenburn’s Derek Pearson rounded out the top five. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
OXFORD – Nextel Cup driver Kurt Busch recently had the opportunity to sit in the front row at a Boston Red Sox game in Fenway Park. “[Red Sox owner] John Henry hooked us up with great seats,” said Busch, who thoroughly enjoyed himself. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
Don’t include Nextel Cup regular Ricky Craven from Newburgh and former Busch Series driver Andy Santerre of Cherryfield among those in favor of the green-white-checkered flag finish instituted by NASCAR on Thursday for the Nextel Cup and Busch series. The NASCAR Craftsman Truck and Busch… Read More
Nextel Cup stars Matt Kenseth and Kurt Busch will be driving cars capable of winning the Banknorth Oxford 250 on Sunday evening, according to the men who are supplying the cars for them. “He [Kenseth] will definitely be a contender if he doesn’t get into… Read More
UNITY – At this time last month, Glenburn’s Joe Allard was 10th in the Pro-Four points at Unity Raceway. But he is quickly making his way up the ladder, thanks to two trips to victory lane on Saturday night. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
LAKE ERIE, Pa. – Defending two-time Busch North Series points champion Andy Santerre of Cherryfield captured his third win in four races and second straight by taking the checkered flag in the Local Dodge Dealers 150 at Lake Erie Speedway Saturday. He won the inaugural… Read More
The countdown has begun to the Banknorth 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway and owner Bill Ryan said the response has been “incredible.” With defending NASCAR Nextel Cup points champion Matt Kenseth and contender Kurt Busch spicing up the list of entrants, most of the 6,000… Read More
HICKORY, N.C. – Ricky Craven, driver of the No. 32 Tide Chevrolet, will have a busy weekend at Chicagoland Speedway this week. Craven is competing in the Busch Series event for Richard Childress Racing in the No. 29 ESGR/Navy Reserves car and hopes running “double… Read More
HERMON – Dana Harlow of Hampden ended Jim Carr of Clifton’s unbeaten streak in the Pickup Truck division while winning the feature race during Speedway 95’s Wacky Wednesday action. Chris Wilcox of Glenburn was second, Brett Crosby of Hermon third and Atkinson’s Rick Eastman fifth. Read More
For the second straight year, the plug has been pulled on the pro stock division at Wiscasset Raceway. There was no pro stock racing for the first time this season last Saturday. “I have always said it only takes two cars to make a race. Read More
HERMON – For St. Albans’ Rick Morse and Hermon’s Kris Watson, the night of July 3, 2004, will always be cherished. For the first time in their careers, Morse and Watson each collected two feature wins in one day. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
WISCASSET – Newcastle’s Chuck Colby took advantage of a rare front row starting position and ran away with the 25- lap Limited Sportsman feature at Wiscasset Raceway Saturday night. The race went caution free with Colby picking up his fifth win of the season. He… Read More
He is one of the youngest drivers on the Pro All-Stars Series tour at 21. And he has been racing for just six years. But Denmark’s Travis Khiel has made his presence felt. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
HICKORY, N.C. – Newburgh’s Ricky Craven, driver of the No. 32 Tide Chevrolet, will makes his 18th appearance at Daytona (Fla.) International Raceway when he competes in the NASCAR Nextel Cup’s Pepsi 400 Saturday night. Craven finished 23rd in the season opener in the Daytona… Read More
HERMON – Jesse Smith of Carmel held off the race-long challenge of Bucksport’s Artie Maguire Jr. to win the 20-lap Little Enduro feature Wednesday night at Speedway 95. Smith started on the pole and was able to prevent Maguire from posting his second straight win. Read More
HOLLAND, N.Y. – Two-time defending NASCAR Busch North Series Champion and Cherryfield native Andy Santerre scored his third victory of the season Saturday night in the Sunoco 150 at Holland International Speedway. Outside pole-sitter Mike Olsen of North Haverhill, N.H., finished second. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
HERMON – Artie Maguire Jr. of Bucksport won the Little Enduro feature during Speedway 95’s Wacky Wednesday. John Kalel II of Orrington took second while Richard Burrill (Sullivan), Bob Merchant (Lamonie), and Shane Geiser (Holden) rounded out the top five. OTHER SPEEDWAY 95 RESULTS googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
UNITY – Randy Turner of Freedom outdueled defending champion Matt Lee of Albion after a long rain delay to win the Pro Stock feature Saturday at Unity Raceway. Turner started in sixth but moved up to second after a first-lap caution and took the lead… Read More
Bangor’s Gary Smith said he and his team experienced a “learning curve” last season. And it’s paying dividends this season. 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
HERMON – Jesse Smith of Carmel battled early with Artie Maguire Jr. of Bucksport and then finished strong for the final 15 laps to capture the Little Enduro feature at Speedway 95 Wednesday night. Smith battled with Maguire for the first five laps and through… Read More
Although a decision hasn’t been made as yet, Doug White of DNK Select Used Auto Sales in Farmingdale indicated that the DNK Select 250 could become an annual event. The first one was held on Sunday night and 72 cars turned out at Unity Raceway… Read More
HERMON – Speedway 95’s first Saturday race slate saw a familiar face make it to victory lane as Brent Parritt of Steuben took over the lead on Lap 7 of the CAM II Racing Fuels Super Street Series race and held on for the next 43 to win… Read More
UNITY – It always helps to have a fast race car. But it doesn’t help if you can’t survive the perils of short-track racing. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
Andy Santerre of Cherryfield said he doesn’t think he has raced at Unity Raceway since 1994. Santerre, the defending two-time Busch North points champ, is among the 75-plus drivers who will look to pocket the $25,000 that will go to the winner of Sunday night’s… Read More
Five years ago, co-owners Doug White and Charlie Clark decided to expand the advertising program for their DNK Used Auto Sales business in Farmingdale. “I had always been involved in motorsports so we started to use motorsports as a form of advertising. We decided to… Read More
OXFORD – Tom Watson Jr. came from behind to earn a win in the Limited Sportsman Trucks feature Thursday night at Oxford Plains Speedway. Watson started 11th in a 28-car field, took the lead at the halfway mark, and cruised from there. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
The Last Ditch Racing ProRally racing team of Bangor finished its quest to race on both ends of the continent by placing 26th in the Susquehannock Trail SCCA ProRally held over the weekend in Wellsboro, Pa. The previous weekend the Maine team finished 15th (fifth overall in the… Read More
UNITY – Freedom’s Randy Turner outran Jeff Burgess to pick up his first Pro Stock win of the season at Unity Raceway Saturday night. Kris Huff of Orrington was third, Freedom’s Tim Turner finished fourth and fifth was Larry Gelinas of Scarborough. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
Strong’s Tracy Gordon left behind a successful Busch North career last season. He had a four-race American Speed Association deal; ran six Pro All-Stars Series races and drove in three Busch North events. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
HERMON – Bob Merchant of Lamoine started up front and led all the way to win the Little Enduro feature during Varney GMC Pontiac Mazda Wacky Wednesday racing action at Speedway 95. The race was marred by several red flags brought out by multicar wrecks… Read More
Farmingdale’s Johnny Clark collected his second career Pro All-Stars Series triumph while Brad Leighton of Center Harbor, N.H. notched his second consecutive Busch North victory over the weekend. Clark claimed the lead on lap 73 and led the rest of the way to take the… Read More
OXFORD – The coin toss proved to be more pivotal than usual Saturday night at Oxford Plains Speedway as Shane Green of South Paris took advantage of an inverted field during the 60-lap Yankee Communications Iron Man Series race. The inverted field resulted from a… Read More
When Winterport Dragway manager Derrick Cunningham implemented street night racing last year for imports and compact cars, he hoped it would be well-received. But he never expected to have 140 cars at one show and to average 90 cars per night for the four evenings… Read More
THOMPSON, Conn. – Brad Leighton of Center Harbor, N.H. took the lead 20 laps into the race when Brian Hoar crashed and held off defending two-time Busch North series points champion Andy Santerre of Cherryfield to win the Pepsi Racing 150 at Thompson International Speedway Saturday. Read More
Milo’s Mike Beland won points championships in the Wacky Wednesday truck class at Hermon’s Speedway 95 in 2001 and 2002. But he traded in the asphalt for dirt. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
HERMON – Ricky Morse of St. Albans earned his second win of the season Sunday, taking the checkered flag in the Coca-Cola Limited Sportsman series 50-lap feature race at Speedway 95 in Hermon. Morse got his second win of the young season, surviving eight caution… Read More
Oxford Plains Speedway owner Bill Ryan said it bothers him when his Saturday night race cards drag on and on. So he has taken a significant step to reduce the length of the show: eliminating heat races. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
HERMON – Ellsworth’s Andy Saunders said Winterport’s Ryan Deane “had the car to beat” during the 35-lap sportsman (pro stock) feature at Speedway 95 Sunday afternoon. But Deane lost his clutch and Saunders squeezed by him on the outside groove soon after a restart to… Read More
WISCASSET – John Phippen of Bar Harbor won his first Pro Stock race since July 2001 at Wiscasset Raceway by holding off Newcastle’s Charlie Colby for the win Sunday. Jeff Taylor of Mercer finished third, fourth was Manchester’s Gene Green, and Shane Long of Strong… Read More
There was a void in Maine auto racing circles a year ago. Unity’s Ralph Nason, who won the Oxford True Value 250 three consecutive years (1998, ’99 and 2000), raced only once. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
UNITY – Falmouth’s Scott Mulkern has been involved in auto racing since 1981 although he has taken some time off. He has won several races but he said his triumph by .71 seconds over three-time Oxford True Value 250 winner Ralph Nason in Sunday’s Maine… Read More
WINTERPORT – Robert Cousins of Carmel earned the opening-day victory in the Super Pro/Pro Gamblers Division at Winterport Dragway on Sunday. Donald Joy of Machias placed second, while Don Barnes of Calais and Mike Piela of Lisbon Falls earned berths in the semifinals. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
Cal Wells III, owner of PPI Motorsports Team, is hopeful he can land a second race team for a limited deal this fall, but he said the odds of that happening will be dictated by Newburgh native Ricky Craven and the team’s performance in the No. 32 Tide… Read More
Pro stock drivers with their eyes on the lucrative DNK Select 250 in June will get the opportunity to test the Unity Raceway track on Sunday for the Maine State Lottery Pro Stock 104. There won’t be a $25,000 check awaiting Sunday’s winner like there… Read More
HERMON – South Paris’ Sam Sessions said Speedway 95 “is the only place where the preferred groove is on the outside.” Sessions proved his theory on lap 104 of the Community Pharmacies 150 Pro All-Stars Series race Sunday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
LEE, N.H. – Andy Santerre’s quest for a third straight Busch North Series points championship began the same way the last two did. That would be with a trip to Victory Lane at Lee USA Speedway as he took over the lead midway through the… Read More
In 2002, his first full season on the Pro All-Stars Series tour, Farmingdale’s Johnny Clark finished fourth in the points chase. He followed that up with a second-place finish last season. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
Cherryfield’s Andy Santerre will begin his quest for a third consecutive Busch North Series points championship when the 15-race tour opens the season at Lee USA Speedway (N.H.) on Sunday. “I think we’ve got a pretty good shot at a three-peat,” said the 35-year-old Santerre. Read More
WISCASSET – Jeff Taylor of Mercer was barely able to hold off 18-year-old rookie Corey Williams of Boothbay for the Prostock win Saturday at Wiscasset Raceway. Boothbay’s Peter Oakes rallied to take third place, and Mark Watson of Clinton and Bar Harbor’s John Phippen rounded… Read More
Newburgh’s Ricky Craven picked up the first of his two NASCAR Winston Cup (now Nextel Cup) wins at Martinsville Speedway (Va.) in 2001. The Nextel Series returns to Martinsville on Sunday for the Advance Auto Parts 500. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
Ben Rowe had a memorable 2003 season on the Pro All-Stars Series tour. The Turner native not only annexed his second consecutive points championship, he had a remarkable 13 top-three finishes and eight victories in 15 races. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
The annual Speedway 95 Stock Car Show at the Airport Mall is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, April 9 and 10. Cars from the track’s Saturday night divisions will be on display as well as cars from the Wacky Wednesday programs. Visitors to the show… Read More
NASCAR Nextel Cup driver Ricky Craven of Newburgh would love to jump-start his season Sunday. And what better place than Darlington (S.C.) Raceway, the site of the most memorable win of his career. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
John Crawford, the track manager at Unity Raceway, has wanted to develop a lucrative race ever since he began leasing the one-third mile oval two years ago. He has accomplished it. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
Cherryfield’s Andy Santerre, who claimed his second straight Busch North series points championship this past season, indicated he will probably return to defend his title next April. “Right now, the big thing is to get all the sponsors back. If we have enough money to… Read More
Pontiac, the manufacturer that won two of the past three Winston Cup championships, announced Tuesday it won’t return in 2004 – leaving Chevrolet as the only General Motors brand on the NASCAR circuit. Five full-time teams currently use Pontiacs, with Maine driver Ricky Craven providing… Read More
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UNITY – Ralph Nason of Unity made his season debut at Unity Raceway Saturday night and led from start to finish in the track’s season-ending LongJohn 150. Nason fought off an early challenge from Dana Strout of Benton and a late challenge from Billy Whorff of Topsham to… Read More
WISCASSET – After 392 green flag laps and 121 non-countable caution flag laps, the first Big Dawg Challenge and a $100,000 paycheck came down to an eight-lap dash to the checkered flag at Wiscasset Raceway Monday between leader Dave Gorveatt of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, and Norway native… Read More
Newburgh native Ricky Craven has received a two-year contract extension from PPI Motorsports which will keep him in his No. 32 Tide Winston Cup car through 2006. It was also announced that primary sponsor Tide has extended its sponsorship for two years through 2006. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
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