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UNITY – Albion’s Dean Fuller fought through two ran delays to win his second straight pro stock race at Unity Raceway Saturday night. The pro stocks were the only division to finish because of the rain. The rest of the feature races will be made… Read More
Bobby Walker is into his fifth decade of service to Oxford Plains Speedway. And the 57-year-old OPS track announcer and communications director isn’t going anywhere any time soon. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
Ward Burton finished 37th in the MBNA Platinum 400 at Dover International Speedway last Sunday. But he still pocketed $92,195. Newburgh’s Ricky Craven finished 30 places higher but took home only $72,485. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
HERMON – Patrick Thibodeau of Winterport grabbed the lead on a mid-race restart and held on to win the 35-lap main event at Speedway 95 Sunday afternoon. Thibodeau held off Don Alexander Jr. of Levant, who lost the lead on the restart. Third place went… Read More
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UNITY – Dean Fuller of Albion started on the pole for the pro stock feature by virtue of pole-sitter Andy Saunders’ clutch problems and held on for a victory Saturday night at Unity Raceway. Fuller would take advantage of the front starting spot by leading… Read More
A pro stock driver could be making a $14,000 deposit into his checking or savings account on Monday. It won’t be easy by any stretch of the imagination. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
SCARBOROUGH – Jason Fowler of Scarborough rallied past Steve Carrier of Saco, and then held off Saco’s David Pinkham to win the NASCAR pro series event at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway Sunday. Fowler’s younger brother Mike Fowler won the NASCAR sports series race. It is… Read More
WISCASSET – Scott Chubbuck of Wiscasset rebounded from being a lap down, took the lead with three laps left, and held on for the win Saturday afternoon in the DNK Select Used Cars Pro Stock 100 at Wiscasset Raceway. Chubbuck held off Peter Oakes of… Read More
SCARBOROUGH – Steve Berry Jr. of Gorham started the defense of his 2001 NASCAR Pro Series championship in fine form Sunday at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway. Berry took advantage of his pole position, led most of Sunday afternoon’s 40-lap feature, and was the first one… Read More
WINTERPORT – Randy Therrien of Unity edged Paul Goodness of Eddington to win the Super Pro/Pro Final Sunday at Winterport Dragway. Therrien won the Super Pro Eliminator to earn his bid in the final, while Goodness took the Pro Eliminator to grab his place against… Read More
UNITY – Rick Burgess Jr. won the Wildcat feature races on both Friday and Saturday, locking up the division championship in the process in action at Unity Raceway. Saturday, Burgess recovered from a head-on collision early in the race to outlast James McGarey and Bill… Read More
Cherryfield’s Andy Santerre had wanted to own a motorsports team. He said he has always enjoyed building race cars as much as he does racing them. That became a reality this season when he teamed with Winston-Salem (N.C.) businessman Mike Reece to form the Santerre-Reece… Read More
UNITY -Jeff Burgess won the pro stock feature, his first win since 1997 at Unity Raceway Saturday night. Matt Lee was second and Bub Raven finished in third place. Unity’s wildcat feature was rained out but the track will hold a 100-lap feature Friday and… Read More
Pro stocks will survive at Hermon’s Speedway 95. But co-owner Del Merritt intends to combine the next two classes, limited and super street, into one for next season. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
UNITY – Willie Rood rallied from the back of the field Saturday to earn the victory in the Sport 4 feature at Unity Raceway. Rood dedicated the victory to his father, Ernest, who is battling cancer. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
HERMON – There was a sense of patriotism at Speedway 95 Sunday as several of the race cars sported American flags to honor the victims of Tuesday’s terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. Frankfort’s Chad Ashey donated his $100 winner’s check in… Read More
Newburgh’s Ricky Craven applauded the decision by NASCAR and New Hampshire International Speedway officials to postpone Sunday’s New Hampshire 300 Winston Cup race in light of the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Arlington, Va. The… Read More
UNITY – Albion’s Matt Lee knew he had his hands full with Wiscasset’s Scott Chubbuck in the 35-lap Pro Stock feature at Unity Raceway Saturday night. Lee had taken the lead from fellow Albion native Steve Nelson on the 11th lap and Chubbuck stayed on… Read More
HERMON – Scott Alexander of Glenburn took advantage of a pit stop by his cousin, Don Alexander Jr., to take the 35-lap Pro Stock feature Sunday afternoon at Speedway 95. John Phippen of Bar Harbor recovered from a collision on lap 18 to finish in… Read More
A loud ovation isn’t usually given to a third-place finisher in the Strictly Street division at Speedway 95. But there was one last Sunday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
HERMON – Ben Rowe’s persistence paid off at Speedway 95 Sunday night. Turner’s Rowe had dogged race leader Chuck Lachance of Cushing for 50 laps. He had tried to slip past him countless times without success. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
WISCASSET – Charlie Colby of Edgecomb cruised to his first pro stock victory Saturday at Wiscasset Raceway. Colby started from the pole and held off John Phippen of Bar Harbor to gain the win. It was the last point-scoring race of the season. Jeff Burgess… Read More
HERMON – Aaron St. Peter of Brewer stayed on the inside groove to work his way up through the field and post a win in the 50-lap Partnership for a Tobacco-Free Maine Pro Stock feature win on Sunday at Speedway 95. The race was caution-free… Read More
HERMON – Chad Ashley of Frankfort passed Hermon’s Steve Moulton on lap 27 of the 35-lap Dysart’s Sport-Four series feature to claim the victory and the three-race series championship at Speedway 95 Saturday. Moulton was second and Gregg Markee of Bradford was third. Jjim Johnson… Read More
Winterport’s Patrick Thibodeau is a relative newcomer to auto racing. This is just his sixth season behind the wheel of a race car and his fourth in the pro stock division. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
HERMON – Alex Shaw of Hermon won the final installment of a season-long, three-race series at Speedway 95 Saturday night by holding off hard charges from Greg Pung of Bar Harbor and Strictly Street points leader Mike Thayer of Hermon. Shaw took the 50-lap Strictly… Read More
UNITY – Ralph Nason of Unity held off a late charge from Gary Smith of Bangor en route to his second New England Pro Stock Association race of the season Saturday night at Unity Raceway. Nason is also the owner of Unity Raceway. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
Cherryfield’s Andy Santerre will be in an interesting situation at one of his favorite tracks on the Busch Grand National series this weekend: Pikes Peak International Raceway in Colorado. Santerre will be driving his Santerre-Reece Motorsports Team Chevy Monte Carlo but it won’t have his… Read More
WISCASSET – Alan Moeller of Dresden held off the field to earn a win in the 100-lap super limited feature auto race at Wiscasset Raceway Saturday. Pole sitter Jason Taylor of Appleton led the first 17 laps but Moeller overtook him in the 18th. Taylor… Read More
If there was one definite trend at the Oxford True Value 250 it was the heavy Maine influence. Sixty-two of the 86 entrants and 35 of the 41 qualifiers for the 28th annual event were in-state drivers. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
HERMON – John and Debbie Luce, kept it all in the family Wednesday night as the married racing duo won two feature races for the second time this season at Speedway 95. In the ladies division, Debbie kept her Saab in front from the third… Read More
HERMON – Aaron St. Peter came from the back of the pack to earn the win in the pro stock division at Speedway 95 Saturday night. Brewer’s St. Peter took over the lead from pole sitter Scott Modery of Stetson near the halfway point of… Read More
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HERMON – Kevin Colson of Frankfort slipped past Kenny Grover of Bangor on the final lap of the Little Enduro feature race Wednesday night at Speedway 95 to pick up the win. Mike Witham of Milo also outraced Grover to the finish line for second… Read More
HERMON – Greg Markee of Bradford withstood a hard challenge from Chad Ashey of Frankfort to win the Dysart’s 35-lap Sport Four Series race at Speedway 95 Saturday night. Ashey, who started the race from the outside pole position, was challenged the entire race, first… Read More
WISCASSET – Unity’s Ralph Nason and Wiscasset’s Scott Chubbuck had a nice duel going at the front of the pack during the Coastal 200 at Wiscasset Raceway Sunday. But they will have to wait until Sunday, July 29 to resume the battle and settle it. Read More
The Pro All Stars Series may be in its infancy, but the pro stock drivers involved in the first-year series have been impressed with it so far. They also feel the series has a bright future. “Tom [series founder and director Tom Mayberry of Naples]… Read More
HERMON – Turner’s Ben Rowe was apologetic after winning the Pro All Stars Series Pine Tree 150 at Speedway 95 Saturday evening. He was running second to Cushing’s Chuck Lachance with 10 laps left when he hit Lachance after Lachance had checked up to avoid… Read More
WISCASSET – Scott Chubbuck of Wiscasset grabbed the lead by a bumper at the completion of the ninth lap of the Pro Stock division feature and held off several subsequent challenges to post the win at Wiscasset Raceway. Over the final two-thirds of the race,… Read More
Sam Sessions wanted to enter a charger division race at Oxford Plains Speedway 21 years ago. His brother, Sumner, had been hauling a friend’s charger car to the track and when his friend couldn’t afford to race that particular weekend, Sumner was going to drive… Read More
HERMON – Bangor’s Aaron Bragg slid by Milo’s Mike Beland on the inside with less than two laps to go and took the checkered flag in the pick-up truck feature at Wacky Wednesday at Speedway 95. Bragg had forced Beland to go high in turn… Read More
HERMON – Aaron St. Peter passed John Phippen Jr. on a restart with 14 laps to go in the 35 lap Pro Stock Maine event for the win at Speedway 95 Saturday night. Jamie Watson of Gouldsboro picked up third place while Scott Modery of… Read More
UNITY – Ralph Nason survived several restarts to hold off a hard-charging Kenny Wright to win the NEPSA Hartley’s Chrysler Plymouth 150 at Unity Raceway Saturday night. The 61-year-old Nason repeatedly outdueled the second-place finisher, Wright. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
Is sleep deprivation worth a shot at $7,000? Bangor’s Gary Smith thinks so. So do several other pro stock racers who, like Smith, will run in the first of the five-race Northeast Pro Stock series events Saturday night at Unity Raceway. After the 5:30 p.m. Read More
UNITY – Willie Rood posted a sweep in the first doubleheader of auto racing action at Unity Raceway Friday and Saturday nights. Rood topped the Sport 4 division both nights. Ed Drake took second Friday night, followed by John Crawford. On Saturday, Crawford was second… Read More
There’s nothing like home cooking and Kelly Moore would like nothing better than to supply his family and friends with a Busch North Series triumph Sunday afternoon at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, which is approximately one mile from his home in Scarborough. “This is a… Read More
Farmington’s Jeff Taylor moved his Distance Racing Products stock car business from Unity to Albion recently. Moving a business can be an expensive venture. Five thousand dollars would certainly come in handy. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
Friendship’s Scott Delano has had an eventful first year in the pro stock division at Wiscasset Raceway. The two-time limited class champion won his first three races in the track’s top class which earned him Driver of the Month honors for April. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
UNITY – Steve Nelson of Albion survived a multi-car wreck then held off defending champion Matt Lee of Albion Saturday night to win the late model sportsman feature at Unity Raceway. Nelson overtook Lee late in the race to take the checkers. George Fernald took… Read More
By day, she is a nattily-attired vice president of the Bansco Federal Credit Union in Bangor. But on Saturday nights, Vicki Wright is adorned in Unity Raceway sweatshirts. She is the chief scorer at the stock car oval. She is in her eighth year at… Read More
HERMON – Hermon’s Dale Swoboda didn’t think he would be able to get by Little Deer Isle’s Matt Eaton to win the 50-lap Super Street series race at Speedway 95 Sunday afternoon. Swoboda was able to move up from his sixth starting spot to second… Read More
OXFORD – Ryan Moore of Scarborough utilized a patient game plan, took the lead on lap 65, and cruised to a comfortable win in the American-Canadian Tour’s New England Dodge Dealers 100 at Oxford Plains Speedway on Saturday. Moore, a second-generation driver and the son… Read More
A new track manager, a new tower, and a new image will be on display Sunday when Winterport Dragway opens for the season. Time trials begin at 9 a.m. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
HERMON – Andy Shaw of Center Conway, N.H., won the first 50-lap Partnership for Tobacco Free Maine pro stock event at Speedway 95 Sunday. Shaw took the lead for good on lap 43 when Scott Chubbuck of Wiscasset spun in turn one while fighting Shaw… Read More
HERMON – Matt Gillie went to Speedway 95 for Sunday’s opening day of racing with a car he thought was fast enough to win, and snazzy enough that a panel of judges deemed it the winner of his division’s “pretty car” competition. He left after… Read More
SCARBOROUGH – Windham’s Barry Babb surged past pole-sitter Jackie Roussel of Gorham en route to winning his first NASCAR Late Model Pro Series 40-lap feature this season at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway Saturday night. The youngest member of the racing Babb family emerged victorious from… Read More
Morrill’s Travis Benjamin wants to earn Rookie of the Year honors on the Busch North tour. Strong’s Tracy Gordon has his sights set on the points championship. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
The International Pro Stock Challenge, a series that featured races in New England and eastern Canada, has folded for financial reasons and been replaced by the 12-race Pro All-Star series created by Naples’ Tom Mayberry, a veteran pro stock driver. The series will include three… Read More