WISCASSET SPEEDWAY OUTRACES THE RAIN SATURDAY NIGHT
by Ken Minott
There was little doubt that rain would arrive in midcoast Maine late Saturday afternoon. But that didn’t shake the determination of race teams and track officials to get in their scheduled race program. Following their regular practice rounds, the race teams gathered for a meeting and made the decision to skip their qualifying heat races and jump right to feature action in order to beat the approaching weather. The show featured action in all four Group 1 divisions plus a 100 lap Enduro. In the 35 lap spotlight feature for the Cahill Tire 4-Cylinder Pros, West Gardiner’s Hayden Norris remained undefeated on the season, starting deep in the field and taking the lead by halfway. From there he ran to a relatively easy win. As of press time, the victory remains unofficial pending engine inspection, which is required after a driver’s 3rd win. Defending champ Max Rowe would be credited with 2nd place and rookie Nicole Benincasa of Buxton took 3rd. In support feature action, Wiscasset’s Nick Hinkley grabbed his second straight win in the ServPro of Biddeford Saco Pro Stocks 40 lapper. He was chased across the line by Nick Reno of West Bath and Charlie Colby of Newcastle. Mike Hodgkins of Jefferson took home top honors in the 25 lap feature for the Maxwells Market Super Streets. It was his first win of the season. Division champs Josh Bailey of Wiscasset and Mark Lucas of Harpswell took the other two spots in victory lane. The 25 lap feature for the Thunder 4 Minis went to Travis Poulliot of South China. Noah Haggett of Wiscasset was 2nd and Cameron Campbell of New Gloucester 3rd. With the rain starting to fall, the Enduro drivers rolled onto the track with drivers looking to reach 100 laps before the 1-hour time limit or the rain got too heavy. Nathan Haley of Wiscasset led the entire race wire to wire for the win.
Wiscasset Speedway returns to action with a huge slate of action Friday thru Sunday wrapping up with the annual Coastal 200. Monster Truck Throwdown makes its first-ever appearance at the coastal Maine track on Friday and Saturday for two shows presented by Bozzuto’s Inc. Friday’s event has gates opening at 4:00 pm and a free 2-hour pit party for ticket holders at 5:00 pm followed by the main event at 7:00 pm. Saturday afternoon’s show has gates opening at 11:00 am, pit party at 12 noon, and the showtime at 2:00 pm. The shows are rain or shine and tickets are still available at the gate for both shows. Adult tickets (14 yrs & up) are $18. Kids tickets (4 – 13 yrs) are $12. The big Memorial Day weekend schedule concludes on Sunday afternoon with the running of the annual Coastal 200 presented by Jordan Lumber & Jordan Excavation. The race will feature many of the top Late Model Sportsman drivers in the region racing for their share of a $25,000 purse, including $5,000 to win. The show will also feature action in Modifieds, Outlaw Minis, and Strictly Streets. Grand Tickets for Sunday’s race are $5 with kids 6&under free). Also, all veterans and active duty military will receive free grandstand admission as a thank you for their service. Pitside admission on Sunday is $20 for all. For full schedule and other information, go to the track website at www.wiscassetspeedway.com.
WISCASSET SPEEDWAY RESULTS 5/19/18
GROUP 1 PLUS 100 LAP ENDURO
full results – * 4 cylinder pro finish pending engine inspection of winner
CAHILL TIRE 4-CYLINDER PROS (35 LAPS) *finish is UNOFFICIAL pending engine inspection for 3rd win
Pos No. Name Home Town Laps Diff
1 03 Hayden Norris Gardiner 35
2 12 Max Rowe Turner 35 1.235
3 14 Nicole Benincasa Buxton 35 2.358
4 24 Jeff Prindall Lisbon 35 5.058
5 5 Dominic Curet Saco 35 5.139
6 00 PJ Merrill Canton 35 8.86
7 4 Connor Wenners Edgecomb 35 8.905
8 70 Taylor Lane Phillips 35 9.001
9 41 Larry Melcher Jay 35 1.976
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SERV PRO OF BIDDEFORD SACO PROSTOCKS (40 LAPS)
* 2nd straight win of 2018
Pos No. Name Home Town Laps Diff
1 15 Nick Hinckley Jefferson 40 28.126
2 77 Nick Reno West Bath 40
3 72 Charlie Colby Newcastle 40 0.693
4 23 David Farrington Jay 40 2.467
5 84 Jamie Wright Woolwich 40 7.482
6 05 James Osmond Wiscasset 40 10.834
7 21 James Barker Jay 39 1 Lap
8 29 Kevin Morse West Bath 35 5 Laps
9 8 Jeremy Whorff Bath 31 9 Laps
10 02 Shane Lane North Anson 22 18 Laps
11 18 Kevin Douglass Sidney 11 29 Laps
12 13T Cody Tribbett Richmond 4 36 Laps
13 25 Barry Poulin Clinton 1 39 Laps
14 13 Nate Tribbett Richmond 1 39 Laps
15 88 Wes Turner Freedom 1 39 Laps
16 5 Phil Richardson Hermon 0
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MAXWELLS MARKET SUPER STREETS (25 LAPS)
* first win of 2018
Pos No. Name Home Town Laps Diff
1 23x Mike Hodgkins Jefferson 25
2 2 Josh Bailey Wiscasset 25 0.099
3 5 Mark Lucas Harpswell 25 2.291
4 06 Zac Poland Woolwich 25 2.681
5 55 Bob Crocker Freeport 25 6.12
6 54 Neil Evans Jr. Yarmouth 25 6.822
7 85 Michael Harrison Durham 24 1 Lap
8 48 Dan Nessmith Wiscasset 22 3 Laps
9 1 Jeff Davis Woolwich 22 3 Laps
10 30 Cory Creamer Randolph 16 9 Laps
dns 24 David Thompson Jefferson dns
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THUNDER 4 MINI (25 LAPS)
* first win of 2018
Pos No. Name Home Town Laps Diff
1 16 Travis Poulliot China 25
2 54 Noah Haggett Wiscasset 25 0.812
3 4x Cameron Campbell New Gloucester 25 1.688
4 4E Calab Emerson – Mains Richmond 25 3.309
5 26 Michael Golding Pownal 19 6 Laps
6 58 David Greenleaf Brunswick 19 6 Laps
7 7 Howard Roberts Jay 17 8 Laps
8 14x Adam O’Neil 15 10 Laps
9 25 Brian Burr Brunswick 2 23 Laps
10 20 Devan Robinson Warren 2 23 Laps
11 00 Nick Morton Newcastle 2 23 Laps
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ENDURO #1 (100 LAPS)
* entire 100 laps run in the rain
Pos No. Name Home Town Laps Diff
1 4 Nathan Haley Wiscasset 100
2 39 Jonathon Spear Wiscasset 99 1 Lap
3 24 Andrew Glynn Farmingdale 98 2 Laps
4 87 Jeff Read Summerville 98 2 Laps
5 93 Justin Spear Wiscasset 97 3 Laps
6 95 Kenneth Doak Washington 84 16 Laps
7 1 Logan Maddocks Appleton 83 17 Laps
8 26 Anthony Larrabee Farmington 81 19 Laps
9 78 Tiger Colby Wiscasset 49 51 Laps
10 14 Robert MacDonald Smithfield 48 52 Laps
11 17 Josh Donahue Sommerville 44 56 Laps
12 17x Destiny Mackenzie Wiscasset 33 67 Laps
13 23 Kyle Enman Durham 27 73 Laps
14 50 Jarrett Byrnes Nobleboro 25 75 Laps
15 08 Josh Page Brunswick 18 82 Laps
16 9 Joshua Dube Auburn 16 84 Laps
17 547 John Lacavera Woolwich 100 Laps
