Hermon’s Mike Hopkins made it two for two for 2012 in the Speedway 95 Dysart’s Late Models Saturday night when he went from the outside pole to victory lane in the caution free Sinclair Towing Service 50 lap feature event. Ryan Deane of Winterport started on the pole but was no match for Hopkins, who had the lead coming out of turn two on the first lap. Andy Saunders of Ellsworth wasted no time getting past Deane as he quickly moved into the second spot, but that’s as far as he could go. Saunders, and Deane who finished third, went the entire 50 laps nose to tail, but no change in the running order was ever made. Brenton Parritt of Steuben moved through the pack and finished in the fourth spot with Winterport’s Shane Clark finishing fifth. Duane Seekins of Stockton Springs finished sixth, the last car on the lead lap at the finish. Hermon’s Greg Ellis, Deane Smart of Milford, John Kalel II of Orrington and Dale Swoboda of Hermon, rounded out the top ten. Fifteen Late Models took the green flag for the race, with only Hermon’s Phil Richardson falling out and not completing the entire distance. Hopkins and Deane won the qualifiers, placing them on the front row for the start.
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Steve Moulton of Holden picked up his first win of the season in the Maine State Lottery Sportsman division after winning the qualifier and starting on the pole. The 25 lap race was slowed three times by the yellow flag, twice for single car spins and once when Troy Patterson of Stockton Springs and D.J. Moody of Prospect touched coming out of turn four while running side by side for the third spot. Patterson ended up on his side against the turn four barrier, while Moody continued on unscathed. Jim Robichaud of Orrington, returning to the speedway after several years off, drove a strong race to finish second, with Moody finishing third. Nate Weston of Norridgewock survived an incident early in the event when he and Moulton tangled while fighting for the lead. Weston fell to the rear of the field but came back to finish fourth with Kris Matchett of Skowhegan finishing fifth.
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