by Jay | Jul 24, 2009 | Canada
“CARQUEST PRO STOCK TOUR on tap for Parts for Trucks 100”
This Saturday night under the lights at Speedway 660 the Carquest Maritime Pro Stock Tour is heading to the Geary Woods for the Parts for Trucks 100. After last Saturday nights Enduro 200 being cancelled due to rain once again everyone is ready to get back to racing. Once again there is another exciting night of racing coming up. This is the race that had to be re-scheduled due to rain canceling it the first time in June.
Upwards of 30 cars are expected to make the trip to Speedway 660 this weekend including some of our own weekly Irving Lubricants Pro Stock regular drivers. Fans are going to see some exciting competitive racing when the tour hits the track. Every one is sure to be on the edge of their seats!
Some of the drivers you can expect to see include Fredericton’s Shawn Tucker, former track Champion Dave O’Blenis and Craig Slaunwhite, defending Peterbilt 250 Champion. Also St. John’s Lonnie Sommerville who had a great run in the PASS event, will be looking to make his way to victory lane. Some of the local drivers may include last year’s points Champion Greg Fahey and Matt Harris who is having a great start to the 2009 racing season.
After three of the tour races are in the books, the points have shuffled around and the point’s leader in the Carquest Maritime Pro Stock tour is John Flemming. Shawn Tucker who has won two of the three of the races is a close second in points while Shawn Turple is not far behind in third.
Last weekend was the first of three events in the Triple Crown Series. The first race was at Riverside Speedway for the IWK 250 where Wayne Smith picked up a win along with Kent Vincent and Sprint Cup driver David Reutimann also having podium finishes. There were 39 cars at the event. The second race of the series will take place at Scotia Speedworld on Aungust 8th for the Atlantic CAT 250 and the final race will be on September 6th at Speedway 660 for the Peterbilt 250 on SPEEDWEEKEND. If Wayne Smith can win all three of the events there will be a big $50,000 cheque waiting for him!
In addition to the Parts for Trucks 100, fans will get to see weekly points racing in the Martin’s Home Heating Sportsman and Coast Tire Street Stocks. Fans will see heats and features in both of these divisions. These points’s series are heating up as the summer goes on and you don’t want to miss it.
Race fans who bring a non perishable food item or make a donation for the food bank at the entrance of the Speedway will receive a bingo card for Purolator Bingo. Purolator is donating five $100 gas cards to give away to some lucky winners. At this time of year the food banks are very low on stock and rely on the help from public. Please remember the Food Bank when you leave to head to the Speedway on Saturday evening. Another night of WicKID family fun for everyone.
July 25th Event
Parts for Trucks 100
Saturday, July 25th at 7:00p.m.
Pit gates open at 1pm
Grandstands open at 5pm
Time Trials at 6:10pm
Racing starts at 7p.m.
Rain date is Sunday July 26th at 2:00p.m.
Ticket Prices:
Adults (16 and over) $20
Youth (ages 9-15) $15
Children (ages 8 and under) FREE
by Jay | Jul 24, 2009 | Maine, Oxford Plains Speedway
OXFORD, Maine – Jon McKennedy lost the lead twice in Saturday’s Maine-Ly Action Sports 100 at Oxford Plains Speedway.
Once the driver from Chelmsford, Mass., returned to the front of the field in the True Value Modified Series main event, however, the only thing he lost was his competition.
McKennedy dominated the final 24 laps to rule the third-annual event on the eve of Sunday’s 36th annual TD Banknorth 250 Presented By New England Dodge Dealers late model race.
“I knew I had a good car. I just kept telling myself not to abuse the tires,” said McKennedy, who surrendered the lead to both Rob Goodenough and Andy Seuss before reclaiming it for keeps on lap 77.
Keith Iannarelli’s spin brought out only the second caution flag of the event and necessitated a three-lap shootout at the finish. McKennedy got a strong jump on the restart and left behind the second-place battle between Vernont’s Dwight Jarvis and Maine’s David Pinkham.
Jarvis held on for second, with defending race champion Pinkham third after starting last in the 22-car field.
Seuss and Ed Dachenhausen completed the top five in the open-wheel showcase.
Double features for the Allen’s Coffee Flavored Brandy Strictly and Mini Stocks also provided ample excitement on the card. The first round of 30-lap features was held over from Friday night’s partial rainout.
Sumner Sessions captured his first win of the season in the opening half of the Strictly twin bill, with Mike Short scoring his division-leading fourth win of the year in the nightcap.
Reigning Mini champion Ashley Marshall picked up his second checkered flag of the summer in the make-up event. Justin Karkos snapped his modest two-race winless streak in the encore, posting his fifth victory of 2009.
MAINE-LY ACTION SPORTS TRUE VALUE MODIFIED (100 laps): 1. Jon McKennedy, Chelmsford, Mass.; 2. Dwight Jarvis, Ascutney, Vt.; 3. David Pinkham, Buxton; 4. Andy Seuss, Hampstead, N.H.; 5. Ed Dachenhausen, Danbury, Conn.; 6. Peter Jarvis, Ascutney, Vt.; 7. Rowan Pennink, Huntington Valley, Pa.; 8. Rob Goodenough, Swanzey, N.H.; 9. Jack Bateman, Canaan. N.H.; 10. Stephen Masse, Bellingham, Mass.; 11. Sean Bodreau, Claremont, N.H.; 12. Eddy Spiers, Beacon Falls, Conn.; 13. Chris Pasteryak, Lisbon, Conn.; 14. Les Hinckley, Windsor Locks, Conn.; 15. Kenny Berry, Preston, Conn.; 16. Jacob Dore, Sanford; 17. Mike Douglas Jr., Auburn, N.H.; 18. Jimmy Dolan, Bethel, Conn.; 19. Joe Doucette, Framingham. Mass.; 20. Keith Iannarelli, Maynard, Mass.; 21. Tony Ricci, Westbrook; 22. Mike Holdridge, Madison, Conn.
ALLEN’S COFFEE FLAVORED BRANDY STRICTLY STOCK #1 (30 laps, postponed from Friday): 1. Sumner Sessions, Norway; 2. Mike Short, Auburn; 3. Skip Tripp, Poland; 4. Matt Williams, Brownfield; 5. Mike St. Germain, Auburn; 6. Jon Brill, Bridgton; 7. Larry Emerson, Durham; 8. Zach Emerson, Sabattus; 9. Maurice Young, Chelsea; 10. Jerry Harrison, Freeport; 11. Gerry Burgess, Sabattus; 12. Bob Crocker, Freeport; 13. Rick Spaulding, Lisbon; 14. Derek Farrington, Freeport; 15. Jeff Merrill, Turner; 16. Kim Tripp, Oxford; 17. Keith Stuart, Naples; 18. Mac Hannan Jr., Union; 19. B.J. Chapman, Bridgton; 20. Tommy Tompkins, Dixfield; 21. Nick Hoyt, Mechanic Falls.
ALLEN’S COFFEE FLAVORED BRANDY STRICTLY STOCK #2 (30 laps): 1. Mike Short, Auburn; 2. Mike St. Germain, Auburn; 3. Tommy Tompkins, Dixfield; 4. Larry Emerson, Durham; 5. Skip Tripp, Auburn; 6. Sumner Sessions, Norway; 7. Jerry Harrison, Freeport; 8. B.J. Chapman, Bridgton; 9. Mac Hannan Jr., Union; 10. Maurice Young, Chelsea; 11. Zach Emerson, Sabattus; 12. Matt Williams, Brownfield; 13. Gerry Burgess, Sabattus; 14. Rick Spaulding, Lisbon; 15. Don Harvey, New Gloucester; 16. Bob Crocker, Freeport; 17. Derek Farrington, Freeport; 18. Kim Tripp, Oxford; 19. Nick Hoyt, Mechanic Falls; 20. Jeff Merrill, Turner.
ALLEN’S COFFEE FLAVORED BRANDY MINI STOCK #1 (30 laps, postponed from Friday): 1. Ashley Marshall, Jay; 2. Dan Morris, Auburn; 3. Justin Karkos, Jay; 4. Larry Melcher, Livermore Falls; 5. Darrell Moore, Mechanic Falls; 6. Jake Burns, Gray; 7. Calvin Rose Jr., Turner; 8. Jeff Beaule, Lewiston; 9. Kevin Bishop, South Paris; 10. Jimmy Childs, Leeds; 11. Steve Barker, Jay; 12. Shane Kaherl, Jay; 13. Nathan Guptill, North Turner; 14. Nik Coates, Lisbon; 15. Ken Daigle Jr., Lisbon; 16. Butch Keene, Turner; 17. Joe Turner, Norway; 18. Wayne Titus, Minot; 19. Bob Guptill, Mechanic Falls; 20. Matt Moore, South Paris.
ALLEN’S COFFEE FLAVORED BRANDY MINI STOCK #2 (30 laps): 1. Justin Karkos, Jay; 2. Jake Burns, Gray; 3. Steve Barker, Jay; 4. Matt Moore, South Paris; 5. Kevin Bishop, South Paris; 6. Larry Melcher, Livermore Falls; 7. Calvin Rose Jr., Turner; 8. Darrell Moore, Mechanic Falls; 9. Bob Guptill, Mechanic Falls; 10. Ashley Marshall, Jay; 11. Dan Morris, Auburn; 12. Jimmy Childs, Leeds; 13. Greg Watkins, Bridgton; 14. Jeff Beaule, Lewiston; 15. Nik Coates, Lisbon; 16. Ken Daigle Jr., Lisbon; 17. Joe Turner, Norway; 18. Butch Keene, Turner; 19. Jeff Prindall, Lisbon; 20. Nathan Guptill, North Turner; 21. Wayne Titus, Minot.
by Jay | Jul 24, 2009 | Maine, Oxford Plains Speedway
OXFORD, Maine – Kevin Oliver and Cathy Manchester each repeated their victories from two nights earlier in Friday’s Acceleration Series card at Oxford Plains Speedway.
Then came a repeat of something that’s become all too familiar in recent years: Rain on TD Banknorth 250 Weekend Presented by New England Dodge Dealers. Showers intervened and wiped away the final six features of the night.
Strictly and Mini Stock drivers will run double features Saturday night in conjunction with the Maine-Ly Action Sports 100 for the true Value Modified Racing Series. Racing will begin at the scheduled time of 6:30 p.m.
Three Chimney Tech Outlaw features will be contested Wednesday, July 29, with the Macdonald Motors Runnin’ Rebel ‘A’ feature now to be run Wednesday, August 5.
Jeff Hebert collected his first victory since 2007 in the Runnin’ Rebel ‘B’ main. Jason Hannigan scored his second Goulet Home Inspections Renegade checkered flag of the season.
Manchester sped from 12th to first in only six laps, taking the lead away from rookie Missy Morgan before cruising to a career-best fourth win of the season. Manchester has won four of the five weekly events in the Acceleration Series.
Vanna Brackett and Dottie Patria, the last two Ladies champions, waged a terrific battle for second. Brackett prevailed by less than a car length at the line. Morgan edged Christina Spaulding for fourth.
Oliver started last in the 11-truck field, but he needed only five circuits to overtake early leaders Corey Williams and Jerry Steven en route to his second straight win and third overall.
Point leader Ryan Farrar rallied to second, with Opie Allard, Schmidt and rookie Stevens in only his second OPS start.
Hebert landed the Rebel ‘B’ lead from Brian Nason on lap 2 and breezed in his caution-free event.
Mark Childs Jr. and Bill Sprague posted their best finishes of the season in second and third, followed by Bill Dunphy. Jim Hart made his 2009 debut a successful one, overtaking John Mason in the final turn to swipe fifth.
Hannigan, the defending division champion, led all 10 laps of the Renegade encounter to snag his second win and first since opening night.
Bill Grover lurked at Hannigan’s back bumper throughout but couldn’t quite make the pass. Point leader Gerard Cote collected third, backed by Bob Morey.
Mike St. Germain and Tommy Tompkins won the 10-lap Strictly heats. Butch Keene and Greg Watkins captured Mini preliminaries.
MACDONALD MOTORS RUNNIN’ REBEL ‘B’ (20 laps): 1. Jeff Hebert, Auburn; 2. Mark Childs Jr., Mechanic Falls; 3. Bill Sprague, Minot; 4. Bill Dunphy, New Gloucester; 5. Jim Hart, Buckfield; 6. John Mason, Bethel; 7. Jamie Heath, Waterford; 8. John Childs, Leeds; 9. Roger Bourgoin, Sabattus; 10. Brian Nason, Lewiston; 11. Martin Krauter, Raymond; 12. Carl Conant, Lewiston; 13. Charlie Hall, Oxford; 14. Don Smith, Oxford; 15. Josh Childs, Oxford; 16. Bert Allen, Auburn; 17. Craig Bartlett, Denmark; 18. Gene White, Lisbon.
CALL OF THE WILD RV CENTER SPORT TRUCK (20 laps): 1. Kevin Oliver, Gray; 2. Ryan Farrar, Oxford; 3. Opie Allard, Harpswell; 4. Jeff Schmidt, Mechanic Falls; 5. Jerry Stevens, Searsport; 6. Corey Williams, Sumner; 7. Laurette Theriault, South Casco; 8. Jeremy Wagner, Bryant Pond; 9. Ryan Varney, South Paris; 10. Ross Spurling, New Gloucester; 11. John Lizotte, Mechanic Falls.
ALLEN’S COFFEE FLAVORED BRANDY LADIES (20 laps): 1. Cathy Manchester, Gray; 2. Vanna Brackett, Buckfield; 3. Dottie Patria, Turner; 4. Missy Morgan, Lewiston; 5. Christina Spaulding, Lewiston; 6. Deanna Robertson, South Paris; 7. Lisa Brooks, Auburn; 8. Sue Veinott, Sabattus; 9. Shannon Wheeler, Auburn; 10. Kristen Brown, Gray; 11. Missy Blash, Oxford; 12. Tori Burgess, Sabattus; 13. Tricia Thomas, Farmington; 14. Annie Chartier, Mexico; 15. Kimberly Sessions, Auburn.
GOULET HOME INSPECTIONS RENEGADE (10 laps): 1. Jason Hannigan, Greene; 2. Bill Grover, Topsham; 3. Gerard Cote, Oxford; 4. Bob Morey, Lisbon.
MACDONALD MOTORS RUNNIN’ REBEL ‘A’ (20 laps): Postponed to Wednesday, August 5.
CHIMNEY TECH OUTLAW A, B and C (20 laps each): Postponed to Wednesday, July 29.
ALLEN’S COFFEE FLAVORED BRANDY MINI and STRICTLY STOCK (30 laps each): Postponed to Saturday, July 18.
by Jay | Jul 24, 2009 | Maine, Oxford Plains Speedway
OXFORD, Maine – Eddie McDonald led the final 83 laps Sunday night, holding off Canada’s Patrick Laperle by nearly a full second to win the 36th annual TD Banknorth 250 Presented By New England Dodge Dealers at Oxford Plains Speedway.
MacDonald, 29, of Rowley, Mass., one of the top drivers in the NASCAR Camping World East Series, conquered one of the nation’s most storied short track races in only his third try.
He surrendered the lead to Brian Hoar in order to pit under caution on lap 129. After falling out of the top 10, MacDonald charged back through the field to reclaim=2 0the top spot from Hoar on the 168th circuit.
MacDonald won $35,300, walking away with more than $10,000 in lap-leader bonus money for the second straight year.
Laperle lurked within two car lengths with roughly 25 laps remaining before MacDonald pulled away. John Donahue was third, followed by Hoar and Shawn Martin.
Brent Dragon, who led 81 of the first 90 laps, finished sixth, followed by two-time champion Ben Rowe, Cris Michaud, Brad Leighton and Travis Stearns.
Forty-three cars started the event, including NASCAR stars Kenny and Steve Wallace. Both failed to qualify through three rounds of heat races and took provisional starting spots.
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Seventy-one drivers attempted to qualify.
MacDonald is only the third Massachusetts driver to win the 250, joining Joey Kourafas (1974) and Tom Rosati (1979).
36TH ANNUAL TD BANKNORTH 250
PRESENTED BY NEW ENGLAND DODGE DEALERS
Fin. (Start) No., driver, hometown, laps completed, money won
1. (3) #17x Eddie MacDonald, Rowley, Mass., 326, $35,300
2. (10) #91 Patrick Laperle, St. Denis, Quebec, 326, $12,600
3. (6) #26VT John Donahue, Graniteville, Vt.. 326, $10,200
4. (7) #37X Brian Hoar, Williston, Vt., 326, $9,800
5. (29) #94 Shawn Martin, Turner, 326, $5,000
6. (1) #55VT Brent Dragon, Milton. Vt., 326, $12,100
7. (32) #10NH Ben Rowe, Turner, 326, $3,500
8. (4) #6x Cris Michaud. East Montpelier, Vt., 326, $3,000
9. (8) #55NH Brad Leighton, Center Harbor, N.H., 326, $2,500
10.20(2) #85 Travis Stearns, Auburn, 326, $2,400
11. (5) #03E Travis Adams, Canton, 326, $2,300
12. (11) #25 Shawn Knight, South Paris, 326, $2,200
13. (15) #15VT Joey Laquerre, East Montpelier, Vt., 326, $2,100
14. (21) #71 Scott Dragon, Milton, Vt., 326, $2,050
15. (12) #97 Joey Polewarczyk Jr., Hudson, N.H., 325, $2,000
16. (9) #88 Nick Sweet, Barre, Vt., 325, $1,850
17. (37) #48Q Karl Allard, St. Felicien, Quebec, 324, $1,750
18. (31) #7ME Glen Luce, Turner, 324, $1,700
19. (24) #51ME Ricky Rolfe, Albany Township, 324, $1,650
20. (39) #7VT Eric Williams, Hyde Park, Vt., 324, $1,600
21. (42) #66 Steve Wallace, Charlotte, N.C., 323, $1,550
22. (30) #02 Randy Potter, Groveton, N.H., 323, $1,525
23. (41) #72 Scott Robbins, Dixfield, 322, $1,500
24. (38) #57 Doug Coombs, Livermore, 318, $1,450
25. (40) #15 Ben Ashline, Pittston, 318, $1,425
26. (26) #26ME Corey Morgan, Lewiston, 318, $1,400
27. (34) #16 Joey Becker, Jeffersonville, Vt., 316, $1,375
2028. (36) #63 Don Wentworth, Otisfield, 315, $1,350
29. (33) #10ME Jimmy Childs, Leeds, 312, $1,325
30. (23) #41 Pete Potvin III, Graniteville, Vt., 309, $1,300
31. (13) #50 Jeff White, Winthrop, 303, $1,275
32. (19) #48 Kenny Harrison, Pownal, 274, $1,250
33. (43) #51MO Kenny Wallace, St. Louis, Mo., 269, $1,225
34. (35) #18 Carey Martin, Denmark, 245, $1,200
35. (28) #36 Brad Hammond, Turner, 227, $1,150
36. (27) #17ON Pete Sheppard, Brampton, Ontario, 211, $1,125
37. (16) #80 Donald Theetge, Charlesbourg, Quebec, 209, $1,125
38. (22) #6 Tommy Ricker, Poland, 187, $1,125
39. (25) #37 Larry Gelinas, Scarborough, 175, $1,125
40. (17) #1C Billy Childs Jr., Leeds, 154, $1,125
41. (20) #1 Al Hammond, Paris, 149, $1,125
42. (18) #78 Quinten Welch, Lancaster, N.H., 101, $1,125
43. (14) #60 Tim Brackett, Buckfield, 97, $1,125
Green flag lap leaders: B. Dragon 1-4, MacDonald 5-13, B. Dragon 14-90, Donahue 91-112, Laperle 113, Donahue 114-118, MacDonald 119-129,20Hoar 130-167, MacDonald 168-250.
Cautions: 10 (laps 32, 32, 91, 129, 134, 135, 165, 167, 183, 212)
Time of race: 2 hours, 10 minutes, 48.591 seconds
Margin of victory: 0.969 seconds
ALLEN’S COFFEE FLAVORED BRANDY STRICTLY STOCK (30 laps)
Fin. (Start) No., driver, hometown, laps completed
1. (4) #113 Tommy Tompkins, Dixfield, 30
2. (11) #12 Skip Tripp, Poland, 30
3. (12) #56 Mike Short, Auburn, 30
4. (1) #88D Nick Hoyt, Mechanic Falls, 30
5. (5) #03 Maurice Young, Chelsea, 30
6. (9) #23 Zach Emerson, Sabattus, 30
7. (3) #777 Mike St. Germain, Auburn, 30
8. (10) #24 Larry Emerson, Durham, 30
9. (8) #0 Sumner Sessions, Norway, 30
10. (7) #84 Jerry Harrison, Freeport, 30
11. (16) #13 Gerry Burgess, Sabattus, 30
12. (13) #77 Jon Brill, Bridgton, 30
13. (14) #88 Derek Farrington, Freeport, 28
14. (2) #36 Rick Spaulding, Lisbon, 28
15. (15) #43 Bob DiPompo, Jay, 13
16. (6) #63 Matt Williams, Brownfield, 10
DNS #7 Keith Stuart, Naples
Lap leaders: Hoyt 1-9, Tompkins 10-30.
Cautions: None
Time of race: 9 minutes, 53 seconds
ALLEN’S COFFEE FLAVORED BRANDY MINI STOCK (30 laps)
Fin. (Start) No., driver, hometown, laps completed
1. (18) #51 Justin Karkos, Jay, 30
2. (15) #47 Jake Burns, Gray, 30
3. (10) #55 Steve Barker, Jay, 30
4. (4) #2 Butch Keene, Turner, 30
5. (9) #08 Kevin Bishop, South Paris, 30
6. (13) #8 Calvin Rose Jr., Turner, 30
7. (12) #12 Darrell Moore, Mechanic Falls, 30
8. (17) #16 Larry Melcher, Livermore Falls, 30
9. (14) #77 Ashley Marshall, Jay, 30
10. (11) #31 Jeff Beaule, Lewiston, 30
11. (5) #14 Matt Moore, South Paris, 30
12. (7) #33 Dan Morris, Auburn, 30
13. (6) #29 Greg Watkins, Bridgton, 29
14. (3) #6 Nathan Guptill, North Turner, 29
15. (16) #10 Jimmy Childs, Leeds, 29
16. (22) #25 Ken Daigle Jr., Lisbon, 29
17. (19) #9x Joe Turner, Norway, 27
18. (21) #48 Wayne Titus, Lisbon, 8
19. (1) #5 Jeff Prindall, Lisbon, 4
20. (20) #18 Nik Coates, Lisbon, 3
21. (8) #19 Shane Kaherl, Jay, 3
DQ (2) #9 Bob Guptill, Mechanic Falls
Lap leaders: Prindall 1-3, Keene 4-11, Karkos 12-30.
Cautions: 2 (laps 3, 4)
Time of race: 18 minutes
