by Jay | Jul 7, 2013 | Beech Ridge, Maine
7/5/13 Scarborough, ME
Friday’s NASCAR Nite Pro Series 50-lap feature event was won by junior driver Tyler King. The recent high-school graduate from Livermore Falls edged the lead from South Portland’s Mike Maietta, Jr., at the halfway point of the race.
Maietta led from the pole starting position, pacing the 17-car field to green flag. At the drop of the green flag, Maietta battled for the lead with Durham’s rookie Evan Beaulieu. On lap four, Maietta was able to gain an advantage going into turn one and took a car-length’s advantage over Beaulieu. Maietta led until the halfway mark, when King tried to conquer the lead from him.
Lap 24 proved worthwhile for King, as he followed from his second-row starting spot and made three separate attempts to overtake Maietta from the inside lane before becoming successful.
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by Jay | Jul 7, 2013 | Canada
Flemming is lights-out at Speedway 660!
July 6, 2013
Fredericton, NB -John Flemming won the Irving Blending and Packaging 100 at Speedway 660 on Saturday night for his third Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour victory of the year. But it wasn’t easy. Flemming had to overcome two red flag stoppages after electrical issues forced officials to stop the race when the lights when out at the track. Then he had to reel-in Shawn Tucker, the race leader, and make a late pass to seal the deal.
“Our car was great on the long runs and I was happy we had over forty laps of green flag racing to take us to the win” said Flemming. “Shawn was tough especially on those short runs we had around the middle of the race, but I thought we had something for him if the race stayed green.”
Tucker, the winner of the Irving Blending and Packaging 100 in 2012, had to settle for second place this year. He passed Dave O’Blenis for the lead on lap 42, but couldn’t hold off Flemming in the final ten laps.
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by Jay | Jul 6, 2013 | Beech Ridge, Maine
NASCAR Miller Lite 50: Dan McKeage
Beech Ridge Motor Speedway Race Report
SCARBOROUGH, Maine – Dan McKeage of Gorham, Maine, finished second in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Miller Lite 50 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine, on Friday, July 5. McKeage started 11th in the field and rolled all the way to the runner-up position without the benefit of a yellow flag in the caution-free Pro Series feature event. Unofficially, McKeage regained the division point lead with his third Top-5 finish of the season in the Naughty Racing No. 40 Top Gun Construction Chevrolet. He tried to reel in the race winner over the final 10 laps, but ran out of time as the leaders came up on lapped cars in the closing circuits.
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by Jay | Jul 6, 2013 | Beech Ridge, Maine
NASCAR Miller Lite 50: Bobby Timmons
Beech Ridge Motor Speedway Race Report
SCARBOROUGH, Maine – Bobby Timmons III of Windham, Maine, finished third in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Miller Lite 50 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine, on Friday, July 5. It was Timmons’ third Top-3 finish in the last four starts in the Mulkern Racing No. 48 Southern Maine Chrysler Dodge Jeep/Timmons Machine Dodge as he continues climbing toward the top of the Pro Series point standings. Timmons started ninth in the caution-free main event and spent most of the race challenging for the runner-up spot while trying to chase down the leader. In six races this season, Timmons now has five Top-5 finishes.
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