Davis Jr. Takes Upset in Strictlys
Keene and Spencer Jr. Earn Win
by: Caleb Lamb
OXFORD, Maine – A huge crowd was on hand on Maine State Lottery Fireworks Night and they were rewarded with fireworks both on the track and in the air. A spectacular fireworks display was put on by Central Maine Pyrotechnics, but the Oxford Championship Series put on a show of their own beforehand.
Unity, ME – Tim Ferreira of Unity made it two straight wins in the Late Model class, topping the card Saturday night at Unity Raceway. Ferreira made an aggressive, last-lap move pay off at the expense of Frank Moulton of Burnham. Moulton, the reigning track champion, recovered to finish second, with Jefferson’s Mike Hodgkins third.
Waterville’s Ricky Burgess picked up his first victory of the year in Racin’ Paper Super Street competition. Burgess first survived the challenges of point leader Nate Weston of Madison before holding off Winslow’s Bard Bellows in the closing laps.
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Mid-Season Shootout at Big Daddy’s Speedbowl
The best-kept secret in family entertainment is Big Daddy’s Speedbowl and that’s because we race on Sunday afternoons. Race fans are used to events running late into the night and then driving home. At Big Daddy’s on the Fourth of July, the extra-length, double-points features for the Ryzak Oil And Propane Mid-Season Shootout finished at 8:15! When people in Central New Hampshire and Vermon get used to that, the track will need to expand the seating.
Captain Bruce Morrill’s Company of colonial artillery from Franklin, NH opened the day with a 21 gun salute fired from their replica black powder cannons.
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Bill Kimball Celebrates Firecracker Victory!
Winchester, NH: Fans packed the high banks stands as they prepared to deal with hot temperatures and an even a hotter racing program. The regular full schedule of Mini Stocks, Super Stocks, Outlaw Pros and Sportsman Modifieds would be joined by the touring Modified Racing Series pounding out 100 laps. The show would conclude with a huge fireworks display know as some of the best in the area.
The competitors would deal with their cars and track changing as the temperatures soared at the 5 pm start time. As qualifying began Mini Stock multi time winner Tim Jackson would have to be pushed off the track and was unable to answer the feature bell.
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Pit Strategy Goes Awry For Fadden Racing’s Jonathan Smith At LRP
Lakeville, Conn. (July 5, 2010): A mid-race pit strategy foiled a top-10 run for Fadden Racing’s Jonathan Smith in the NASCAR K&N 100 at Lime Rock Park Saturday afternoon, and relegated the No. 61 BaBoom! Energy Spray/Riondo Wine/Athlete’s of America Chevrolet to a 13th place finish after a solid performance race long.
“We were hoping to do a fuel mileage race and not pit, but it didn’t turn out like we thought. There were a lot of green flag laps. We came in to pit and right after that there was a six or seven lap caution period.”
Smith proved he was going to be a force to reckon with from the onset of the weekend. He was fast in practice and backed it up with a qualifying effort of 94.947 mph to earn a 12th place position on the starting grid.
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