Charlie Colby and Corey Bubar headline wins at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway
By Dan Walker
Beech Ridge Motor Speedway release
Scarborough, Maine- Charlie Colby scored his first NASCAR Whelan All American Series race win on Saturday night at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway following the 40 lap Pro Series main event. Bob Gahan set the early pace with a tightly stacked field behind him. Gahan and Scott Moore ran 12 laps side by side through the mid point of the race. The 8 cars behind the leaders were also side by side with racing room not available. Moore powered around Gahan on lap 30 and appeared to be headed to his first win. But contact between Dan McKeage and Bob Gahan brought out the caution flag on lap 34 as Gahan got the worst end of the contact and went spinning. On the restart Moore and Colby went side by side for the lead with Colby powering to the top on lap 35 and McKeage moving to the second position. Over the final 4 laps, McKeage tried to peek inside of Colby but could not get the job done as Colby sailed under the checkered flag for the win. McKeage was second with Trevor Sanborn third. Bill Rodgers and Scott Moore were fourth and fifth. (more…)
Round four of Thursday Thunder took place this past week with another thrilling event as always. In the hot summer sun, the action on the track was set to be more intense than it ever had been. There was quite the mix of drivers in the pit area as well, with many drivers coming up from Connecticut to run with the Amsoil Nelcar Legends Tour regulars. The drawing was over and the positions were set, the 21 Legends Cars took to the track under the setting sun for their feature event. (more…)
Joey Doiron: PASS North Series
Beech Ridge Motor Speedway
SCARBOROUGH, Maine – Joey Doiron of Berwick, Maine, finished fifth in the PASS North Series Southern Maine Motors.com 150 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine, on Saturday, July 9. It was the best finish of the season for the reigning PASS North Series Rookie of the Year and came at his home track. Doiron started 14th, but he worked his way into the Top-10 after just a handful of laps. He moved into the fifth spot on Lap 80 and was fourth just five laps later. Doiron was closing in on third place when his engine weakened, however, but he was able to hold on for fifth at the checkered flag. It will be a quick turnaround for Doiron and the rest of the PASS North teams, as he will compete at Lee USA Speedway’s Bastille 200 this coming Tuesday, July 12.
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Scott Mulkern: PASS North Series
Beech Ridge Motor Speedway
SCARBOROUGH, Maine – Scott Mulkern of Falmouth, Maine, finished 27th in the PASS North Series Southern Maine Motors.com 150 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine, on Saturday, July 9. Despite a strong qualifying effort that gave him a ninth-place starting spot in the main event in just his second start of the season, Mulkern was caught up in a multi-car accident just 37 laps in that ended his night early. The night wasn’t an entire loss, however, as the full-time Mulkern Racing entry of Lonnie Sommerville posted its first win of the season..
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PASS North:Sommerville Breaks through at the Ridge
New Brunswick racer claims his first PASS super late model victory
Scarborough ME (7/9) Lonnie Sommerville took the lead for good on lap 116 of Saturday night’s Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North Southern Maine Motors.com 150 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway and drove away from the field to put an exclamation point on his first PASS race win.
Sommerville beat the best of the best. Johnny Clark ran second, Matt Frahm’s third place marked his career best PASS finish and Joey Doiron rallied to come home fourth. (more…)
Lonnie Sommerville: PASS North Series
Beech Ridge Motor Speedway
SCARBOROUGH, Maine – Lonnie Sommerville of Saint John, New Brunswick, won the PASS North Series Southern Maine Motors.com 150 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine, on Saturday, July 9. The win was Sommerville’s first career victory in the series, and came after he led on two occasions for a total of 35 laps – including the final 34. Sommerville started third after winning his heat race and never dropped out of the Top-5. He used lapped traffic to make the winning move on Lap 117.
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