by Jay | Apr 13, 2010 | Beech Ridge, Maine
Sanborn Returning To Roots At Beech Ridge
PARSONSFIELD, Maine — Trevor Sanborn hopes his home-track advantage will pay off every week this season.
Sanborn recently made firm his plans to compete in Beech Ridge Motor Speedway’s Pro Series division in 2010. It marks Sanborn’s return to NASCAR Whelen All-American Series weekly competition for the first time since 2006.
“It means a lot to me to go back to racing at Beech Ridge,” Sanborn said. “It’s where I grew up as a kid. To go back there and be around all the people and the fans, it’s where I’m comfortable, you know?
“I’m certain we can go there and run for a championship against some really good cars.”
Sanborn owns eight career Pro Series feature wins at the track. After leaving Beech Ridge’s weekly ranks in 2006, he won the PASS North Series Rookie of the Year award in 2007 driving for car owner Jay Cushman. He’s won a pair of PASS South Series events in his career, both in 2008, and made only a couple of starts in 2009.
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by Jay | Apr 8, 2010 | ACT, Maine, New England
ACT Tour Sees Invasion of Teenage Rookies
The 2010 American Canadian Tour (ACT) Rookie of the Year (ROTY) battle is shaping up to be one of the best in recent history. ACT will see six drivers competing for the 2010 ROTY honors, including four teenagers with a combined three career ACT starts.
The eldest of the teenage group is 18 year old Dave Farrington, Jr. of Jay, ME. Farrington, a Mechanical Engineering student at the University of Maine-Orono, finished 8th in the Pro Stock standings at Wiscasset (ME) Speedway, but has never made an ACT Tour start.
Brad Babb of Windham, ME has the best career ACT Tour finish of the ROTY contenders after finishing 6th in the 2009 season finale at Oxford Plains Speedway (Oxford, ME). It is the only ACT start for the 17 year old to date. Babb earned the 2009 Beech Ridge Motor Speedway (BRMS) Rookie of the Year title and finished sixth in the final Pro Series point standings. He also has the advantage of looking to his father, Bobby, who is a muli-time BRMS track champion.
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by Jay | Apr 5, 2010 | Maine, PASS
Easter Miracle For Ben Rowe at Hickory
HICKORY, N.C. — In his own words, it was a miraculous performance from Ben Rowe at Hickory Motor Speedway over the weekend.
“It was a long, long night,” Rowe said after finishing eighth in the PASS Easter Bunny 150 on Saturday. “To come home where we did, it was a miracle. It really was.”
Rowe battled lost brakes, a flat tire and damaged to the race car all night to charge from 28th starting position in the 32-car field and end up in the top-10 by the time the checkered flag fell in his No. 48 Community Pharmacies Chevrolet.
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by Jay | Mar 27, 2010 | Maine, New England, PASS
JOHNNY CLARK GIVING HICKORY ANOTHER TRY
FARMINGDALE, Maine — Johnny Clark will head back to Hickory Motor Speedway next week hoping that the third time is the charm.
After a pair of races at the North Carolina short track in which Clark felt he had a much better car than the final results showed, he’s set to turn things around in the second round of the PASS National Series. Clark has entered the PASS Easter Bunny 150 at Hickory on April 3, the second of five PASS National Series events in 2010.
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by Jay | Mar 21, 2010 | Maine, Wiscasset Raceway
The 2010 Mini-Stocks Division get a little twisted!
Wiscasset Raceway welcomes new sponsors.
(Wiscasset, ME) Wiscasset Raceway is happy to announce a new Division sponsor. Twisted Tea will be the 2010 sponsor for our Mini-Stocks Division. Founded in 2001 their slogan is “Be a Little Twisted!” The Twisted Tea brewmasters (yes, their job is as cool as it sounds) have been committed to brewing a hard iced tea that not only tastes like real iced tea but also delivers an incredibly smooth and refreshing drinking experience.
“I’ve heard that the Mini-Stock drivers at Wiscasset Raceway might be a little more twisted then the other drivers” said Steve Smith, marketing director at The Center of Speed. “We thought that Twisted Tea might be a good fit. I am looking forward to finding out!”
Twisted Tea will be available this race season and the Wiscasset Raceway will be hosting lot’s of Twisted events. Look for the Twisted Tea girls this season at The Center of Speed.
We would also like to welcome new Raceway supporters Boston Beer Company, brewers of Samuel Adams, “America’s World-Class Beer” and Miller Lite.
“We’re looking forward to all of the great events and promotions with Sam Adams and Miller Lite in 2010”, said Doug White, owner of the Wiscasset Raceway “we hope everyone enjoys themselves at The Center of Speed in 2010. Opening day is right around the corner, Sunday, May 23rd. BE THERE!”
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by Jay | Mar 4, 2010 | Maine, NASCAR, Wiscasset Raceway
NASCAR’s young guns race at Wiscasset
Andy Santerre brings his young drivers to “The Ames True Value Center of Speed 300” August 15th
(Wiscasset, ME) Cherryfield, Maine native and four time NASCAR EAST champion Andy Santerre will bring two of his young drivers to race at The Wiscasset Raceway on Sunday, August 15th. Currently the competition director for Revolution Racing, Andy is working with four young drivers that are part of NASCAR’s 2010 Drive for Diversity program.
“It’s going to be a challenge,” Santerre said, “This is a great step for these young kids to come into NASCAR and we give them a shot of a lifetime. They get to drive for our team, which is a top-notch team and have great equipment. This is not about them bringing thousands of dollars to a team. It’s about their talent.”
Talent is something Andy Santerre knows a little about.
During his 11-year career in what is now known as the K&N Pro Series East, Santerre won four consecutive championships from 2002-2005 and earned 23 wins, 85 top-five and 119 top-ten finishes in 166 starts. Santerre also spent time in the NASCAR Nationwide Series in the late 90’s, and was victorious in 1999 after returning from a broken leg he suffered at the start of the season at Daytona.
Santerre joined Revolution Racing, a driver developmental team based outside of Charlotte in Mooresville, North Carolina in 2009.
Two of the young NASCAR drivers learning from Andy will be traveling with him to Maine to race in the 150-lap Late Model Feature at The Ames True Value Center of Speed 300 on Sunday, August 15th.
Sergio Pena, a 16-year old driver from Winchester, Virgina, is one of Revolution Racing’s developmental drivers that will be in Wiscasset this season. Andy didn’t know anything about this young driver until, in his NASCAR K&N Series debut, he put his car on the pole and finished second at the NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown in Irwindale, California, in January.
Ryan Gifford, a 20-year old former developmental driver at Richard Childress Racing, will also be racing in Wiscasset August 15th. Gifford made four starts in the East in 2009 and finished in the top five three times. ”He’s a great driver,” Santerre said, “he has a lot of talent and is kind of the leader of the group.”
Joining Andy and the young drivers will be veteran crew chief Jerry Babb, another Maine native coming back for the big race weekend at Wiscasset. To give fans a chance to mix and mingle with our returning NASCAR veterans and young drivers the Wiscasset Raceway will have VIP tickets available for a lobster feed and meet & greet with Andy and the drivers. For more information, check the website at www.wiscassetraceway.info.
“We’re excited to give the fans at Wiscasset Raceway the chance to see the young drivers of NASCAR,” said Doug White, owner of the raceway, “we know there are also a lot of fans of Andy Santerre and we are proud to host them all at The Ames True Value Center of Speed 300 on Sunday August 15th. BE THERE!”
