by Jay | Jul 24, 2009 | Maine, Speedway 95
Seventeen year old Shelby Kimball of Cornville used points leader Rhonda Lyford as an extra set of wheels as she rubbed her way past on lap 12 and went on to win the Ladies Division Series race at Speedway 95 on Wacky Wednesday night. Lyford chased Kimball to the line, challenging strongly through lapped traffic on the last two laps, but was unable to pass and settled for a runner up finish. Last week’s winner Nicole Smith of Clifton was third, followed by Carmel’s Becky Elston and Hampden’s Danielle Deluck, who recovered from an early race spin to finish fifth. Each of the top three took a turn leading during the course of the event. Danielle DeLuck won the qualifier and started the pole, but a skirmish with Rhonda Lyford on the front stretch on lap 9 sent her for a spin, from which she recovered to post her fifth place finish.
In the pick up trucks, it took Jim Carr of Clifton 19 laps to work his way to the lead, but he was there at the end of the caution free event on lap 20 to post his sixth straight win of the season. Peter Drake of Clifton held the lead for the other 19 laps, but Carr watched traffic and used Andrew Crosby for a pick to make the winning pass in turn four on the 19th lap. Drake finished second, followed by Bucksport’s Dana Harlow. Andrew Crosby of Hermon and Matt Morin of Orrington battled for fourth and fifth for the last half of the race and finished in that order.
In Little Enduro action, the red flag was the equalizer as it came out 6 times in 20 laps, to keep the cars close for the entire race. Donnie Blanchard of Orrington took the lead from Adam Russell on lap 11, with Russell battling back, taking the lead on lap 12, but Blanchard wrestled it away from him for good on lap 14 and went on to post the win. Kyle Gallant started on the pole, fell back as far as sixth during the race, then recovered to finish a close second. Newburgh’s Paul Higgins ran in the top five all night, finishing in third, ahead of Andrew Crosby of Hermon and Robert Mushero of Scarborough in fourth and fifth. The first two red flags came out when Darren Durrell was hit and spun, first on lap 2 by Ken Ogden, who was black flagged for his efforts, then on lap 6 by Timothy Moon, who was allowed to continue. The third red flag appeared on lap 7, when Chris Carroll of Greenbush took a header into the turn 4 tire wall. On lap 10, the red flew again for a melee in turn four, which caused Howland’s Mike Houde to be transported to the hospital with neck and back pain. The next red was on lap 14 for Chris Burbelo’s trip off turn one, and the final red came out on lap 16, when Burbelo and Winterport’s Wayne Shibles tangled on the frontstretch, also involving Dennis Burns of Carmel. 22 cars started the 20 lap event. Kyle Gallant was the winner of the qualifier.
Ricky Palmer of Winterport led the Big Enduro feature from green to checker in a red flag free 20 lap event. Alan Cookson Jr. of Old Town brought his Monte Carlo home in second, ahead of the Oldsmobile of Roger Smith of Clifton. Hudson’s Shawn McNevin finished in fourth, with fifth spot going to Bangor’s Eddie Cobb. Carmel’s Duane Walton was the only casualty of the race, when he spun is Thunderbird in turn one on lap 6, and spent the race watching through his windshield as the red never flew to stop the action so he could be retrieved.
Ryan Modery of Hermon picked up his second win in three races in the Stars of tomorrow, a division started for 11-14 year olds to learn the basics of racing stock cars. Cornville’s Matt Kimball chased Modery around for the 10 lap distance, but was unable to make the pass for the win. Third went to Brett McCullough of Kenduskeag, with Carmel’s D.C. Alexander getting fourth place.
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
